The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

wants to speak to me about the spark
lers, are you? and damned we'll
dressed cove. too. thought you were
one OF these French hogs
II wanted to have chat about such
English like yourself"
At this he raked UP the gold which
the old dealer had placed upon the
counter for him and went to the door
rapidly, where he stood with his hands
upon his hips. and n wondrous know
Ing smile in his bit Of an eye.
"YoIre soTd pretty mark aint p.:ys%1,;, yon;
thick-un. s. help me blazes; and you
amt got no bracelets In your pockets
and there ain't no more. of you round
the corner. oh, but this is funny
seeing that the game was nearly lost
land II you tell me what l want to
know. 1 will give you as much money
as you have in your hand there. and
quite free
more ' Knowing s than ne ever; that's a rip
ping Ane bank of engraving to go on
bail on, amt II? Who are you. and
Let's stroll down the street. any
way you like" said /. land talk OF 1t.
Choose your own course, and then you
will be sure that am alone.'
He looked at me for minute. walk,
ing slowly. Then suddenly he stopped
abruptly. and put his hand upon a
pocket at his waist
"Guv'ner.' he said. "Iay your fingers
oIt ON nat dS Dc. you feel e it, aDt It's sst c9t e
in, on the bow. III tell you I'll so the
whole hog. so you know
"I assure you again that | have no
intention of troubling you with any
you my word that anything you tell me
shall not be given against you after
ward. It's the other man we want to
catch-the man who took the green dla-
monds which were not shams-
This thought was quite an inSpiTa-
tion. He considered 1t for a moment.
standing still under the lamp but at
last he stamped his foot and whistled.
saying:
You want him. 90 you? Well. so do
I. and If | could punch his head I'd
walk mile to do it. You come TO my
room. gunner. and I'll take my chance
of the rest"
The way lay past the Chapel OF Trinity.
ana so through many narrow streets 10
one which seemed the center of a par
ticularly dark and uninvltIns, neighoor-
af.able mood that his name was Bob
Williams. and that he hoped 20 run
against me at Auteui!, had miserable
apartment--on the third of a house III
this dingy street. and there he took me.
offering me half tumbler OF neat whisky.
which, he went on 10 explain. would
knock flies out OF me. For himself, he
sat upon a low bed and smoked clay
pipe. while ! had an armchair. lacking
springs; and one OF my cigars for obvious
reasons. When we were thus accommo-
dated he opened the ball, being no longer
nervous or hes!tating,
Well old chap was that already to
him-"what can tell you. and what do
u know this much" said I; last
month the grave of Nine. Brewer at
Raincy was rifled. The man who did II
stole a necklace of green diamonds. real
or sham. but the latter. 1 am thinking
LAS true as gospel am the man VINO
took them. and they were sham. and be
damned 10 them"
We'll. you're a pretty ruffian," 7 said.
But what want TO know is. how did
YOU come 10 find out that the stones were
there and VINO was the man who got the
real necklace I made for Nine. Brewer
only a few months ago?"
"Oh, that's what you want to know.
Is II? Well. it's worth something, that
is; | don't know that he amt "A pard OF
mine. and about no other necklace | ain {
heard nothing. You know a blamed
That may be-" said /. but you can
add 10 what ! know. and II might be
worth ESQ 10 you
ION the cushion?'
~ don't understand"
"Well, on the table, then?
Scarcely. Twenty-Five now, and %
when l find that you have told me the
truth"
I counted out the money on the bed
five English bank notes, which he eyed
May. his mark he said. thumb;ng the
paper. well, as I'm shifting for New
market tomorrow that's not much odds,
L you're not showing the queer on me-
do you think they're bad?'
'I'll tell you In a moment; | broken, e
broken. watermark right; guV'ner. III put
Up with 'em. Now, what do you want to
II wan, to know how you came to learn
hat the stones were In Nine. Brewers
"A straight question. Well. was
'.Is be here In Parls?"
He ought 90 be; he told me his name
was Mougat. but ] found out that II
,in't He Is chap that writes for The
pictures in IL: what do YOU call H. Paris
md something or other?'
Paris ct Londres.'' ! ventured at haz-
lrd.
"Ay. that's the thing; don't read
much of the lingo myself. but ] gave
aim tips at LonGchamps last month.
md we came back in a dog cart to-
;ether, 1t was then that he put me on
% the stones and planted me with a
alse name"
What did he say?"
said that some mad cove AZ Raincy
lad buried a necklace worth 10000 With
lis wife and that the dullest chap out
'ould get Into tho vault and lift it, Ia
,ad bad day, and was almost stony
lie kept harpinS on the thing so, sus-
testing that n man could get TO America
With $4,000 In his pocket, and no one !
,e a penny the wiser or a penny tho |
worse that | went off that night and |
Ia II. and got a fine heap for my pains.