The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-06

satisfaction. ITS had US guessing for
the last few minutes. Mr.. Kelly"
Kelly laughed spontaneously.
You've had close call all right"
said he. want something to brace
you? I can send right upstairs and
get you anything you like. No? That's
all right. II you are on the water
wagon. but you've been through some
nerve-shaking stuff, and you need
little invigorator Tell you what
I'll have some coffee and some good
thick steaks brought down here: we
can eat on this table. and | can tell
you the whole story without any rub
bernecks horning in"
| There was no chance to decline the
hospitality OF Mr.. Kelly, even the
boys had wished to refuse They had
no desire to refuse his friendly
proffers. for that matter-both OF
them, with the danger past. found
themselves unstrung and shaky. The
Italians offer of coffee and steaks ap-
peaied at once. and 1t was only
Few minutes before the Jewish youth
superintendent the setting OF the table.
Did you see the Jap gent on his
way" queried Mr. Kelly. as the coffee
T pot was borne in
| Il sure did that" grinned the He
brew. He wanted to stop and argue
at the street door, but | give him the
circus-hand and out he went, still cat
calling. He's one sore guy. and we'll
have to watch out for his smoke II we
amt careful"
He'll never come back" said Mr.
Kelly. mot round here. anyways, but
! got notion he'll try to get to you
fellows while you are on your Grand
Keep your lamps open. and don't for
get to lock up the back door nights"
Five young men OF excellent ap-
petites fell earnestly upon the steaks
AMI coffee. and the hospitabe Mr.. Kel-
ly seemed delighted at the enthusiasm
shown by his guests. There was no
discussion OF any special subject while
the. meal was in progress. but when
the feast was finished Mr.. Kelly, light
ing up cigarette. began his work OF
explanation.
| III tell you fellows all about II,
| every line from the start to now, and
know you won't let 1t go any further
It's like this: I'm in the Darkroom OF
my cafe. upstairs here. when this
Japanese duck comes in-oh, along
about an hour before you made the
acquaintance of the place. He intro
duces himself as Mr.. Yazimoto. and
asked me II | could turn a trick
said he had read about my reputa-
ton In magazine. If | ever catch
the stiff that wrote it. him and me
will go to the floor. for it's made me
a lot OF trouble-still, II made me
some easy kale this evening, SO
oughtn't to get sore about it.
Anyway, Mr.. Yazimoto tells me
that two crooks. with lot of stun
that they'd stolen from the Japanese
embassy at Washington. would be in
Doyers street before long. and that
he'd make 1t worth good money TO
snare 'em. See the frame-up? He ar
ranged for the mob scene Those
Chinks We're all Japs in Chinese
clothes. or course, don't know how
he was wise that you two would be
| "
| be In Doyers street at ALL"
That gets me-" exclaimed Brockett.
How on earth could Yazimoto know
where We would be. or at what time?
And even IL he had managed to cling
| on our track, how could he be posted
far enough ahead to have things ready
for our reception"
| IN OIL IN
mokes." said Mr.. Kelly. "They are a
long ways wiser than we give 'em
credit for. and they can do things that
we can't even understand. One time
| knew party-well, I'll tell you that
one some other time. Too busy now.
| Anyhow, this YaZimoto man frames up
the whole deal The Chink riot would
force you over towards my door; I'd
call you In to get out of the smoke,
and then we'd have YOU"
You had us, all right" admitted
Solano. But what was to be done
with us after the Jap got all he want
ed?"
"Oh, that was all understood" ex.
planned Mr.. Kelly. After you had
BlNtn al nc was dlttI, you WOulQ
both be put in piano box-it's up
stairs now Along In the morning the
| piano box would be taken out, loaded
on a wagon, carried to a vacant lot
| over on the west side. and dumped
there. In an hour or so you'd be able
| to wriggle out. and there you'd be.
| with Yazzy's money In your clothes
he'd have played square on the dough
and a story to tell that would sound
like the SWEETEST kind of a pipe-dream.
| He meant well by you-didnt want to
have you hurt II 1t could be helped.
| and intended to slip you the ten thou
| sand. according to his word"
Tell us. Mr.. Kelly" asked Soiano-
how did you come to change your
mind?"
The italian smoked half cigarette
| before he vouchsafed reply.
"This Is the first time." said Mr..
| Kelly, that ever double-crossed any
body. n | give my word. that settles
| It. A mutt that double-crosses people
that trust him woa't get far in this
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