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THE DOUBLE
DEALER
By VARICK VANARDY,
. Author of “Missing—$81,500.”
him to be sent out of the city, and
out of the country; also, I want you
and Bunting to get the credit for this
affair, as I promised.”
“But that is not—"
“Yes, it is. Pardon me. If you
will go personally to the commnission-
made, I feel sure that he will grant
it. But I want vou to frighten the life
out of Sindahr, so that when he is
| sent away he will never attempt to re-
turn to this country. Can you do
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i CHAPTER XV,
: i : “Can 1? Sty, you watch my
The Thi 7
he rq Key smoke. Say, what about Crewe in
His errand, then, took him to that
of the city which is’ known as |
Greenwich village to a house in
Charles street, which must be num-
berless here.
this affair?” ;
«Thia" about: Crewe; Captain Much-
more. Without his aia we might
never have recovered the lost jewels.
one ;
He opened the outer door with an
oldifashioned brass latch-key that he
the
sleeping Sindahr in the room oyer the
bad taken from the pocket of
saloon down at Crewe’s.
He bad for a leng time had the im-
pression in wax of the flat key that
went with it—the third of the three
secured for him.
keys that Christy
I will say that much and mo more in
. regard to his conrection with the af-
fair. But you know that it is a prin-
must stand to the agreement I made
with him in regard to that thief; nor
is it to be assumed that he will be-
tray others in the same ready manner.
ception whose face at least she did
“| gimple one.
’ in kéeping his word.
3 dow,
i T-flat cornet, and in the bell
* horn you will find the missing jewels.
The procurement of that impression
long ago had been a mere maiter of
expediency, when the opportunity had
officered itself to secure it.
Inside the house—it was then near-
ly four in the morning—he ascended
to the top floor and halted before a
door which was securely fastened
with a Yale lock; but the third key
fitted it perfectly, and he passed in-
1 happen to know that he is as anx-
jous to rid the community of Sindahr
as—as we are.”
«And the jewels? What is to be |
done with them finally?”
“After you have shown them to
your chief, and to the commissioner,
take them to Mr. Richard Delorme,
and tell him how and where they were
side the room found. 1My name need not be men:
Every characteristic of the juggler Yo Crewe’'s, You under
was visible there: implements and LL a”
various paraphernalia of his trade, Perfectly, Mr. Moreaux.
Moreanx returned for Lorna at
Oriental ornaments and curios, odd
weapons, and a medley of articles
that were entirely foreign to Moreaux.
He paid little heed to any of them
beyond a mere glance; but his eyes
roved rapidly from place to place,
seeking the most likely receptacle for
the stolen jewels, for since his talk
with Lorna and Ler statement that
the man to whom she had given the
package was an entire stranger,whose
description she could not even recall,
Moreaux had not a doubt of his
identity.
More than likely the Count Sucini
was the only man present at that re-
eight o’clock, took her to breakfast,
and then to the train for Buffalo, for
he had telegraphed to Fitzgerald Bev-
erly as soon as he left police head-
quarters. ;
“Lorna,” he said to her when they
were about to part, “you need confess
to nobody but your husband. Your
father need never know, and it is bet
ter that he should not. The man to
whom you gave the package to mail
was a professional thief who was sent
to your wedding reception for a spe-
cial purpose.
«Besides being a thief, he is also a
sleight-of-hand performer—a juggler.
He gives lessons: in the art. Jerry Bev-
erly, your husband, has been one of
his pupils; his friend Ross MacGreg-
gor has been another. They have
studied it, apparently, merely for the
pleasure; it! colld afford them in en-
tertaining their friends.
«Young men are fond of doing such
things. But, nevertheless, for a time,
I was not sure that either Jerry or
young MacGreggor might not be jewel
worshipers, too—and I was not en-
‘tirely “sure that you were.” on
“Never again, Mr. Moreaux,” - she |
replied with a shy smile. “Oh, how
can I thank you?” ¢
«By being the happiest little wife
in the world, and by making Jerry the
happiest of husbands,” was the quick
reply. And then the train began to
move. .
