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CHARTER XIV.
EXT day the articles of partner
ship were drawn, and Carpen
ter gave his note for the neces
sary expenses. Then. In an
swer to a penciled card which Mr.
Morrison had evidently left at Thorpe’s
hotel in person, both young men called
at the lumberman’s place of business.
They were ushered immediately into
the private office.
Mr. Morrison was a smart little man.
with an ingratiating manner and a
fishy eye. He greeted Thorpe with
marked geniality.
"My opponent of yesterday," b■■ cried
Jocularly. "Sit down, Mr. Thorpe. Al
though you did me out of some land 1
bad made every preparation to pur
chase. 1 can’t but admire your grit and
resourcefulness. How did you get here
ahead of us?”
“I walked across the upper peninsu
la and caught a boat.” replied Thorpe
briefly.
“Indeed, indeed!” replied Mr. Morri
son. placing the tips of his fingers to
gether. "Extraordinary! Well. Mr.
Thorpe, you overreached us nicely, and
I suppose we must pay for our care
lessness. We must have that pine even
though we pay stumpage on it. Now.
what would you consider a fair price
for it?”
“It Is not for sale.” answered Thorpe.
“We’ll waive all that. Of course it
Is to your Interest to make difficulties
and run the price up as high as yon
can. But my time is somewhat occu
pied just at present, so I would be
very glad to hear your top price, We
will come to an agreement afterward.”
“You do not understand me, Mr
Morrison. I told you the pine Is not
for sale, and I mean It"
N
I
echoed Wallace. "I know a little of
such things, and I have business con-
nections who know more. You Just
get the camp running.”
“I’ll start for Buy City tonight;" 811b
rnltted Thorpe. "There ought to be a
good lot of lumber Jacks lying around
Idle at this time of year, and It's a
good place to outfit from, because we
can probably get freight rates direct by
boat. We’ll be a little late Lu starting
but we’ll get Ln some logs tbJs winter
anyway."
CHAPTER XV.
AV, in August, however, the first
turmoil bad died. The "Jam"
had boiled into town, "taken it
apart" and left the Inhabitants
to piece it together again as they could.
The "rear” had not yet arrived. As a
consequence Thorite found the city
comparatively quiet.
Although his Ideas were not as yet
formulated, be hoped to be able to pick
up a crew of first class men from those
who bad come down with the advance,
or "Jam.” of the spring’s drive. They
should have finished their orgies by
now and, empty of pocket, should be
found banging about the boarding
houses and the quieter saloons. Thorpe
intended to offer good wages for good
men. He would not need more than
twenty at first, for during the ap
proaching winter he intended to log on
a very small scale indeed. The time
for expansion would come later.
With this object in view be set out
from his hotel about half past 7 on the
f y of his arrival to cruise about to
the lumber Jack district. The hotel
clerk had obligingly given him the
names of a number of the quieter sa
loons where the boys “hung out” be
tween bursts of prosperity. in the
first of these Thorpe was helped ma
terially In his vague and uncertain
quest by encountering an old acquaint
ance. Jackson Hines.
The old man peered at Thorpe,
“Don’t you know me?" Inquired
Thorpe.
"Know you? You bet I do. How
are you, Harry? Where have you been
keepin’ yourself? You look about ns
fat as a stall fed knittin’ needle.”
"I’ve been land looking In the upper
peninsula.” explained Thorpe, "on th"
Ossawlnamakee, up in the Marquette
country.”
"Sbo!” commented Jackson In won
Ei'
”15ut surely— What aid you buy It
for. then?” cried Mr. Morrison, with
evidences of a growing excitement
"We intend to manufacture it”
Mr. Morrison’s fishy eyes uearly pop
ped out of his head. He controlled
himself with an effort.
1
“Mr. Thorpe,” said be, "let us try to I
be reuao liable, Our case stands this
way: We have gone to a great deal of
expense on the Ossawlnamakee in ex
pectation of undertaking very exten |
sive operations there. To that end we !
have cleared the stream, built three
dams and have laid the foundations of
a harbor and boom. This has been
very expensive. Now, your purchase I .
