Show The Story of ofa a Countryman e S DAN D o B City Triumphs in I a Big Ii Cit G GUNN By ARMSTRONG I J. Oil i l I t X XIV I Continued I Inside the lh room wa was n cm feeble show of furniture A lon long plain table lit littered lit lit- lt- lt I with wih printed 11 matter held the I middle of or time tho room There Thero was as a a. a tw I bus busy looking man behind time the table with wih a n le ledger hedger anti and a n p pen n. n To 10 him William lam advanced presenting the lottery lot lot- 1 tel tery temy ticket Dan Gunn watched Gunn with will wih great Interest I guess gues I T win 20 O. O said mid tlC the Hust her ler I 1 guess you do o. o replied limo llio busy Ims I looking man putting down his Imis pen anti and consulting a n book boot he took look from front a 1110 drawer we You cash them here dont don't you night here hel sir said ll the time lJ busy looking man maim He lIe opened another drawer and pulled out omit several ral packages pack nack- ack- ack ages IOles or of hills bills with wih strips of or paper pape lalOI pinned upon uon them hem You will wi o to tn u iw he hue said mil pleasantly TimIs ThatIs That Tim 1 Is all nU Show what demanded th time the hustler hust bust ler You will wi have ho to show 0 before I can give you 01 time the tw cash What Is that for Well 01 It I Is the tho ruil of cit the com nany pany We have to do it Jt to Ir ourselves Dan Gunn bunn wondered Vh William llam had not learned that since h he hadon hind had on the staton statement ent of mr Thompson In time the sam habitually won money monc manner flannel And Amid the chances for or trouble In Increased In- In sed crea-sed minute cret l' l er e every Do I J have to in 0 show you yon 2 O asked askell lh time the winner winnel of oC the prize Yes sir si replied the lottery a agon ent You simply show it to me That That's all aJ Here Is your yone tO 1 He lie pushed forward fot quite luie a n of or hills bills anti and 1 returned th the rest of or bundles to their drawer William Mr All Thompson l anti and Da Dan Dnn Gunn went to the lime window The Time situation situ situ- siu- siu allon aton seemed tt to demand a confer confer- enc ence I haven't got time the with wIh m mo ow snub said sall the hustler huster Will I a check an answer Mr J. J Thompson Nothing but hut currency replied th the thebus bus busy looking man Cant you help me out asked aske William turning to Dan Dami Gunn Weve ve got to stick slick together now I will wil wi give ghe you 10 All AJ you ou need do Is t to count out the money and provo prove t thim to him him that we wc have ha It f. f I 1 will wi banIt baud ban It right light back to you ou anti and give you 5 ou a ten dollar hat What do ten dola note you Ia say I 1 haven't that much mauch mone money b by nl inc me e How much have you oU 1 We Ve c haven't more than 50 with wih us ui said the hustler fuh advancing to to- to the iward-the agent and speaking p up p clear clea Ien Will H that doOh do Oh Oh I 1 g guess es so but Its It's ll Irregular Make e It nOlI 20 If you OU c can Thomp Thompson on and the time hu hustler ler looked at Dan Gunn 1 He lit nodded Then Timen he did a very ery daring thing He took out his wallet went over b bj by th time the door all nl alone Imbue and anti counted ou out the amount He lie le advanced to the table Time The 11 heap of bills bis was wa still sUI lying Irin there Mr Mm 11 Thompson was wa sitting carelessly I om on 01 the time end of nf th the table William the hustler I reached fo for Cor Corthe the time mone money Just as his finger touched it i Mr Mi r. r Thompson said pl pleasantly pleasa pleas pleas- as- as a antly n Look here Dan looked and amid saw the muzzle o oa of ofa a 0 long re revolver In hi his The m merchant was smiling min most macat engaging mannel manner The Time lUS busy looking man maim lenn leaned hi his elbows on the table and laughed aloud alou Give GI me m. m time the stuff Its It's Is I's all al up with will wih you said the hustler huster again reaching foi tor the mooney money Yes you pa pay an and get out said sah time the merchant still sti smiling still sitting sit sit- si- si ting on n the cn end of or the table I r dont don't Just understand said Dunn slowly p putting the bills bis Into the time pocket of his c coat at and resting hl his imis left Jef hand han upon time the tl edge CIg of the time table Oh you damn Jay laughed th the agent You al are easy And then timen came the surprise That Tha sinewy Ine I It ft f hand han suddenly gra grasped w the time edge of or the table talle and lifted Ired The Tho ta table table ta- ta able a- a ble was overturned o In iii an instant instant it instant instant-I It legs leg In Iii the time air al th time the merchant and the busy looking man sprawling upon its is upturned nether nethel side The merchants merchant's long revolver el was discharged as he fell felland tell and William time the hustler huster at th time the opposite op op- end hounded bounded Into the time nit air ai am amid roared rented You have shot me mae Dan Gunn kicked the pistol toward the time corner of ot the time room near neal h ho and time the other two had lund stood for fO conference con con- ference Then he hue seized the time table swung It above ubo hl his head and ran mu to toward to- to ward tile tle win window ow He lie 10 c calculated th time the glass Jass would offer a stout re resistance but It would have havi hay had to be ll ten tn times as thick to stand slant before that heavy and amid 1 fiercely I hurled projectile It I wont went out with wih a crush i 1 I a Ie leg t the time casing and amid shot o ICO HO feet to the time steno stono lolO pa 11 of or the alley That loosened table leg Dan Gunn grasped undO and