Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-12-21

She HAD Known for lors Time
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tenant" said Sands slowly Nov. you
see, am not My umc is too valu
able"
Wen. What are You going to DO
about these fellows" asked B-iu
oh don't you tothcr Abug, them 20
said Sands 4 eucss can taAe care
Of them
4 guess you1l guess again" said
Rritl, FOR II anybody is going TO take
care OF these gentlemen. behold In
me the only original little oarc,aker. -
RrliI turned TO the lIindoos
Now, then. you dgsky beauties.
suppose you come along Nith me
Going 10 carry them" asked Sands
Brit1 blushed. yes. Briu fairly and
squarely blushod In his monetary
evaporation al the milllonA.re's stub
tonneSs he had forgotten that not
only the hands, but also the feet OF
the OrientAls were bound However.
he was not 10 he disconnected and II
was With sufficient readiness tha, he
replied
You don't suppose take my pris
oners through the streets Ike . nem.
bor of the Tranio Squad. DO you'
Where's your telephoue9"
Sands indicated the instrument and
BrItz took II UP and called for sio0
Spring
headquarters be asked over the
wire Yea. this is Britz Have q wagon
sen, from the West Thirtieta Street
Station 10 the 81 Barnabas Apartment
house. No. don't send the reserves:
just sent q couple OF men. Good by Z"
As he rang Oh. he turned and faced
his host
MI Sands" said he. there are
one or two points about which | would
IKE to talk 10 you this evening /
came 10 you frankly and directly be.
cause | found one Of your cards In
the possession OF a man Who. while
mentally unbalanced, knows some.
thing about the fake MaharAnee diA.
mond After arriving here. had the
opportunity TO serve you in the way
OF protecting your property And |
wasted no time In meeting with you.
You see AZ to ignore my efforts in that
direction. although may say that II II
had not been for me these second.
story specialists would have been up
or down the Are escape and many
blocks away long before you could
have caught them. do no, mind tell,
ing you. Mr., Sands that even though
you were center rush at Harvard. you
are not quick enough for Central once
men. And now, when YOU find some.
thing on one OF these men that may
or may not be OF interest to me. In
stead OF letting me see II, or telling
me Its coutents--i'd take your word
for it--you stun II into your pocket
and tell me 10 go 10 blazes Moreover.
when | ask you what disposition you
want made OF these burglars, you al
most tell me It's none OF my bnsi.
ness"
Britz rocked on his heels and thrust
his hands into his pockets with force
that was eloquent OF bis dIspleasure
TO anybody who knew him well
Now. let me tell you. Mr.. Sands"
he went on. that 1t is my business
what becomes OF these prisoners,
They are going to the Tenderloin Po
lice Station. and q charge OF burglary
IL going TO be entered on the blotter
against them"
Il am no, going to prosecute them.
said Sands.
"Oh. you're not, aren't you! Well.
| think you win" returned Britx ANY.
way. II you don't feel like prosecuting
them. I'll do II myself This case 10
not In your hands now; Il belongs to
the people OF the State Of New York.
and II you don't choose to appear as
I'll cali yos as witness
Tor the State. SO, Mr. Sands, II you
are not hopelessly ADDICTED To cigars
Or cigarettes 10 the exclusion OF all
others forms of the weed. permit me
10 suggest that when we have left
you alone, you retire to the remote
background of your apartment. pat
lat In your pipe and smske it.
Sands became genuinely angry. II
ooh Q rood deal 70 disturb bis eaus,