Includes most of what we had meant to Ser. “Way up there where Um moon
log. You have, roughly speaking, about | changes!"
300,000.000 in your holding, tn addition ' "It's a fine country.” went on Thorpe
to which there are several millions I so every one could hear, '“Wilt a great
scattered near It which would pay no- ' cutting of white pine. It runs as high
body but yourself to get In. Our hold- ' as twelve hundred thousand to the
Ings are farther up stream and com forty sometimes.”
prise only about the equal of yours.”
"Trees clean an' freo of nobs?" ask
“Three hundred millions aro not to ed Jackson.
be sneezed at.” replied Thorpe.
"They’re as good as the stuff over on
“Certainly not.” agreed Morrison ’seventeen.’ You remember that.”
suavely, gaining confidence In the
“Clean as a baby's leg,” agreed Jack-
sound of Ills own voice. "Not In this son.
country. But you must remember that
"Ha’e a glass of beer?” asked
a man goes into the northern peninsula Thorpe.
only because he can get something bet
"Dry as a tobacco box,” confessed
ter there than here. When the firm of Jackson.
Morrison & Daly establishes Itself now
So they all drank.
it must be for the last time. We want I On a sudden inspiration Thorpe re
enough timber to do us for the rest of ■ solved to ask the old man's advice as
the time we are In business.”
to crew and horses. It might not be
“In that case you will have to hunt good for much, but it would do no
up another locality,” replied Thorpe1 barm.
calmly.
Jackson listened attentively to the
Morrison's eyes flashed, but be re Other's brief recital.
tained his appearance of geniality and ’ "Why don’t you see Tim Shearer?
appealed to Wallace Carpenter.
He ain’t doin' uotbiu' since the Jam
"Then you will retain the advantage came dowu.” was bis comment.
of our dams and improvements?” said
’•Isn't be with the M. & D. people?"
he. “Is that fair?”
asked Thorpe.
“No, not on the face of It," admitted I "Nope. Quit.”
Thorpe. "But you did your work in
“How's that?”
a navigable stream for private pur
" ’Count of Morrison. He’s been filin’
poses without the consent of the board his teeth for M. & D. right along
of control. Your presence on the river Somethin' behind it all, 1 reckon.”
Is illegal. You should have taken out
“Where’ll I find him?” asked Tliorpe
Jackson gave the name of a small
a charter as an improvement company
Then as long as you attended to busi boarding house. Shortly after Thor •
ness and kept the concern In repair left him to amuse the others with li.s
we’d have paid you a toll per thousand unique conversation and flumed up
feet As soon as you let It slide, how Shearer's stopping plate.
ever, the works would revert to the
The boarding bouse proved to be of
state. I won’t hinder your doing that the typical lumber jack class—a nar
yet, although I might Take out your row stoop, a hallway and stub- in the
center and an office and Bur eu either
charter and fix your rate of toll.”
"In other words, you force us to stay side. Shearer and a half dozen other
there and run a little two by four Im men about his own uge sat, their
provement company for your benefit chairs on two legs and their "cork”
or else lose the value of our knprove- boots on the rounds of the chairs,
smoking placidly in the tepid evening
meats?”
“Sult yourself.” answered Tborpe air. He approached and attempted an
carelessly. “You can always log your identifying scrutiny. The men. with
the taciturnity of their class in the
present holdings.”
“Very well," cried Morrison, so sud presence of a stranger, said nothing
' Weil, bub.” finally drawled a voice
denjy in a passion that Wallace started
back. “It's war! And let me tell you from the corner, "blowed that stake
this, young man—you're a new concern, you made out of Radway yet?”
“That you.
Shearer?" inquired
and we're au old one. We’ll crush you
like that!” II- crisped an envelope vin Thorpe, advancing. "You're »be man
dictively and threw Lt in the was'.e I’m looking tor.”
