Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05
ThePurpose of Miss de Ha&on
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yourself However, | may as we'll tell you
at once that we haven't two specimens in
the place which differ more radically than
the one you brought us, and Nidisky's."
The Inspector laid two Photographic
slips upon the desk and explained them at
some length.
@ am very sorry to have troubled you,
Knox regretted. Every many thanks for
explaining the system to me, though. Most
interesting"
He departed few minutes later He was
face to face now with something of prob
lem. The man was not Nidisky fact of
which Miss de Hagen was, without doubt,
perfectly we'll aware. What, then, was her
object in starting him upon his false quest?
THREE days later, Knox walked into
the mi5sion-hOuse of famous public
school in the neighborhood of Poplar
The young man in charge greeted him with
some surprise.
aren't you Knox" he asked.
Knox acknowledged his identity. "You
did me out Of place in the eleven, my
second year" he said. you're Ramsay,
aren't your"
Ramsay it is! Come down to help us? "
he added, little doubtfully.
NIlOA Sioux Ills llcdQ.
Come to ask you to help mel"
Ramsay laughed breezily.
"You don't look an utter outCast!"
"Im not" Knox assured him. DO
you want the truth?'
Nothing else any use here. "
g am after man-want to find out all
about him. | believe he is a criminal He
is living in George Street There are four
or five rooms to let in the house. | want
to get hold of one Of your proteges who hasn't
got job, and put him in one OF these rooms.
I'll pay him well.
Ramsay looked doubtful.
Il won't go so far as to say he declared,
that we are on the side of crime but we
make no war here against criminals. People
in these parts would have no use for us if
they thought we were in league with the
police Sorry, Knox, but | am afraid we
can't be of any use to you. Besides, George
Street is bit out of our beat. We don't go
there, and | shouldn't advise you to. |
should say it is absolutely the worst street
in London-chock-fu of foreigners.
Knox nodded.
"You see, old chap" he explained, " it
isn't your people at all that come into this
matter The man I'm after is a foreigner.
Every one connected with him would be
a foreigner They are the pest of the place.
Find me the chap want, and fall in with
the rest of my scheme, and I'll spring
ffty-pound note for the funds apart from
what give the man you find for me. And
if the thing comes off, you shall have an
other fifty"
The young clergyman hesitated.
1--WE want money like the dickens he
admitted.
"Then do as ask" Knox persisted. 81
won't get you into any trouble"
"There's a fellow named Jacks here, .
Ramsay said slowly. He has been pretty
bad lot but he's got consumption, and he
isn't strong enough to work, but
"Thats the very man | want, Knox
interrupted. q" | want a chap who's i'll,
if possible"
"You are sure that there isn't an English
person concerned in this AFFAIR.""
Honor"
Ramsay looked at his old school-fcllOw
once more with some curiosity.
"You're rum sort of chap, Knox, he
remarked ito be playing around like this.
Are you one of these new-fashiOned crime
experts? | suppose you're not in the reg
ular profession? We know all the Scotland
Yard men by sight who come down here.
81 am on a special job Knox answered
cvasively.
Ramsay threw open the door.
Jacks!" he called out.
An unkempt- looking little man, with
hollow cheeks and clothes much too large
for him, shambed into the room: Not
Wit bc+o odino tho o,arlyc of disease in his