The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-08-16

will give mesilf uD tomorrow, but I,
will not be took In your house to
bring NOR disgrace on you. will
go up to me room now an make him
think I've gone to bed unsuspicious.
Thin | will slip out an go away
Are you sure he's detective7'
says she. He come as a guest.
(Me blood run cold,)
have seen him many times at
the bank, he says Thin, Goodbye,
dear an his voice was not joyful 70
listen to.
81 viii go to the front OF the
house, waz all she said, EN- lock
the door after ye.'
Rights there it came to me all at
wanct they waz but three people
wakeful in that house an they
would all be after locatin' near the
from So slipped back to the
room thin two had been conyersin'
in That's what genyiss is-takin'
the right chances. took this wan.
See what come OF It.
1T wa fine. comfortable room.
waz that. Ye wanted to take your
your shoes off at wanct an settle
down. There waz nothin' but sofas
an easy-chairs an stacks of pillows
Thin noticed one of thin big bot
ties with glass cork in thin sittin'
t. wan side an lookin' red round the
bottom of it. / wonder does he
drink that himself or have his man
do it for him?' thinks l. I'll take
,eTvice with him. says l.
1T steadied me fine--they waz
fine large glasses an waz quick
to see that another dro- of the same
would steady me some more. /
have tasted many liquors but nivir
none like that. 1t tasted still finer
right out of the bottle itself, an
thin shut me eyes at it again for
a bit more to take home.
:" Twas short time whin heard
noise, an hawn disremimbered
again which waz the front OF that
house. map Of it would look like
a picture of somewsn's brains. God
hip him started easy-like for
what / thought waz the front door,
because knew most likely it want.
don't know yit VIII oh it waz. but
hadn't fair passed through the door
afore run plump into man! |
had no more than time to stick me
gun into the face OF him. but he
stuck up his hands with 10 argy-
mint-like he'd long practice.
Thin the air come back in me an
] saw there waz suitcase on the
floor beside him. 1t come to ms
who he swaz of course. that waz
prowlin the hour at that hour tryin
to get out of it. An right on top of
that some wan stumbled over step
down the hall or somewheres- Its
only God that knows-an' | knew it
waz the detective after him.
II tried the nearest door mesiif-
It come open quiet an kicked
around ms de with me leg, finding It
waz q closet.
Git in, says whisperin' It's
the plain-clothes nan. If ye foot
1t like as not yen run into his arms.
Let him go by. Get in.
Which he done. with his grip. me
helpin'. turned the key on him
an damned 1t in me pocket. Me
hand waz no more than out whin
the other came round some corner
an | stuc.. me gun In his face, usin'
me left hand for lack of time Twas
luck he was slow on The draws 1t
waz. ne staggered back. ar whin'I
said Hands up! he ups, limp-like.
..Ye Dirt. snaakin', low-lived/
blackguafd. says l. niver hayin'
scoIded a detective afore. an think
In If nothin ilse to say.
s.Niver word from him in the
dark
'Ye sneakin backyard. says |
wanct more. wonderin' would we
stand there till marnin'. An still
he said nothin' Thin all OF sud
den 1t come to me.
Keep your hands where they are
and walk backwards. l tells him.
not raisin me voice, an If We fall
over anything or down anything
I'll blow your clumsy head off. says
l, bad scran to JET Which he done.
an me followerin' with the gun
against his face be way of seeiN him
In the dark.
1T wasn't fast We whit. an l had
time to feel along the wall with me
free hand till we passed wan door
an camcfto another. leaving wan
atween US and the first gents cage.
1T come open quiet. will say
for them doors-shey waz none of
thin noisy Thin / reached in with
me foot, havin' invited him close
enough to keep him covered, an
it waz another closet. all fine an
wholesome. Thin felt him all over
careful, finding he had no gun after
all.
I'm he whit an l turned the lock
on him, tellin' hin I'd shoot through
the door If he so much as cracked
a joint Thin | sit down on the
floor and caught a bit of me breath
ir fhe dn' III waz Ileadfn II I waz