“Y'ou’ve found me,” replied the old
basket.
“Crush ahead." replied Thorpe, with man dryly.
Thorpe was requested elaborately to
great good humor. "Goodby. Mr. Mor
"shake hands” with the owners of six
rison" And the two went out
Wallace was sputtering and trem names. Then be had a cha use to inti
bling with nervous excitement His mate quietly to Shearer that bo wanted
was one of those temperaments which a word with him alone. The river man
required action to relieve the stress of a rose silently and led the way up the
Hr wanted
stormy interview. U_
- * J to'do
— - »tralght uncarpeted stairs. aKsg a nar
something at once. ‘‘Hadu t we better row. uncarpeted hall, to a square, un
see a lawyer?" he asked. "Oughtn’t carpeted bedroom. The walls and ceil
we to look out that they don t take ings of this apartment were of un
painted planed pine, U contained a
some of our pine? Oughtn’t w»"—
“Eon Just leave all that to me.” re cheap bureau, one ehair and a bed and i
plied Thorpe. The first thing we want washstand to match the burea». Shear
er lit the lamp and Mt on the bed.
to dp is to rustle some money."
Fi*t Is itr husked.
JW- £“
-■
"I have a little pine up in the north
ern peninsula within walklug distance
of Marquette," said Thorpe, "and I
want to get a crew of about twenty
men. It occurred to me that you might
be willing to help me.”
The river man frowned steadily at bls
interlocutor from under bls busby
brows.
“How much pine you got?" be asked
finally.
“About 30000X000.” sepfied Thorpe
quietly.
Tba old man’s blue eyes fixed them
selves with unwavering steadiness on
Thorpe s face.
"You’re Jobbing some of it. eh?" be
submitted finally as the only probable
conclusion. “Do you think you know
enough about it? Who does it belong
tor
"It belougs to a man named Carpen
ter and myself.”
The river man pondered this slowly
for an appreciable Interval, and then
shot out another question:
“How’d you get it?'
Thorpe told him simply, omitting
nothing except the name of the firm
up river. When be had finished Shear
er evinced no astonishment nor ap
proval.
"You done well.” ho commented final
ly. Then, after another interval:
"Have you found out who wns the
men stealin' the pine?”
"Yes,” replied Thorpe quietly. “It was
Morrison & Daly.”
The old man flickered not au eye
lid. He slowly tilled bis pipe and lit it.
“I’ll get you a crew of men." said
he, “if you'll take me as foreman.”
"But It’s a little Job at first” protest
ed Thorpe. "I only want a camp of
twenty. It wouldn’t be worth your
while.”
“That’s my lookout. 1'11 take the
Job,” replied the logger grimly, "You
got 300.000,000 there, ain’t you? And
you're goln’ to cut It? It ain’t such a
small Job.”
Thorpe could liurdly believe bis good
fortune in having gained so Important
a recruit. With a practical man as
foreman, bls mind would be relieved
of a great deal of worry over unfamil
iar details. He saw at once that he
would himself be able to perform all
the duties of scaler, keep in touch with
the needs of the camp and supervise
the campaign. Nevertheless beauswer
ed the older man's glance with one as
keen and said:
“Look here. Shearer. If you take this
Job we may as well understand each
other at the start. This is going to be
my camp, and I’m going to be boss. I
don’t know much about logging, and I
shall want you to take charge of all
that, but I shall want to know Just
why you do each thing, and If my Judg
ment advises otherwise, my Judgment
goes. If I want to discharge a man. he
walks without any question. I know
about what I shall expect of each man.
and I Intend to get it out of him. And
in questions of policy mine Is the say
so every trip, Now, I know you’re a
good man—one of the best there Is—
and I presume I shall find your Judg
miti ivrafc- -; .
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their owner obedieutly arose.
