Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-09
With The
eAr1oUS RATnE' PLAeRS

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CUISINE. The instant tho car started, Onion
Jones hurried into the elevator, and a minute
and half later. entered the office of p. w.
This is Mr. Hutch" he stated with pleas.
ant assurance.
What do you want?" asked Percy. stand
ing behind the desk, the black bag between
We'll. Mr.. Hutch. I'm the missing heirr'
announced Onion, removing the soft felt hat
IN stupefaction on that gllstening Uranium.
when l sent you that letter from Chicago
mor qoSsh moTn,D wou ba1 get here 9ntil to-
train as the letter. Howdydo7" And he
extended fat palm.
Eyes" acknowledged Percy looking at
the rat palm, but he drew back his own
identify yourself"
made four pink streaks on his cleaning
scalp. Well Mr.. Hutch, IL you're going TO
holding out my ten thousand dollars a year
for hve years, I'll have you pInched right
now and identify myself afterwardw
TIL there's no need to be hasty, Mr..
Lundy." quavered Percy. struggling among
Thousand depressing thoughts. IF you are
here, you Hutch; I'm Willie Hep to youi
You've been putting crimp in my riRhtful
TO- me and II you hand me any of your
lip, I'll stripe your coat crossways Settle
quick, and you get of easy. Give me
what's left. and won't say word about
what you swped. I'll give you ten minutes 80
And the missing heir glanced apprehersively
toward the door
Percy Hutch paused The language of the
his letters and the offer of the missing
heir was suspiciously generous. On the
other hand the missing heir knew some
important facts and he seemed to have an
idea of vigorous methods.
You can't settle an estate in ten minutes
After all. he was an attorney He glanced
gown at the black bag. Suddenly he lifted
the palld eyes, He had a saving thought
You'll at least let me compare your sig
paper" 'A'' '''e' u
Onion Jones gulped with the shock of that
suggestion, and just then he heard a noise
Give me that money!" he howled.
The knob turned and the door opened. and
In Walked j Rufus Wallinsford and Blackie
guilty o6o d tsH Ia. sac ss,S.a the
Just as Wallingford had started away, and
they had compared notes. Blaekie had sent
heard from Onion. =.
Ready Hutchr' asked wallingford
why ' so 9sIts the missing Mss tEr heir
Lundy estate; this gentleman claims to he
Hiehard Lundy, and I'll have to stay and
settle the estate"
Give me that"
The speech OF the missing heir was sud
denly interrupted from behind by a CLASH
Oh the Collar so nrm and tight that n
ehoked him. The steel-like hand of Horace
y. paw was on that collar. and the other
steel-like hand now clutohed the missing
heir by the slack of the corduroy trousers
Ehile the pointed black mustaches of Mr.
DaW lifted displayed two rows of snarlng
entirely outside his own voiition began TO
walk Spanish toward the door. 1t was the
stubby mustaohe lifted to reveal eSi t RtS
rows OF snarling white teeth and it was the
toe OF J; Rufus Wallingford's highly polished
assisted missing hai int he
hall INV
n, The fathead" painted Mr.. wallingford to
Mr.. Daw. as they slammed the door
They found Mr.. Hutch regarding them
with widening eyes as they confronted him,
and the upper lip of Mr.. Hutch was lifted
revealing two rows OF snarling white teeth
TITS a frame-up!" charged Percy exc,tedIv
You get me to draw ali this money SO vn,
could take me to South America and skin
SEINE guess" admitted wallingford. as
Blackie slipped the bolt of the door, But
TINS TINS amateur double-crosser gummed the
Now look here. Perce" Blackie stepped
orlskly up to the desk: "The first thing
get us all pinehed. where's that bag 3
between his feet!" called waliingford,
and Biackie and Mr., Hutch 6obbed down at
t the same time They laid hold on the black
SaS p OeineSth the desk from opposite sides.
suddenly Hutch stopped the struggle with
2 Pa a0uG nun" for Jim Wallingford had pulled
on him. $500 N "@N s~'
Blackie threw back his raven locks "a hs
rose with the bag. and set 1t on the desk.
How much Will we give him, Jim?'
On, the tickets and a couple Of thousand.
CONSIDERED Wallingford. and a shrill splitter
came from beneath the desk.
breath enough to scream"
fercy rose with his hands on his stomach
and gasped violent objections until Blackie
p "R9sh n Pere gently ny back n his chair
ing you from further crime You've bssn
oetraylns a sacred trust, Percy, and were
removing temptation from you"
Yes" agreed J. Rufus, looking dow, q.
him sympathetcally; see how we'll on von
can be, in place OF in Jail, where Won belonS
You can go to South America and lead a
t Ter ana and more useful life. How much is
Just minute" begged the new trustee
OF the Lundy estate, and finished countinE
me neat httie packs Of big bills: "Fifty-six
Give him hve thousand and the bag"
generously decided wallingford
I'll have you crooks pinchedW shrieked
Don't aggravate us. you cheap embezuler"
scorned Wallingford. you can't identif,,
money. and you can't prove that we took
THIS. All youu get II you raise holIer is
an investigation and any honest jury would
know that you charged us the theft in a
feeble attempt to hide your own. Thev'd
soak you fifteen years. Why, we'd help send
thousand Blackie."
Damn IT, waliingford-"
Three thousand, Blackie" And Percv
HGtsa closed his lips tightly for fear he
do not be harsh. Jimmy" grinned BIacL.,s.
he had been looking down thoughtfullv into
the bag: He took out the Warden fortv
thousand dollars and wrapped the money In
a newspaper; he took out ten thousand far
the expense fund and slipped IL IN his noslrat.
then he dropped the steamer tickets in with