Crewe was behind his bar, at 11:45
that forenoon, when Muchmore and
Punting entered the place in South
Fifth Avenue. :
«] will zo up-stairs with you,” he
announced when told of their errand;
and he led the way, in fact.
Sindahr was still asleep, but a few
hearty shakes aroused him, and he
sat up, rubbing his eyes sleepily.
Muchmore held out his hands, con-
taining thé recovered jewels, and the
miracle worker's eyes dilated with
terror.
He began instantly an attempt to
explain how he came by them, but
Crewe stopped him.
«You are not to be arrested and im-
prisoned, Sindahr,” he said coldly.
“you are to be sent out of the coun-
try, never to return, so you need not
try to lie out of it. There is no occa-
sion for that. There is a ship that
starts for Italy this afternoon. From
Genoa you can get a P. and O. steam-
er for Bombay. If you ever show up
in this country again you will be
locked up in it, take it from me.”
That is all.
The records show that Baxter and
‘Marline were both dismissed from the
force, but whether because of the spe-
cific acts in association with Bobcat
Rickett, or. because of an accumula-
tion of misdeeds of like character, and
worse, cannot be said.
Late that same evening RBirge
Moreaux called upon Mr. Richard De-
forme at his home, and was properly
amazed to hear that the lost jewels
had been returned, and just how, and
when, and where, they: where recov-
ered: and the old gentleman conclud-
ed his tale by saying:
«] telegraphed the good news to
Lorna, at once. And say, Birge, the
: remarkable thing about it all is that
{ the cameo brooch was with them.
Bunt a Lorna will be delighted.”
You had better send for Bunting, and |; [THE END.1
go there without delay.”
“Good gracious, Mr.
How in the world—"
not know.
Nevertheless the search was not a
Sindahr was crafty and shrewd.
Where would a man who was both
crafty and shrewd be most likely to
conceal such small articles as the lav-
aliere, the tiara, the bandeau, and the
two bracelets?
We need not describe the gearch
more than to say that within a short
time the interior of that room was in
a state<of utter con’usion, for as he
searched various articles he hustled
each one into the middle of the floor
Jest he waste moments in searching
them a second time.
A leather case, containing an E-flat
cornet, remained when it seemed to
Moreaux that he had examined every-
thing else that was there; and—well,
he found what he sought, tightly
wedged in the bell of the cornet, and
covered by the soft cloth which was
kept for polishing the instrument.
Did he take those jewels away with
him? Not a bit of it. He had made
a promise to two certain men of his
acquaintance, and Moreaux believed
He replaced them in the bell of the
orn and returned that to its case.
b hen, leaving the room still in disor-
wer, he left the house, hurried to the
elevated station at Eighth street, and
traveled as quickly as possible to
police headquarters. t
«I wish to see Captain Muchmore
and Detective Bunting as soon as pos-
sible,” he told the man in charge of
the desk at the bureau. “If you can
communicate with either of them by
telephone or otherwise—"
«Muchmore is asleep on the couch
in the skipper’s room right now,” the
lieutenant at the ' desk interrupted’
him. “You are Mr. Moreaux, I be
lieve?”
“yes.”
«yf was late when Muchmore got
in, and he had to be here eariy ia iii®
morning, 80 he took a shake-down in
there. Also, he said that you might
possibly telephone to him—that you
suggested that you weuld.”
Moreaux was already moving to-
ward the door of the inspector's pri-
vate office. “Thank you.” he said over
his shoulder and passed inside.
“Here are two keys, Muchmore,”
he said when the captain was aroused
“The brass one fits the door of num-
ber — Charles street. The flat one
unlocks the door nearest to the top of
the second flight of stairs. Inside of
that room, in a corner near the win-
is a leather case containing an
of that
Whisky has caused many a man to
go to work—in order to get the price.
Wm. C, Price
Moreaux!
«Wait, please. I have not finished
wand never mind how.”
“very well, sir. But ll take off
gy hat to you if this is correct.”
