Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-13
CHAPTER IX-(Continued.)

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business" Hundreds of little things
happen daily at Scotland Yard IN
the ordinary way OF business which,
| apparently unconneCted one with the
other have an extraordinary knack or
being in some remote fashion related.
A burglary at Chapman was remark
able for the fact that a cumbersome
mechanical toy vas carried away IN
addition to other booty. A street ac-
cident in the Kingsland led to
the arrest of q drunken rma In
the excitement of the moment a sneak
thief purlOined a parcel from the van,
was chased and captured. A weeping
wife at the police station gave him a
good character as husband and rather.
"Only last week he brought my boy a
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
"KingsIand ROAD lot"
The arrest of Vinnis was totally un-
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
malities attached to the arrest Of all
bad criminals. Angel Esquire placed
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Of subordinates, and in two days one
Of these waited upon him in his Of
flee.
THE notes, sir said the man were
issued to Mr.. Speeding on his private
account last Monday morning. Mr..
Speeding is a lawyer Of the firm Of
SPEEDING, Mortimer e. Larach."
Have you seen Mr.. Spedding?" he
asked.
Yes. sir. M. Speeding remembers
drawing the money n paying it away
to Il gentleman who was sailing to
America"
"A client?"
80 far as 1 can gather said the
subordinate, the money was paid on
behalf Of a client for services. Mr..
| SPEEDING would not ~particularize."
Angel Esquire made a little grimaCe.
Lawyers certainly do queer things"
be said dryly.
Does Mr.. 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. I under-
stand that the nan who received the
money was a shady sort Of customer"
S l should imagine" said Angel
Esquire.
Left alone, he sat in deep thought
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Then he touched a bell.
Send Mr.. Carter to me-" he directed,
and In a few minutes a bright-faced
youth, lingering an elementary u
tache, was awaiting his orders.
Carter" said Angel cautiously, ut
must be very dull work in the finger
print department"
I DON know, cir" sale the other, a
fairly enthusiastic ethnologist, we've
got"
Garter" said Angel more cautiously
still, ARE you on for a lark ?"
Like a bird, SIR" said Carter, I'M
consciously humorous.
II want a dozen men, the sort Of men
who won't talk to reporters, and will
remain unofficial SO long as 1 want
them to be-" said Angel, and he I'M
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
a cross at the apex. II know. that
Speeding knows I know" he marked
the remaining angle. ITS Spedding's
move, n he'll damn quick
The Assistant Commissioned came in
to the room at that moment.
"Hullo, Angel" he said, glancing at
the figures on the pad. What's this, a
new game?"
It's an old game" said Angel truth
fully, but played in al entirely new
way"
Angel was not far wrong when he
surmised that ~SpeddinR's move would
be immediate, and although the detec-
tive a reckoned without an unknown
factor, In the person Of old George, yet
a variety Of circumstances combined to
precipitate the act that Angel antici-
pated.
Not beast of these was the arrest of
Yinnis. After his interview with old
George, SPEEDING nae decided on a
waiting policy. The old mar had been
taken to the house at Chaplain. Sped
ding had been prepared TO wait patient
ly 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 the old man
What is your name?"
"Old George, only old George was
the invariable reply, with many grins
and holdings.
But your real name, the name you
had when you were professor
But this would only start the old man
off on a rambling "Reminiscences of his
"munificent patron"
common came secretly TO Chapman FOR
orders. 1t was the night after Vinnis
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. 1T is no use waiting
for the old man TO talk, the earlier plan
was best"
Has anything happened?' asked
Connor. His one-time awe Of the law
yer had merged in the familiarity Of
conspiratorship.
There was d detective at my office
today inquiring about some notes that
were found on Vinnis. Angel Esquire
will draw his own conclusions, and we
have no time to lose"
I'VE are ready" said Conner.
"Then let 1t be tomorrow night. I
will withdraw the guard of commits
sionaires at the safe. / can 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 so that they'll look like commits
~sfonaires."
Spedding's eyes narrowed.
Yes" he said slowly, 'it could be ar
ranged-an excellent idea"
He paced the room with long, swing
ing strides, his forehead puckered.
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