The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-16
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brought him like { true hunting
hound into this room!
Haggerty blew out thick clouds
OF smoke, then sucked II In CRATE
fully.
"All my fault" repeated Craw-
ford. I've made a criminal out
of an honest man"
Don't you worry about that"
treasured Haggerty. Let me tell
you something. We're all crimi-
nails, only some OF us go through
without provocation r opportu-
nifty. Get me?"
The others nodded.
We'll, nobody puts his hand
int another mans jewel-box for
tn sport of it-unless he's a rich
man like you, Mr.. Crawford. an
wants an exciting joke. Whata
you know about Mason before you
hired him?"
Crawford thought for a mo-
ment.
Nothing. If | recall IL. he came
to me without recommendations. f"
"Uh-huh. Haggerty turne
round his cigar luxuriously.
How'd YOU know he wasn't off
color when you hired him."
why, man. he's had a thou
sand chances to rob me, of big
sums, too. over there. Joint let
ters-of-eredit for thousands, and
loose money besides"
An in a minute the whole
worlds know he did it," observed
Haggerty. mo; our man ain't
that kind. Saw his chance when
you fooled with tn safes. He had
some patience. believe me-"
But why, why? lie had
twelve hundred the year and all
his expenses. and no family
Where's your motive?"
Listen here. Man an women
commit murder an robbery for
two things, nothing else; for love
an stakes t gamble with. Think
1t over. 1t all comes down L that.
There amt anything else. Love
all n STACK o chlDS.
II amt one o. those philosophi-
cal guys, Mr.. Crawford: I'm talk
Ing from experience. know more
about actual life I'm one minute
than these books guys with ten
Carnegie Libraries stacked behind
'em. You might add jealousy
but that's only love turned wrong
side out. Love an chips ii is"
s. Gravely Crawford took out his
poker winnings.
What's that for?" asked Hag-
gerty.
"Twenty-four hours" begged
Crawford; for feel like a Grim.
inal myself. Twenty-four hours. >
The poor mani" said the girl
timidly touching Haggerty's arm
IF | took that money 1t would
not be fair t you, sir. Twenty.
four hours'll do him no good
They're hunting for him all ovei
town now--every railroad, every
boat, ferry, street car, cab. From
coast t. coast, north an south too;
tomorrow there won't be a town
as small as your fist where they
won't be looking for him. An
he's easy. No ordinary fiz. Ann
| have his thumb printn, tn best
photo going.
| "Th' newspapers guy us a lot,
but we go right along just tn
same. When a man really gets by
us it's suicide or graft L some
guy higher up than yours truly.
How do you know there amt a
woman back of 1t, or that he was
not a secret gambler? An now
you'll have to put over your sail
ing an give evidence"
81 can do that very WE'LL" re-
piled Crawford, drawing the girl
to him again.
"Never mind me-" said Hag-
gerty. I've been through all that
TIL only thing that gets my goat
is tn splitting up of tn rewards
six ways for Sunday, unless" =
with sudden alertness-"unlese
tn loot is hidden in tn trunks
somewhere, ready t. sell T. some
4 niger over there who amt par.
ticular. Hey? Keen idea. No
beaten trick for his"
Let us go to work at once, >
said Crawford; Are you cold?'
to the girl.
mo. I'm never going to be
cold any more. Kiss me. l don't
care"
Crawford looked at Haggerty
who suddenly found interest in his
cigar; at Forbes, who calmly
turned his back.
And as Haggerty's gaze trailed
off the end of his cigar, he saw
the merry winking shoe-buttons
The cigar went through the win
dow.
Say! do you wear OIL shoes
when you go scouting round for
mummies?"