Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-07

Perhaps ne hasn't-that kind" re.
piled Orme.
Maybe he guesses it's counter
felt"
Maybe"
Looks as though he was trying to
read the fine print on it."
Something you and l never have
done, l imagine" said Orme.
That's a fact" the conductor
| chuckled Il never noticed anything
about bill except the color of it and
the size of the figure"
Which is quite enough for most
men"
| Sure! But bet pass ON lot Of
| counterfeits without knowing it,
| Every likely The Jap has evidently
| finished his English lesson. See how
| carefully he folds the bill before he
| puts 1t away
We're comm to the barns" said
| the conductor. Far as we GO"
| AS he spoke, the car slowed down
and stopped, and Maku arose from his
| seat. Orme was at the top of the
| steps, ready to swing quickly to the
ground if Mahu left the car by the
rear door. But the Japanese turned
to the forward entrance. Orme waited
until Maku had got to the ground.
then he, too, descended.
i Maku did not turn at once toward
the Clark street car that was waiting
| % l. oy,t
in the street. After moment, his
attention seemed to be attracted by
the lights of an a!l-night restaurant,
not far away, ano he crossed the
street and walked rapidly to the
cleaning sign.
| Orme followed slowly. keeping on
! the other side Of the street IL Maku
was hungry, why, Maku would eat.
while he himself would wait outside
like starving child before bakers
window. But Maku. it seemed. was
not hungry. Through the window
/ Crme saw him walk to the cashiers
desk snd apparently ask question.
In answer, the woman behind the
desk pointed to huge book which lay
on the counter near by. Or1ae recog-
nized it as the city directory
For some time Maku studied the
! rages. Then he seemed to appeal to
! the cashier for help. for she pulled
the book to her, looked at him as
though she were asking a question,
! and then, rapidly running through the
| leaves, placed her finger at a certain
! part Of certain page and turned the
] hook around SO that the Japanese
/ could see. He nodded and, after bow
/ Ing in curious fashion. came back TO
! the street.
Orme had, meantime, walked on for
! a little way. He would have gone to
/ the restaurant in an endeavor to find
out what address Naku had wished.
! but for two reasons: The cashier
might refuse to tell him, or she might
have forgotten the name. In either
event his opportunity to follow Maku
/ would thus be lost-and to follow
| Mal1u was still his best course. Ac-
! cordingiy he watched the Japanese
go back to Clark street car and
climb aboard.
1t was an open car. with transverse
!
about two-thirds of the way back.
There was, as yet, only one other pas
senger. How to get aboard without
being seen by Maku was hard prob
! lem for Orme, but he solved it by
taking a chance. Walking rapidly to-
ward the next corner, away from the
car. he got out of the direct rays OF
! the street lamp and waited.
Presently the car started. 1t al
signaled it and, hurrying into the
street swung on to the back platform.
There had been barely time for the
car to slow down a little. Maku could
not we'll have seen him without turn
! ing his head, and Orme had watched
the little Japanese closely enough to
know that he had continued to stare
straight before him.
| Safe on the black platform, desire
to smoke came to Orme He found a
cigar in his case and lighted it. While
he was shielding the match, he looked
over his followed hand and saw Maku
produce a cigarette and light it. The
Japanese had apparently wished the
consolation of tobacco just as Orme
had.
"An odd coincidence" muttered
Orme. II hope it wasn't mind-read-
/ ing" And he smiled as he drew a
mouthful of smoke.
Lincoln park slid by them on the
left. The car was getting we'll down
into the city. Suddenly Maku worked
along to the end of his seat and got
down on the running-board. The con-
ductor pulled the bell. The car stopped
and the or!snta! jumped GO
| The action had been so quick that
Orme, taken off his guard. had not
had time to get off first. He. there.
fore, remained on the car, which be-
gan to move forward again. Looking
after Maku, he saw that the Japanese,
glancing neither to right nor to left
was making off down the side street
| going west; SO he in turn stepped to
the street, just as Maku disappeared
beyond the corner. He hurried quick
| ly to the side street and saw Maku
half a block ahead, walking with
short, rapid steps. How had Maku
| got so far? He must have run while
| Orme was retracing the way to the