The Yale expositor., 1922-10-19

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hundred dollars. Then, by heaven,
will argue something with you!"
you are Ben Chacherre, Ell? Does
anyone here know your?
Chacherre exploded in violent
oath. "DOlt that you are, do l have
TO be known when the check is In
dorsed under my signature? Who
taught you business. monkey"
True" answered the teller sulkily.
yet the amount"
"Oh, bah" Chacherre snapped his
fingers. GO and telephone joachim
Fell, you old woman! Go and tell
him you do not know his signature
well, who are you looking at? Am
"a telephone, then? You are not hired
| to look but to act Get about It."
The enraged and scandallzed teller,
beckoned a cOnfrere. Jachin Fell was
telephoned. Presumably his response
was rCassuring, for Chacherre was
| presently handed a thousand dollars
in small bills, as he requested. He
! insisted upon counting over the money
at the window with lnsolent assidulty,
flung a final compliment at the teller,
and staggered across the lobby. He
was still standing by the entrance
when Henry Gramont left thu private
Office of the president and passed him
by without a look.
Toward noon Gramont arrived afoot
at his pension. Behind the garage In
the alley, he discovered hammond
busily at work cleaning and polishing
the engine of the car.
Hello" he exclaimed, cheerily
"What luck"
pretty good, cap'n." Hammond
| glanced up, then paused.
A stranger was strolling toward
them along the alleyway, a jaunty in
dividual who was gayly whlstling and
who seemed entirely carefree and
happy. He appeared TO have no in
terest whatever In them, and Ham.
mond concluded that he was lnnocu
Gus.
'"They got them prints fine, cap'n
What's more, they think they've locat.
ed the fellow that made EN-"
"Ah, good work !" exclaimed Ora.
mont. "Some criminal?"
Hammond frowned. The stranger
had come TO a halt a few feet distant.
flung them jerky, careless nod, and
was beginning 10 roll a cigarette. He
surveyed the car with a knowing and
appreciative eye. Hammond turned
his back on the man disdainfully.
"Yep-a sneak thief they'd pinched
a couple of years back; didn't know
where he was, but the prints seemed
to fit him. They'll come up and look
things over sometime today, then &c
after him and land him."
Gramont gave the stranger q glance
but the other was still surveying the
car with evident admiration. II he
heard their words he gave them 40
attention.
"Who was the man, thenT asked
Gramont.
"A guy with a queer name-BeH
Chacherre." Hammond pronounced IL
as he deemed correct-as the name
was spelled. "Only they didn't call
him that. Here, wrote it down"
He fshed In his pocket and pro.
duced a paper. GramOnt glanced at
II and laughed.
"Oh, Chacherre" He gave the
name the Creole pronunciation.
Yep, Sasherry. l expect they'll
come any time now-said two bulls
would drop in"
"All right" Gramont nodded and
turned away, with another glance at
the stranger. "Tll not want the car
today nor tonight that j know of. I'm
not going to the Proteus bali. SO your
times your own until tomorrow; make
the most Of IT"
he disappeared, and Hammond re.
turned to his work. Then he straight.
ened up for the jaunty stranger was
bearing down upon him with evident
intent to speak.
"Some car you got there, brother !"
Ben Chacherre, who had overheard
most of the foregoing conversation,
lighted his cigarette and grinned ia.
miliarly. "Some car, eh7 All she
needs Is some good tires, new coat
of paint, good stees chassis. and q
new engine"
"Huh?" snorted Hammond. Say,
you DO, who sold you chips in this
gamer Move alongi"
Ben grinned anew and rested him
self against nearby telephone pole.
Free country. amt itT" he in.
quired lazily. "Or have you invested
your winnings and bought this here
alley?"
Hammond Redeemed with anger and
took a step forward. The next words
of Chacherre, however jerked him
sharply into self-contrOl.
"Seen anything Of an aviator's hel.
met around hereT'
"Huh?" The chauffeur glared al
his tormentor. yet with aesudden sick
feeling inside his bosom. "Who you
kiddin' nOw?"
Nobody. | was asking a question,
that's all. was flynn along here last
night In my airplane. and lost my
helmet overheard. Thought maybe
you'd seen IT, So long, brother!'