The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-24

| say he can't be an old crook and h,s
work certainly isn't that Of anyone
recognize, You aren't going to look a.
everybody's fingers until you find the
one that matches this, are yours
queried Burns.
Hardly that" smiled Poe. ~sIncs
you fellows are SO skeptical, won.
trouble to tell you my theory at all.
But. Burns, suppose you run over to
Coney Island with me this afternoon.
We may bump Unto something inter
esting."
All right" Burns shrugged hii
shoulders doubtfully. You dope
things out pretty we'll. Chris, but
haven't much faith In your clue this
time. It leaves too much to chance.
Burns and Poe started in taxi fol.
Coney Island at once, leaving Mitchell
behind. for he seldom took an active
4 part in their investigations.
Arrived at the famous resort, the
taxi lodged In and out among the
crowding vehicles and finally came to
quivering halt before the central DO
1 lice station. Leaving Burns outside,
I Poe hurried in and was at once ad.
1 mitted to the Captain of the district
under the name of Hardy, which he
i always assumed when working on
case. BY showing credentials from the
II No. VII Iva ioft Don
! gained the Captains interest and
] quickly explained about the counter.
4 felt flve-dollar bills.
We've had several complaints Of
j them the last few days" answered the
Captain. They've been in circulation
couple of weeks. guess, but nobody
detected them till the banks finally
got wise Best counterfeit ever saw.
Frankly, can't tell them from the
genuine, except when somebody points
out the fact that the jaw on the por-
trait of Jackson is bit too long
Poe plunged at once into the purpose
OF his visit.
VIII yon kindly give me what rec
ords you have Of East Indian jugglers
/ in shows here preferably those man
aged by Englishmen?
/ The Captain turned to directory
and skinned through it.
There's lots OF East Indian troupes
this year" he said Here are some
addresses. But you don't suspect
those fellows, do you? Z"
Not exactly" was the reply, as
/ Poe rapidly copied down the names
and addresses. Many occupations
were included In the list; some were
jugglers. others fortune-tellers, dane
ers. dervishes. snake charmers, and
magicians. The whole list was quite
lsng and the Captain could offer but
little information concerning the man.
agement OF the Indian performers,
Thanking the officer for his courtesy
Poe left at once. pulled Burns into the
vestihule Of the building. tore the list
OF names In half and asked:
Have you much money with you2 !
About fifty dollars, guess" an
swered Burns. feeling of his wallet
Well, here's hundred in tens. {
brought an extra amount Take
and go to all the shows at these 40.
dresses; pay in tens and keep separate
all the five dollar bills you get IN
/ change. Ask at each place who inc
manager Is. have 1t understood fhae
you want TO hire some jugglers LOT
+ show. II you stumble onto any bunch
( of East Indians with an English man
ager take his name and address. Then
meet me here at exactly nine O'Clock,
All right" answered Burns blankiy,
I but he was too we'll acquainted WIN
/ Poe's methods to ask useless questions.
/ Poe began at once his circuit of the
shows employing East Indians. he
paid everywhere with ten or twenty
dollar bill and always stuffed the notes
he received in change into separate
/ pocket, without more than glancing AZ
them. At each show he inquired tns
name of the manager, and secured sew
eral addresses.
Finally, having found nothing OF im.
mediate interest. and 1t being aimosl
time to rejoin Burns. he slipped PACK
to the police station and, picking GU,
a vacant corner in the vestibule. turner
7 his back to the door, rapidly thumpins
over the collection of bills he had ~.
/ ceiyed in change There were nihs
/ flye-dollar bills In the lot. To his gIea.
/ satisfaction, on examining Presloen.
/ Jackson's jaw on each he found INA.
six were identical with the counterieN
bills he had studied all afternoon
i Burns came shortly. with six i've.
dollar bills. received in change at Eass
India shows; two of them we're uh'
doubleday counterfeits.
/ Christopher Poe put the false money
away carefully and stood for q mo'
ment. thoughtfully running his INN
hand through his damp brown nan;
the corners of his mouth twitched anu
two deep wrinkles appeared. JOHNS
the lips to the Aostrils in heavy iut.
4 rows
How many managers did you uh'
EARTH? " he asked Burns abruptly
4 Only two" was the reply.
/ Poe took the names and addresses
compared them quickly with the s s,s
eral he had procured and then; n
/ eyes lighting up strangely. remarAeu'