The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-12-14

at is Arthur's handwriting"
'em long enough to see that n was
addressed to ] Perry, PIP Clark street.
Chicago"
Chicago" cried David excitedly
You must give me that address. Dick"
1.-The other was to John Brainard.
Richmond" went on Dick ~imperturba
bly,. Know him?'
"He runs a gambling house there"
I'm not fool enough to monkey with
Unc.e Sam, so | didn't attempt to open
the letters. It's a bad game, fooling
with the government. They always
get you. Anyway, l had found out all
| wanted, so | let him drop 'em In the
office. | took the first train to Rich
mond and hung around Brainard's
place for a day and a half. playing 8
little, but watchin' the boss most OF
the time. The second day your uncle
came in loaded for keeps. Him and
Brainard went into a side room. When
they came out later on l was standin'
close by. Your uncle says this to him:
Let me know the minute he gets here.
that's all. He's sure to come sooner or
later, curse him. Then he went away.
Nothing more for me to do but to tai
a train for the great and only Van
Slye's. Here l am, and, joey. here's
that envelope you took from David
and hid so carefully In the lining Of
your satchel. Also, David, permit me
to restore to you your fathers watch
and your mothers Hey, don't b.ub-
Der like that!'
The tears were streaming down Da-
was kissing the precious bits of metal
the narrator had dropped upon the
table.
You are perfectly wonderful, Dick"
said Ruby.
ut wasn't anything much" he NUT
tered as he clasped her hand.
But. Dick, you blooming idiot. don't
you see wot you've doneY' cried Joey
in perplexity. you've put the villain
on is guard. You've queered every
thing for David He'll
Sure" put in Casey. kicking the leg
of the table ~viciously. Hell get hold
of tina niger and find out you've lied
like q s~ailor-that's what he'll do"
Il must go to Isaac Perry in Chicago
before 1t Is too late," said David.
Now, just hold your horses. all OF
you. | know more about this particu-
lar line Of business than you do. In
the first place, Frank Jenison is scairt
stiff. | bet he's been lookin' for me to
drop in on him every day to claim the
swag, or fetch an officer from Wash
ington. He don't know just where he
stands. If I'd ha' stayed around there
he'd have q chance TO get me-. He
could even go so far as to give me
the money. Or he'd probably put a
bullet In me. But don't you see my
idea? I'm lettin' him worry Worry
is the greatest thing the guilty man
has to fight against. femme tell you
that. II nearly always breaks 'em
down. He finds I'm gone. He waits
for me to come back. I don't come.
He goes nearly crazy with anxiety and
dread. See? Well. in time his nerves
go keriop. He'll see ghosts and he'll
see scaffclds. Cause whv-he knows
I0efe II IelieT WduueTl1B dTouuu
somewhere that's on to him. Seer"
"By cricky. you're right" cried Joey.
leaning to his feet. II can just see i'm
now"
But when he sees Perry and finds
out" protested Ruby. twisting her
fingers.
"Ill leave 1t to David. who knows
Isaac Perry in and out. and ask II he
thinks his uncle Frank will believe a
word the Niger tells him after all I've
laid up before him. Isaac Perry can
tell the truth from now to doomsday
and Jenison won't believe him. I've
fixed Isaac proper. What Jenison
wants now Is to get hold OF key and
beat his brains out. And. femme tell
you this. on the word of an expert
enced gentleman. that lie Just about
what is going to happen. You let two
skunks like that get wise to each
other and something desperate is
bound TO come of. Yes. Stree. I've
fixed Isaac. It's In the air. II he es-
canes alive he'll he lucky"
But ! need him to establish my in
nocence," cried David.
Ito be eontinuedl