Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-15

at once put out his own private
sleuths to trace him
Shorty" Hanks, whose real name
1t seemed was Moses. while not di-
rectly connected with the higher
class crooks Of the "burie1gh crowd"
with some Of them. He had more
than once seen in the hands Of Ken
ned the kit bag which Brooke car-
rted to the bank that Monday morn
ing.
1t was his business to be observant
IN such matters, and though the bag
was very like some others as had
been demonstrated. It possessed for
him certain unmistaKable character
istics: Jerry MumfOrd and Lucille
had aided him in enterprises Of this
character in the pass, and it happen
ed that while shadow1ng Brooke he
had come face to lace with Mrs.
Munford on Broadway. ,sy
TO lay the matter before her took
but a moment; with the result that
another cab had followed Brooke's to
the Waldorf; that scarcely had he
turned away from writing his name
on the register thaa. MES. Mumford
had cleverly copied It, and had AL
most Immediately set about writing
the letter which lured MIN to her
Harlem flat.
Being foiled in his efforts to secure
the bags contents for himself and
pals, Shorty" determined on the next
most profitable course. He would find
out whether, as he suspected, the
Burleigh people were looking for it.
Discovering that this was the state of
affairs. he made a deal with Slough
ton to put him on the track of it, and
the letter making the appointment at
the theater was! the outcome.
But I don't understand" Brooke
asked at this point, "how you learned
this part of the thing. surely Kenne-
dy didn't. know it. and Stoughton
wouldn't tell if he dia KNOW.
We located Shorty" Moore ex-
planned, "at least the detectives did,
and. on the promise Of immunity, he
told all he knew. II looks now as If
the prime movers In the Burleigh
gang would be convicted and sent
they belong. Foley. by the
way. who foo1ishly Appeared to the
police over in Philadelphia, has been
he is the gentleman who did the bet
ter part of the buying of the stocks"
For a little space Brooke was 81
lent. Then he asked:
Jim Mumford wasn't mixed up
with 1t in, any way?"
mo. l believe not; though there
was a suspicion that MS object in abb
Quoting Miss Colby was to tie her ia
theirs hands and prevent, him from
pressing the prosecution
That's what ! haven't yet been
Tell me. please. what interest Mr..
Colby has in the Case"
Moore laughed,
Poor old boy!'' he commiserated.
II do feel sorry for you,-lad, tied
hand and foot. and out Of the game
when the danger was AL past and 1t
was just calmly interesting. Mr..
Colby. I may inform you, by q strange
coincidence. happens. 70 De the silent
uncle.
"He happened also to be in Cleve-
land ten days ago, when Mr.. Foley
came into q banking mouse there, in
which he is interested. and gave his
tenth or eleventh order for mining
stocks to be purchased through your
uncle's Boston brokerage house.
When the draft came from Boston to
Cleveland Mr., Foley had disappeared
and there was no money to meet #.
Now. boy. do you see where Mr.. Col
by comes In?
And Mr; Colby met Foley in
Eyes, met him and-what happen
ed? Foley thought he recognized
him.. and Immediately told him that
he was there. looking up a fellow who
had swindled9 him and got, away with
- hundred thousand or his money. OF
course Mr.. Colby agreed to 60 with
him and find the fellow. It was KEN
needy, YOU know, ana MI. colby had
been put on by You Lnat morning.
They.went to the address you had, but
Kennedy was known there as Smith,
They sized that up. all right: but
Smith was out. They waited for him
to c0me in, and thes. went up to hts
room.
Foley went In frM, and Kennedy
pulled q pistol and blaxed, away At
him: and al you know, Foley lodged
and the bullet caught Mr.. Colby IA
the shoulder. kennedy told me- hfIh-
self that he didn't know exactly Why
he shot.
He had been in mortal fSar eyer
sfnce he Lost the bas. That they would
make Z scapegoat Of him. ana when
hes ~ Foley he Just sost hls heed
Brooke was CONSCIOUS Of Soaf1tAp
bshind him, There wasfsa do e1a.
trance to the house nssS. aml nom
the doorway there came nuSp&smr0A