Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

BODIED i'll for the future even if he did sue
ceed in inducing the widow to invest money
lin his scheme.
"I guess he's swindler," thought Lapido-
witz. " If he gets any money bet don't
get cent of it. He's too smart for me.
I'm losing time.
"There he is now" said voice, and,
looking up, Lapidowitz beheld Milken the
proprietor, pointing him out to a stranger.
The stranger, who wore big shoes and held
AN unlighted cigar between his teeth, adj
vanced toward Lapidowitz's table, ordered
ia drink and seated himself opposite the
schnorrer.
"Lapidowitz? he asked.
That's my name," said the schnorrer.
."Who are you?
The man looked at him long and intently
and then, slowly drawing back the lapel
of his coat revealed shining badge that
Immediately made Lapidowitz feel nervous.
Then, after looking carefully around the
room to make sure that he was not observed,
the stranger half drew from his hip pocket
the handle of a revolver. Lapidowitz
shuddered
care you wiser" asked the man.
"Wh-wh-what do you want? II didn't
do nothing!" stammered Lapidowitz.
II amt saying you did and amt say
ing you didn't" said the man. But I'm
from headquarters and I'd advise you not to
try and fool me. What's the game?"
1.-THE game? Wh-what game?" asked
Lapidowitz, his teeth chattering.
None o that! None O that!" cried the
detective. whats up between you and
One-eyed Sam? And where is he?"
"One-eyed Sam? You mean Jake Green
baum, the man with the glass eye?
The detective grinned. "That's the lad.
A rose by any name is just as sweet. But
let me in on the game, or I'll have t take
we doWn-to town"
Lapidowitz told the entire story, and it
required no great intelligence to realize that
he was telling the truth. In his eagerness
to free himself of all completely with the
one-eyed man Lapidowitz spoke SO rapidly
that he almost choked upon the torrent of
his own words. He told how Jake had en-
ticed him into becoming a shadChen and
how earnestly he had tried to arrange a
match between the one-eyed rascal and the
widow. And he told of Jake's financial
transactions how he had compelled
the schnorrcr to ask for money every day
and had then given him the money to deposit
in the bank. The detective grinned.
II always knew Sam was slick, but that's
about the slickest game | ever heard of.
When dye see him again?"
Hope springs eternal in the human
breast but, sometimes, it springs more
quickly than at other times. 1t never
sprang more quickly than it did in Lapido-
Wits breast at that moment.
"Let me see!' he pondered, gazing in
tently at the ceiling. Tomorrow at two
o clock he will be at Bendel's with the lady,
and | got to rush in and ask him to let me
have forty dollars.
"Now look here" said the detective.
1--WE got a warrant for his arrest. I'll
be there at two o'clock sharp. Maybe I'll
get there a few minutes earlier. | know
you and got your telephone number.
Are we wise? If you say one word to him
or tip him off beforehand yell be in the
lookup in half an hour"
"Mister!" exclaimed Lapidowitz, lay
ing his hand upon his heart. give you
my sacred honor! | swear on my grand
fathers grave! | swear on the Torah and
the Talmud won't tell him word! If you
only knew what pleasure it gives me to
see him go to Jail you would trust me. !"
81 trust ye me boy said the detective.
Because if we go back on me I'd catch we
on the East Side of Jerusalem!
At one o'clock the following afternoon
lake and the widow were seated at table
in Bendel's restaurant.
"Now I'll tell you what | decided to do,
Jake was explaining. tI'm going to put
fifty thousand into the scheme, and I'm let
ting a millionaire friend of mine in for