The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-01-02


al night most. They told him at the
tavern I'd gone away. up to Washing
IN TO consult the president about
something, but that Id be back In two
eaya- l never saw a man look SO
wnite as ne did when he rode past the
place where l was hiding on his way
oack home. hung around the post
once all day. knowing just As sure Is
shootin that he'd write to the niger.
Wherever he was. Sure enough. about
= O'Clock up comes the darky that had
edmitted me the day before. bringing
. couple OF letters.
ne stuck 'em in his pocket while he
hitehed his horse to the rack. bump
Cd into him accidental like. 'Nough
sasd. minute later he was lookin'
everywhere on the ground fur his let
tiers. and he was scairt. too. Ill tell
you that I went back and asked him
II ne was lookin' for his letters He
eaad he was. said. You dropped
ON In the wagon reached In and
MADE believe to pick 'em up. I'd had
EN- long enough to see that one was
addressed to l. Perry. 212 Clark street.
Chicago"
Chicago" cried David excitedly.
you must give'me that address. Dick
The other was to John Br.inard.
Richmond" went on Dick, imperturba-
bly,. Know him?"
He runs q gambling house there"
TIN not fool enough to monkey with
Uncle Sam. SO didn't attempt to open
the letters, It's a bad game. fooling
with the government They always
get you. Anyway. had found out all
wanted. so let him drop 'em in the
o0cs. ! took the flrst train to Rich
mond and hung around Brainard's
place for = day and a half. playing a
little. but watchin' the boss most of
the time, The second day your uncle
came In loaded for keeps. Him and
Brainard went into side room. When
they came out later on I was standin'
close by. Your uncle says this to him:
Let me know the minute he gets here
that's all. He's sure to come sooner or
later. curse him Then he went away
My Job was over. I'd laid the fuse.
Nothing more for me to do but to take
. train for the great and only Van
Slye's. Here l am. and. Joey. here's
that envelope you took from David
and hid SO carefully In the lining Of
your satchel. Also. David. permit me
to restore to you your fathers watch
and your mother's- Hey. don't blub
Der like that"
The tears were streaming down Da-
vid's cheeks. He had snatched up and
was kissing the precious bits Of metal
the narrator had dropped upon the
table.
"You are perfectly wonderful. Dick. :"
said Ruby
at wasn't anything much" he NUT
tered as he clasped her hand.
"But, Dick. you blooming idiot. don't
you see wot you've done?" cried Joey
in perplexity. You've put the villain
on is guard. You've queered every
thing for David. He'll"
Sure" put in Casey. kicking the leg
of the table viciously. He'll get hold
of that nigger and find out you've lied
like sailor-that's what he'll do"
Il must go to Isaac Perry in Chi
cago before 1t is too late" said David.
Now, Just hold your horses. all of
you. know more about this particu-
lar line of business than you do. In
the first place, Frank Jenison is scairt
stiff bet he's been lookin' for me to
drop in on him every day to claim the
swag, or fetch an officer from Wash
ington. He don't know Just where he
stands. II I'd ha' stayed around there
he'd have a chance to get me. He
could even go 80 far as to give me
the money. Or he'd probably put a
bullet in me. But don't you see my
idea! I'm lettin' him worry. Worry
is the greatest thing the guilty man
has to night against. iemme tell you
that. 1t nearly always breaks 'em
down. He finds I'm gone. He waits
for me to come back. I don't come.
He goes nearly crazy with anxiety and
uTehu. oCc. wen, LII tiAhc Aio HCl VCd
go kerfop. He'll see ghosts and he'll
see scafolds. Cause why he knows
there's a feller wandering around
somewhere that's on to him See?"
BY cricky, you're right" cried Joey,
leaping to his feet II can just see i'm
now"
But when he sees Perry and finds
out" protested Ruby. twisting her
fingers.
I'll leave 1t to David, who knows
Isaac Perry in and out, and ask If he
thinks his uncle Frank will believe .
word the niger tells him after all I've
laid up before him. Isaac Perry can
tell the truth from now to doomsdaf
and Jenison won't believe him. I've
fixed Isaac proper. What Jenison
wants now is to get hold Of Ikey and
beat his brains out. And. lemme tell
you this, on the word Of an expert
enced gentleman. that Is just about
what is going to happen. You let two
skunks like that get wise to each
other and something desperate is