The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22

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;, 0xeefe thahaed me again, You're
sure solid with the force. sir" he as
sured, nodding earnestly. "Just re-
member my number and the namo OF
CAPTAIN Clutchem u any time In town
YOU get rounded up In any OF our lit
tle-er. you know!"--.he dropped q
cheerful winisat me and glanced again
at the bills. Expect maybe you're
anxious to know If Tim gets a. diyy
outer this" he proceeded; and muir
INJURED some jolly, something. or
course. wasn't anxious. you know;
fact 1871 didn't care a dash--didn't
even remember who Tim was. "Yes..
stree. he'll get ten OF this!" he I'M
ished impressiyely. ss
=. Meantime. ahe had been hnnching
himself, up until now, be- succeeded In,
wrenching from somewhere behind, q
ragged and shiny old wallet, bulging
with worn and greasy papers. Within
this, with flourish, he laid the bills.
" Them he faced us with an air OF
Increased cheerfulness.
CSC, much all for the vclyet!" he
remarked with another wink
Y OF course II was Of no importance
To set him right about the material
as for that, didn't care Jolly hang
4if!he thought they were made OF limo
7leum! But 1t gave me tho idea of
just peeking into corner OF the par.
gel to satisfy myself that.its contents
were OF filmy black silk--and they
were! i went no further; not for all
the gold OF what's-its-name would /
have profancd the package With fur.
Their investigation. ,tst ~
why, sir, don't think you. need
be worrying but what. they're all
right" and the big policeman nodded
confidently: I'm fact there don't seem
tosbe no damage AZ all" He added
meditatively: (which is some won.
'der,f considering how we. had ITO
rYcngh- house FOXY Grandpa before we
softened him down I'm his cell tn
sother night" Here his,cneeks swelled
and he sent q long aheaf Of brown
liquid at d grasshopper on the freshly
whitened door-stohes--and got II, too,
neatly missing the polished toe OF
jenkins boot mo. sir! e--emphatic-
ally--"I don't think you'il be hearing
any boiler from your lady friend when
she goes to-ch, wharf.-the stared
at Jenkins blankly, for jenkins had
coughed-"Oh. excuse me and his
big hand lifted alphabetically to his
mouth. while bis eyes rolled upward.
What lust meant was that | know
they're all to the good; went all
over emit n
3"Oh!" I na,ittered, turning rather
faint. dropped the parcel and Jen-
tkins picked 1T UP. BY Jove, for A mo-
rnent, he came jolly near having to
pick me upl too / WAS that shocked
and ;prostratedll MI L,
''8 THE only, tting-the, only thirg
atall--" had 10 walt through An ason.
iziag moment whils his tongue
gathered MIS- wad and peremptorilr
expelled it, this time enlitenihg the
cold, dead uonotony OF the silvcr-gray
macadam-"was her--I mean, was tho
~ p
pants" 10 ifss,.1a ,st,
"Ah-h!" put my hand TO my sido
and looked at Jenkins appeaiingiy,
hut he was looking upward, his eyes
kind of cast over like birds; the
lines OF his mouth frightened to an
arch-and / knew he was suffering
too! But we must try to stand 1t q
little. longer-just q little. 2,4 .
Through one instnnt's respite. Mr..
'0'Keefes thick. tongue was occupied
In striving to Rlutenize the entire
wrapper of a much crushed and awful
,ly yellow cigar. Then he separated a
mouthtul from the end and proceeded
II did notice with the legs, that
ons OF 'em was Just a bit longer than
tn other. and down at the station We
was wondering if" the brown head
of cracking match drew long,
curving what.you.callit on the smooth,