The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
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tied that 1 nearly dropped the pastel
was holding.
But the story did not begin there. 1t be
gan when 1 was returning from spending
an evening with some friends at Black.
heath. I came back by the Greenwich
tram. I had the vehicle to myself until II
was boarded by two men whom ] should
have described as of distinctly suspicious
appearance They sat in perfect silence
TIL one of them rose to get off, when the
other said to him in tones which were in.
audible to me:
Now, don't you make any mistakes
Elm Grove-back entrance. Got it rightf'
"of course I've got It right What dc
you take me for?'
The speaker had C large, square bag
made of what was apparently a piece OF
old red carpet 1t seemed to be fun OF
something which was so heavy that II
was all he could do I, carry It. The car
stopped. He got OF; the other man re-
manned. He was a square-faced, dark
visaged person: his cloth cap was pulled
close down over his head. As was the
case with the man who had just departed
there was nothing to screen his lips, &C
that to me the words which they had Ut
tered had been obvious.
Presently the car stopped again A po-
liceman got in. At sight Of him the man
started. The policeman shook. as well a
he could, the rain of his cape, then en-
ferad and toolr HE saat He Iooked abo,if
him. He saw the black-visaged man. and
the man saw him. Plainly they knew
each other. The man looked murder. The
policeman grinned-
so its you." he said. "I didn't know
you were out"
Gus fury.
Who asked sou what you knew7 You
mind your own affairs, and don't talk to
me when you'rs not wanted to. That's
not your duty. Your duty is to leave me
alone"
"An right, Chippy; no harm intended. ]
hope you'll keep out longer this time than
you did last
The man made no reply. I wondered
what had been the meaning of that refer
ence to s, Elm Grove, back entrance, and
what had been the contents Of that bag.
The car stopped in Westminster Bridge
Road. The three of US descended. !
should probably have forgotten the incl
dent had it not been for something which
happened not many days afterward, which
bro,y0hf n all hack "a INV y,ar,orv uvJff, q
rush. 80 80, ''rt
1 daresay il was q fortnight afterward
that was at Waterloo Station. There
had been a race meeting down the line
The race goers were returning; q cheap
train was in. 1 drew away from the horde
of men who all at once crowded the plat
form. AS I looked about me I noticed a
man in a fawn-colored overcoat 60 up to
a short and sturdy person. who, with his
legs wide apart, and his hat cooked on the
back Of his head, Immediately accosted
him. I saw quite distinctly what he said:
Hello. George! I've been waiting for
you. What luck?'
The other replied. He had had no luck;
he had not been within ten miles Of a
winner; he had come back broke The 9TH
er looked at him-he had a toothpick be-
tween his lips, which he shifted from side
TO side.
Then it's about time We did something,
amt it, George? As far as coin goes, I'm
about where you are. How about the girl?
We're ready for her"
She comes out of Holloway Prison to-
morrow morning a, s sharp, and I'm going
to be there to meet her."
Il suppose she'll be all rightr'
You bet she will; I'll see to that. She
does what tell her. or-she'n be sorry;
she will"
7TShe comes out tomorrow morning?
Perhaps she'd Better stay inside"
They won't keep her; not this time
time she makes moro OF q stay. When q
woman's really useful to you It's Just as
well to have her for once IN q while out
Of your way"
but this ones very young, amt she?"
IAN the better: you can work them cas-
Ter when they're young-and when they're
young they're so fond Of you, that makes
It easier still"
The two men grinned, and could have
struck them for It The man who had
been racing stood closer Up to the other
and showed him something which was in
his overcoat pocket What It was could
not see; but saw him say. in tones which
were clearly meant to reach the other
only:
Tive got little something here-out of
a lady's bag"
Seems to me you're always fond of
the ladies, George. suppose it's another
case Of s, Elm Grove-back entrance2"
Again the two men grinned.
The pair moved or to the refreshment
room. had been a spectator of one OF
those strange scenes OF which see more
than like. And again there. had been
that reference TO g, Elm Grove.-back en-
trance" 1 could guess at what was the
nature OF the something which the fellow
had in his overcoat pocket; but what
stuck in my mind-what hurt me most
were their illusions to the girl who. the
next morning, was coming out of Hol-
loway Prison. To what a fate she seemed
to be coIningi AS the short man had |
limited, she had much better stay inside. |
The fellow in the overcoat was, to a su-
k.a