Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-07

Possibly" Mnlready chImcd in suavcly. you can explain what you wanted of him in the first place. How did you come to drag him into tbis business?"
 | 'Oh. thatr' Calendar laughed short ly That was partly accident. partly inspiration. happened to see his name on the Pless register. He'd put himself down as from Frisco. I fig ured it out that he would be next door to broke and getting desperate. ready to do anything to get home. and thought we might utilize him to snug | gle some of the stuff into the States Once before. if you'll remember-no. that was before we got together. Null ready--I picked up fellow country man on the strand. He was down and out. jumped at the job. and we made q neat little wad on it. "The more fool you to take outsid- CTS into your confidence" grumbled Mulready.
 "Ow~ interrogated Calendar. min icking Sryker's accent inimitably 'well. you've got heap to learn about this game. Mul. About the first thing Ia | that you must trust old man Kuow-it- all, which Is me. I've run more dii- monds into the States in one way cr another in my time than you ever pinched out of the shirt front of a tof l on the Empire Prom. before they made the graft too hot for you and you came to take lessons from me iD the gentle art of living easy" | "Oh. cut that. cawn't youY"
 "Delighted. dear boy. One of the first principles. next to profting by the admirable example 1 set you. is to make the fellows in your own line trust you Now. If this boy had taken on with me could have got bunch of the sparklers on my mere say-so | from old Morganthau. up on Finsbury ! pavement He does steady business hoodwinking the customs for the ben | eft of his American clients-and him. self. And I'd we made a neat little profit besides. something to fall back | on if this fell through. 1 don't mind having two strings to my bow"
 Yes" argued Mulready, but sup pose this Kirkwood had taken on with you and then peached."
 That's another secret. You've got | to know your man. be able to size him | up l called on this chap for that very purpose. but saw at glance he "A ,.,l1 Tod ,,t,r in the wood pile and most politely told me to go to the devil. But If he had come in he'd have died before he squealed l know the breed. There's honor among gentlemen that knocks the honor of thieves higher'n a kite. the old saw to the contrary nothing doing. You understand me. I'm sure. Mulready," he concluded. with enven- omed sweetness.
 q don't sec yet how Kirkwood got anything to do with Dorothy"
 Miss Calendar to you. MT. Mul- readyr snapped Calendar. There, there. now. Don't get excited. IL was when the Hallam passed me word that a man from the Yard was waiting oD the altar steps for me that Krkwood came in. He was dining close by. I went over and worked on his feelings until he agreed to take Dorothy off my hands. If l had attempted to leave the place with her they'd have spotted me for sure. My compliments to you, Dick Mulready." Frhapa f bn rf oh fr scraped harsnly on the cabin deck. Apparently Mulready had leaped tc his feet in a rage.
 I've told you he began in voice thick with passion.
 "Oh. sit down.' Calendar cut in con- temptuously. Sit down! D'you hear? That's all over and done with. We un- derstand each other now, and you won't try any more monkey shines. It's a square deal and square divide so far's Pm concerned. If we stick to- gether there'll be profit enough for all concerned. Sit down. Mul. and have another slug of the captains bum rum"
 Although Mulready consented to be 
 pacified. Kirkwood got the impression that the man was far gone in drink. A moment later he heard him growl "Chin-chinr' antiphonal to the cap tain's "Cheer-or'
 "NOw. then" Calendar proposed. "Mr. Kirkwood aside--peace be with him-let's get down to cases" r "Wot's the row?' asked the captain. "The row. cap'n. is the Hallam fe- male. who has unexpectedly shown up In Antwerp, we have reason to believe. with malicious intent and a private de- tective to add to the gayety of na- tions."
 "Wot's the odds? She carn't 'urt US without lyin' up trouble for 'erself" Mighty little consolation to us when we're working it out in jail"
 Speak for yourself" grunted Mpl- ready surlily.
 q do." returned Calendar easily Were both in the shadow of jail, Mul. my boy. since you choose to take the reference as personal. Sing Sing. however. yawns for me alone. It's go-