The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-12

children, set up for sale. Beardless
boys In the neighborhood OF sixteen
frequenting tho dance: halls in the
houses of tnfamy and mingling among
he has died in "a sanitar1um-family
don't deny it. girl putsyon black, and
all hands hope it will soon be so. But
be refuses to die and comes over here
to hold, them up. for cash. AS it hap
pens, the first person he, runs across
is me. Now, what do you suppose l
did to him?" s...5
Mr.. .Driscoll's eyes concentrated Sc
riously on the bland face Of Cherub
Devine. III. .:':~@ -. 49,
II hope he began. :. '
".Oh, I didn't hurt himr' interrupted
the Cherub. Pm no hothead- never
struck man in my life-wouldn't
know how. But perhaps did worse.
I decoyed him; to an icehouse and
locked him in there : 49,.
you whatv' Even the composure
Of Bob Driscoll was stirred by this
unique confession, ''>~*> J.. =
''something, had to be done right
away. So I just jollied him along to
the icehouse, tolled him inside and shut
the door on him. -, -.
$50 you locked him up, did you7
Why didn't You let him make his de-
mand and then have him arrested on
charge Of: blackmatl2' :***
''Couldn't. That would bring out the
whole story. See? She's been posing
as widow. That's her fathers work.
Think Of what the papers would make
OF that! No, no! We don't want to go
into court, and the count. mustn't
I'm afraid, 0herub; that he's right
when be calls You q kidnaper. That
would be the: technical charge. It's
rather "a serious :offense, too-felony.,
you know. ~. = =:
"An right; I'm not squeamish. Look
up some good criminal lawyer Will
You, and have him let me know how
far 1 can >goT !: :..-
''M-m-m-m-"- :murmured Mr..
Driscoll through pursed lips. ~~Why
not soothe him with a few hundred
dollar bills and let him outY'
'cThats where my fool pride comes
in. Bob. Didn't know i had any, but
1,@guess l have See here; l can't buy
of the husband Of the girl 1-well, It
don't seem right. That would stick in
my CROP" ->",<@>. ".','
''But you can't imprison a man IN
definitely on your own hook, Cherub
Why, man, you would run the risk of
d long term Of Imprisonment. g.
II suspected that Well. can stand
it II he can. And he, gets his dose
first" . ~ ...-> :. 49,. =:
! Mr.. Drtscon looked long and earnest
~ at the Cherub At last be suggest
ed, ''You must be very fond of the
young woman. Devine."
That's putting it mildly, Bob, and
she's worth It too. Why, say, she's
the finest, sweetest, cutest- But
there! I've got no right to talk like
that It's all OF. There's that infer
nal count" ~ :. Ell .::. ..ss"z{
why hasn't she divorced himtr
: Against her principles. like her
an tho. better tor its,too. Oh, she.
the genuine article. Boh!: And I've 60,
to give her up. Honest, It's toughr' :
For q moment or 30, despair tried
to dim the. cheerful CLEAN Of Cherut
Deyine's. blue eyes. Then, with {
shake Of his shoulder, be threw it of
''But this isn't getting on, Bob. Il
I'm going to have dealings with thi.
Count Vecchi, I want to know who hs
ID and all about him. Might stir W
something that would be useful. yor
know" s>'Sa> - ST. Ef s@5-'' :. =.
'*aood tdea," commented Mr.. Dris
coll 81 zs ...-., ~
TITS the way / like to do business
Now, what connections have you Will
any private information bureau or
the continent?'' III Il tss.s
there's Deufstetters, n vlenna. =,
Shower than creeping paralysis
We'd get report IN about six months
No; wen try Jimmy McQuade. Uset
to be one 81 the Record Herald boy
IN Chicago Now he's q the head 8
q newspaper syndicate s. Paris. He'l
got columns OF stuf ont Of me. And
he's the kind that VII gat : move on
III cable him tonight to look up thil
count Of mine and wire back fun de
tails. Nhf So long. Bob III drol
81 atssyour once about noon tomor
row. i i=s fs
At midnight, from Z downtown Dc
tecttvs agency, four men ataFted on
% guasd ths exf1 s Hsyvinetou Acres
With orders % nd and hold . sin
young man wearing 8 frock cost an
silk Sd bat should % atts1pt e leay'
thu gonnds. s Il
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