Thorpe now saw that the body be
Perpetual Uaew Llaa.
fore him was of a cripple, short legged,
In no couutry dims the Une of pee-
hunchbacked, lung armed, pigi-on petuoi snow reach the seacoast
breasted. The large head sat strangely j
top heavy between even ths broad
Japan««« Archer«.
In Japan archers test their arrows
by balancing them on the naUs of the
second and third fingers of the left
baud and rapidly twirling them by the
feathered end with the fingers of the
right If the arrow makes a whirling
sound, U is croaked aud must ba
Straightened.
Florida» Oranaes.
Florida produces fifty-six varieties of
oranges and has a crop of from 4.UUU,-
1100 to 7,000,000 boxes a year.
Labrador.
There are few trees to be seen
throughout the 700 miles of seaboard
of Labrador, between the strait of
Belle Isle and Cujie ChuiUelgh, and al>
solutel.v none ubove 58 degrees north
latitude.
Sponge«.
To keep a sponge in good condition
wash it occasionally with warm water
containing a little tartaric acid; rinse
afterward with clean warm water.
Dancer« of Diver«.
On»* of the greatest dangers a diver
has to face is that of falling asleep on
a hot day owing to the contrast be
tween the heat above and the coolness
below water. A diver states that he
“W7i<it's the matter f"
once slept for half an hour at the bot
shoulders. It confirmed the hopeless tom of a wreck where he was at work.
but sullen despair that brooded on the
Putty and Soft Soap.
white countenance.
To remove panes of glass lay soft
At the hotel Thorpe, examining the
cut, found it more serious In appear soap over the putty which bolds them,
ance than In reality. With a few and after a few hours the putty, how
pieces of sticking plaster he drew its ever hard, will become soft aud easy
to scrape away.
edgos together.
Then be attempted to interrogate bls
The Heliotrope.
find.
The heliotrope bus been described as
“What is your name?" he asked.
a quick tempered plant because, like
“Phil.”
all half shrubby plants, if It Is allowed
“Phil what?"
to wilt for want of water It does uot
Silence.
recover so readily as do the succulent
"How did you get hurt?”
plants. It may recover for the mo
No reply.
“Were you playing your fiddle In one ment. but many of the leaves will turn
black aud fall off.
of those bouses?”
The cripple nodded slowly.
A Town In it Mine.
"Are you hungry?’ asked Thorpe,
There Is a quicksilver mine In Teru
with a sudden thoughtfulness.
“Yes,” replied the cripple, with n In which are streets, squares and a
chapel.
lightning gleam In his wolf eyes.
Thorpe rang the bell. To the boy
Sick Leaves.
who answered It he said:
It has been calculated that the loss
“Bring me half a dozen beef sand
from Illness averages 20.000.000 weeks
wiches and a glass of milk, and be
of work In a year, or 21J per cent of
quick about U.”
the work done by the whole population
"Do you play the fiddle much?’ con
between fifteen and sixty-five years of
tinued Thorpe.
age.
The cripple nodded again.
"Let’s hear what you can do.”
fioMen Weddin*««
"They cut my strings!” cried Phil,
Only one out of every 1,000 married
with a passionate wail.
couples live to celebrate their golden
The cry came from the heart, nnd wedding.
Thorpe was touched by It. The price
sf strings was evidently a big sum.
Property In Frnnre.
“I’ll get you more Ln the morning,”
Property Is more evenly divided
►aid he. "Would you like to leave Bay among the people of France than per
City?”
haps lu any other country. There are
in France five times as many persons
ment the best, but I don't want any i -"Yes!” cried the boy, with passion.
“You would have to work. Yot who on their death leave property ns
mistakes to start with. If you want
to be my foremun on those terms Just I would have to be chore boy In a lum Ln England.
say so, and 1'11 be tickled to death to I her camp and play fiddle fur the mor
Coffee.
have you.”
< when they wanted you to.”
Oortee Is a vary strong antiseptic.
"I’ll do it," said the cripple.
