Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26

fashion on Eighth avenue. New York
City-short coal, much cut in at the
waist and belted, tight trousers, well
drawn up. and soft cap. All in q
state of extreme disrepair.
whats all this masquerade?
Uncle Henry demanded.
Did you bring the bag?'
Il did said Uncle Henry with
grimness.
And Il revolver"
NO" said Uncle Henry, firmly.
| "Humph. Well, I can get one sec
ond hand for SIS. Better give me the
eight, I'm strapped"
Not until | know what it's about
] And I'll have whatever | signed there
too. I came up here to take yol
home. and no hocus pocus.
| Uncle Henry's voice was raised ir
evaporation. That was the last time
it was raised for some time, for Uncle
Henry, as he listened became LITERAL.
speechless.
the String Bean stopped talking. anC
Uncle Henry moistened his lips.
| That's ALL" said the String Bean.
| All? Why. you internal youn9
1T wont take five minutes. Ant
you needn't speak a word"
I'm speaking right now"
Just fall. you know. Toward TIL
gun. They always fall toward TIL
gun, you know"
Uncle Henry went trif1e pale.
Il certainly counted on you. sir.
the String Bean went on. Its TIL
chance of lifetime. I've worked har'
to get this far, too. He was suspicious
and he's got no imagination
'Imagination." walled Uncle Henry
Suppose it gets in the papers,"
I'm doing it to get it in the papers
One paper first. I can't pull it of
without you, sir. And blank cart
ridge is harmless.
How do you know it'll he A blank?
mistake somewhere"
III take care of that" He sur
veyed Uncle Henry carefully. Il Ger
tainly am glad I thought of YOU" h
reflected. you look like million
dollars worth of responsibility.
couldn't use a bull. They all lool
alike
Whether Uncle Henry knew that
bull was a detective. or whether h.
believed the reference To he to GOV
of the male persuasion. is not pert
nent here. What is pertinent is tina
one half hour later the String Beal
rose from the bed and wrung Cncl
Henry's hand.
Il knew you'd do it," he said
you've got imagination
The following day the city editor O
the String Beans whilom newspa pc
received a bulky manuscript in
sealed envelope. inclosed in anothe
and accompanied by a letter.
Dear Mr. Wheeler: Immediatel
on receipt of wire or long distanc
message from me read inclosed story
Advise getting out extra. You Wi
he on the street six hours before tn
rest.
Yours very truly.
civilian WHITMORE.
''P. S.: What price gination?"
A T 9 o'clock on the morning Of tn
following day two youths left
lodging house in lower New York i
an ancient auto and took their wa
by the ferry to New Jersey.
One Of them was a heavvfaced il
dividual lowering and Suspicious. TIL
beneath the steering wheel. was tn
String Bean. So calm We're the hand
with which he lighted his cigarett
that the other youth eyed him.
Nothing wrong with your nerves
Nc Bride." he said.
you're new to it. Carl. That's all,
said the String Bean.
At half-past 10 the String Bean hi
the car in the woods a mile or :
from the railway station of small i,
dustrial town in New Jersey looked E
his watch and lighted another Ciga
cite.
Almost time he observed. He a
ways takes this cutoff to the factor,
Bags heavy, and it's shorter
Carl looked around. The place wa
deserted and wild; his admiration f.
his companion went up as his coura 6
went down. 1t is one thing to hit a
elderly veteran from the rear with
paving block at night. and quite al
other to face an armed paymaster j
full daylight.
Some of these fellows are might
quick with gun, he said
A vision of Uncle Henry reachin
back to his flask pocket fiashe
; through the String Beams mind
Look here" he said. II don't wal
any QuiIteIs dTOuHu me. IN not as
ing you to do anything. am l.? Yc
stay back. This is my job
He then tied handkerchief ov,
the lower part of his face, and e
amined a revolver for which he hs
paid So Of Uncle Henry's perfect
good money, and with which he no
proposed to murder Uncle Henry. .
At 10:45 a middle-aged gentlema
, very pale. and clutching a payma
ter's bag in his hand. got out of
train at the railway station and to
tered to a seat inside the building.
Finally he got feebly to his feet ar
struck out along a path which Il
through field toward a bit of WOO
! land. Had he been interested in h
surroundings he would have seen IL
chimneys Of large industrial plal
I beyond the trees. But he was n
interested.
BY the time he reached the WOO
land he was In a state of furious i
dignation. He had made up his mir
: to stop this nonsense then and Their
: So when a masked figure stepped OF
: into the pathway ahead of him, revt
l yer leveled. and called sharpl
! Hands up.'' Uncle Henry had total
forgotten the part he was to play.