El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28

Z counterfeiting which Fidd had helped
! 10 eEpOSe-haG recently returned 10
/ D., and met Fidd on the street
! and hailed him as q friend without
] suspecung that Fidd had been in any
! way responsible for his conviction
! Are you sure of that2' / asked.
sure O. What2"
sure that he doesn't suspect yOu2"
Sure.s you're BORN Fidd ElOaued-
I III tell you why He's offered TO let
l me in on a new game with m"
II see I said
"Yes'r. He's round here under the
name O. LAWS, an he's got $500 in
counterfeit oils. an he wants to sell
en- 70 me for $3.50 Giddap,
Hes a-scared TO circ'late il himself
cause ne 2-Sc0red that YOU feIers
are Watchln' him, see2 So he'll sell il to
me fer what he can get. He wanted
$500, an beatm down TO $3.50, SOS TO
look natural, SOS he wouldn't suspicion
me ben playin' IN. Giddap. Dolly
Il got the whole story. It's some O.
the money that they made tn other
time, an its ben buried under a pita-
-ta-bin in a cellar
Have you seen it2''
No, sir. He's too foxy to carry it
round on m But he says it's good
lOCkin' money. an 7 needn't take il If
don't like the look of il when he
passes it over. I needn't pay fer it, /
Kin give II back to him an keep my
When Is he to bring it to you 90
H Auu AlG4lEA marsh Comment
"He amt soin' TO bring il. That's
where he's foxy agen- Giddap. girl /
got to so down TO j. t0mOrrah af-
ternoon, an meet him at IN American
house, an close the deal That's why
i Ielegrapned fer you / gotta have
some one make tn arrest. Now here's
the way I Wanta handle it,"
You're sure that he has counterfeit
Wen, that's what I ben tellfn' YOU
He's had IL hid in the cellar. I got the
Wa0le story; 1 draWed il out"
How did you draw IL Out21
Why, KEEP quiet an let him talk"
f-dd explained, with pride Il didn't
say nOthiI' to give myself away.
played m along good an plenty. 1 got
the whole story
Well 1 announced my decision
you're about as much a detective as
that horse IN an antelope. I'm not 60
ing to waste any time with YOU. ]
went go to J. tomorrow, unles you
This was so sudden a blow to self
complacency that Fidd-staring at me
IN hurt amazement-even pulled up the
You're a joke" said. you
wouldn't know a cOunterfeiter if you
found one in your pOrridge. co ahead;
what are you stopping here fOr2'
He went ahead, pale but seIf-con-
trCled- OF course. he understood at
once that I was jealous of him-that I
wanted to get the credit of arrestiner
MS counterfelter, and intended to fix
things in my way so that he wouldn't
set a chance TO figure in the case at
all
Fidd swallowed hard. Wen he
said, i don't purtend to be a purfes-
SlOnal detective, but I got this Teller
Davis SOS we kin ketch m with the
goods on m, an I amt goin' to fight
about how it's done, neither. There
amt no call
IN the first place" 7 directed.
your not take any more money with I
way fare"
There amt no call fer To-
In the second place, yOuu not agree I
10 meet him anywhere but in q room /
In the hotel, and III have the adjoin- 1
ne room Then, when he hands over I
The money, you look through il and /
make sure that the check letters on /
he bills are the same on all Of them I
And, If they are. you take a fit of I
coughing, and I'll come in and arrest /
aim Do you understand"
oh, I understand all right. You !
Never mind what I think You do /
exactly what I tell you and yOu'u save
,east around and drive me back. What
rain do you take 10 J-?'
The 2-l0.'
Does Davis know?"
Il guess he Oughta- He told me TO
axe it."
We'll. do what he told you. Register
-I the american mouse III get the
DOM next to yours Don't try to speak
o me in j.
He'll have some one trailing you. Let
ne out at the bridge here. If I have to
walk, I don't need to be escorted by a
-Orse."
Burns and Fidd Take Journey.
The 2-1O to j. was an accom-
notation train Of uncomfortable day l
caches 1t was hot and dusty, and full
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