Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-13

have TO act as his guardian angel
That's the ticket
I'll play the Uncle Tom game-hlack
face. Id hate TO cut this mustache
again. III be able to shine my boots
with ii one Of these fine days. And
Pidgin island1'
"Tu look ont for that
The old man made foolish move
coming up"
Hell keep TO his room
Fagin let SIN admiriag glance stray
over the strong. handsome young face,
Here was a lad, The real boss the
chap who had the imagination, even
if Smead took all the credit Never
/ hummed and hawed, but struck out on
first thoughts and generally hit the
bullseye.
/ Queer old cock. though Moody
when everything was running smooth
/ IL. and whistling gay when his back
was to the wall
/ "Donny. the Princess Xenia has gone
broke
"She has? Wen. what Of it,"
May ask you n question:
Not if It has anything to do with
her. Fagin. put this IN your pipe my
private affairs are my own. | know
exactly what's on your mind, bat its
( none Of your business. Read your pa
per Here comes the conductor for the
tickets, Don't bother me again for
/ awhile I've got 4 lot Of thinking to
do. want to map out everything"
Mum # is"
FagiD opened his newspaper and
searched for the news Of the sporting
I world. but once he found il the usual
/ intelligence blocked and columned be-
fore his eyes failed utterly to hold his
interest,
His thoughts persisted In rowing to
the hoy at his side Who was he?
Where did he come from: Wasn't a
day over thirty. Lucky too,
Fagin had known the hoy but three
eveutful years. The Princess Xenta
The paper sank slowly upon Fagin's
] knees. and his gaze roved 70 the river,
sparkling In the distance It was none
Of his business, but nevertheless curl
osity was very strong within him.
At the villa o. the way between
Paris and Versailles be bad seen the
tantalizfng will O the wlsp on her
! knees before this hoy. He had heard
her passionate sobs, He had seen the
cigarette smoke curl from the boys
smiling lips. seen the sbrug OF the
graceful shoniders-she who had f1out-
ed dukes and princes and rajahs and
weaved her spider web for the ruin Of
many an honest man
He luew-he. Fagin. Half a million
in emeraIds had slipped through the
boys fingers. He remembered the
flush days Of last winter. He had seen
those emeralds flow over the green ia
bles 5 beautiful golden rain Of louis
had gone NJ the spout instead Of
down,
At identicollv the same time the or
binary and the exceptional rogue ar
rived At Watertown there stepped down
from another train a slender woman
dressed in black and heavily yelled.
Guided by one Of the station porteTs
she proceeded directly to the nearby
hotel and was assigned TO q room.
The two men asked 10 be directed h
the hest garage. There, after some
; dicEcring. they rented a comfortable
car. They exYected to use the car for
week at least. The terms were SIC
the day and $500 deposited against 40
cidents to the car
You are total strangers to me sir
, said the proprietor Of the garage. q"
) must protect myself
That's reasonable enough, agree,
the exceptional rogue,
lie counted out five 500 bills an1
laid them on the desk Now. suppos
ing You make out check dated en-
week hence. Then We'll 60 over t
your bank and leave it with the cash
Ter When the car is returned I'll &
to the hank and get my money.
That's easy" replied the proprietor
Fagin- 5 expression vas one Of puzzle
ment.
The affair was accomplished i'll ehor
order and the two set out for the riyei
"Donny, what new kind Of limfau
is this going to be-"
-Fagin, you can't even think honest
", can yoa? This is as straight as tn
road That was real money Smead':
l mapped Ont most Of this last night
No piking this trip. When we get on
into the country I'm going 10 show 70
another little trick. Nothing Ike hein
thorough
Half an hour later he turned the ca
into n deserted lane and stopped
'From out Of his suit case he took tw
new license numbers. state of Penn
sylvania. These nc substituted for tn
ones in use. and out into the mai
highway they sped.
You're a wonder. admitted Fagir
grinning. But what a chance To d
some fancy business in buzz wagons
my, my, or hold up a bank messenger,
Our business is to give this fello'
Crawford 4 vacation He'll be wid
awake and wondering Smoke up an
let me see what speed / can get out Q
this junk"
CONTINUED Next Wednesday,.