For the first time the lumbering man’s
I
"All right; then I’ll take you," re There are many diseases the microbe
face lost, during a single instant. Its
of which is destroyed by It
mask of immobility. His steel blue plied Thorpe.
The cripple sold nothing nor moveo
eyes flashed; bis mouth twitched with
Beaver« In Germany.
some strong emotion. For the first a muscle of his face, but the gleam ol
Beavers aro not quite extinct In Ger
time, too, be spoke without contempla the wolf faded to give place to the soft
affectionate glow seen In the eyes of u many. A few colonies exist along the
tive pause of preparation.
"That's the way to talk!” be cried. setter dog. Thorpe was startled at tht Elbe, but they are small and, although
well protected, do not appear to In
“Go with you? Well, I sm old rise to change.
A knock announced the saudwlchei crease Lu numbers.
remark! You're the boss, and I always
said it. 1’11 get you a gang of bully and milk. The cripple fell upou then,
G ci .' nc In Germany.
boys that will roll logs till there’s skat with both bands In a sudden ecstasy
In Germany tbe goose is the most
of hunger. When be bad finished, be
Ing in Topbet.”
Thorpe left, after making an ap looked aguin at Thorpe, and this time popular fowl.
pointment at his own hotel for the fol there were tears In bis eyes.
Monument to n Duel.
A little later Tliorpe Interviewed tht
lowing day, more than pleased with
Many as ure tbe places in England
bis luck. None the less, be anticipated proprietor of the hotel.
"I wish you’d give this boy a good which have been tbe scenes of duels,
bis next step with shaky confidence.
He would now be called upon to buy cheap room and charge bis keep tu only one Is marked. This Is a part of
four or five teams of horsesand enough me.” said he. "He’s going north with all that now remains of Cawnton
heath, in Norfolk, on which stands a
feed to last them the entire winter, and me.”
Thorpe lay awake for same time aft small pillar to Sir Henry Hobart
be would have to arrange for pro
visions in abundance and variety for er retiring. I’bll claimed a share of ills Bart., who wns killed on the spot In a
bis men; be would have to figure on thought In au hour or so he dozed du*-l with swords.
blankets, harness, cook camp utensils, lie dreamed that the cripple bad grows
Henm rkn bl« Echo.
stoves, blacksmith’s tools, iron. axes, to enormous proportions and wuk over
TI;e remark«ble echo ut Eagle’s Neat,
chains, cant books, van goods, palls, shadowing Ids life. A slight noise but-
lamps, oil, matches, all sorts of hard side his bedroom door brought 1dm tr on the bank« of Klllarney, Ireland, re-
[Tbats a bugle call 1U9 times, each Guar
ware—in short, all the thousand and his feet.
one things, from needles to court plas I He opened the door and found that and distinct.
ter, of which a self sufficing commu in the stillness of the night the pool
Spiller« Fond of Manic.
nity might come in need. And he deformed creature had taken the blan
The spider is remarkably attracted
would have to figure out bis require keto from his bed aud hud spread them
ments lor the entire winter. After across the doorsill of the mau who bad by music. In a bachelor's home It will
be tbe music room where the cobwebs
navigation closed be could import noth befriended blm.
are thickest Moreover, the little beast
ing more.
uses bls own stomach as a fiddle, Upou
Deep in ttxsw thoughts be wandered
which be plays serenades to his fair
CONTINUED
on at random. He suddenly came to
lady.
lximself in the toughest quarter of Bay
City.
Prescott*. Work..
Through the summer night thrilled
Tbe “History <ff Ferdinand and Isa-
THE CIRCUS.
the souud of cachLauatluns pointed to
bella of Hpaln” came out when Prescott
the colors of mirth. A cheap piano
Very few of us know that thwe was waa forty-one, bis “Conquest of Mex
rattled and thumped through an open
window. Men's and women’s voices »ueb a thing as a circus trust until it ico" at* forty-seven.
mingled in rising and fulling gradua was announced tiro otlipr day ttiat the
Victor Muito’n Dream.
tions of harshness. Lights stfeamed trust had decided to abolish circus pa
According to Victor Hugo. Europe
rade.*.—Memphis Commercial Appeal
irregularly across the dark.
