New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-08


stared at the detective. "Wb.. ;,
yuh want?"
And Barney saw himself checl.,
in the midfight Of adventure bv ~,
premature intrusion Of help. "Ces,s
he said to himself "The big b,nl,
Why couldn't he leave US alone ~ 49,.
minutew
"They want to see you" Corco,,.
said, "about the same old troun,.
I've been looking for you all days
well, I'm busy"
won't take you q second. pm
along down in the machine. m
with you"
"Now look-a-here, Cork" he NJ,
tested plaintively, you've been ov.,
me so often on that damn OF frau.
up Of yours don't know th;,.
about the business, an l can tell vos
that, here, without wastin' e.s
line"
Corcoran noticed Barney. "Who,
your young friend?"
at don't matter who he "a rw
told to take him uptown to kee, :.
date and / got to do it. How lo,.r
you want me-"
about FIVE minutes"
Tip cursed. "All right. I'll sy
out. The kid can go up alonen
"They want to see Gus, too. Be-
ter come along as you are. We wor.
keep you any time. Who is y.
kid"
ooh. hell, What difference does :
make?" He was thief acciden.ap,
intercepted by a policeman Will.
making off with stolen property cor
cealed on him. His one play was I,
go with the officer without arous,,
suspicion and drop the stolen eooS,
while the eyes of the law were aver
ed. Barney, at least could not b.
tray him.
Back up, Gus" he ordered q.
driver. We've got to go down Wit
these people an help EN- pu. uu :,
bluff that they're earnin' the,
wages"
He had to go, and it was to bs
profit to go good-natured.y. r.
made himself pleasant on The war
down to the Babbing Bureau, Laugh.
ing and telling stories, with a con.
vincing appearance Of innocence, AM
he only lost his temper for M
ment when Barney could not be mad
to understand that he was to wait r
the taxi while the others went int
the Cranmer Building. That younr
dummy Cat sign from Corcoran
insisted on accompanying them b
the detective offices, making an effor
to show his fathers letter every tins
that Tip tried to turn him back. Tin
Gid not wish that document expose
under the circumstances. He had b
let Barney follow, in order to pre-
vent him from appealing to Corcorsr
with the letter.
1t was Archibald, impersonatirs
Babbing, who received them at Bal
bing's desk. He broke the news to
! Meyers that he and his driver, Gus
Kane, were wanted" on a charge Of
attempting to kidnap Barney Cook
son Of Adam Cook. who had retained
the bureau to protect his son from q
repetition of his Chicago adventure
Good night" Kane said. And Bar
ney, still worrying about his render,
vous with his affectionate parent
produced his letter inquiringly ani
clinched the case against the kid
napers.
Now" Archibald said formally
after Tip Meyers had lied AMI
struggled and sunk himself deeper
and deeper into the quicksand-' ths
only thing for you to do is to come
across with the evidence that will
bring the real criminals to justice
not only in the present case, but IN
the Merriman disappearance. We
want Mrs. Dart and her husband. |
may say that when we heard WHERE
Mr.. Cook was living we expected
something of this sort to happen
and we prepared for it. We are
now IN a position to provide that the
Cook case need not be prosecuted,
If you decide to give us the beneni
OF your assistance in the other mat
ter. Otherwise, of course, you know
what the penalty is for KIDNAPPING
Corcoran, you might take this boz
back to his father. And send s
stenographer in here as you 90 out
Meyers, with no suspicion Of the
trick that was being played on hin
looked at Barney and saw himself
caught red-handed. well" he said
=.
I'm it. If we turn up the rest
you'll let me an Gus clear O. this
Cook business, do you?"
That's the bargain" Archibald