The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-15


Augustus.
Keep on your chalk-marks, all of
YOU" said Rufus, easily. The laG
with the vio,ets never did that, you
take it from me-
You're no Judge" returned Jen-
nings. Look at your work all
through whenever a woman gets in
to the game. \ boggle''
"Il overlook that jennings ~ said
Rufus, because you're excited. I've
made no Doggle this ume. The lady
will be back here at nine o'clock -
What's she coming for?'
"To transact a little business with
me-"
IF she comes she'll transact a lit
tie with me. But she'll steer clear
Of this place Why shouldn't she,
now that she's got the sautoir?'
"Fiend take your sautoir! l tell
you she hasn't got it, and that shot
goes as it lays"
.'We'l see" grunted Jennings,
"Ill take this handy-boy to the lock
up and then Ill come back here so
as to hang around till nine o'clock.
Nothing will happen at nine, but
III just be in the neighborhood to
make sure. You two marks have
played hob with me-"
Jennings reacheiI for his hat and
fshed around in hrs pocket for a
pair of handouts.
wait a SPELL" interposed Rufus.
There's something else for you to
think about, Jennings"
i've got enough on my mind
without loading up with anything
more" demurred the detective glum-
ly.
You'll load up with this, all right,
if | have to use violence. Now, lis
ten. / was sent TO buy that vase
with ten thousand in good money.
The dealer in curios was named
Langham--"
at was not" struck in the de-
tective. His name is Jettison. Lang
ham is the fellow he left in his
place while he was across the wa
ter, hunting for relics"
We'll, Langham is the man
was supposed to deal with. While
| was handing over the money and
taking the vase, two fake policemen
rushed in. l was arestdi for being
Green-Goods Pete, and trying to buy
the pottery with bogus money. The
supposed officers took the vase and
the money and told Langham to fol
) low them at once to the Thirty-sixtt
street station"
THAT was a slick dodge" sait
Jennings, beginning to show a little
interest.
"Slick enough" resumed Rufus
only | recognized one of the Off
GERS as the Spanish ambassador
= Spanish ambassador"
The part p,ayed a little while be
II fore by Bangham, otherwise Feather
, fingers. | got boisterous in the taxi
/. cab, laid out Slim McFee, knocked
: Featherfingers out of the cab, ant
y finally was thrown out of the ca
, myself, vase, money and all. TIL
! cab went on"
"Well?"
:. Whatever else Jennings Nigh
, think of Rufus, it was plain he ha
a wholesome regari for his prowess
"All this, by the way" continue
Rufus. The point is here, Jennings
Langham was told to come to tn
Thirty-siXth street station and ge
- back his vase. He never went there
: Why"
Jennings began to stir in his chail
Rufus had made a bull s-eye, an
the detectives wits were WORKING
= IF the vase was worth ten thol
= sand" he mused, "Langham wou,
@ certainly nave gone 10 the station.
Q quite so" agreed Rufus. There
J. a mystery which, if punctured, ma
!, lead to some result. Why didn
l. Langham, who really thought tn
f men were officers, 60 to the polio
n station after the vase?"
: ITS worth investigating" sal
a Jennings I'll call for a wagon an
d send this prisoner TO the lookup
d and then well call on Jettison. Ho
is that?"
a 'en-strike; but hurry, for we'y
got to he back here by nine"
p Jennings. usel the phone, and
less than half an hour Featherfil
gers was on his way 10 a cell an