Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
The Daily Story
Trapping Crook---By Donald Chamberrn
Copyrighted. 1914. by Associated Literary Bursa.

came out Of the room attires !.
nary dress. ~ Oh
do you know himr 1 asked n.
all the evening" =
Have your permission IA
him.? " sre
q sceneT xai
/ Certainly. Wen take him sox, .
back stairway" D
The man we were talklno a.
seeing US recoiled. At first h. ~.
disposed to go back into the roo- -. 4.
which he had emerged, but 80. ..s
cred this move and came on &C., A
] looked an order to my men :
him, and in a jiffy be was fus,,.s :. !.
rear staircase, down 1t and out s...s',
door. I told the men tina. -.
join them presently at the nor.s =. =
ton and they must not let bin, -. -
anything away, especially the No.
he carried under his arm. Thor
down the front stairs with the h..
We met the Hon. Clifford p,ds,..
at the foot Of the stairs. Al th.,
ment the man arrested shou,ed -,
the rear Of the house, syou ~.
you've spoiled''- A door was -
preventing any more from being h.s..
Whats the trouble?" asked Il.
Radcliffe.
only thief In the house b.,,.
taken to a police station" replied 4,
host I'm thankful that his cry va,
not heard in the rooms"
"Indeed" said the EngIishmap sr-.
often thought what a fine chan,
thieves have to come into houses vbs,
functions are going on and steaLs
We've got this fellow, anyway. cn
ing so early. Mr.. RadcliffeT
Eyes; 1 must be going. You Lmsa
cans have been so kind to me sIpea
came over that I've been kept IN lsn
every night since I arrived here Ibg
you good night I've already taken
leave of your good wife"
IOOu night, mr.. hdQcliHe."
The Englishman went on upstsirx
remained with the host for a time Ia
instruct him in what he should do on
the morrow in appearing against III.
thief, telling him that we should prob.
ably find the mans bundle filed with
stolen goods. did not hurry because
there was no occasion to hurry and
the gentleman with whom was talk.
ing was constantly called upon with
GOOD night; have enjoyed your hospi-
tality immensely" Finally, having
said all wished to say and apologzed
for coming without an invitation I
babe him good night myself and went
up to the dressing room for my hat
and overcoat Then l left the house
for the police station.
I sailed into the station putting a
cigar / had lighted, feeling that had
done a nice bit of work. The prisoner
and his captors were waiting for me,
Is was the sergeant at the desk.
Are you sure" said the latter, shat
you hit the right manT
why do you ask?"
This man says he's a Scotland Yard
detective come over here to take back
/ British crook wanted for murder"
That's what 1 ham," said the prison.
II. I'm ere to git Hedward 'Ammer-
on, charged with the KILN O. '0ward
in Lunnon. l lad i'm all
light, unsuspectin'. Id put on plain
lothes and was goin' down to wait
Ioutside for i'm when you butted IN
nd spoiled my game. Hive lost IN
ow."
1t was like being doused with cod
yater.
Did you find nothing on himT
sked.
Not a thing except an evening sun
q the bundle"
"Who was your quarry" ! asked tns
risoner.
'aThe fellow as called 'imself CM'
ord Radcliffe"
I dashed to the phone. called up ny
ost of the evening and asked II us
ION. Clifford Radcliffe was still there
he reply came back that he had gone
nd I was asked If we had found ger
lin missing articles on the man naa
Then I knew that I had made tns
under of my life. After the arle
. the man who was laying for NM
le Hon. Mr.. Radcliffe had had plenty
{ time to help himself TO anythins
andy and walk leisurely away. MVir
-er. tbe arrest had given him warn'
q which he would surely heed. II,
ed. / had spoiled the game Oh .ne
an who had come over the water ~,
m. The culprit made his escape sn
far as know has not to TINS gay
zen taken
When I reported the result OF my e
oft to my chief he paid me my saia,i
date and discharged me. ! asAes
m If he didn't think 1t quite na'u
der the circumstances that l snouiu
we made the mistake l did ne
led that I was not hired to maas
istakes. but to take advantage Oh 'D'
Istakes of other persons. svs
| was constrained TO leave dete
,rk for some time after this eplsos
{ I afterward drifted back 10 u 20,
len / did adopted for my mo.lo
wv" So in the end my uistahe s.rs
In disguise. for I now nass
- ~ naver clapplng tns
acelets on a person without 0s
re I'm right.