The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-08


the small auadruped he called him. The
action sugsested that Charlie was strong.
Then. laying him nat across the board.
he ran his fingers through his victims
pockets with . swiftness and dexterity
which limited at much practice. He held
up . pocketbook.
Wen see what you have in this, sire
He proceeded to do 20. You may NOT
have . check book on you. sir. but YOU
do appear to have a check" He unfold
ed one which he had taken from the
pocketbook- Now. sir. pen and ink will
be given you. and you will I'LL I'D that
check In my favor for twenty-thres
thousand one hundred and fifty pounds,
at once. without any further nonsense
He picked him of the table and sat him
on a chair. 'Grifiths, where's a pen
and ink?" Those requisites were pro-
duced by Miss Parsons Here. sir. are
pens for you to choose from; md one
which suits your hand and fill up this
check. Try this one, sir. II you don't
take hold of IT,
1t was not necessary for Charlie to
finish his sentence, because Uncle Jack
did take hold. Charlie continued to play
s-c peAi " ne was dCCuSlOme0-
Now, sir. have you got well hold Of
that pen? Draw that check in favor of
Col Frederick Stewart for twenty-thres
thousand one hundred and fifty pounds.
put your usual signature at the bottom,
and leave IT open Why aren't you do
ing as / tell you. sir?''
LID rather not" stammered Uncle
Jack
Then you're a thief. sir. As il is the
custom in the part of the world in which
I was raised for a gentleman to shoot a
thief at sight. il you don't get q mova
on you and fill up that check. I'll put
the contents Of this gun inside you
Charlie, producing a revolver from
some part OF his person. pointed It as
Uncle Jack. whose .error was SO great
as to be almost ludicrous
Don't shoot! Don't shoot he walled.
TN draw the check"
He made haste to do as he was bid
Charlie checked his enthusiasm.
STEADY, sir. steady. or your handwrit-
ing will be all shsky. and you'll spoil
the check Just you fill up this check
without a SILVER or a shake. in your
usual handwriting. and you'll make a
friend OF me for life
Whether the prospect held out IN btu,
BY the others words charmed ITncI.
Jack I cannot certainIv saw. n. nI,.5 II,
the cbsck with what appeaned In he a
SURPRISINGLY steady hand The otbsr.
watched him. Charlie picked IN the
check when he had finished
TN see that IL is all right You k..,
him here all night" he said'. .Iu zo
I'D by the first train. II they max. .nv
fuss at the bank. III nut them ON to
the telephone. You see that he tells
them to cash IL They probabrv know
his voice. Only don't YOU let him play
the fool by seeming to hesitate.
iii make IL nv business to see to
hat" This was Poyntz, who smiled a,
he spoke Trust me. Hadn't you better
put him to bed straight OF, perhaps with
something which will help him sleep.'
There's no reason why we shouldn't;
We've done with him" Griffiths turned to
Miss Parsons. You can MANAGE q little
something, can't your"
Drawing a tiny bottle from, her cor
sage, Miss Parsons took from II what
seemed to be a minute slobuIe, which
she dropped into a glass, drowned in
whisky TO which she added soda. and
held 1t to Uncle Jack.
Drink that I'D. old man." she told
him. ITS a nightcap."
II seemed to me that the time had
ZONE for me to interfere. For a minute
Dr. so 1 had been conscious of certain
sounds without the house for which I
mad been waiting. While the dashinr
ady was endsavorinr IN induce ber mar
i,tIa 5un. tn take tho ,u,,bIsr with e..
rugged contents. between his tremulous
ingers drawing The curt ,ins asund.r-
stepped into the room. Before either
II them had a chance of speaking or OF
moving I. whistIed. l am rather a good
land at whistIing. Before il died away,
,r they had an opportunity to recover
rom their amazement. half dozen men
anne streaming through the door-uni-
'ormed policemen, with an inspector at
heir head. Him 1 addressed.
That man. inspector, with the re-
Iolver in his hand il Chicago Charlie,
well-known American crook. for whom
have no doubt, the police have had in
luiries''
Charles stupefied establishment was al
most funny. He stared at the inspec-
or. then his glance came back to me
which was where he made a mistake,
or while he glared in my direction two
policemen stole on him from behind: one
ripped the wrist which held the re-
-oIver and snatched it from him. while
,ound the other wrist his colleague
mapped a handcun. His surprise was
complete; he did not even attempt to