The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15

Of the district. under the name of Hardy.
BY showing credentials from the Bank
ers Protective association Poe gained
the captains interest, and quietly en-
plained about the counterfeit tlve-dollar
bills.
We've had several complaints OF them
/ the last few days. answered the captain.
They've been in circulation couple
of weeks, L guess, but nobody detected
them till the banks finally got wise. Best
counterfeit / ever saw Frankly. | can't
tell them from the genuine, except when
somebody points out the fact that the
jaw on the portrait of Jackson is bit
too long
Poe plunged al once into the purpose
Of his visit.
"Wil you kindly give me what rec
ords you have OF East Indian jugglers in
| shows here. preferably those managed
| by Engllshmen?'
The captain turned to a directory and
skinned through it.
| There's lots of East Indian troupes
this year. he said Here are some ad-
dresses. But you don't suspect those
mot exactly was the reply, as Poe
! rapidly copied down the names and ad =
| dresses. Many occupations were included
In the list. some were Juggers, others
charmers and magicians. The whole list
! was quite long, and the captain could
| offer but little Information concerning
the management Of the Indian perform
Thanking the officer for his courtesy,
Poe left at once, pulled Burns into the
vestibule Of the building, tore the list of
names In half. and added
! Have you much money with you?'
| About fifty dollars / guess answered
Burns, feeling In his wallet.
We'll. here's hundred in tens.
brought an extra amount. Take Il. and
go to all the shows al these addresses
pay In tens. and keep separate all the
five dollar bills you get in change. Ask
at each place who the manager is, have
1t understood that you want TO hire some
| jugslers for show. II you stumble onto
any bunch OF East Indians with an Eng
lish manager, take his name and address
O'Clock"
'tAll right" answered Burns blankly.
but he was too well acquainted with
Poes methods to ask useless questions
Poe began at once his circuit of the
shows employing East Indians. He paid
everywhere with a $40 or $50 bill. and
always stuffed the notes he received IN
change into a separate pocket. withoi,,
more than glancins at them At eacI
| snow he inquired the name of the man
aGer, and secured several addresses.
Finally, having found nothing Of imme-
date interest. and II being almost time
TO rejolD Burns he slipped back to the
police station. and. picking out a vacant
corner n N % The yeStIbule turned his back
collection OF bills he had received in
! change. There were nine IS bills in the
/ lot. To his great satlsfa ctiop. on eXa min
| Ing President Jacksons jaw on each he
| found that six We're Identical with The
counterfeit bills he had studied all AFT
! ernoon
Burns came shortly, with six s5 bills.
! received In change at East India shows
J two Of them were ntarfcits
! Christopher Poe put tho false money
! away carefully. and -tood for a moment
! thoughtully running his thin hs nd
| through his damp brown hair; the cor
| pers Of his mouth tIcitched. and two deep
| wrinkles appeared. joinIng-the lips 10 the
| nnstr,ls in heavy burrows.
How many mana gers did voIi un-
! earth? he asked Burns abruptly
| only two. was the reply
Poo took the rsues and addresses
| compared them quickly with the several
! he had procured. nj then, his ewes Ucbt-
I ing up strangely. remarked:
| You stay here; II I'm not back In one
! hour. get the police captain TO give you
! eight officers and come al once to thaae
! two addresses IT'S evident the bad
money Is emauating from these East In.
! disps. | want 10 talk It over alone with
! their maragers. Send four of tho police.
/ mon 10 this first address on Surf avenue
! and YOU come along 10 the Coney ISLAM
! Bowery yourself with the other four. II
! entrance Is denied al either address, force
| Is TO be used.
Without = word Poe dsrte out OF the
| guiding. ana threw himself into the tan
Gle Of merry makers IN The street, n
| WAS n gay night al Gomez. and with d,f-