The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20

always ready Ia crack "A Joke or pu
himself out 20 do any one favor. Low
ering his eyes. he saw nm elderly gen
tleman sitting opposite him looking a
him, Ned thought rather disappearing
ly. AS Ned rend his thoughts they wer,
something like this:
The young man opposite. Judging b,
the fashionable cut of his clothes. /,
passing that age when his tailor is his
most intimate friend. He looks as he
and probably CANDLES" 81.
or course. Ned made this up, but the
fact remains that disapprobation was
! plainly marked OH the gentleman's
cOuntenance. Ned, who was full of Old
Nick. was minded TO shock the man.
Leaning forward, he said confidentially
IL know place where there's a small
game going on. wouldn't mind taking
you around II you like"
The man gave him whitening look,
turned, showing as much OF his back as
possible and made no reply. Ned took
the rebuff good naturedly and was
thinking how to follow up his shocking
process without running the Yisk OF be-
ing turned over 10 the police when the
gentleman pushed the button. the cav
stopped. and he got out. When Ned
next turned his glance TO where the
gentleman had been sitting he saw a
fat wallet lying OH the seat. -s
That comes Of no button on the hip
picket" said Ned, who had once lost a
pocketbook from that cause; and. talk
ing up the wallet. he left the car and
ran after the owner. Unfortunately,
the man was not to be seen The next
thing TO be done was to examine the
contents to learn IL there was any ad-
dress within. Ned came upon a singu.
lar bit OF information. He found card
on which was written: This is the
body Of Archibald Crane. president of
the til National bank. In case OF ac-
cident illness or death telephone the
bank, also my house. No. 742 Lincoln
street"
How easy 1t is" unused Ned, ito
read character from the appearance.
Any one would know that was Just
the kind of man to put such "A notice In
his pocketbook. But what's this?'
From another division OF the, wallet
he took some bank bills folded to-
gether. There We're five of them
three twenties, a fifty and ten, in all
$3.50 There was another roll of ones
and twos. making up 81 more.
~ reckon I'll give the old gentleman
a chance to worry a BIT" unused Ned.
''Ill telephone tomorrow at his home
after he's gone TO the bank or to the
bank after he's gone. home Perhaps
I'll get some fun out of the old crank
after all"
So he pocketed his md and thought
no more about II till the next niornfng,
when he fancied the man he wanted |
was not at home; then after looking |
In telephone directory he called up
MIR. Cranes residence. A very soft !
voice asked. i'What is it,"
us Mr.. Crane at homer ist !
mo; he's gone to the banksIoId 81
Perhaps you had better call mp the i
bank and ask II he is there"
After some questioning as to the
cause of this suggestion the lady
to do as advised, nfter which |
she called the telephone number that !
Ned had given her , He was waiting
and said:
II didn't wish to scare any one. so |
d sk IN
sure yourself that he Is all right. I've |
found his body"
Found his body. My goodness gra-
,ious!"
"Oh. you know he's all right"
eyes"
swell. what shall do with his
body?",
what does all this mean? Who are
your"
I'm Edward Bromley"
There was q pause when the voice |
asked where Mr. Bromley was, and |
ne replied that he was ut the Univer-
'lty club and asked whom he had the
honor Of speaking with and received
he information that he was speaking
with Miss Hester Crane. Mr.. Archi.
bald Cranes daughter
well" continued Ned, "I've found
pOcketbook with about $12O and a
ard giving Instructions what to do i
with Mr.. Cranes body IL found dead
,r something"
'You don't mean IT,?
81 certainly do"
II know papa is bit peculiar, but I
1idn't think he would put anything
Ike that in his pocketbook."
I'm In quandary about the return
II the money"
"How so?"
swell. ! saw Mr.. Crane sitting oppo-
lite me In trolley car looking ut me
'ather severely. My neck scarf didn't
seem to please him or a snake ring l
wore on my little finger l thought I'd
shock him and asked him IL he'd like
% go where small game was going
IN" 81. i
A ripple OF laughter came over the
)hone ut this. then the reply, "You
couldn't have done anything more cal
'ulated to turn papa against you" -.
"That's just II. Now. supposing he
|nows that | have his portmonnaie. 10
o he'll think picked his pocket"
How can he assume that IL you re-
urn everything just as you found it,"
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