Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

Il rather thought you would" re-
Joined. But I'm going to ask you to |
do something else, and that is. don't |
honor any cheque bearing any of those
numbers unless you are perfectly sure
that it is presented in the course OF
legitimate business.
Quite impossible, my dear sir.
assure you," was the emphatic an
swer. 1.-The cheques of Mr. Dallas We
shall be glad to honor for any amount
always provided. of course, that they
are genuine"
We'll, be sure they are genuine" /
retorted as l turned to the door, and
with this parting shot left Mr.. Ander-
ton. so far honors are even," |
thought "One success, one failure.
Now for the jackal himself" Calling
a hanson to the curb. l gave the ad-
dress in Lombard street which the
embassy had given as being the latest
lair of Col. Bid6le. | found the office
easily enough-a suite of three rooms
comfortably furnished. There was In
the air an aroma of rich tobacco.
"Col. Bidder" / inquired of the Of
fee boy. who responded by nonehalant-
ly motioning with thumb over shout
der, and laconic:
"'E's In there" So stepped
through the middle room to the last
of the series, literally following my
nose. The colonel himself, in the act
of strapping bulky portmanteau, rose
to his full height and faced me, rath-
er suspiciously.
Col Biddle. presumed"
That's my name, sir" was the
prompt answer What can | do for
your" He made no motion to sit down
himself, nor did he offer me chair.
Instead: 81 must ask you to be brief,
as am leaving town right of, and my
| time is limited" AS he spoke he
turned and took from the top of his
desk a lighted cigar from which the
smoke had been rising in blue spirals.
and restored it to one corner of his
mouth. could have sworn 1t was a
La Madria!"
81 wished to consult you about some
mines in the States concerning which
l am told you are an expert authority,
Col Biddle," | said, dropping into a
chair, thus compelling the adversary
to do likewise.
MY friends say l do know some
thing about the subject" admitted the
colonel modestly. whats your prop
osition-gold, silver or "COPPER""
The latter-Montana," / answered
laconically.
Are you buyer or seller?" inquired
Biddle.
Buyer" was the prompt reply
That is, If everything is straight and
the price is not too high. AS to which
had hoped to be guided by your ad-
vice."
"I'd be delighted to go into the prop
osition with you," said the colonel. "at
some time," his suspicious apparently
allayed. do you smoke? Yes? Try
one of mine," handing out cigar the
exact mate of the four then reposing
in my easel"
Cant you give me an early appoint
ment?" queried.
mot an hour to spare before next
week." responded the colonel I've
Just got back from little-er-
yachting trip; and I've got to make VI
for lost time." There seemed to be
more humor in this remark than the
words warranted, and the colone
threw back his head laughing hearth
ly, showing a set of teeth with pc
culiarly square edges, displaying
gaping cavity in the left upper jaw
caused by the loss of two molars
Into this cavity, his merriment over
Col. Biddle carefully restored hi
! cigar. had seen all l wanted. "Shal
we say this day week, then?" ! in
quired nonchalantly. as rose.
"At your service" bowed the colo
. mel. reached the street in a fei
ment. The strange cigar-stub foun
in Dallas room bore the imprint o
exactly such teeth as were possesse
by Col. Biddle. The dual proof of tn
brand of cigars and the teeth-mark
were conclusive! Biddle and non
> other had been in Dandy Dallas chan
> Der on the night of the millionaire
I disappearance! But what to do wit
the information now that had 1t wa
i the burning query. ! could not hav
q the man arrested on mere suspicion
s However, much l might suspect,
b could prove nothing-not even tn
fact that Dallas was absent other tina
d by his own free will. But could an
:. would have him Swallowed. Clearly
d was time to take some one into col
d | fidence, SO / drove to the Yeomanr
n club, where ! hoped to find Sir Geors
e Kensett. Meantime Col Biddle pr
) ceeded to catch the boat-train Il
T. Southampton and Paris to wait II
Il things to blow over" The great COZ
s had been carefully planned and cleve
ly carried out. With Dallas cheql
deposited in the coloners bank, Il
\ transfer of the 100000 followe
Recalling Bfagoo and Stoner. and pa
= ing them of, left the colonel with fri
hands, and he rightly reckoned tn
Dallas would pocket the loss grac
fully.
y When reached the club / -four
u Sir George nowhere about. The
was, however, said the porter, a ma
waiting to see him in the stranger
VI room.
"a You may imagine that Dandy d;
g las passed dreary "a hours after Ri
D. die left him on the occasion Of q
demonstrating episode His wan