The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-18

] all the IttleFgnfe nj status nc |
r,cc, theu that there * between an
/ arh;,;ors cpratc and an archbishop
/ Eor ,,h,Ic Rr,c vas merely sneak
! ,h,o, -, ,,r,s tho Goa, was ono of
tho o,tcnt,,cs -, crime with A fail
/ h,rk haIarrc and with little fear ofI
he ,oI;rc
", ,,,,ah, L,,o o,.,od ,h. Goat
L,,,Ir.L -, :, ,b, strec, vithout
r;yinc him second glance lie was
a ,lm.huilt ,louch. shouldcrcd little
man nj N wi,h a trim beard and a ,
dcnrccatinp manner. who wore well !
made clothes hadlv His record ran
back through Gf,y wears OF subtle and
audaciouS raScality IN three continents
Now in his old age he had promoted
himself from the executive to the less
risky. bu, more profitable, admnlstra
tive side OF crime He was, IN fact. a
receiver. and it was the misfortune OF
the criminal investigation department
that he should have settled down toI
exercise his talents in London
II is only in books that a man OF
the Goats renutation can avoid the
suspicions of the police And O'Bricn,
who knew cvervitrick on the board,
had no illusions, ON the subject, He
knew that time and again tho kccncSt
men OF the criminal investigation &c
partment had taken the warpa'h against
him, only TO retire at last baiilcd ana
Chagrlned with the futile headaChe
/ which comes from battcrlng braihS
against a stone wall
:, He knew that the department had
sworn to have his scalp and at times
he would smile grimly into his little
. gray beard They might know he was
at the back of half a dozen burglaricS,
not only in London but in Paris and
Amsterdam: tina, his money had pro.
vided the resources; that his bralnS
Rad planned the coup that his fingers
dipped deeply into the procecdS--bu,
) JurlcS require concrete proofs, ana
. proofs were Just what were lacking
y More than once a surprise descent
d OF officers armed with a search war
d rant had been made on his luxurious
flat on the north side OF kcGcutGl ARK
: Tie would receive them mildly Win
| '''lSi'' '''' wv w WV '''''
lc who IS the subject OF unjust annoy,
ID ancc against which no protests wou'o
X avail
On the last occasion it wa, Almack
newly promoted divisional detective in.
Spcctor OF the Twelfth division. who
n was confident that the Goa, knew a
= great deal more than he ought OF a
weekend robbery ol gold IRON we,
Is End manuiocturug goldsmith u'
-. dropped swiftly down upon the Tia
:. with a couple ol his >ia't hrc'
T.. thousand ounces OF gold cannot oc di'
y. posed ot IN hurry ana ne n"p'd "
", rapldlty OF acton to catch y Bricn be
oo fore he had time to gct rid OF IT,
II took full five hours to convnc
him that wherever else that gold was
It was not IN the flat he Goat. viii
= subtle irony that was not lost OF
U the detective, produced cha",pagnc
"Nou'yc got your duty to do. gen
T. tlemen and | don't complain" he said
o. "Tyc been a crook" but I've 90
y enough to live on. I've got no cal
n TO &c, IN the game again. | Just hat
10 sec YOU NdNlNk NNhl Nll'''
hr Almack wiped his damp brow. h
no shifting OF furniture is heavy work TO
e. amateurs
We "Wcll get YOU, Goat he said de
&C. imitely You're clever. | own, an
- you've done Us down Tins time, bt
y "cH get YOU Don't No" make d"
/ error.
The Goa, waggcd his gray hca
gently u believe YOU would II 80
lot a chance he admitted. Bu,
said, I've enough TO live on, an
I'm SldcStcppng all work ON the eros
II would save YOU people lot
trouble It you'd believe me. Wei
here's promotion L. Tie lifted thrr
,tcmmcd wlncglaS and slipped lovins
IT, Did ! ever tell YOU nov. ! me
a parcel OF diamonds IRON the ke
ion,cln poStoitloe tie sighed. III
was IN the ola days. ana mind yo
the diamond iicld poIloe were Shd
men
lie saw them urhancly of the prem
iscS. even offering to send for his G.
~ take them back to headquarterS Ri
Nlmack was in no mood to accept fu
ther civilties. "A 'hus'll do us, thanks
he rc,ortcd "Scc YOU again some 9TH
time So long
"Drop in whenever you're passing
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