New Ulm review., 1912-09-25

way7" queried Mr.. Kelly, % tho coffee
pot was borne In.
II sure did that" grinned the He
brew. HE wanted to stop and argue
at the street door, but give him tho
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 como back" said Mr..
Kelly. mot round here, anyways. but
/ got a 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 any 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 It.
every line from the start to now, and I
know you won't let it 60 any further.
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 I could turn trick
said he had read about my reputa-
tion in magazine. If ever catch
the stiff. that wrote it, him and me
will go to the floor, for it's made me
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 stun
that they'd stolen from the Japanese
embassy at Washington, would be in
Doyers street before long, and that
he'd make it 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, I 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 time1
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 al 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 pipe-dream.
He meant we'll 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 Solano-
"how did you come to change your
mind?"
The Italian smoked half q cigarette
before he vouchsafed reply.
"This is the first time," said Mr..
Kelly, that ever double crossed any
body. # 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. Be-
sides, this seemed easy money for q
job where l couldn't fall-wouldn't
even have to hire lawyer to look out
for the finish. It looked all o. X. 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? I 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 I
to myself. Then I thought some more.
Just now, there's q lot Of trouble be-
tween this government and Japan.
isn't there? And Jap spies are work
ing overtime all through the country.
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