The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-14
CHAPTER Xl.-contlnued.


But he missed his deserved COM
mendation; indeed, he forgot it him
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!"-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 peniten-
tiary offense, my man." she said, plac-
idly. 1T is 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 your number.
Where did you leave the boy?"
why, there was a cop with i'm
a cop and gentleman. Amt you got
hold of the wrong party, lady?'
"A brown-haired boy in gray suit
with q 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 it was?" sneered the chauffeur,
who had now become a full-fedged
partisan "Ain't you lived in this burg
long enough to find out how to make
q little mazuma on the side? You're
too good for Frisco. Heaven is your
home. my Christian friend
Cut it out!' retorted the man. 81
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
ffye-dollar bank note. land you are no
Iddnaper, either; you made no bar
gain with those men"
Sure | didn't agreed the hackman,
1
neither. Why, got kids of my own,
aud my woman she'd broom me outer
the house if | was to do them games.
Say, I'll tell you all | knows. They
got OFF, them three, at that there cor
ner, and | was to drive fast S could
three blocks ahead and then git home
any old way. And that's Gods truth,
I"
You didn't see where they went?"
Mrs. Winter was quietly insistent.
mo. | didn't l guess ! was dumb
fool not ter notice, but they paid me
well. and Id bad thirst, and | was
hiking to a place | know for beer; and
that's"
Did the boy seem willing?"
"He didn't do no kicking as | seen
A few more questions revealed that
the man had unpacked his full kit of
information. He had never seen eth
er of the men before. The gentleman
yes. he was sure he was gentle
man: he wasn't no swell confidence
Guy: he was the regular thing-gentle
man engaged him to take a party to
the Chinese quarter; he'd tell where
IN stop: didn't need a guide; only
wanted to make a few purchases, he
said. and he knew where the things
was: yes. ma'am, that was all; only
down there ON Market street, or may
bp-why. somewhere near by-he
stuck his head out aud told him TO
turn the corner. and then he kept tell
ing him TO turn corners. until finally
he told him to stop and they got out
Mrs. Winter gave The man the bank
potc. counseling him 60 keep his eyes
one-,sSfar the psxp msR-sand the boy.
and X report EoAer Il ne Price ho-
tel sfsing his number. should heasee
s,,her man or boy. a Epeg tse34ely
wen Forth his while.
Tf9 chauffeur ia not Interrupt. but.
he s6tof e feli6 over sbe sc.iaftiht