The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
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toward Narkom. he had not taken the
superintendeut into his confidence TO
the extent of either writing or cabling
lust when he might be expected to ar
rive in England again after he had SO
successfully concluded the AFFAIR OF the
Americanized Jew and the smuggling
of the Amsterdam diamonds past the
United States customs. He wrote 70
DoIlops, who, taking time by the fore
lock, had packed up what was required
and hurried down to Liverpool a good
three days earlier than was necessary.
That was how he came to get in touch
with the persons concerned in the case
in question and was in a position to
bring it to his masters notice.
"Gov'ner, I amt a sayin' how glad l
am to see you again, sir, because there
aren't words enough in the English
language to do it." was the way in
which he prefaced the matter while
helping CIeek. in a private room at the
AdeIphi Hotel. to make such prepara-
tions as were necessary for the pro-
posed holiday. But sometimes. as
you're no doubt aware. sir-bein' aware
of most everythin' bless yer cart
sometimes, sir. a body has two kinds OF
gladness over seein' of another body
after they've been away. which is glad
to see 'em for themselves. sir, and glad
to see 'em for the sake of other par
ties"
''HuIloar calculated Cleek. giancinE
up from the business of tying a shoe
lace, been promising my services to
somebody. you young vagabond?"
Not exactly a promisin' Of 'em, sir,
i wouldn't never go so far as that.
Cov'ner. But-Tve made so bold as to
say. sir, that if the gent will be at a
certain place at a certain time this even
in. which place is here, sir. and will
send up his name to me-
We'll done. Master Precaution." in
terrupted CIeek with a laugh. so
there's no fear of anybody in this ho-
tel suspecting that Mr.. George Head
and on the guest book is other than
What he appears?"
NO. sir. But the gent himself
Knows"
so 1 suppose Well. what is it all
about. and how did you come to get
mixed up with it?"
Through a party. sir. wot I met at
the theater the first night as 1 come
here, and which I got sort of pally
with He was a sittin' next to me in
the pit, sir, and a readin' summink in a
newspaper whilst we was all a waitin'
for the show to begin. leans over and
takes a peep at it; and when sees Wot
1t was-well. so 'eIp me, gov'ner L was
fair bowled. 1t was about you, sir.
Another Mystery Probe6 by the Amaz-
ing CleekT was wot it said on the cad
of the thing, and it was about how you
found out who'd murdered the old
where them blessed silva stones was
hid. I give such jump when see
that that the feller as was readin' of
it looked around and see me a starin'
at the paper Fair caution. that Cleek.
amt he? says he. Fancy him findin'
them things when they was hid like
that! Do you think he's got second
sightT No. says L He amt lost his
first yet-he amt old enough"
How do you know thatT says he,
sharp like You amt never met him,
have you?' A deal of times says 1;
and 1 expect to meet him a deal more.
There aren't no mystery as he can't get
to the bottom Of 1 says, and there
aren't nuffink hidden wot he can't find.
Amt there? says he. half laughin, half
dismal like. Lay you a tanner could
fetch him to some one wot'd give him a
teaser and put him up a gum tree in
Icss'n o time. Silk dyer 1 am by trade.
but on account of business a fallin' of,
Blench's-where I used to work-has
laid me off with a hundred and twenty
others. You know Blench's, don't you?
he says. Big silk spinners and manu-
facturers over Grove way-"Blench's
fadeIess tints." See it advertised in all
the papers UP to six months ago. Pale
pinks, blues. delicate greens and
mauves: warranted to stand all chemi-
and to retain their original delicacy
undiminished and unfaded until worn
to rags" Well. they did once. but they
don't no more and that's why business
has fell of. On account Of that, and
me bein' out of work so long. glad I
was to earn an honest penny by doin'
of odd jobs for a young gent. who'd
give this ere Cleek enough to keep him
guessin' for one while 1 promise you.
And he would too, only he aren't got
the moneysto pay no such high flyer as
him.
AT. that, sir. I got rufled a bit
Money don't never count with limits
the case as he thinks Of says 1.
We'll, maybe he'll be able to an
swer three little questions without a
bit of worryin' over 'em, then. Maybe
he'll be able to tell Sir Harmon BIench
wot made "Blench's Fadeless Tints'
begin to fade from the eleventh day of
last March just because a dead man
said they shouldn't last beyond that
dste-and didn't Maybe he'll be able
to tell who a chap spent the evenin'
with when he called at an empty house
TO see a gent who was 5000 miles away
at the time. And maybe it'll be jist
chiId's play for him to tell what be-
came of a man who turned a summer
sauIt I'm the sight of three people and