The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-11

after awhile. especfnllr as the Jamai-s
can did just as he pleased anyhow,
and Kirk ended by letting him have
his way. ii ss
He turned up regularly every day on
Kinks trains without money to pay
his fare. Becoming really concerned
lest he should be accused Of withhold
ing fare. Kirk spoke to Runnels about
Allan, explaining fully, whereupon q
watch was set. with the result that
on the very next morning, Allan was
chased out of the railroad yards by an
unfeeling man with club. He was
waiting when the train pulled in that
evening. glued to the iron bars. his
eyes showing as white in the gloom
as his expansive grin of welcome. a..
For several days this procedure was
repeated with variations until the
dreadful threat of arrest put an end
to it, Allan had conceived a whole
some respect for Spiggoty- police, and
for few days thereafter Kirk was
rid of him. Then one morning he re.
. appeared as usual in one of the for
ward coaches and proudly, triumph
antly, displayed ticket, exclaiming:
"It is Of no hawaii to prevent me.
boss!'
"That ticket is good only to Corozal,
the first station: You'll have to get
off there" But when Corozal had
been passed he found Allan still COM
forta bly, ensconced in his seat. 80.
"Now, boss. we shall have fine visits
today" the negro predicted warmly,
and Kirk did not have the heart to
eject him. 49,.
At the other end of the line Allan
repeated the process. and thereafter
worked diligently to amass sufficient
money to buy tickets from Panama to
Corozal and from Colon to Mount
Hope, relying with splendid faith upon
his friend to protect him once he pene-
trated past the lynx eyed gateman.
Runnels accepted Kinks explanation,
and so far exceeded lis authority as to
make no objection. Allan, therefore.
managed to spend about half his time
in company with the object of his
alteration.
Although the master of transporta-
ton never referred to his conversation
with Kirk on the occasion of their trip
through Culebra cut, he watched his
new subordinate carefully, and he felt
his instructive liking for him increase.
It gave Runnels pleasure to see how
he attended to his work once he had
settled down to it,
Accordingly, it afforded him an un-
pleasant surprise when he received
printed letter from St. Louis detec-
tive agency relative to one Frank We'll
lar, alias Jefferson Locke Qast seen in
New York city Nov. 25) and Offering a
substantial reward for information
leading to his arrest. The communica-
ton reached Runnels through the usu-.
al channel, copies having been distrib-
uted to the heads of various depart
ments. 1t was the description that
caught his attention: :: -:
white; age, twenty-eight years; -oc-
cupation, clerk; eyes, blush gray; hair,
light, shading upon yellow; complex
ion, fair; height, six feet weight 100.
pounds. No prominent scars or marks
so far as known, but very particular
as to personal appearance and consid-
cred a. good athlete, having been cap
tain of U. of K. football team
There was but one man in Runnels'
department whose appearance tailed
with all this. Nevertheless he held
the letter on his desk and did nothing
for a time except to question his new
collector upon the first occasion. The
result was not at all reassuring. A
few days later, CHANGING to encounter
John Weeks on his way across the
isthmus, he recalled Kinks mention: of
his first experience at Colon.
"Anthony? Oh, yes," wheezed the
fat man. II see you've got him at
work. There's something about him I
don't understand Either he's on the
level or he's got the nerve of a bur
glar."
"How so?''
"Well, I know he isn't what he
claims to be. have proof. He's, no
more Darwin K. Anthony's son than
Darwin K. Anthony" exclaimed
the railroad man, in amazement. did
he claim that?"
'He did, and he''- The speaker
checked himself with admirable diplo-
matte caution. "Say, he's taught me
one thing, and that is that it doesn't
pay to butt into other peoples busi-
ness. I played him to lose, and he
won, and got into fine mess over
it. Alfarez lost his job for arresting
him."
"You'll get your, money. Anthony
told me he'd square up on pay day."
Weeks snorted at. this. :'Why, I've
got it already. I've been paid. Mrs.
Cortlandt sent me her check He
winked one red eye in a manner that
set Runnels to thinking deeply.