The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-03
By ROY L. MC CARDELL

eli there, get out Of the way" shout.
ed n rough voice. and Quabba. reused
from his reflections, stepped aside just
In time to avoid being struck by Il
passing truck. \ jolt of the vehicle
threw an empty mail bag marked with
chalk Repair" from pile of those
at the back of the track.
The hunchback picked up the mail
bag and called after the driver. But
that worthy failed to hear the cry and
Quabba waved the old mail bag after
him. Then he felt something the size
of an English walnut in his hand and
under the dKty canvas of the bag. His
sensitive fingers felt along the side
seam of the bag and he could feel, even
through the thickness of the canvas.
that the object In the bag was chain
and locket
The hunchback wheeled into near
by alley. between two warehouses. No
one had seen the mail bag fall from the
truck. none noticed him turn up the
deserted alley. 1t was only the work
of an instant to loosen the drawstring
and turn the mail bag inside out.
There. on the inside outside. strung
the diamond from the sky. its upper
clasp engaged In the seam of the bot
tom of the bag.
The itinerant musician thrust the dia.
mond and It's chain into his bosom and
popped the mail bag in garbage can
hard by. then. his heart beating high.
Quabba winked to the monkey and
ceased to whistle to whisper: I'VE are
rich men now. Clarence"
And soon out from the alley came
hunchback organ grinder with his mon
key. and the itinerant hunchback was
the possessor of the diamond from
the sky.
In the empty freight car as 1t bowled
along the combat was over. Spent.
worn and battered. Arthur lay bound
on the floor of the freight car. his
hands pinioned behind him by the
dirty leathern belt of Mr.. Strap Nc
Gee. gentleman of leisure.
"He amt no bull in plain clothes. If
dem is plain clothes" painted Mr. Nc
Gee as he nursed swelling eye; "he
clint no railroad dick elder. He's
welterweight champion" he added rue.
fully.
This also was the opinion of Scotty,
the rat faced little tramp whose suspi-
cions had caused the combat, and like
wise was 1t the opinion of Chicago
| Pete, the Dubious nosed third member
of the trio of travellers, for all these
gentlemen bore many signs of the con.
6ict through which they had passed.
They had conquered Arthur, but at a
frightful cost to the allies.
| HE busted me snoot," moaned Chi
cago Pete. AN jest for dat I'll hand
him shoe full of feet" and. standing
over Arthur, helpless and pinIoned, the
gentleman from Chicago gave him n
brutal kick in the ribs.
"An' Jest for DAT wen frisk young
John L. an swipc his glad rags, too, .
asserted Mr.. Strap MCGEE.
They took some 500 they found upon
Arthur, for In addition to having lent
Blair money to lose in Mr.. Abe Blooms
gambling establishment Arthur had
generously given him almost all of the
rest of the proceeds from the pawnine
Of the diamond from the sky.
Then the tramps stripped Arthur ant
proceeded gravely to shoot craps FOL
his clothes. They were won by the
more fortunate Mr.. Strap Niece, more
fortunate In the fact that the dice were
his and he knew how TO manipulate
them. Bruised and battered as he was
Arthur could not restrain n laugh n
the ludicrous aspect the tramp leader
presented in the dirty and disheveleC
evening clothes, with Arthur's broker
silk hat perched jauntily on his head.
The freight stopped mt water tank
and the three tramps withdrew. will
many caustic remarks ut parting. Ar
thur freed himself from his bonds ant
with some repugnance donned tn
frowsy garments of the tramp. The
he. too, sprang from the freight ca
and made through a cornheld 'acros
the country He reflected, with
smile, that the actions of the tram
would be his salvation. He was RICH
, in this. for shortly afterward Mr., Stra
Niece. despite his indignant protest
and explanations, was seized by raj
/. road detectives and held on tclC
graphic description of his attire as Al
= thur Stanley, wanted for murder.
t At sunset good looking youn
/ tramp stopped In the door yard O
Alex Smiths farm and asked for worl
| The farmer put him to chopping WOO
. for his supper, and so well did h
! acquit himself and so soon did he gal
. the good graccs Of the farmers wifi
4 and the farmers little baby girl tina
g despite the rags Of his attire job
Powell--for such was the name Arthu
Gave-was greeted on the barn foe
! I'm the morning, after restful night I
y the haymow. with a proIer OF stead
- employment
y That same night by the ways,d
= Quabba and his external revenue GO
a lector, the mou'py Clarence, cnmpF
4 beneath tree. Again QuabGa shove
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