The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-05
CHAPTER Ix--(Continued.)

Quire put It, 'in the ordinary way o
business" Hundreds OF little thing
happen daily at Scotland Yard II
the ordinary way of business which
other, have an extraordinary knack o.
being in some remote fashion related
A burglary at Chaplain was remark
| able for the fact that q cumbersome
mechanical toy was carried away II
addition to other booty. A street &C
cident In the Kingsland road led t
the arrest of a drunken carman. II
the excitement of the moment sneal
thief purloined parcel from the van
was chased and captured. A weeping
wife at the police station gave him 9
| good character as husband and father
only last. week he brought my boy 6
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
/ "Kingsland Road lot"
The arrest of Vinnis was totally un-
connected with Angels investigations
Unto 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
/
Of 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 is lawyer of the Arm OF
Speeding. Mortimer & Larach."
Have you seen Mr.. Spedding?" he
asked.
Eyes. sir. Mr. SPEEDING remembers
drawing the money and paying 1t away
to gentleman who was sailing to
| America"
"A client?"
$50 far as I can gather" said the
/ subordinate, "the money was paid on
behalf Of client for services Mr..
| SPEEDING would not particularize."
Angel Esquire made little grimace.
Lawyers certainly do queer things"
he 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 1t quite honestly / under
stand that the man who received the
money was shady sort Of customer"
$50 I should imagine said Angel
Esquire.
Left alone, he sat in deep thought
drawing faces on his bNtting- pad.
Then he touched bell.
Send Mr.. Carter to me-" he directed,
and In a few minutes a bright-faced
youth, lingering an elementary mus
tache, was awaiting his orders.
Carter" said Angel cautiously, 1T
must be very dull work in the finger
print department"
II don't know, sir" said the other, a
fairly enthusiastic ethnologist, we've
got"
Carter" said Angel more cautiously
still, ARE you on for a lark?"
Like a bird, SIR said Carter, UNI
consciously humorous.
Il want dozen men the sort OF men
who won't talk to reporters, and will
remain unofficial so long as want
them to be-" said Angel. and he UNI
folded his plan.
When the younger man had gone
Angel drew triangle on the plotting
pad.
Speeding is In with the Borough
Lot" he put cross against one an
gle. Speeding knows know" he put
a cross at the apex. II know that
SPEEDING knows I know" he marked
the remaining angle. TITS Spedding'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" t@
ITS an old game" said Angel truth
fully, "but played in an entirely new
way"
Angel was not far wrong when he
surmised that Spedding's move would
be immediate, and although the detec-
tive had reckoned without an unknown
factor, in the person of old George, yet
variety OF circumstances combined to
precipitate the act that Angel antici-
pated
Not 'least Of these was the arrest Of
Vinnis. After his interview with old
George, SPEEDING had decided on a
waiting policy. The old man 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 names"
"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 a-professor."
But this would only start the old man
off on rambling "reminiscences of his
''munificent patron"
Conner came secretly to Chaplain 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 few
nights previous. 1T IL 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 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"
1--WE are ready" said Conner.
"Then let 1t be tomorrow night. ]
| will withdraw the guard of commits
sionaires at the safe. can easily
justify myself afterwards"
An idea struck Connor.
"Why not send another lot Of men to
| relieve them? can Ak up some of the
boys so that they'll look like commits
sionaires."
Speddings eyes narrowed
YES" he said slowly, cit could be ar
ranged--an excellent ideas
He paced the room with long swing
| ing strides, his forehead puckered.
There are two reliefs," he said
! lone In the morning and one in the
evening. I could send a note to the
sergeant Of the morning relief telling
| him that I had arranged for q new