«It is correct, as you will discover,
eles,
arrested and prosecuted, but I do want |
er and prefer the request that I have |
| ferred to Stanley Smith or Stanley Wihipkey, Lower
ciple of his not to permit an arrest to |
be made in his place, gnd if he has |
seen fit to betray one thief to us we :
Now listen! When you have recov Successor to W. A. Clarke
ered the jewels make a list of them
and bring th hen at eleven | F'irneral Director
o'clock, or shortly aiter — before
twelve, ct 3 y to
Crewe is not there—but Ie rol Y | Prompt a
will be—ask for Christy for the ¥ | at all times.
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2 = $1.00; H. D. Altfather to Ernest C.
3 ne 5 Firestone, Ursina, $200; Florence BE.
Kincaid to A. D. Altfather, Ursina,
$300; Mahlon H. Meyers to Carbon
Smokeless Coal Company Conemaugh
Township, $21,125; Charles G. Barn-
before at Allison’s, there were nineteen hart to Elverda Berkey, Somerset,
guests, one of whom was Mrs. Staniey Township $800; Catherine A. Yoder to
Smith, a sister of the hostess, and Tu- A G. Foust, Paint Township $114;
mored lately to have become 8: Wilmore Coal Company to German
waged from her BUIbeSN on Shey Baptist Church Trustees, Paint Twp.
BY ihm cversbody ‘had arrived $100; Elias Zerfoss to Samuel A.
except Stanley, who ‘would be there .Shaulis, Somerset Township, $8,000;
in time for the party next evening if Catherine A. Long to Baltimore & O-
possible. More than ome besides ,hio Railroad Co. Larimer Twp, $600;
Madge wondered whether she re-{Mary Elizabeth Garner to Garfield B.
Turkeyfoot Town-
ship $5; George Reitz’s administra-
tors to James McKelvy, Somerset
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Parker, but owing to the rumored
break with Stanley Smith, nobody ven-
tured to ask.
After dinner the next evening the big
ballroom on the third floor, which had
been mysteriously closed during. the
day, was opened and there was re-
vealed all the paraphernalia for many
kinds of old-fashioned games and for
tune telling.
There was one man lacking to make
the couples come out even, and just as
Mrs. Smith was protesting that she
Twp $380; Peter L. Carpenter to City
of Johnstown, Stonycreek townshp,
$1; Norman B. Chris‘ner to Jas. D.
Specht, Quemahoning township, $700;
Wilmore Coal Company to Manufac-
turers’ Water Company, Quemahon-
ing Township, $10,305; Irvin M. Hoov-
er to Joshua Clark, Hooversville, $286
—Joshua Clark to Freeman Clark
Hooversville, $1; Freeman Clark, to
mueh preferred to remain out so that
she could take a flashlight of the
dancers there was a general exclama-
tion of surprise as a man in traveling
clothes appeared in the doorway and
looked a bit uncertainly toward his Sarah Lehman to William M. Gless-
hostess. Mrs. Allison’s surprise was so ner, Brothersvalley Township, $1,700;
great that it was hard to tell whether Franklin Miller to Robert W. Zimmer-
it was pleasant or otherwise, but she ,man, Quemahoning Township $4,250;
quickly regained her composure and; 'genjamin F. Friedline to w er B
with a side glance at her sister, who '
was busy arranging a jack-o-lanternm, Shaffer, Jenner Township, $5,600; An-
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she moved towerd the door, exclaim. | 2'® A.*V/eimer to William H. Thomp-
ing in an unnecessarily loud voice, son, Somerset Township, $2,100; Will-
“Why, Staniey Smith! You're better iam H. Thompson fto L. M. Shaulis,
late than never.” Somerset Townshij, $3,600; C. H.
Mrs. Smith turned at the name, and , Schmucker to William H. Thompson,
gven in us hs heh net Jace logksd Somerset Township, $150; S merset
ashen pale. As her husband was be- Minin Ade AT
ing greeted on all sides she looked . io was i Jus,
about as if seeking some means of Sville, $300; Manuiaciurers,
escape before he reached her. Then Water Company do Wiimore Coal
he walked straight tc her with a look Company, Quemahoning Township, 31;
of such penitent pleading in his tired David L. Friedline to Quemahoring
eyes and with both hands. extended, Coal Company, Somerset Township,
so expressive of his desire to take her $300; M. M. Beachy to Hezuft Lcwis,
Elk Lick Township, $250: Central
again to his heart, that she almost
fell into his arms. Those who stood City Realty Company to Jacob Vencic.
