The Washington herald., 1912-01-17

you like Nor That's all right. II you
are on the water wagon, but you've been
| through some nerve-shal0ing stuff, and
you need a little invigorator. Tell you
what-rH have some coffee and some
good thick steaks brought down here:
we can eat on this table, and l can tell
you the whole story without any rubber
necISs horning in
There was no chance 60 decline the
hospitality OF Mr.. Kelly, even II the boys
had wished TO refuse. They had no desire
to refuse his friendly proffers. for that
matter-both Of them, with the danger
past, found themselves unstrung and
shaky The Italians offer Of coffee and
steaks appealed at once, and 1t was only
| few minutes before the Jewish youth
superintended the setting OF the table.
did you see the Jap gent on his wayT'
queried Mr.. Kelly, as the coffee pot was
borne in.
n sure did that" grinned the Hebrew.
'IIe wanted to stop and argue at the
street door. but / give fim the circus
hand and out lie went, still catcalling.
He's one sore guy, and wen have TO
waSch cut for his smoke II we amt care
full"
Hell never come back" said Mr..
Kelly Not round here, anyways, but
1 got a notion he'll try TO get to you
fellows WIlle you are on NbuT
Keep your lamps open. and don't forget
TO lock up the back door nights
Five young Inen OF excellent appetites
fell earnestly upon the steaks and cof-
fee, and the hospitable Mr.. Kelly seemed
delighted at the enthusiasm shown by
his guests. There was no discussion OF
any special subject while the meal was
in progress, but when the feast was I'm
ished Mr.. Kelly, lighting up a cigarette,
haGan b{s u-ork Of awnlana tiOn
''rll tell you fellows all about it, every
line from the start to now, and j know
you won't let II go any further. It's like
this: I'm in the back room OF my cafe,
upstairs here, when this Japanese duck
comes in-oh, along about an hour be-
fore you made the acquaintance OF the
place. He introduces himself as Mr..
Yazimoto, and asked me IL could turn
trick-said he had read about my repu-
tation in a magazine. II / ever catch
the stif that wrote II, him and me will
go to the floor, for it's made me a lot Of
trouble-stiIl. IL made me some easy kale
this evening, so l oughtn't to get sore
about IL.
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 IL worth
good money to snare EN-. See the frame
up? He arranged for the mob scene.
Those Chinks were all Japs in Chinese
clothes. OF course, l 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 # ne 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 'em credit for, and
they can do things that We can't even
understand. One time I knew a party
well, IN tell you that one some other
time Too busy now. Anyhow, this YAH
moto 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 So
lano. But what was TO be done with
us after the Jap got all he wanted%'
"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 upstairs now.