The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-02

know. will give you as much money
as you have in your hand there. and
you have my word that you shall 60
quite free"
Your word" he replied, looking
more knowing than ever; that's a
ripping fine bank Of engraving TO so
on bail on. amt 1t? Who are you, and
how's your family?"
Let's stroll down the street, any
way you like" said l. land talk Of it.
Choose your own course, and then you
will be sure that | am alone"
He looked at me for minute,
walking slowly. Then suddenly he
stopped abruptly. and put his hand
upon pocket at his waist.
"Guv'ner," he said, LAY your fingers
on that; do you feel it? its a Colt,
ain't 1t? Well, If you want to get me
in on the bow, tell you III 60 the
whole hog, so you know"
Il assure you again that | have no
intention OF troubling you with any
thing but few questions; and
give you my word that anything you
tell me shall not be given against you
afterwards. It's the other man we
want to catch-the man who took the
green diamonds which were not
shams."
This thought was quite an inspira-
ESinp ua ppci6araI : for n ,,orapt
standing still under the lamp but at
last ne stamped his foot and whistled,
saying:
You want him, do you? Well, so do
|; and If could punch his head I'd
walk mile to do it. You come 10 my
room. guv'ner. and I'll take my chance
of the rest"
The way lay past the Chapel OF the
Trinity, and SO through many narrow
streets to one which seemed the cen.
ter OF particularly dark and unin-
viting neighborhood. The man. who
told me in quite an affable mood that
he name was Bob Williams, and that
he hoped to run against me at
Auteuil, had miserable apartment
l-on the third of house In this
dingy street: and there he took me,
Offering me half tumbler of neat
whisky, which, he went on to explain,
would knock flies" out of me- For
himself, he sat upon a low bed and
smoked clay pipe, while ! had an
armchair, lacking springs; and one
OF my cigars for obvious reasons.
We'll, old chap was that already
to him-"what can | tell you, and
what do you know"
Il know this much" said |: last
month the grave OF Nine. Brewer at
Raincy was rifled. The man who did
it stole necklace of green diamonds,
real or sham. but the latter, am
thinking"
''As true as gospel am the man
who took them. and they were sham,
and be damned to them"
We'll, you're pretty ruttian,"
said But what | want to know is,
how did you come to find out that the
stones were there. and who was the
man who got the real necklace made
for Nine, Brewer only few months
ago."
"Oh, that's what 3 Yu want to know.
is, It? Well, it's worth something, that
is; | don't know that he aint pard
of mine; and about no other necklace
amt heard nothing. You know a
blamed sight too much, 1t seems to me,
guv'ner"
That may be-" said |, "but you can
add to what know, and it might be
worth $50 to you"
"On the cushion?"
II don't understand"
well, on that table, them"
Scarcely. Twenty-Five now, and %
when find that you have told me the
truth"
Lets see the sinners"
| counted out the money on the bed
five English bank notes. which he
eyeu SuSplClOuSly.
May, his mark" he said, thumbine
the paper. Well, as I'm shifting for
Newmarket tomorrow that's not much
odds, If you're not showing the queer
on me"
do you think they're bad?"
"l'll tell you in moment; broken
e broken, watermark right; guv'ner
I'll put up with EN-. Now, what do you
want TO know"
Il want to know how you came tC
learn that the stones we're in Nine
Brewers grave?"
"A straight question. Well, | was
told by pal"
rs he here in Paris?"
ale ought to be; he told me his
name was Mougat, but found out
that 1t amt. He is chap that writes
for the papers and runs that rag with
the rum pictures in It; what do you
call 1t, Paris and something or other?'
Paris ct Londres," | ventured a
hazard.
"Ay. that's the thing; | don't reat
much of the lingo myself. but | CAV.
him tips at Longchamps last month
and we came back in dog cart to
gether. 1t was then that he put me
on to the stones and planted me with