The Washington times., 1922-04-09

Slowly, ss found opportunity, / endesvored to
tabish my high principles in the mind of Mrs Hurlburt
II was the most tiresome job had have had TO
play sinilar role with other women but in other
there was something ovable interesting redeem
ing feature 10 relieve the monotony Mrs Hurlburt
hopeless bore.
At last Sunday came. pleaded with Humphreys to
play sick and take the day off, but he intent push
ing the game TO quick finish
"No" says Humphreys I'VE have to 60 TO church
this morning don't like II any better than you do Mar
gsret but it has got to be done Little slips, small mis-
takes sometimes upset the whole plan 1t won't be safe
for us to dodge the regular natural programme of Sun
day. No, won't do Margaret get your clothes and
we will 90 to church,"
And so we did How remember that hot stuffy church
on that sitting hot Sunday mOrnng-and that was not
all of it. Humphreys good actor and game player.
He read sign billboard saying that old William Jen.
nngs Bryan would deliver preachment in the park that
afternoon.
Humphreys at once suggested that it was Sunday
il perhaps duty not to miss the discourse OF Mr.
Bryan and the New Hampshire church pillars thought ne
right So In addition to the misery OF the church In
the morning, four loving matrimonial people stood,
arm in arm the hot that Sunday afternoon listening
to the tresome and II seemed to me, the endless chatter
Of Bryan.
That Sunday night in my room Humphreys paced the
floor while carefully considering whether the plum was
ripe to be picked Finally he stopped in front OF me and
remarked
Margaret, am going to 'tske Hurlburt by means
of the payoff.'"
Here suppose 1 should explain TO my readers that
take is always the term used In the Underworld Tor
robbng victim, and the word 'psy-of, should also
explain, is the technical crook phrase which means to
swindle the victim with the welknown old scheme OF
making him believe that you have way Of getting ad-
vance information the winners Of horse that
by knowing few minutes in advance the name of the
horse that has actually the you could hurry and
place bet this horse and be absolutely sure of win.
ming your money
Humphreys had been intellectually explaining TO his
friend Hurlbut how he had done great favor for man
once and this had let him In this wonderful scheme
to get advance information private telegraph wire
about the winning horse that he could bet without any
possibility Of losing the money.
Humphreys had from the very beginning been quite
reluctant TO tell Hiram very much about it. expressing
the utmost fear that his WIFE might find out about it.
But Hiram was very much interested in this scheme
to make money that apparently involved no risk. He
pestered Humphreys for details but Humphreys lodged
and evaded way another saying that he was too
much afraid Of TO have good friend as Hiram
Hurlburt know about II.
emo" said Hiram. al wouldn't tell Mrs Hurlburt
about It, And did, she would not breathe word
to your wife,
But still humphreys did not feel sure and he kept
Hurbut eager and anxious day after day letting out
only little at time about the thing But when had
finished the tedious work of that hot Sunday morning
In church and that sizzling afternoon listening to Bryan
Humphreys concluded that might well close in on
the couple and "tske" Hurlburt
NV confederate had discovered that Hurlburt had q
Hourshing business back in HIS little home town the
local undertaken which had been handed down 10 hin
by his father. With his accumulated money he de.
yeoped his local holdings and interests and taken
number Of profitable enterprises He was owner OF the