The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-28
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
The Girl IN The Picture

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY,
n. Junqueile, greatest OF French
detectives, tells this story Of the
srent criminal at bay-brought
within grasp Of the law by an liz.
ne5s which pafalised the lower
mart Of his body and finally seized
by n. Jnnquellefwhen q mysterious
telephone message from o woman
disclosed the criminals hiding
place In a luxurious English. copn.
try house.
But the criminal laughed cynical
ly when Jonquelle arrived. Th9
woman had telepboned at his direc.
ton. He know neSwas about 10 die
and be wanted 70 tell his story. He
had met this girl IN America, az
Bar Harbor, and saw that the dis.
slpated Englishman, WESTRIDGE,
was trying 10 marry her for her
money. The criminals sense Of
deceney WIS outraged.
GO ON WITH THE STORY.
The invalid criminal lifted him.
self ON his great hands and turned
the whole Of his body toward me.
u tell YOU, he shook the arms
Of the chair IA his great hands,
tho thing begun TO get my goat.
Her father, q lawyer ID the South,
was dead. She had only the old
Boston grandmother Il heard the
talk among the women and the
coin was getting scarce Your iii.
lie lenglishman played in form,
every point correct and he was
goin' to get her.
Il seen lei
His voice became cold, level,
even like a metallic click.
Now, my little gentleman
said to myself; we'll Just see IL you
dol Right here Is where ."Alibi Al''
sets in with a stack OF blues.'
u got mp, folded my newspaper,
aud took q tnrn mp and down the
vernuda, us though I was trying
out my game leg, an, then l limped
down TO the fashionable church
just across from the library. E
81 stepped up inside the door
He paused, and his voice changed
TO its former note.
you see i had To have a little
help on this lob! II had a big,
loose end!
II went IN and sat down IN 4
pew. It was dim and quiet and
got right down to business didn,t
run IN any Of the prayer.book cur.
tain.raisers. i put the thing right
up TO the boss.
Nov, LOOK here. Governor I
said, has a helpless little girl got O
pull with YOU, or is It bunk? Be.
cause I'm goin, To- call you, and II
the line your bankers are putting
out is on the level. you've got 10
come across with the goods. Il
there's nothing 10 It, the govern.
ment out 10 shut lem iip on a
fraud order-f'm agoin' to carry
one end Of this thing; &c. busy at
the other endit y & !,
Then ] went out. 81
"That night / went over to see
little Westridge!
"He was surprised to gee me-
didn't understand It; he'd never
met me in the social line.
He was Nigh formal. as you'd
say. but he didn't throw any slut.
tering into Alibi Al. l set down,
Just as II the place belonged to ma.
and / waved a hand at him. 1 said
TO myself. You're little piker;
line UP and take what's coming to
you.v
But what Z said out loud was
Hike this:
Carrots has got a little bunch
or stun that's goin, to be wiped out
II II amt coyered.S
"That was her nickname among
the Youngsters, because. her blue.
black half IN the sun had a heaven.
ly copper CLINT,
He looked mixed. rip. "sWhat's
precisely, do YOU mean?' he says.
II didn't rays any attention "a
him. / went On lust as il he hadn't
said Il word. q -
L sWomef's rot no sense about
business-she ,s fagoin' 70 lose II,
esLose what?s he saws
Rotten Tie way thew bring Rirls
up / says, the same as IL he
hadn't spoke. Here's this steel
bunch beating the stun, down: he.
broker wires for somethin' Ia GOV
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