The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-26

lay on the table and helping him.
self IL guess there's something NOV
ing" He crossed his legs and struck
match. We'll, you know I've always
admired your talents, Wolf, though II
you'll forgive me saying So you're a
little too inclined to play lone hand
You need a partner TO balance you like
TO help with the heavy work. I'm
somewhere around it, eh?'
Don't pull any of that dope on me"
said Coync sharply What want yor
for is no partnership gag You'll get
paid for what YOU do and il won't take
you a couple Of hours. It's worth JUS
five hundred dollars to me and not
penny more. Tha,'ll perhaps save ar.
gument"
"You always was harsh, Wolf" said
Freddie i'll hurt remonstranoe What
are you going to pull out of IL What
the stunt, anyway"
I'm going to pull out Of it just what
] can make" snapped Coyne. You'll
ge, five hundred-and easy money at
ihat--or you'll get nix Now listen
Been on the boards lately2"
The stage" lamentcd Freddie, "is
infested with knights There's no chance
in the legitimate, and demean myself
TO vaudeville"
Gut il out" advised Coyne. "Do you
know Ansol-the boss bull OF the four
teenth division,"
"Do know you?" retorted Freddie
why, Ansoll is the friend of my youth
my long-lost uncle Hasn't he pulled
me twice. once because stood outside
bank wondering what | would do ii
! had all the money that was in the
safe, and onco-but say, If he's on 10
You, count me out Of the game"
You're yellow sneercd Coyne 81
thought you had some nerve, Freddie
Rut If you can afford to throw away
five hundred jimmics-" lie crossed
over and laid hand on the locked
door.
Don't be hasty," urged Freddie. Tell
me what IT is, and I'll consider"
Coyne resumed his seat. ITS sim
pie enough. There's not ha' por,h
OF risk in It for you. All want you
10 do is this"
Freddie's solemn face expanded in a
grin and he listened He nodded his
head in delighted appreciation,
You're sure topliner. Wolf" he
exclaimed. ITS the nu,tiest move I've
heard for a long time. You put him
IN bad, and you have your swell wit
nesses, an lor' lummc I'd like to see
hi, face when you come out on hin" "
That's all right, then You'll he
on hand :4S to the minute. And mind.
Freddie, no soaking Here's a FLYER.
Get down to it."
Luck is great handmad to the dc
tective, though he invariably has her
on a lead She must not he confused
with coincidence, for example. 1t was
no blind luck that had caused the clerk
at the desk to scratch his head when
a visitor applied for Mr. Arthur. That
~ was due to the activity of couple Of
very ordinary looking young men who
tor many days past had spen, much time
lettering in the palm court OF the Pala
tiai hotel.
Nor was Il luck that they happened
TO be there. That was very simple
precaution of Ansoll's. The only piece
OF luck in the whole business was that
won N'tH' o'''uiu nave ONNflnnkcU
their possible presence. Thereafter every.
thing became more or less inevitable.
For while Coyne and his satellite
were planning the downfall of the in
spector a man in one OF the telephone
boxes below was talking over the wire
to Ansoll And when Flash Freddie. !"
actor by profession and wha, the United
States calls sneak by vocation, stepped
out OF the elevator and moved jaunt
lily to the rubber-paved courtyard
I've had no suspicion that the young fe,.
low who looked like a bank clerk and
brushed by him was at all interested in
his mission.
lie whistled as he turned into the
Strand and bent his steps westward
The young bank clerk dropped farther
and farther behind. bu, an acute oh
server might have noticed tha, his rel.
atlve position to Freddie was main
tanned by a heavy-jawed man-.who, il
suddenly addressed. might have an.
sweted to the name Of linimie. And
ten yards behind Jimmie Cot,erill Smil
ing and bland, a red rose in his button.
. hole, strobe Detective Inspector Ansoll
The procession maintained its order
VII Freddie turned down street oil
Charing Cross road. His foot was in
The doorway of a theatrical cOStumer' Z