William M. Seese to Marion Dibert
near caught the sound of a sob in
her voice ag she saidt “Much better ; 2
late than never. I couldn’t have Suppes, Conemaugh Townslip, 38 900;
Franklin F. Clark to Knickerbocker
. Smokeless Coal Company, Ho ° ers-
spared you much longer.” rey
At a few minutes: before midnight =
all the guests were: hurried off to be ville, $700; Frank Lehman's heirs to
sheeted and masked for a midnight Wilbur Coal Mining Company, Paint
procession backward downstairs, The .Township, $2,250; Titus L. Blough to
now radiantly happy Smiths managed; Simon Thomas, Conemaugh Township
thie pe 32 he progam, Oe as 20,000; Annie M. Fike to J. M. Olinger
e of e female figures silently { % i]
passed with theirlighted candles back 3 eyeitiale, ¥15807 CW. Coleman 10
ward down the right-hand flight of t! ggaul R. Baker, Somerset Township,
: John H. Coleman to C. W.
old colonial stairway, whose two dic $2,400;
vergent flights met on a broad land. oleman, Somerset Township, $1;
ing and merged into a wider stai wisn ‘Guard “6 Samuel Rodahaver,
leading to the hall below. One by one Somerfield, $700; Albert Ringler to
the ghostlike male figures passed Jacob B. Schrock, Brothersvalley
down the left-hand flight. On the Township, $5560; Adam Keefer to
broad landing each pair of ghosts met ‘Henry A. Keefer, Conemaugh Town-
and passed silently down the broad |g: s000; B. H. Husband to Amanda
steps and disappeared in the semi ‘H b
darkness of the drawing room, from = o> and, Somerset Borough, $1;
which, later, came many gay yells of : Lucy Grace Brallier to Amanda Hus-
recognition. ‘band, Somerset Borough, $1; Aman-
Madge was the last girl to go down. (da Husband to B. H. Husband, Somer-
The strong-armed ghost who met her{set Borough, $1; Peter Dumbauld to
guided her quickly from the foot of George Dumbauld, Upper Turkeyfoot
the stairway out under the heavy Township, $4,140; Catherine Smith to
hangings which concealed the back Charles F. Darr, Lincoln Township,
hall. s
"Up the narrow back stairway he si: A an Da Fash © Harry
lently urged her, then up the stairway '_~ ; Conemaugh township, $1900;
leading. to the now deserted badlroom James D. Burke to Wm. R. Thomas,
on the third floor. The stillness of Middlecreek township $2,000;Edw. H.
the dimly lighted ballroom was ir ‘Smucker to John E. Critchfield, Som-
tensified by the occasional sounds of erset Township $5,000; Susanna John-
laughter from far below. Her strong son to Harry Burkholder, Summit
SE a bends Towustin, $500; Christian Church
A BL Are elo apa Salih Seti vd
spoke to her in a voice that sounded’ uence $400; Josten Nangie 0 Lin
ite: and.at (ue same time unlike; A Meyers, Quemehoning Twp,
any voice she had ever heard. ($720; Daniel B. Zimmerman to John
“Tittle ghost,” said the voice, “I've Gibson, Jr. Jemner township $1.
traveled far and fast to find you, and| =
because I've been kept away from you HAVE PURCHASED
so long I'm selfish enough to steal you | ICE CREAM FACTORY
away from all the other ghosts. Do
you care?” Meyersdale will in the near future
“Do I care?” repeated Madge, who have a new industry, which will be
was strangely thrilled. by. the deep | KROWI as the Meyersdale Dairy Com-
voice and strangely uncertain wheth. Pany, and will be managed by Messrs.
er she had heard it before. D. J. Fike, H. H. Lint and A O. Lor-
The big ghost released her hands, entz, they having purchased the ice
and with one of his own strong hands and ice cream factory from Harry E.
