The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-26
5 LIE expansiYe grln d WELCOME.

For several days this procedure was
repeated with variations until the
dreadful threat Of arrest put IN 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 III one OF the for
ward coaches and proudly. triumph
antly, displayed ticket, exclaiming:
1T Is OF no hawaii to prevent me,
bossI'
"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
fortably ensconced in his seat.
Nov, boss, We shall:hdve fine visits
today" the negro predicted warmly,
and Kirk did not lave the heart TO
eject him.
At the otlmr end OF the line Allan
repeated the process. and thereafter
worked diligently to amnss 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 lie pene-
trated past the lynx eyed gateman.
Runnels accepted Kinks explanation,
and so far exceeded his authority us 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 lie felt
his instructive liking for him increase.
1t gave Runnels pleasure to see how
lie attended to his work once he had
settled down to 1t.
Accordingly, it afforded him an I'M
pleasant surprise when he received a
printed letter from a st. Louis 1etec-
tive agency relative to one Frank Wei.
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-
III channel, copies having been distrib-
uted to the heads of various depart
ments. 1t was 'the description that
caught his attention:
'NThite; 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 sears or marks,
so far as known, but very particular
as to personal appearance and consid-
cred good athlete, having been cap
tain Of U. of X. football team"
| There was but one man in Runnels'
department whose appearance tailed
with all this. Nevertheless he held
the letter OH his desk and did nothing
for 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.
"Anthonyap oh, yes" wheezed the
fat man. slf'lr see you've got him at
work. There's something about him l
don't understand. Either he's on the
level Or he's got the nerve of bur-
glar."
"How so?"
''wclI, know he isn't what he
claims to be. l have proof He's no
more Darwin X. Anthony's son than
Darwin *. Anthony" exclaimed
the railroad man, In amazelnent. "Did
he claim thnt!n
"Hc did, Gnd he The speaker
checked himself with admirable dlplo-
matte caution. Say. hos taught me
enc thing, and that j III 1t doesn't
pay to butt into 9TH: copies bust
ness. ! played him To ,osc, and he
won, and ! got into Il inc mess over
it. Alfarez lost his job for arresting
him"
you'll get your money. .Hrtl,a..y
told me he'd square up on I"'' t';tg,."
Weeks snortcd ut this. "1'!!y, I've
got it already I've been paid, Mrs.
Cortlanlt sent me her check" He
w!nked Que red eye in Il manner that
set KnmeIs to thinking deeply.