The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-04-27

II Ill Ii the cabin. viii youf Fine.
Got the crew al rounded upf Fine.
See you later. Good BY"
Hemenway hung up the receiver.
Haven't slipped q cog YETI he said
TO himself. Looks as though she
was going through without q hitch
That night Hemenway had q final
talk with the two men In the PARK.
He told them where to find the
schooner; and Instructed them to be
there not later than o'clock
Sunday morning.
When he cache home he told the
twins everything was ready. promised
to look after their baggage In the
morning, warned them to be on hand
at seven o'clock sharp, said he prob
ably would not see them again until
then, as he had some work OF his 0wn
to do, and then went to bed for :
good. long sleep.
The crucial test was near at hand.
The next thirty hours would tell
whether he was behind bars or fleeing
over the trackless ocean with . for
tune in the cabin OF the schooner.
In the mean time the gum shoe man
had never earned SO easy a weeks
pay. Joe,s life ever since Mcdonald
had begun to shadow him had been
as calm as that of a chess player. But
with action promised for Sunday Ut
the latest, the 'sleuth thought he had
better talk things over with his chief.
So he went to headquarters on Sat.
urday morning after shadowing his
man safely to his place Of business.
The chief listened attentively, and at
the end said:
.All right; we will go through with
It that way. Want any help?"
That was where the sleuth over
played himself.
Hell, no!' he replied. "IN handle
that fellow all right. Leave it to me-"
When Joe left his place of business
that afternoon and ~leisurely walked
downtown he was followed at a reas-
enable distance by the gum shoe man.
Joe made several purchases, dump
ed the bundles in a taxicab. and rode
down to where the schooner lay, with
Mcdonald trailing along in another
taxi.
Joe had his bundles put on board
and quickly drove away. He went to a
hotel and ordered a fine dinner. The
sleuth seized the opportunity to de-
your a sandwich and drink a glass OF
beer. Joe finished his dinner and call
led for his check.
II may -as well be. hung for q sheep
as for a goat" he unused as the waiter
was making a lightning calculation.
He dreW a pocket check book from
his clothes and with a fountain pen
filled out a check for two hundred
dollars.
Here, George he said to the wait
yer, get this cashed for me. Tell the
cashier to give me gold"
Yes, sir, Mr.. Lent; right away,
SIR
Paying his dinner check, Lent made
the rounds OF the saloons and cigar
atores where he was known and cash.
ed checks ranging from five dollars to-
one hundred dollars each, stuffing the
gold he received in the ten pockets Of
his trousers and waistcoat. In all he
cleaned MP close to twelve hundred
dollars. .
The .sleuth was kept busy peering
into windows and noting names and
addresses while Lent was making his
rounds. Finally Lent looked at his
watch. .''Too early for Isaacs," he
thought. !
He took in the tan end Of q vaude-
willie show, played "a game o. two Of
Billiards at the Palace, and then walk.
ed up Market street for half q mile,
turned north for .haH a block, and
went up the steps az q solid booking
building.
He .enternd the vestibnle and CLOSED
TIE door ,behind him. AZ he did so a
panel .of the inner ;donr slid aside and
= dim light shone .on his features.
There was = snbduad click and the
inner door opened .n~01selessly. Lent
walked MP stairs entered i room, and
was ut once greeted by q greasy look
IND, short :anA stout mai who wore
evening clothes,
NNaDnd evening, Mr. Liant, you are
. stranger"
busy on other sthings, Isaacs," re-
Piled Lent 'Besides y0n keep me
broke. He glanced around the o
4 Nas Just "A ordinary gambling joint
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