The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

been long mdTrieu. "
mend you to join me In playing sueh
a couple
The lady agreed. and they at once
hogan TO show that outward indiHer-
ence that contrasts with the behavior
OF pair of lovers or a newly mar
ried couple.
1T won't do said the man, "ror
me to go out ahead of you ON arriving
at Arlington avenue station and recon
hotter. That would give you away al
once. We must step out unconcerned-
ly. I'll let you carry your suit case
inst as if we had been married twen-
ty years, and 60 my way, leaving you
TO follow me without looking back FOR
you"
The couple descended from the train.
The man watching them left 1t mo-
ment later and, keeping them in sight,
went out after them to see them take
a cab together. They were being driv-
en- away when the shadower called
another cab and. getting into 1t, babe
the driver follow the one that was
leaving.
"Now, see ere" said the man play
ing the part of the husband, dropping
into a vernacular that was natural to
him. "You ain't Miss Lawrence no.
how. What dye want to put up job
like that for? You're the 'ousemaid at
the, ,Lawrences."
low do you know | amT' asked
the woman, paling.
"Caose I'm the Tookers' butler the
next 'ouse to the Lawrences. I've seen
you In the Lawrence back yard
a-'angin' up the wash. Wot y got in
your suit case anyhow
"Wots that to your"
"You and | are in for 1t together.
If one gets hofr 'tother gets hoff
reckon y got some valyables in your
suit case, hain't you?"
Reckon you've got some in yours"
II don't mind lettin' you know that
I've got some gold plate"
well, I've got some 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 'em on yOu?"
Like enough you want me to trust
'em to YOU
"Well, If you don't like that, 'ow
would you like to take my haul?"
81 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 git 'em safer
II don't know. Sell 'em if can"
You're purity enough to wear 'em
yourself They're none too good for
you"
This compliment put a different com
plexlon upon the treatment by the wo-
man Of the man. She preferred to RELY
upon him, as most women prefer to
rely upon a man.
What would you do with 'em II |
turned EN- over to your" she asked
In tone that denoted disposition to
yield.
"Oh, I'd take care Of 'em till | could
turn 'em back to you. If you were
caught with 'em on you you'd git sent
up for somethin' like FIVE or six years,
and that wouldn't pay since you've got
a feler as is willin 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 sheep as lamb, and two sheen
Is better than one"
"When'll get 'em back2' she asked
Let me see. This is Friday. A
week from today you meet me-do
you know the fountain in the park?"
YES"
well, YOU meet me at the fountain
at II o'clock and I'll give EN- back to
you"
he called on the driver to stop. and
she got out of the cab.
The shadower was disconcerted NJ
this division. He could not follow hoth
OF them In different directions and
seeing that the girl was without her
SUIT case, he concluded the man had
IT, so he directed his driver to still fol.
low the cab. 1t finally brought nm at
the entrance to an alley. The man in II
ahghted with two suit cases and bav.
ing paid the fare. was about TO enter
the alley when he felt hand ON his
shoulder and, turning, saw a man who
threw open his coat and showed a
badge. ="
ow did you get on to it?" askaa
the culprit.
Never mind that: come with me-
An hour later there was an invasti
CATION at the police office. Tho two
suit cases were opened. One waS
found TO contain valuable plate ,bo
other jewels. The police had been mn,
on to the track OF the housema,d GA
We're not looking for the butler How
ever, the culprit explained the matto,
OF the double theft and how h. -,