The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-27
Duped by
One Of Their
Own Kind
By CHARLES E. BAXTER
f@. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)

r AIRY had gone back TO MS eyl
IL ways. He and his friend Skinner
had doped u a scheme for cleaning VI
the Foulkes' silver plate, which hao
been left carelessly in an old-fash'
toned, cumbrous safe in the dining
room when the family went to the sea
shore for the summer.
With Skinner waiting outside, ready
to give warning, Larry was working
nv 6ashlight on the safe door.
His m%anipulations consisted in turn
ing the knob of the combination box
and listening to the tumblers. 1t was
so easy with that old kind of safe A
little ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The door
swung open. Larry saw III silver
plate cleaning in front of him In the
light of the torch.
He adjusted the bag on his left arm,
opened the mouth, and picked up a
silver teapot. Engraved and chased /!
Larry's mouth watered. Coon would
give a good price-a good price for
him-for all this stuff. Enough to put
him and Minnie and the kid on Easy
street again.
Click The electric light flashed on.
A tall man in evening clothes was
standing in the doorway, covering him
with a revolver.
Larry dropped the teapot with a
clatter.
Careful therel Careful with my
property I" warned the tall man. If
you dent that there'I be the devil to
pay"
Larry's teeth chartered. Without
the command, he threw up his hands.
Foulkes laughed.
81 need not ask to what | am in
debted for the pleasure of this visit?'
"Say. fer Gawd's sake git the cops,
but don't shoot off yer mouth at me!'
whined Larry.
Precisely. But you interest me, my
friend. How did you come to adopt
this profession, if 1 may ask?"
"Say, mister, I never done it before;
honest / didn't. Me wife's sick and
me child's starving-honest, mister,
Say. mister, if you let me go I'll never
go wrong again."
sThat's what they all say" answered
Foulkes grimly.
Nevertheless, Larry took hope at a
touch of uncertainty in his voice.
'For Gawd's sake don't send a pore
guy to the pen, boss!" he whined- !
swear I'll run straight. Gimme q
chanst for the sake of me sick vile
and starving child"
Foulkes hesitated. "An right, beat
i'll" he commanded.
Mister, you're a genelman. r
"Cut that outI Here r.
Larry opened his hand incredulously.
The other was extending a two-spot.
'Buy your wife some medicine and
your child some food with that" said
Foulkes.
In short order Larry disappeared
through the open window. At the rem
devious Skinner was waiting.
"You got 'em?" he asked hoarsely.
NAV, pinched by old Foulkes. ! put
I'D a spiel and he let me 60"
"What?"
"And he tipped me a two-spot. the
old swine."
whats that? You meanter tell
me why, he's out of town.
The %noosepapers said this mornin' he's
playin' golf. He"
Shouts from the direction of the
house cut short what Skinner was say
ing. A broad beam Of light swept
across the lawn. Not daring to stir,
the two crouched low in the shadows
of the rhododendron bush.
"The copsi" muttered Larry.
Four uniformed policemen came into
sight, swarming through the window
and guarding the doors. There fol
lowed a terrifying silence. Then more
uproar.
And the four men appeared, drag
cling with them the prisoner whom
they had captured.
A patrol wagon whirred up in
of the house. The four police
men escorted their captive. passing
within half a dozen feet of the two
men among the rhododendrons.
'FoulkesI" gasped Larry as they
whats that you say? FoulkesY
demanded Skinner. "Naw-not so, not
so, pardner," he grinned. THAT'S Dick
the Dude-the smartest second-stOry
man in the business. Guess he stung
you, and it's a mighty good thing he
did,"
Larry reflected. Then he plunged