The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-04-27

Il III "a the cabin, viii your Fine.
Got the crew all rounded up1 Fine.
Sec you later. Good BY"
Hemenway hung up the receiver.
Haven't slipped q cog YETI he said
to himself. Looks as though she
was going through without q hitch
That night HemenWay had . final
talk with the two men in the PARK,
He told them where to find the
schooner; and instructed them to be
there not later than seven o'clock
Sunday morning.
When he>reached home he told the
twins everything was ready, promised
to look after their baggage In the
morning. warned them to be on hand
at seven o'clock sharp, said he prob
ably would not see them again until
then, as he had some work OF his own
to do. and then went to bed for .
good, long sleep.
The crucial test was near at hand.
The next thirty hours would tell
whether he was behind bars or fleeing
over the trackless ocean with q for
tune In the cabin OF the schooner.
In the mean time the gum shoe man
had never earned SO easy q weeks
pay. Joe's life ever since Mcdonald
had begun to shadow him had been
as calm as that of a chess player. But
with action promised for Sunday Ut
the latest, the sleuth thought he had
better talk things over with his chief.
So he went to headquarters On Sat.
urday morning after shadowing his
man safely to his place OF business.
The chief listened attentively, and at
the end said:
'All right; we will go through with
It that way. Want any help?"
That was where the sleuth over
played himself.
Hell, mop he replied. -Ill handle
that fellow all right. Leave it to me.
When Joe left his place Of business
that afternoon and leisnrely walked
downtown he was followed at q reas.
enable distance by the gum shoe man,
Joe made several purchases, dump.
ed the bundles in a taxicab. and rode
down to where the schooner lay, with
Mcdonald trailing along in another
taxi.
Joe had his bundles put on board
and quickly drove away. He went TO q
hotel and ordered a fine dinner. The
sleuth seized the opportunity to de
your a sandwich and drink a glass OF
beer. Joe finished his dinner and cali
ed for his check.
81 may ,as well be hung for q sheep
as for a goat" he unused as the waiter
was making q lightning calculation
He drew q pocket check book from
his clothes and with a fountain pen
filled out a check for two hundred
dollars.
Here, George he said to the wait,
yer, get this cashed for me Tell the
cashier to give me gold"
Yes, sir, Mr.. Lent; right away.
sir."
Paying his dinner check, Lent made
the rounds of the saloons and cigar.
stores where he was known and cash
ed checks ranging from five dollars to
one hundred dollars each, stuffing the
gold he received in the ten pockets of
his trousers and waistcoat. In all he
cleaned MP close to twelve .hundred
dollars.
The .sleuth was kept busy peering
into windows and noting names and
addresses while Lent was making his
rounds. Finally Lent looked at his
watch. -'.Too early for Lsaacs;'' he
thought.
He took in the tan end Of vaude-
willie show, played q game or two Of
Billiards :at the Palace, and then walk.
cd up Market street for half . mile,
turned north for .haH q block and
went up the steps af . solid hooking
building.
He. enternd the vestibnle and CLOSED
lale door ihehind him. Az he dill so q
panel sof the inner ;d0er slid aside and
= dim light shone ION his features.
TheEe was y subduaA click ana the
inner door opened ,n0iselessly. Lent
walked sQp stairs entered i room, and
was ut once greeted :hy = greasy look
Inc. short ana stout man who wore
exening Clothes
SGDod evening. Mr.. Lent, you are
. stranger"
-Busy on other things. Isaacs," re-
Piled Lent. 'Besides yon keep me
broke" He glanced around the room.
r Vas juatsan ordinary gambling joint
to IN outward appearances.
TWO faro layouts, . roulette wheel
and tWO ,eard tables were placed
where they would 40 the most good
or harm. There sNere fewer than ten
men 3 the room. ;and Lent knew four
1of them to he employees OF Isaacs.
You. don't seem to 10 very busy
tonight What IL fhisa prayer
meeting1' observed Lent.
q don't understand 4 myself. re-
piled Isaacs; this ought to be my
busy night Would yonl like 20 ber
some o. your money against miner
Yoa donft think ! cams around
hers Tor tive o;elock tea do you7"
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