Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20

No sooner was Lieutenant Joseph Thompson well away than Jack Doc gan picked up the suit case and pre-. pared to get out of the house with his booty He might have done it. too. only that. just as he was at the door, William Carr came incoming into the room. with paper pad in his hand. on which he was writing the names of various articles about him. In fact he was making out the inventory which had been suggested by Douglas Jamison.
 Wish some one would choke that old man" muttered Jack Doogan Hes always in the way"
 Before William Carr had observed him Doogan had thrown the suit case under the table and seated himself with his pad in his hand. as if he were busily going over the list of valuable articles he had compiled in the pres ence of the family not long before.
 William Carr sat down at the table with his pad. while on the other side Doogan watched him furtively as he pretended to examine his list.
 When Mir Carr took two $500 dollar bills from his pocket and inspected them on the table, almost under Doo- gan's nose, the strain was so terrific that the young man could not help stretching out his fingers toward the money.
 What are you doing with that money?"
 Why? It's mine''
 Jack Doogan took his list from his pocket and made a great show of scan. ming 1t from top to bottom. Then he said:
 You didn't declare that money on this list of valuables."
 "I was going to include 1t In the h. ventory l am making for MT. Jami- son." faltered the old man.
 Why? Jamison has no right to 1t"
 Hasn't he?' asked Mir Carr feebly.
 Certainly not If you haven't got 1t you can't include it in your inven- tory, can your
 That's so." assented Mir. Carr.
 ''Of course that's so. I'll mind it for you.'
 Jack Doogan took the notes from Mir Carr's unresisting hand, and Carr walked out.
 Lord Isn't this a cinch?'
 Thus MT. Jack Doogan. as he grab bed his suit case under the table and prepared to make a dive for the door to the basement.
 Again unkind fate stood in his way this time in the fair person of Miss Caroline Carr. who burst into the room screaming: Police, police! The police are heren'
 Jack Doogan swore softly. Then he hid the suit case under the sofa and locked the door to the front hall to gain a little time. As he did so the entire family came running i'll at one door as a tremendous humping began at another-that communicating with the front hall.
 Where are they" demanded Mrs Carr
 "Open this door in the name of the lawp' roared a powerful voice outside.
 Let ulll1 ppuuu " hiic' OoSSi 'S~ Jack Doogan. Its good exercise"
 But he'll break the door down." objected William Carr.
 Suddenly the door was kicked open and four policemen in uniform came in. with Douglas Jamison among them. One of the policemen wore the stripes of a sergeant. and he was as fierce an example of the peace officer in extra authority as one would wish to see.
 Now. sergeant" said Douglas Jami- son. pointing to William Carr. who tried to shrink behind his wife, that is MT. Carr. He's got my stock cer- tifeates and my money"
 "Uh-huh." grunted the sergeant.
 What is all this?' came in faint voice from William Carr.
 "I have a search warrant replied the sergeant curtly.
 "A search warrant" muttered Jack Doogan. who was modestly in the back ground. "Goodby. sunburst!'
 He slipped around behind the others and dexterously pinned the sunburst he had taken from the safe to Madge Carr's skirt
 officer don't serve that warrantF said William Carr. nervously taking up a pencil from the table and offering 1t to Jamison. This inventory. MT Jamison. will insure you against loss.
 That isn't the inventory. That's pencil" called out Jack Doogan from the back of the table as he picked up the inventory.
 Deftly taking the warrant from the sergeant's fingers without his knoWA- edge he pressed the inventory on him. Then he contrived to drop the inven- tory before the sergeant could get hold of it and stopped to pick it up with an urbane: You've dropped your war rant. Allow me. sergcantt'
 The performance was what is known as "dimfam" when done with money and Jack Doogan had a reputation in some cities as an expert himnammer
 .'Stop that! None of your tricks with me. Let this warrant alone. I'll pick ii up.''
 If the sergeant had been a little more careful himself he would have looked at the paper he picked up. But he didn't. to his subsequent discom- fiture
 Doogan slipped the sergeant's search warrant into Mir. Cars coat pocket
 Say. sergeant broke in Jamison-
 "Wellz''
 Heres the tricky one,s continued