The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-13
CHAPTER Xi.-continued.

pnt he missed his deserved COM
self; because, as he looked back at the
horses rearing on the sudden check
and tossing their auburn names, then
ran his scrutiny behind them to the
hack he perceived no life in it; and
when his own passenger jumped with
amazing nimbleness from her seat and
flung the crazy door wide open, she
recoiled. exclaiming: Where are
they? Where did you leave them"
Leave who?" queried the hackman,
"say. what YOU stoppin' me fur? Run
min into me with your devil-wagon.
Say,n-then his wrath trailed into an
inarticulate mutter as he appreciated
better the evident quality of the gen
tlewoman before him.
You may be mixed up in a peniten-
t!sry offense my man. she said, plac-
idly 1T is a case of kidnapping. Where
did you leave that boy who was in the
cab? If you give us information that
will find him, there's five dollars; if
you fool us-well. | have yodr number.
Where did you leave the boy"
"Why, there was a cop with i'm
a cop and a gentleman. Amt you got
hold of the wrong party, lady"
"A brown.haired boy in a gray suit
with blue cravat-you know he was
in your cab. And how do you know it
was real policeman"
Or he wasn't helping on the dew
iltry If il was?" sneered the chauffeur.
who had now become full-hedged
partisan. Amt you lived in this burg
long enough to find out how to make
little mazuma on the side? You're
too GOOD for Frisco. Heaven is your
home my Christian friend.
Cut it out" retorted the man. Il
guess | know how to find my way
round as we'll as the next man"
Certainly YOU do soothed Mrs.
Winter who was lingering a crisp new
hve-dollar bank note, and you are no
kidnaper, either; you made no bar
gain with those men"
Sure didn't" agreed the hackman.
nor | amt standn' for kidnapping,
neither. Why, | got kids of my own,
aud my woman she'd broom me outer
the house if | was to do them games.
Say III tell you all | knows. They
got OF, them three, at that there cor
her, and | was to drive fast s | could
three blocks ahead and then git home
any old way. And that's Gods truth,
l."
"You didn't see where they VENT"
Mrs. Winter was quietly insistent
NO, didn't. | guess was a dumb
1901 not ter notice, but they paid me
wei, and I'd bad thirst, and | was
mixing to place | know for beer; and
that's"
Did the boy seem wiling"
tie didn't do no kicking as | seen.
rev more questions revealed that
.he man had unpacked his full kit OF
information. He had never seen eth
ct OF the men before. The gentleman
yes, he was sure he was gentle
man; he wasn't no swell confidence
guy ne was the regular thing-gentle-
man engaged him to take a party to
he Chinese quarter; he'd tell where
!" stop; didn't need a guide; only
wanted to make a few purchases, he
SAD, and he knew where the things
was yes, ma'am, that was all; only
uo"n there on Market street, or may
oe-Why, somewhere near by-he
SUCK his head out and told him to
urn the corner. and then he kept tell
Jug MN to turn corners, until finally
ne told him to stop and they got out.
MRS. Winter gave the man the bank
note' counseling him to keep his eyes
open for the two men and the boy
"ha TO report to her at the Palace no
'ei, giving his number, should he see
elmer man or boy. 1t would be very
wen worth his while.
me chauffeur did not interrupt, but
- shook his head over the departing