The Dermott news., 1916-09-21

rom man to Iuan. iie Ndu dSkeu | many questions which were but the | Commonplaces that any individual ! who wanted to get d smattCring of the l detail Of such business would have /. asked He was received tolerantly by the old heads of the customs crowd | Many agents had been to the docks l ahead of him and most of these had been experts If they began to get dangerous. political influence was used In having them pulled of the job or money was used in having them fail to report any wrougdoing. But this youngster who did not know the sim plpst things about the customs service lie was hardly worthy of notice.
 But during that week Gard had not expected to become a customs expert His plan for getting results was founded on different idea He had been hunting for a man who suited tho purpose et his plan. and had found him. This man was an Irlehman by the name of O.Toolc who vas one of the weighers at q certain dock in Brooklyn He had juthe back of his head all tha fact, that the special agent lacked r Hs could be induced to cooperate. the case might be worked out
 c Toole was man Of fifty. and had been weisher for eleven years. Gard had learned many things about him. ile had To family his great en- thusiasm vas baseball, and his weak ness Was I certainty of going 10 the mat with John Earleyeorn every third Saturday night lie was a lonesome man, and sour and cynical.
 How long have you been ou this investigation 9@ OToole asked Gard before the conversation had gone far
 Just this week. said the special agent.
 Have you found anythiag9" asked the weigher.
 Not yet said tho special agent
 well. f you want your job 10 last. don't said thc lrishmau.
 They discussed the general points in the business of weighing cargucs and the work ef the fierce hayins 1t in charge Bat the special agent had gathered the idea that O'Tao5e vas not ia sympathy with conditions. that he was hot a member of the lu- her circle Yet an intelligent man serving as weisher for eleven years would know secret. that would be of interest To the government, and OToole was embittered lie should be cultivated
 The days Of the following week the special agent spent about the docks dressed as a rough laborjUg man. The nights he spent in nearby saloons with the aequaiatances be had made during the day The idea in ths Was to determine what information the laborers were able to pick up and whether they could beuscd as inform CTS Many of these We're Irishmen, as smart as the best of them. and pretty we'll aware of what was going on. From the gossip Of these men it Was also possible te get many flash on the character of the men higher up. c TOole they pronounced honest
 They won't give him a chance to get on the inside. said one. "because they are afraid he might talk when he
 $ drunk"
 He wouldn't take dirty money. any way" insisted another. He is an honest man"
 The third week the special agent was devoting to the ball park, sitting in the bleachers three seats back of OToole. He had determined that the lrishman should tell him the story of the customs frauds from the inside. He knew that to get on basis of sufficient good feeling to bring this about. he must approach o 'Toole on the most favorable basis possible Too much care could not be taken in laying the foundation for his final proposal to the weigher The man love for baseball first presented itself. The agent determined To become fellow fan with him. Thus should he come to know him better and under most favorable circumstances.
 On two occasions the special agent bowed to the weigher in leaving the h.,aChers. He had thus got N.Ms Y identified in that individuals ml.d as fellow fan ItWas the end of tee second week, however. before the caa- Gttiaus developed that made just tse opening that Gard wanted Fh' sitHa. jiou worked itself cut on saturday att- cuoon. The game had gone three innings when furry of r'n throa. cucd to bring it to close. Th#n there was q dowHpour The people ia the Meachers seurr.ed fer shelter. There seemed Htgle cha~cr fur tte game being resumed and most of the bleacherites filed out under their N@- brellas.
 some twenty enthusiastic fans hetd to their seats on the chance that 'he game would go on Among these We're OTooio aud the special agent Heth were dreaehed to the skin. Finally the rulNire announced that the saae