Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01

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down"
"My fault! Why. am almost AZ
guilty as he is. He used to watch me
most carefully whenever I opened .
safe in sport
Sure, he did. An say. take 1t from
me, Mr.. Crawford, he had good teach
er. There amt yegg in tn country
who can do it heater than you; only
it's amateurish. I mean, you didn't
use any of tn stuff used by tn profess
SIGNALS. Say! I've mind t run you
in an lock you up as 1t is. Some O.
these smooth ones'll be kidnapping you
an making you do tn work." Hag-
gerty smiled, but his heart was heavy.
Seven thousand gone to glory.
The girl reached secretly for Craw-
ford's hand and pressed 1t. To her all
this was only prologue.
Sc see, figured it out this way.
You'd done it on a wager as joke.
an / was kinda waitin' t. hear tn re-
turn Of tn jewels. Say! can light
this cheroot?"
60 ahead and smoke" said Forbes,
taking upon himself the privileges Of
host.
He had never heard Of detective
like this one. The Lecocqs and
vidocqs and Corentins of his library
were invariably men Of marvellous ed.
ucation, chemists, biologists, linguists,
diplomats and all that, pedantically
quoting from Montague and La Roche
foucauld and Voltaire and Rousseau.
He would have wagered his next ten
drawings against that fat black cigar
that Haggerty had never heard Of
1.-The Purloined Letter" On the other
hand he was real, deeply and terribly
versed in the ways of humanity. not q
symbolical Javert. He was q great
detective, for here he was. at the end
of the chase, beaten by q peculiar
phase and not by stupidity. The pa
tience, the infinite painstaking, that
had brought him like a true hunting
hound into this room!
Haggerty blew out thick clouds Of
smoke, then sucked it in gratefully.
"All my fault" repeated Crawford.
i We uoOC q VI lAlA0A OuI "a al ASAASos
man"
Don't you worry about that" reas-
ured Haggerty. Let me tell you some
thing. We're all criminals, only some
of US go through without provocation
r opportunity. Get me?'
The others nodded.
We'll, nobody puts his hand int
another mans jewel-box for tn sport
of it-unless he's rich man like you,
Mr.. Crawford, an wants an exciting
Joke. Whata you know about Mason
before you hired him."
Crawford thought for moment
Nothing. If recall 1t, he came to me
without recommendations"
"Uh-huh.' Haggerty turned round
his cigar luxuriously. How'd you
know he wasn't off.color when you
hired him."
why, man. he's had thousand
chances to rob me, of big sums, too
over there. Joint letters-of-credit for
thousands, and loose money besides. .
AN in a minute the whole world'd
know he did it," observed Haggerty
No; our man amt that kind. Saw
his chance when you fooled with tn
safes. He had some patience, believe
me-"
But why, why? He had twelve
hundred the year and all his expenses
and no family. Where's your motive?
Listen here. Men an women com
NIT murder an robbery for two things
nothing else; for love an stakes t
gamble with. Think it over. It all
comes down t. that. There amt any
thing else. Love an a stack o. chips,
amt one O. those philosophical guys,
Mr.. Crawford: I'm talking from ex.
perience. know more about actual
life in one minute than these book
guys with ten Carnegie libraries
stacked behind 'em. You might add
jealousy; but that's only love turned
wrong side out. Love an chips It u.s. "
Gravely Crawford took out his poker
winnings.
Whats that for?" asked Haggerty,
"Twenty-four hours" begted Craw'
ford; for feel like a. criminal my
self. Twenty-four hours"
1.-THE poor mani" said the girl, tim.
idly touching Haggerty's arm.
IF I took that money it wouldn't
be fair t. you, sir. Twenty-four hours'll
do him no good. They're hunting FOX
him all over town now-every rail.
road, every boat, ferry. street car.
cab. From coast t. coast, north an
south, too; tomorrow there won't be q
town as small as your fist where they
won't be looking for him. An he's
easy. No ordinary phiz. An have his
thumbprint. tn best photo going. TIL
newspapers guy us lot, but We 90
right along just tn same. When .
man really gets by us It's suicide or
graft t. some guy higher up than
yours truly. How do you know there
amt woman back Of It, or that he
wasn't a secret gambler? An now
you'll have to put over your sailing
an give evidence"
IT can do that very WELL" replied
Crawford, drawing the girl to him
again.
Never mind me-" said Haggerty.
1--WE been through all that. Tn only
thing that gets my goat Is tn splitting
up Of tn rewards six ways for Sunday.
unless"-with sudden alertness-''un.
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