The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-28

heart had warmed at once to the big. sim
pie-hearted Swede
Their meeting that morning had been
ludicrous enough The reporter had been
walking up Broadway in search OF a story
when he had seen some one hang out a
freshly laundered shirt to dry on flag
pole outside window in the particularly
elite Hotel Croesus Seeming some fea-
ture stuff, he had promptly obtained an
interview with ~Porcupine Peterson. Yu-
kon," who had insisted on being shown
the sights on his own pIethoric bank-roll
50 the appointment had been arranged for
the afternoon.
Tommy had returned to the Croesua at
the hour agreed on only to find Porcupfne
gazing with soulful bashfulness into the
eyes OF a smartly dressed and pretty
young woman whom the reporter had rec
ognized at once as Helen the Mouse -
since her portrait graced the Rogues Gal
lery at Headquarters
Gee4 thought Tommy as he watched
them from the cafe door. The poor boob
won't have car-fare In the morning if her
gang once gets holds of him. And he'll
probably knock my block OF If I try. to
put him wise"
Nevertheless. when Helen the Mouse ex-
cused herself just then and swayed Ian
guorously out into the lobby, the reporter
seized the opportunity. But Porcupine
was highly Indignant
She bane a perfect LADY," he declared
vehemently. II bane sorry to disappin
you. but We skoll have our good time to-
morrow. She bane show me how to vim
on de hoise-races. and then I have a even
bigger poke for tomorrow"
Grant expostulated, but Porcupine only
got angry. So when Helen returned a mo-
merit later he turned away with snrug
OF disgust.
Tho miner and the woman went out into
Aud CHI f-4r III
TO a loudly dressed. sporty-looxing man,
while Grant watched cynically from lit
tie distance. Yes even now he couldn't
bring himself TO abandon .he lamb 30 the
slaughter. 50 when the three started OF
down the street a moment later, the re-
porter followed
A few minutes later he was |phoning his
friend Cadogar. chief OF detectives
Yep, regular oid-fashioae0 overlapping
nwindle, he said swiftly. Take pool
room and fake telegrapher in a room I'M
derneath Telegrapher is supposed to get
the dope on the races a little IN advance
of the pool-roon1. so the conle-on can have
time to rush upstairs and oct on horse
that's already won. Get ne? There's
some other monkey business that I'm not
wise to YETI got this doing little quiet
burgling. They're going to pull 1t on
right away. landed the sucker and every
thing. Yep. Helen the Mouse and her
few dicks? Fine. S'long-"
Grant had phoned from a booth in the
hallway OF a small Office building
side street not far from the Croesus He
now ran quietly upstairs again--ehe ele-
vator boy was unouestionablv In with
the gang He found a window cleaners
ladder and used 1t to reconnoiteT through
the transom Of the telegrspher room.
That gentleman was evidently just get
ting the "returns'' on q race" while
Porcupiae and Helen watched him eager
~ The big Swede had already won" on
an earlier race as Grant knew. And he
snorted. Helen and her victim turned to-
wards the door. and Grant slipped from
the oder and out Of sight down the stair
wa just IN time TO escape detection. The
door opened and the two hurried upstairs
towards the "pool-room-"