The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-05
ANGEL
CHAPTER 1x-(continued.)
BY EDGAR WALLACE

Vinnis vas arrested, as Angel Els
Qutre> put 1t. lin the ordinary way of
business" Hundreds Of little things
happen daily at Scotland Yard in
apparently unconnected one with the
other. have al extraordinary knack OF
being in some remote fashion related.
A burglary at Clapham was remark
able for the fact that a cumbersome
mechanical toy was carried away in
ctdent in the Kingsland road led to
the arrest of a drunken carman. In
the excitement of the moment a sneak
thief %purlOined a parcel from the van,
was chased n captured. A weeping
wife at the police station gave him a
good character as husband and father.
Only last week he brought my boy q
fine performin' donkey" An alert de-
tective went home with her, recognized
the mechanical toy from the description
and laid by the heels the notorious
"Kingslan6 Road lot"
The arrest OF Vinnis was totally IN
connected with Angels Investigations
into the mystery of Reale's millions.
He knew him as a Borough man.
but did not associate him with the
search for the word.
None the less, there are certain for
malfties attached to the arrest of all
bad criminals. Angel Esquire placed
SAAS Vi A"O VI AAAokSSAo III lAC dLl
Nf subordinates, and in two days one
of these waited upon him in his Of
flee.
1.-The notes, sir" said the man were
issued to Mr.. SPEEDING on his private
account last Monday morning. Mr..
Speeding. Mortimer & Larach."
Have you seen Mr.. Spedding?" he
asked.
Yes, sir. Mr.. SPEEDING remembers
drawing the money n paying it away
to a gentleman who vas sailing to
America"
IA cnent?"
so far as 1 can gather said the
subordinate. 1.-The money was paid on
behalf OF a client for services. MI.
SPEEDING would not particularize."
Angel Esquire made a little grimace.
Lawyers certainly do queer things
he said dryly.
Does Mi. Speeding offer any sug-
gestion as to how the money came into
this mans possession?"
mo, sir. He thinks he might have
obtained it quite honestly. l under
stand that the man who received the
money was a shady sort OF customer"
8 l should imagine said Angel
Esquire.
Left alone, he sat in deep thought
drawing faces on his blotting-pad.
Then he touched a bell.
Sen0 Mr.. Garter to me" he directed,
and in q few minutes a bright-faced
youth, lingering an elementary mus
tache, was awaiting his orders.
Carter" said Angel cautiously, cit
must be very dull work in the finger
print department"
II don know, sir" said the other. a
fairly enthusiastic ethnologist, we've
got"
Carter" a Angel more cautiously
still, are o on fer a lark?"
4 LK a bird. SIR" said Carter, I'M
consciously humorous.
Il want q dozen men, the sort Of men
who won't talk to reporters, and will
them to be-" said Angel, and he UNI
folded his plan.
When the younger man had gone
Angel drew a triangle on the blotting-
pad.
Speeding is in with the Borough
Lot" he put a cross against one an
gle. Speeding knows I know he put
q cross at the apex. II know that
SPEEDING knows I know" he marked
the remaining angle. Its s%pedding's
move, and he'll move damn quick"
The Assistant Commissioner came in
to the room at that moment.
"Hullo, Angel!" he said, glancing at
the figures on the pad. What's this, a
new gamer"
IT'S ar old game" said Angel truth
fully, but played in an entirely new
way"
Angel was not a wrong when he
surmised that SpeddinR's move would
be immediate. and although the detec-
tive had reckoned without an unknown
factor, in the person of old George, yet
q variety of circumstances combined to
precipitate h act that Angel antici-
pated.
Not least of these was the arrest of
Vtnnis. After his interview with old
George. SPEEDING had decided on a
waiting policy. The old man had been
taken to the house at Clapham. Sped
~ until some freak Of mind brought
back the memory to the form OF cryp-
togram he had advised. A dozen times
a day he asked h old man
What is your name?"
old George, only old George" was
the invariable reply, with many grins
n holdings.
But your real name, the name you
had when o were a-professor."
But this would only start the old man
off on a rambling "Reminiscences OF his
''munificent patron"
Y Common came secretly to Chaplain for
orders. 1t was the night after Vinnfs
had been arrested.
We've got to move at once, Mr.. Con-
nor" said the lawyer. Conner sat in
the chair that had held Jimmy a few
nights previous. ut is no use waiting
for the old man to talk, the earlier plan
was best"
HAS anything ~happened?" asked
Conner His one-time awe of the law
yer had merged in the familiarity Of
conspiratorship.
There was a detective at nv Office
today inquiring about some notes that
were found on Vinnis. Angel Esquire
will draw his w conclusions, and we
have no time to lose."
We are ready" said Conner.
"Then let 1t be tomorrow night. I
will withdraw the guard Of commits
sionaires at the safe. I a easily
Justify myself afterwards"
An idea struck Conner.
"Why not send another lot of men to
relieve them? I can fix up some of the
boys b that they'll look like commits
sionaires."
spedding's eyes narrowed.
YES he said slowly, "1t could be ar
ranged-an excellent idea"
He paced the room with long, swing