Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-12

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aslso for the easment of your mind.
,vIIl tell you that you need not worry
.,out the criminality Of the thing. j
n, YOU my word as a detective, and
eaefore necessarily as a gentleman.
~ r7st I am after has no intrinsic
,.lue II is nothing but evidence,
~.skout value to the one who Is to
hra,sh II, but is OF great value to
:, n proving my case. Moreover. the
ere ron whom I will get It win know
,ahlng about II until the time comes
IN ne TO dencunce him. There Is this
s,rht risk about the transaction.
kssefef. n we should be detected In
our act By some officer we would be
suestsd. and that would probably IN
r,ys the disagreable necessity OF our
r.lrg to headquarters and making an
snlsration. But you need have no
I,sf Of It's going any further than
nat The police oficials know me.
.n6 could readily satisfy them OF our
r|l,lessness Of anything more than a
necessary technical offense commit
I'd n the unearthing Of serious
q.ns But It win be a forcible en-
~. and WIN have all the outside
<srmarks Of malicious offense. and
In,e1 your help to put Il through sue
anfully. Are you prepared for It
no1f
toid him that while such thingz
vsrs not exactly in my line. that re-
ning upon bis assurances would put
nyse!i IN his hands. and he led me
forn street that branched from the
hizhtly lighted main thoroughfare
Which We had been pursuing into a
~ lighted section. For several
tIockn We continued our way under
IA scattering street lights Of Bec-
don Of the Wholesale district which
vas practically abandoned of nights.
b 'front.' Of . darkness-haunted alley
W cane to . standstill. On each side
q Il lowered great buildings with
tsrkenet windows. and with a quick
glance around TO make sure that no
one observed US. he motioned for me
b follow him. Keep your eyes open
for private wstchmen--they are the
fellows We have got to look out for"
As whispered as we FASTENED through
he gloom Absolutely ignorant Of
What he was about TO drag me into. !
ie'i my heart beat faster as ] trod
close At bis heels. Half way through
Re block he stopped and | saw dimly
before % an iron fire escape that
slr4asyed its way upward and disap-
pared IN the klackness above. TT Is
. case Of climb from now on. Just
i1I|oU me-" he instructed. Although
~ q ell IN love with the proposition,
! Easped the rounds of the structure
md mounted upward close under him.
A the fourth story he stepped aside
upon narrow platform that branched
ct from the ladder in front of a win
aoN. The exertion had been quite
rivers. and we were both breathing
nihN heavily as ! took my place by
Inside.
Best kind of exercise for the APP
r'i.e Ought to get up every morn
rs and do II for couple of hours
te'ere breakfast" he painted. This
pc place I want to get into--this
t'a1ou here" He tapped on the
-. before him with his finger. -And
rss eomes the thing that | want you
assist me in doing. I have got 10
~ circle out Of that glass in order
Alze the catch, and in doing It !
"a SONG TO chow you a trick of the
9acksman's trade. Take this piece
eoft putty and press II firmly
.sa'nst the glass with your right
Namo while cut out q piece Of the
,ahs around II. The putty viii adhere
ne glass and to your thumb. and
'os can thus keep II from dropping
nc making racket when II is loos-
ned See the point? Now keep on
tsslng as | tell you" Placing my
numb tightly against the soft ball.
pushed steadily as with some In
.'ament he scratched and grated
'.nF as he circled my hand. In
,qsaps hva minutes there was a
s'snt crack and he struck the circle
qulck blow. The next instant
.ene circular disk dangling from
~ ,1unb
5000 work. But easy now" he
Nspered As be gently removed the
- and putty from my hand and
'pe them into his pocket.