The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-16

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Hell never come back" said Mr..
Kelly. Not round here. anyways. but
/ got a notion he'll try to get to you
fellows while you are on your erTand.
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
and coffee. and the hospitable Mr.. Kel-
ly seemed delighted at the enthusiasm
shown by his guests. There was no
discussion Of aEv special subject while
the meal was in progress, but when
the feast was finished Mr. Kelly. light
ing up cigarette. began lis work Of
explanation.
I'm tell you fellows all about It.
every line from the start TO now. and
know you won't let Il go any further.
It's Ike this: I'm in the backroOm 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 IL / could turn a trick
said he had read about my reputa-
ton In a magazine II ever catch
the stif that wrote it. him and me
viii go TO the floor. for it's made me
lot Of trouble-still. It made me
some easy kale this evening. so I
oughtn't to get sore about it.
Anyway. Mr. Yazimoto tells me
that two crooks. with a 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 EN-. See the frame-up? He ar
ranged for the mob scene Those
Chinks we're all Japs in Chinese
clothes. OF course. don't know how
he was wise that you two would be
along so soon. or how he knew you'd
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 If he had managed to cling
on our track. how could he be posted
far enough ahead to have things ready
for our receptiOn?"
Got TO give it to those yellow
mokes." said Mr.. Kelly. They are a
long ways wiser than we give EN-
credit for. and they can do things that
we can't even understand. One time
| knew a 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 ne want
ed?"
"Oh, that was all understood" ex.
planned Mr.. Kelly After you had
given him all he was after, you would
both be put in a 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 swellest kind of a pipe-dream.
He meant well by you-didnt want to
have you hurt if it 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 a cigarette
before he vouchsafed reply
This is the first time" said Mr..
Kelly, that | ever double-crossed any
body. If give my word, that settles
II. A mutt that double-crosses people
that trust him won't get far in this
world, and I've played straight Re-
sides, this seemed easy money for a
lob where | couldn't fall-wouldn't
even have to hire lawyer to look out
for the finish. 1t looked all o. K. to
me. especially when the Jap paid me
in advance. and | carried It through.
Then, when we got you bagged and
slowed, something seemed to hit me
In the thought tank. You two didn't
look like the kind OF people the Jap
had any right to bother. see? don't
often make mistakes when | size up
men-not even when it's in a hurry
and with bag going over their heads.
Something wrong here thought
to myself. Then | thought some more
Just now, there's lot of trouble be-
tween this government and Japan.
isn't there? And Jap spies are work.
ing overtime all through the country,
aren't they? This yellow man. thinks
Kelly. is pulling something that is full
of nerve, but hadn't ought to come
through. Mind you, boys. have to
dope this out fast. and while the lit
tie man is right with me
Il walked through the cafe up
stairs, with MIR. Yazimoto alongside
me. giving me new bunk about how
1t was to get some cipher
or other OF you, me pretending to
give him close attention, but begin
ming to figure out that there would
have to be flipfiop and new turn
of the cards. Suddenly the door
a few inches-and in
sailed a little white envelope. picked
it up. opened the door again, and
looked out into Doyers street. Who
ever threw the envelope had made
getaway in the crowd The envelope
was addressed to me- all right, and as
| opened It Mr.. Yazimoto edged up
close to rubber
You win excuse me, Mr.. Yazimo
TO-. said |, but this note is very per
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