The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-12-27

you've had close call all right,
said he want something to brace
you? | can send right upstairs and
get you anything you like. No? That's
all right. il you are on the water
wagon. but you've been through some
nerve-shaking stuff, and you need a
| little invigorator. Tell you what
| III 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 II the
| boys had wished to refuse. They had
no desire 10 refuse his friendly
! profers, for that matteS-both on
! them, with the danger past, found
themselves unstrung and shaky. The
Italians offer OF coffee and steaks ar.
| pealed at once, and ii was only
! few minutes before the Jewish youth
superintended the setting of the table
DID you see the Jap gent on his
| way querieG Mr.. Kelly, as the coffee
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. Not round here, anyways, but
| got notion he'll try to get TO you
fellows while you are on your errand.
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 aLy special subject while
the meal was IN progress but when
the feast was finished Mr.. Kelly, light
ing up a cigarette. began his work OF
explanation.
I'll tell you fellows all about Il,
every line from the start to now, and
It's like 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 If 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 90 TO the floor, for it's made ms
a lot of trouble-still, it made me
some Easy kale this evening, SO
oughtn't to get sore about It.
Anyway, Mr. Yazimoto tells me
that two crooks, with a lot of stuff
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 were all Japs in Chinese
clothes. OF 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 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 1t to those yellow
mokes," said Mr. Kelly. They are
long ways wiser than we give em
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 he want
ed?"
"Oh. that was all understood" ex-
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 ou. 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 pipe-dream
He meant we'll by you-didn't 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 So,ano-
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. II give my word that settles
it. 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