A Chicago, professor tells os that it during the twentieth century Will form
Thorpe became aware of a figure
crouched in the doorway almost at his will not be many years before the final ' one gfoat r<*publlc, like the United
feet The flickering rays of a distant ej< iffiaut and the final camel will puss States, of which France wIU be' the
street lamp threw into relief the high from these earthly »ceunH. Alas for the ceufi-r aud the governing. povCAr and
lights of a violin and a bead. The fen e elrcus of the future!—Cleveland Plain 1 Parts the capital.
upturned to him was thin and white I I ieaTer.
Flic« In Siam.
and wolfish under a broad white brow.
In some parto of Siam Illes beoomo
Dark eyes gloamed at him with the
An IiiMurane fctaoU.
s<> pestilential during ihe hot weather
expression of a fierce animal. Across
The bones of a giant discovered to that every soldier Is compelled to UH a
the forehead ran a long but shallow tn excavation near iiotien lu the year
certain number of them dally.
cut from which blood dripp'd. Tba I 5o were * f axtruorillnury propor
creature clasped both arms around a tions. The slJti bone was as long uh ,
.Wapoleon VV anted It.
violin. He crouched there and stand the whole leg of au average man, -and
When N ii ; Ji on was l.u eglng Maes
up at Thorpe, who stared down at him. tlie skull wait made to h'dd a bushel tricht, be ordered that the guns should
“What's the matter?" aaked the lat of wheat without spilling a grain. One not be trabiisl omtha town hall, where
ter finally.
of Hie Jaw teeth wetg. >1 uievi-a-slx- was preserved a skeleton of a mosa-
The creature made no reply, bet teen th» of au ouuce.
Murua, and when tbe place wsa eap-
drew his arms closer about.-bla laatru-
ttired be directed that the spedmea
K-a««i«n VaideiML
ment. Thorpe matte a sign to the ud
sBfruffi Ba cartlutor eosxj-d to Parta.
.* woman In Russia, until Mie day of
known to rise
"Come with me” said ike. "and I'll ter death, if she reuiuln unmarried, la
S..LL Afrleaa Avariala...
■.n’er the al«olute sway at bur par-
have your forehead attended to “
The three distinct aboriginal peopla
The eyes gleamed Tnte hi* wit1' n
of South Africa are tbe Btlsbmen. Hot
audii'-q savare ^oqgggygupn
'iwu
tentota and Kaffirs
THE PRIVILEGES
OP THE RICH
lOrlatnaL)
bewral young men were «lttk« tn
tbe cafe of a city club.
"I tell you. gentlemen," said Greg
ory, "tbe laws are utade for the rich.
It Is the poor who are ground to pieces
under them.”
"You say that. Gregory, you a multl-
mllbonaire!” cried Townsend.
"Yes, l say It. Observe me pv»a
11s wix> come up dally in a morning po
lice court. How quickly they are sent
to the various Jails, usually oil suspi
cion! I’ll bet any man Lu this party
J10 that 1 can put on a ragged au**
and get mj>eif arrested within two
hours, aud yet 1 will transgress ji >
laws. 1 will behave myself as a goad
citizen.”
’TU take that bet,” said Townsend.
"As soon as I cau get the rags.”
An hour later a man in tattera, fol
lowed at a distance by several young
I allows in Immaculate costumes, eu-
t red a store and desired to be sliowf
some portieres aud window hangings.
Reluctantly the floorwalker himself
took the customer to the curtain count
er and remained there while he look<*d
over tlie goods, purchasing $500 worth
raid producing bank notes with which
to pay.
"Where will you have them sent?”
asked t!ie merchant, aghast.
“Clinton Gregory. 225 —th avenue.”
