Putnam patriot., 1914-09-11

have wondered
 Sure! Wise kidI"
 Mrs. Carr has three daughters. ont she said | was to whit only on the bride tomorrow
 Mind you wait on her right" chuck. led Jack poeglu
 -Yes. it will be her wedding day q girls own. own day in all her life. Oh. Jack, shall ee gi8d vhen this ts att over. Pretending 10 be honest and s0t being it. don't likeit It's killing me |"
 Don't like ity" rejoined poogan al- most savagely. Of course you don't like it. Who doest Bnt when fel- low is up against it in an icy burg like New York what Is be to doy Hes got to take what people won't give him That's all. But never mind. dearie. We'll be married the day after tomor row. when l have lifted the playthlngs out of that house, and then 1t will be the quiet. square life for us Wen have ehiekeas and go To church on Sunday. and all that You've been mighty good to me. Nell. and ! ain't the guy tt forget it You'd never have done crooked thing if if wasn't for me.
 I'd do anything for your sake Jack :"
 "I know that. You've proved it
 It was d very dark part of Madison avenue that they had reached hy this time. and il isn't likely any one saw Jack Doogan put his arms around Nell and the bulldog and give the girl a quick but thoroughly earneSt kiss.
 When Jack Doogan gave Lieutenant, Joseph Thompson .the foot. aS he had expressed il te Nell, he might not have got away even then but for certain fornaitouS circumstance which turned the officers attention in another direc- ton The circumstance was that as NIT. Thompson stumbled and threw np his arms to save himself from failing he ehaneed to grab around the neck no less person than a man who an swered the description of the white haired "professor" he had been charg ed to arrest
 With a hoarse Its no use nrofessor' I've got you" the man he had saved from rumbling headlong to the floor clutched him by his respectable black coat sleeve. thrust a perSpifng red face close to his own and then began to hustle nnn in the direction of the great waiting room and the street
 Why. what does this mean?" pro tested the old gentleman Great heav- enl Are you trying to kidnap me here in New York city? Let go of me. sir"
 "1't put the 'eome-aIongs on you if you don't stop pulling. That's what I'll do with you "
 With an admonitory shake of his prisoner the detective reached into his hip pocket for handkerchief to wipe the perspiration from his face. He needed 1t Thief chsAng S hot work in the summer time.
 But. my good man, you've made a mistake l don't know yo1
 You don't have to know ms- I live are holding a reception sanight They sent me ont to invite yos up there.
 Did they? What folks? This ls most extraordinary. IL sssms from your manner as if you are treating me as criminal"
 "oh. no this is a friendly meeting. Pm very glad to see you
 Its very kind of you to say so. I'm sure But think you are under mis- apprehension. My name is Carr-Wll- liam Carr. of the Importing firm of Scott Carr X Co. Pearl street do not remember to have seen you be- fore"
 An, put that bunk in the icebox," snarled Thompson. William Carr of chum of mine. Him and me was at Harvard together Gawd, An you tryin' to put thing like that over on me. Hurry. now! We'll take the sub way and get of at Spring street
 T don't want to go Where's my wife? I've just como back from Bos- ton. and I thought she would be here to meet me"
 T wish she was here. I'd take her too" declared the detective grimly. "Are you sure you have a wifeT'
 The old man looked vacantly at hls questioner as if this were matter de- manding consideration But only for . moment A smile lighted up his blue eyes and his teeth came together with a snap He might bs absentminded. but he was not fool
 -What are you talking aboutf Have wife? Well. If she were here she'd speak fox herseif-and me too. That's the trouble" he west on after pause. -Mother always speaks for me when I'm at home. and miss her when any thing unusual happens. And I'm sure this Is unusual"