Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
CHAPTER V-Continued.
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least. | think I was. And let me tell
you something about that same quiet
little man. His name is joachim Fell"
"IIcluva name" commented Ham
mond. and wrinklcd up his brow.
"Jachin. huh? Seems like I've heard
the name before. out O the Bible.
amt il? Something about Jachin and
BoaZ:"
II imagine So" Gramont smiled as
he replied. This chap Fell is sharp.
confoundcdly sharp" he went on,
while the chauffeur listened with
frowninG intentness. think that he
is on 10 me. and is trying To get the
goods on me"
oh" said Hammond. "And some
one WAS trailin' you? Think he's put
the bulls wise?'
Gramont shrugged his shoulders. 81
don't know. lie almost caught me last
night. Wen have to get rid of that
aviator's suit nj once, and of the loot
also. suppose you've reconciled
Yourself tn returning the stuff?"
Hammond stirred uneasily and laid
down his pipe
Look here, cap'n." he said. earnest
ly. Il wasn't runin' a holdup game
because | liked it. and l wasn't do
Ing it for the fun of the thing. like You
are. was dead broke. | hadn't any
hope left. and i didn't care d-n
whether I lived or died-that's on the
dead. Right there, you come along
and picked me up.
You give me job. What's more,
you've treated me white. cap'n. You've
given me something decent to live
for-to make good because you got
some faith in me. Why, when you
went out on that first job of ours,
d'you know IL like to broke me up?
II did. Only. when we got home that
night and you said il was all Joke.
and you'd send back the loot later on,
then began To feel better about It,"
Gramont nodded in comprehension
OF the others feeling.
"lt's not been altogether joke. SER
geant,' he said. gravely. "To tell the
truth. did start it as joke. but soon
afterward | learned something that led
me to keep IT up. l kept it up until
could hit the Maillard house Ii was
my intention TO turn up at the Comus
hall. on Tuesday night. and there
make public restitution of the stuff
but that's impossible now. | dare not
risk il! That man Fell is too smart"
You're not goin' to pull the trick
again, then?" queried Hammond, ca
gerly.
NO. I'm through. I've got what l
wanted. Still. / don't wish to return
the stuff before Wednesday - Ash
"Wednesday, the end of the carnival
season. Suppose you get out the loot
and find me some boxes. And be sure
they have no name on them or any
store labels"
Hammond leaped up and vanished In
the room adjoining. Presently he re-
turned, bearing several cardboard
boxes. which he dumped on the center
table. I'm blamed glad you're done,
believe me-" he uttered, fervently,
II y
concerned | don't care much but I'd
sure hate to see the bulls turn in a
guy like you. cap'n. Here we are.
Want me TO keep each bunch separate,
don't you?"
"Sure I'll be writing some notes to
| go inside"
Gramont went to a buhl writing
desk i'm the corner of the room, and sat
down. He took out his notebook, tore
I off several sheets. and from his pocket
produced a pencil having an extremely
hard lead. He wrote a number of
notes. which, except for the addresses
1 were identical in content:
''Dear Sir:
81 inclose herewith certain jewelry
and articles, also currency, recently
obtained by me under your kind aus.
plces.