When Gregory left the store be was
followed by a detective. Paaaiug tlie
opera bouse, he went to the office and
selected the most expensive box for the
coning's performance.
"For whom do you want it?’ asked
the clerk.
"Myself."
"Yourself?'
"Yes. Don’t you understand Eng
lish?"
"You get out of this mighty quick or
you’ll get tired."
Since Gregory was sot to transgress
itny law lie departed. As he left the
opera bouse the detective who had
shadowed lilm and beard the conversa
tion went out a sl»rt distance behind
him. Passing dowu tbe street. Gregory
from time to time took off his hat po
litely to several ladies who rolled by lu
their carriages. Those who noticed
him stared at him and were thankful
that they were not further exposed to
his attentions by being on foot Hap
pening to come up to a lady Just us she
was alighting to enter ii storo. he lifted
his hat and offered to hand her from
her carriage. She brushed past him
aud reported the matter in the store.
A polU'emau was called, Ixit Gregory
had departed.
Turning Into tlie principal Jewelry
store in the city, he pulled a eoKtaire
diamond ring from his vest pocket and,
handing It to a clerk, asked its value.
"We know nothing of tbe vatoe of
paste or crystals.” said tbe dork, turn
ing away.
"Will you kindly exuinion this one?
I think it's a genuine diamond.’*
Tbe clerk took the ring, scrutinized
it, looked suspiciously at the man in
rags, wedged a glass in ills eye, which
he turned on tbe stone, then looked se
riously at Its owner.
"How did you come by this?" be
asked.
"I bought it”
"H’m. Bought It In this store?’
"No; a year ago in London."
"Wait”
Calling for one c' f* ■ firm, tbe clerk
whisper' d to ! :m H at it would’be well
to exami
t! stock of diamond rings
to learn If any of them had b-cn stolen.
No deficit wns discovered, and Gregory
was permitted to depart In charge of a
detective. There were now two de
tectives on his truck, mid tbi-y soon
discovered that they were wiitching tlie
same man. The first give u hlu’.ory of
tlie case to the second up to tlie mo
ment the suspect had enterqd tlie Jew
elry store.
“Shall we take him In?" askrd the
second.
“Better wait. We’ve g<rf him sure.
He’ll give us more wvldiffico of the
same kind. May as well have It nil."
Gregory turned lnrfi n rntoor street
and entered a pawnshop.
“What will you loan ffiy/on this scurf
pLu?” he asked, producing u pin set
with n ruby ns big as h imhi .,
Tbe broker examined it.
"Vat I gif you? I glfJyou ten dol
lar."
d
"Why, ttw stone is wortig fifty times
Mint.”
u
"Yes, my frient. but I don’t auk no
questions.”
"Ask all tbe questions yoti like. 1 be
stone Is mine, and I camel by It hon
estly."
h
Tbe two detectives, who Mere stand
ing ut tbe door, advance^.
“Come, my man, we want you.” And
Gregory was led oft to ii p4fice station,
where tbe foliowtug cherj^Js were en
tered:
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7
hirst.—Having In Mu posSHaion large
sums of stolen money. - A
Kisorid.- Purchasing roods with mon
ey supposed to iw cotintftf'-it.
Vhird.- Insulting kid!«« on the street.
Fourth.- Altxfiiipttng to ¡oiwn stolen
Jewelry.
The prisoner was alxwit to be h-<l off
to n cell when several young men In re
spectable costumes sdvah<> 1 uml ex
plained r ro *s. wbervl pon i ,■ uMpect
was permitted it (tor* rt In their com
pany. Gregory got ' i t If into even
ing dresh, and the party dtHbd together
at the club.
“You see. geaMeiiM U,” said the win
her, “tbe poor mas has not only his
poverty to oewti nd wXb, but ronstant
■«uklan , 1» (Mliert worMp. as a poor
«ton
uot hat* tjz same prlvl-
aadar the tofw ttpt I would hart
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"It does leern'to w«k 't**t wsy si
times,” remarked tbe loaer.
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