butied Be pillow sip over Ser head, Bauman. The new company will en-
ng a larger on
from his own Si oe large the plaritaud put In Bow mes
blushingly up into the smiling face uf chinery. All the crensiiiwill be pasieur
Stanley Parker. He smoothed hi» ized; they already have: many orders.
rumpled black hair and she smoothed Their ice cream will also be made
her wavy, suburn hair. His hrown from pasteurized cream. Mr. Bauman
eyes laughed dowa into her hazel expects to soon dispose of his bakery
eyes. Then his two strong hands took: also and move to Somerset this
spring to take charge of his father’s
Joshua Clark, Hooversville, $1; Aman-
iah Lohr to John Crissey, Hooversville
$120; Reuben McMillen’s heirs to
Edith J. Boyd, New Centerville, $19;
both of her slender hands, and in a
voice more soft, more deep, more alto- pakery.
gether wonderful than she had ever
heard, he said, “Madge, do
g you TT CHEAP FARMS IN
for me?”
And thls time Madge answered |
promptly, though almost inaudibly: |
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The Department of Agriculture is
now preparing a list and description
{ of Pennsylvania farms that are offer-
“Yes, Stanley. Oh, how I care!”
Long before he had #nished #elling
her Low he came by the last tratn!eq for sale. Over 300 farms have been |
and a dilapidated jitney in crder to be!
with her at this party, or before
she had finished telling him she
had hoped that he would miraculously
appear at the last minute, the sound
of laughing voices on ‘the stairway
reached them. In a voice of friendly
registered, ranging in size’ from three
acres to several hundred acres and in
price from five dollars to one hundred
dollars an acre. The bulletin will be
published in a short time and will
offer an opportunity for prospective
warning, Mrs, Smith called, “Oh, we're farm purchasers to look over available
coming to rout the ghosts from the farm lands in nearly all sections of
£ 0) i singi :
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SUMMIT TOWNSHIP
Held over from last week.
There will be an old fashioned
spelling Bee at the Handwerk school
‘on Friday evening, January 14 at 7
o’clock.
Daniel Bender, a former citizen of
this township died at the home of
his son near Berlin last week and
was buried on Thursday in the
Lichty cemetery.
Mr. Edward Suder, son of Mr. and
Mrs. BE. K. Suder of near Berln and
Miss Mabel Saylor, youngest daugh-
ter of Merchant and Mrs. Wilson
Saylor of Summit Mills were marri-
ed in Cumberland on last Wednesday
by Rev. BE P. Skyles, pastor of the
Reformed church. The young people
will make their home in Summit
Mills. Congratulations are extended.
the young people.
Benjamin Bender who had been
teaming for Lumwerman Daniel
Klinkk for several years, has sold
his team and will seek otheremploy-
ment.
George R. Witt, superintendent of
of the South Side Coal Company near
Rockwood visited his family over
last Sunday. :
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hershberger and
Mrs. David Yoder were Sunday visi-
tors at the home of R. J. Engle and
family.
W. H. Herwig is visiting his sis-
ter, Mrs. S. Glotfelty of Salisbury
«this week.
i Miss Emma and Miss Mae Kretch-
man were welcome visitors of H.
Hershberger and family on Sunday |
last.
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| Violated School Law.
Many people of this township
Bought, and which has been
has borne the signature of
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Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Ci, Pare=' |
Syrups., It is pleasant. I
Morphine nor other Narcotic
Its age is its guarantee. It destroys ‘Worms
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Funeral Director and Embalmer
Meyersdale, Penn’a.
Residence : Office:
309 North . treet 229 Center Street
Economy hone. Both Phones.
Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, will lead to chronic constipe-
tion. Doan’s regulets operate easily.
2 ¢ a box at all stores.
Ad ll al INNA NNN INI
Anyone in need of a first-class Slate
Roof, write to J. S. WENGERD
as we have
No. 1 Bangor or Nea Green Slate
in stock at Meyersdaleand can give
you a good price on slate
GALVANIZED ROOFING
at the lowest prices
We have a good stock on hand and
prices will be higher when this is sold,
also Spouting.
‘Write for Delivered Prices
to any Railroad Station
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