The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-16

couple" sueh
me lady agreed, and thew At onco
oesah to show that outward ind,sas
e!Se that contrasts with the babav,a,
OF a pair Of lovers or a nawIr 80 ~
ried couple. LEVY mar
~ wont do said the man "for
luz " go out ahead of you on arr,vir,
dc Arlington avenue station and go
noiter' That would give YOU AWAY .,
once. We must step out unconcernoa
" III let You carry your suit case
JUST as II we had been married. 49,,
" years, and go my way, leaving Won
you" oa'A iof
-, me couple descended from the train
ne man watching them left II mo
lnent later and, keeping them in sight
went out after them TO see them tora
CAP together. They were being dr,v.
ell away when the shadower called
ahother cab and, getting into II hsde
the driver follow the one that wos
leaving. vas
NOW. see ere" said the man MAY.
Ing the part of the husband, dronnin,
into a vernaCular that was natural -
him. You amt Miss Lawrence no.
now What dye want to put up ioh
IKE that for? You're the 'ousemaid ar
the Lawrences."
low do you know [ ann" asked
the woman. paling.
Cause I'm the lockers butler the
next 'ouse TO the Lawrenees. Eve seen
you In the Lawrence back yard
a-angin' up the wash Wot Y got in
your suit case anyhow"
''Wot's that TO you?"
You and are in for 1t together
Ii one gets hOff tother gets hoff. |
reckon y got some valyables In your
suit case, hain't your"
Reckon you've got some in yours"
Il don't mind lettin' you know that
I've got some gold plate
NVi' We bVl SOile JeWelS.
Now we're gittin on to an under
standin. 'Ow would v like to git rid
o your jewels till there's no danger of
you're bein' found with EN- on your
Like enough you want me to trust
'em to you"
"Well, If you don't like that, ow
would you like to take my haulT
Il don't want it. I've got enough
risk now without takin' any more"
What you goin' to do with the spar.
klers when you cit EN- safe?'
II don't know. Sell EN- If can"
you're purity enough to wear 'em
yourself. They're none too good for
you"
This compliment put a different com.
pleXion upon the treatment by the wo-
man of the man She preferred TO rely
upon him, as most women prefer TO
rely upon man.
What would you do with em II
turned EN- over to your she asked
I'm tone that denoted "A disposition to
yield.
oh I'd take care Of EN- till could
turn EN- back to you. If you were
caught with 'em on YOU you'd git sent
I'D for somcthin' like five or six years,
and that wouldn't pay since you've got
a Teller as is wilin to take the risk
on hisself.
She being the weaker sex, he sue
ceeded IN persuading her to cast her
burden on him. She handed her suit
case to him. The expression on his
face as he took 1t was, to say the least,
crafty. What was passing through
his mind was, Might as well hang
for a sheep as lamb, and two sheep
is better than one
'When'll get 'em back2" she asked.
"Iet me see. This IS Friday a
week from today you meet me-do
YOU know the fountain In the park Z
yes"
"Well. YOU meet me at the fountain
at 10 o'clock and I'll give 'em back to
you"
He called on the driver to stop, and
she got out of the cab.
The shadOwer was disconnected at
This division. He could not follow both
Of them In different directions. ana,
seeing that the girl was without her
suit case. he concluded the man hau
II so he directed his driver to still fol
low the cab 1t finally brought up at
tba entrance to an alley. The man In IL
alighted with two suit cases ana nav
ing paid the fare, was about 10 enter
the alley when be felt hand on MS
shoulder and. turning, saw man VINO
threw open his coat and showed
badge.
low did you get on to III" asked
the culprit.
"Never mind that; come with me,
An hour later there was an lnvesu-
cation at the police office. The TWO
suit cases were opened. one was
found TO contain valuable plate, the
other Jewels. The police had been put
on TO the track OF the housemaiu anu
were not looking for the butler now
arar the culprit explained the matter
~ rho double theft and how he had
come TO be in possession OF all the
loot Since he had nothing to gam ps
telling that the maid might be cap.