The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
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q an not often mistaken In people"
h, he coloners rather oblique an
,ss- and I think you are COVE
ma Who might kill me II you had n
f,,,re but would not break his word
n me- u YOU will promise TO play
|nr slih us. do no harm TO my nephew.
|uls Iris letter and bring me an an
,rs-H you ind any one-on your
Yo-i q honor as a Japanese soldier
Al seaueman. you may go. We VIII
D. signal the police. Is u a bar
pr~
To Jap eravely assented. still In
h. language Of the east. saving his
hre By the declaration OF the alb
ssrrc q his principals. And he went
cs as gracefully and courteOusly as "
ely ne highest clyilities had passed
bsivocn them.
Wont be- try some skin game on
q the detective questioned: hut
Nnisf only motloned toward the tele-
phone desk. Listen at &c." he said.
'yoa can tell n the wires are cut;
on he Knows your men are outside
Hang somewhere: he doesn't know
boa many You see. we have the
siut'sge o. them there: 20 be safe
hsy don't dare to let many people
inio their secret We can have n
uaola gang We haven't many. but
D. may think We have"
B-lsall. who had lifted the receiver
e BIS ear. laid Il down with an ap.
PISSED nod Immediately he proceeded
70 aisfy his professional conscience
D. a search IN every nook and Granny
q NE apartment Bu, no result M.
fa'ed important enough 20 Justify
Ne production Of his red morocco
toebook and his fountain pen. lie
iad paused IN disgust when the colo.
~ al up suddenly. erect In his chair /:
~ keehtr ears had caught some
"lnd which made him dart TO all the
sindows in succession. lie called
hal'y iNhom he had posted outside 20
sl4fd The door, and dispatched him
'eis' The han 10 rcconnolter Il am
sa'e % was the sound Of wheels" he
til''.hed, hut Haley will be too late /:
" are on the wrong side OF the
huse'
~ be spoke the buzz Of an electric
vi lafred their ears. Somebody n
,oniar 10 the front door," hazarded
B.rtsan
evidently returned the colonel.
~" How can our absent friends get
u "herWise-at least how can they
y Us understand they have come in :
u'hA We are going to have the pleas.
W. .. an interview with the elusive
M Mercer"
my waited. The colonel motloned
e'Ilsah to seat by the table. within
vu'aInihg distance OF the telephone
~ himself huttered the loose Journals
,uu magazines, his ironlc smile creas.
49,, - u's cheek Our Japanese friend
. tsus me newspapers" he remarked
, wv are today's papers: yes. Ex
mo-. , and Chronicle, unfolded and
y, 49,, ~. over Cigar, too, not cigarette
,A... ~ Is a stump-decldedly our
lIled," "u' are setuhg CIV
r., ia. there is somebody in here MI
MI M Tunied Blrdsal. say. colo
~ No. you are sure Mrs. Winter has had
ro,, oa'Ner to her ad.? No Kind Of
~ ABOUT sending money!"
Nm, Du'eh ! seen her for a few hours
wa wa , saw Mrs. Melville Winter. She
n,nl ,,.''.'e no word had come. she
n,s su' my aunt was more worried
looEe5 n' YOU'D admit. and Miss Smith
hoDot1 p'''' although she seemed
I've " ~, ! thought" said the detect
ave o. N, colonel gave him no reply
bo,,,n o'a'h look. A silence fell A
vse ST. a'. outside broke II. a firm. IN No
bis nav, ,os''hy football. Birdsall slIpped
nose aSS , inside his coat The colonel
,er ''' bowed grayely to Cary Mer
,.' ~ bis part, Mercer was no, !, ~,
men no, '' ,. he looked at the tive
but WIN ,So ,ans Winter on the train
80 the melancholy courtesy d