Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-23
CHATTER VII.
A Real Detective.

that Of his wife) sat down to his eve
ming meal. He called It supper; ~
they called It immediately after the
stone age. when man and woman be-
gan to form habits. This supper con-
sisted Of corned-beef. cabbage and
boiled potatoes. Haggerty heaped his
plate. proceeded to slice the three into
coarse hash and sprinkled 1t liber-
ally with salt. pepper and vinegar. He
vas not talkative man at his meals.
which he thoroughly enjoyed, having
constitution far more rugged than
that OF the United States, In that 1t
was not open to promiscuous amend
ments. Nor was Mrs. Haggerty trou-
bled with the vapors Of the fashion
able. She ate % silently and heartily
a. her lord and master. They finished
OF tho meal with quarter slices Of rich
mince pie. washed down the whole with
pints of aromatic coffee. and then
smiled across the table. Their admira-
tion for each other was mutual: it had
stood the acid test Of eight years Of
propinquity.
HaggerU was . real detective,
POSTGRADUATE in the virtues and delin.
quencfes Of humanity the detective
you and I know In everyday life; who
was once . policeman on our block and
Who winked when We broke window
playing one-old-cat. Haggerty's salary
might be called handsome, II one In
cluded the splits in frequent rewards;
but % the nay of Q man who took his
ME In his hands seven days in the
week and nifty weeks in the year. It
was less than meager.
"Milly, you've got 'em all kotowing
when 1t comes Z corn'.beef an cab
bige. Say! I'm thinking Of buying that
little OIL shack up Bronx way, after
all.r
''No!"
"Sure thing!"
'But don't like these mortgages.
VIII. II anything happened to you.
where'd BET"
"Sh! It's going t. be cash."
"And where are you going to get
three thousand dollars? They wont
take cent under six for the place"
Leave 1t { me-" He pulled out Q
thick black cigar. Had General Lee
sent . box Of them to General Grant
there wouldn't have been any Apo
mattox.
awill. you aren't taking any Of that
graft stun, after your promise to me
III years ago?" 81 Il
...Nix ON tn graft, Milly. amt
handsome but I'm honest. More n
that, amt the gink they think / am
down ct Central"
sYou're . smart man. WILL"
HaSgerty was worth looking at. He
had round head, sign Of combative-
ness. He had heavy rectangular jaws.
. sign Of perseverance,. He had keen
blue eyes, too. with room enough be-
tween TO satisfy the most critical Of
phrenologists and physiognomists (for
whom the detective had the heartiest
oontempt)., To SEQ things, to observe
and retain Impressions, 1t is not neces-
sary to hold . university degree.
Theory and logical deduction. as writ
ten. interested Haggerty Just about
% much - Q missionary's lecture on
the uplift Of the sinful Hottentot would
have done. Crime to him was merely
: picture-puzzle; there were so many
pieces and only ono way to put them
together. Whom he found another
piece he tried to At the two together.
II they did not at he proceeded to hunt
for the other pieces. BY and by he got
q corner together, maybe . center
piece; In the end the picture unfolded.
Nothing mysterious about this.
Haggerty was not brilliant; he was
only slow and sure. And because Of
this ability to wait he had now been q
detective Of the first class for six
years. Az the character Of his investi-
cations somewhat removed him from
Tho graft Gone his promise to his wife
was rather Q negligible one. The low
cut.purse. the polished swindler. the
dishonest bank ofncial, all were fish
70 his net. Being man Of great phys
ical strength. courageous a. all Irish
men ara. who have had to fight their
war 70 . decent pay roll. and fond Of
his work besides. he was formidable.
He was well known, feared and re-
spected. He never approached his
quarry TIL he was absolutely certain
of.his pioturs-pu1zle. Then his hand
fell heavily. He was Just but merci.
less. His business was to get the GRIM
mai. II 9 Jury wanted to let the man
90. that was no concern Of his.
Some time between now an mid
night, Milly. I'm going Z put this hand
SOmeiy Inanicured duke on tn shout
der Of tn cleverest crook New York
has seen ii years. He's had tn force
Up tree for almost Z year. Piece Of
bull-hsaded luck. but luck's half Of any
Kam0.n
s.yvho IL Il, Will?'
"Th' gsntlsmanly jewel thief, % tn
reporters call him.
seven thousand dollars in re-
wards"
.six from tn people who've been
oobbed an ono from Pa Knickerbock-
=. TAat,ll take care care Of that lit
10 Of Bronx snack, an some onion
money besides. Oh. I've rot him all
right. Queer case. though; an don't
understand Il all yet. But know
Who N, where he H."
Tell ~. You've never said q word.
{ His wife leaned across the table eager
u 8. : 49, 49,
Il don't talk till I'm sure. Milly.
Il you women,d only think It out that
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