New Ulm review., 1912-10-09
CHAPTER XIX,

AAo udy pdSSeu SOmoWudC dragging.
~, for time flies With leaden pin-feath.
ers when you are in a hurry. Brockett
and Solano knew that they had little
time left for action, and that II they
failed to recover the messages now In
possession of the big negro their jour.
ney would abruptly end, an utter fail.
ure. Most of the afternoon and early
evening was spent In discussing the
giant black, and the chances Of finding
the documents still in his possession.
II only hope" said Brockett, that
he hasn't thrown away the envelopes.
He might very likely destroy them to
make the chance of identifying the
belt so much smaller, and to protect
him in the possession of the money"
II hardly think so," Solano encour-
aged the worried youngster. when
We get the negro, we'll get belt, pa.
pers, money and all. And I think Of
ficer Hogan will come pretty near to
rounding him up, if anybody can"
Il wonder If the big fellow remem-
bered us from Detroit?" mused Brock
GU IL oO, Ac AA46uI oloO
the card he passed us, something of
its general appearance, and, If he
opened the envelopes in the belt, the
duplication of the writing might i'm
press him."
Hardly probable" dissented So
lano. HE was simply told, in De-
troit, to hand that card to US, and
was paid something to do it. He
might remember us, all right, but
would not be likely to remember any
thing about the message that he gave
US. Quit fretting about the whole
business. I firmly believe everything
will work out all right, and that the
lost envelopes will come back to you
before morning. Then we can hurry
towards Mexico as fast as you may de-
SIRE"
It was about nine that night when
Officers Hogan and Flynn-the latter
as big, as husky and as truly Irish as
his partner-summoned the boys for
the expedition that should spell abso.
lutte failure or chance to retrieve
lost fortunes. Both were In plain
clothes, both were heavily armed, and
both seemed to regard the evenings
program as rare bit of diversion.
Don't you worry, me lad," chuckled
Hogan, well get your nagur before
the stroke of twelve, an We'll get the
goods with him. He's no spendthrift
nagur, that felly, an he'll have pretty
near all your money still with him"
''rd be Wiling" said Brockett, "to
let him keep the money If he'd give
me back what else was in the belt
LET him kape nothin'," growled
Flynn. "Wud ye encourage chape
nagur to unlawful doin's? Ye'd spoil
him be lettin' him have money. Well
get him, an the money too"
Walking and chatting pleasantly
the policemen led their companion
over side street. and into an alley
that was blacker than pail Of tar
No moon was shining. and the quartet
stumbled along, occasional smothered
remarks of thoroughly profane ma
ture marking places where the stal.
wart "coppers" stubbed q toe or
barked a shin. After penetrating the
alley for perhaps 200 feet. the police
men ordered halt, under the lee Of a
high board fence-the boundary of a
miry, evil-looking yard.
"Now, me sons," said Hogan, right
here is where we have to show a bit
of generalship, ye understand. Go
youse two through this yard to a small
back door yell find at the far end.
Knock three times an whistle. Some
wan will look at ye through q peep
hole. SEEM that ye are only kids. an