bulled at tho the agent agent who was th time first Int to recover r and anti who had lifted his chair as ns a weapon The he Impact of or the time solid sold wood was nas too much He lie le fell In a heap against the partition wall ivall William 1 lam the time hustler huster In increasing ln pain was clutching at his breast and amid stagg staggering about the room tim Air Ir Thompson the merchant darted dart dart- ed el el him out nut of time the door dOOl slamming It after Dan Gunn Goon kicked among the time littered on the time hoer found that wad isad of or hl bills which William Wilam the hustler huster was to 0 ha have hac c won anti and then lien followed hi hl Ills is table out ou of the hi window OW There was a Ore lire l escape and arid an Iron ladder Iron imon landing to iron Imn landing almost almol to the ground He Il knew knett It would be ll a race mace between hIman him an and the tho bogus merchant of r enty Tv enty second ont street lot and ond no 10 man even with wih the peril of lire lre above him ever er went down n do HO so rapidly Instead HI of utilizing the time Iron Ion stair ways was lie he dropped flom on one landing to tho the next below through time the opening and amid Inside the IHo protecting rail 11 And Auth h he won the time race Several Re men an and boys hn hind had about time the shattered table In iii time the thE ul alley They saw sair W this swinging athlete de- de and walled walte for him to ex ex- plain As soon oon as lie He reached the time ground ho he ic the drawer CrO time the ta table talle ta- ta abie a- a ble bie lle and amid took out a neatly pinned bundle bun bun- tile lie of bills his Then he lie dragged th the ta table table ta- ta ahie a- a ble hie out of ci the time roadway and to o tIme the little of oC astonished watchers watch I or ers that he lie didn't believe bole e ho lie wanted lint hat piece of furniture again Before the they could Jul puzzle him wih with any explanations Mr 11 Thompson appeared ap ap- ap- ap nr d took look In the allY alley Dan Dami Gunn that long pistol from hl his pocket et and amI examined it I openly Thompson stopped toppel breathless and pale You robber he hE cried Hold lold on thore lucre sold said Dan Dami Gunn Here policeman police police- comes a n man Thompson started to run out an oath as he did so TIme The ol cuber cr stopped him 0 That man is a lo robber shrieked the now frantic bunko hUlko man oman You take e us both to lo time the said paid Dan Gunn Ill Il show you Who Is time the robber The They went over o to the time city nal Kail Thompson was wo instantly recognized Ho Ito was wanted In fn half a dozen cities No o one would believe e a word h lu h. h said When hen he declared Dan Daim Gunn hind had hal taken tn- tn ken his imis money the th chief of or asked rId him how lion much he ime hE hind had lostA lost A thousand dollars replied the lao theralen fallen ralen merchant almost ready to w weep cp Nonsense said all Dan Gunn Non Nonsense nse repeated the time chief chic of or detectives Th There Isn't a n con man in with wilh wih half hair the iho monc money Take Taki- him down lown Now what about aboul you Ol young fellow turning to Dan Dnn Gunn 4 I 1 am nm from Iowa said that worthy worth I came caine hero here to look hook for a fellow who has haR been ben pa passing ing counterfoil five dollar t e bills his out In my countr country Here HerE is a. a n sample sam sai- pIe of the thc work he Is doing doing And Amid 1111 ho lie displayed the time wad of singed paper ho wal laper 10 had taken from Crom the time stove tove in that thai little ph photograph car cal at Mauton lauton Go on said the chief chIc of oC detectives O r You ar are not so green Ireen as you ou look hook Any An Anytime time ou j-ou OU need neel an any help my ray men are ore with Find that counterfeiter wih you jou 0 ant anil s you will wH wear wem diamonds XV x I. I Th The crisp clerk hall had a great grEnt sheaf ear of or letters Idlers for Dan Daum Gunn when he camo cUno fn In T from breakfast next morning It I seemed seemed seem seem- ed et nil all ni time the practical photographers I r were out of work vork wOk that lint all ni hall hail ha had experience ex cx- Cx- Cx In u time the country anti and that not a aman n man of or them doubted his ability to t tal take lake e charge of a traveling car cam arid and ant make mke mone money with wih It Among time the replies re re- rt- rt 4 Ille plies lilies to tn th the oll ert advertisements were c two three from or women Dan Gunn took look th time the entire lot anti and went up lp to his room There time the first t 4 tw fl thing tIming he lie did 11 1 was wa to count and awl arrange hi his mon 1 He lie found himself l In Iii pos pos- cis slon of almost 1 1000 mO more moore than he lie hind had brought to Chicago He lie hall hail some omo doubts about the ni quality of nr some hi bills ii find proposed to test tet the matter mailer by tie do- positing time the lot In tn some bank where time thc they would have P ha to tim pass pas n lie He could coull lose lose nothing even en e if nine nino dollars dol dol- mrs lars out of ery e ten tI thrown out nut Olt as counterfeit And he heu u Was stas not mint afraid of his imis ability to explain h where f he Jw got ot It I. I even if i the of tIme the law lamu should him him with wih Inquiries Then the letters ln engaged agell him He lie had s seen n Ralph Grangers Granger's handwriting hand writing often ofen enough at al Mauston and he lie labored through the time mass amass of ot cor correspondence j searching for fO It ll e But there was a. nothIng at all t C H ling hug the time clo close e. e oven ha hand writing ox- ox unc jn Pi f the th little heap tha lt f. f 0 come from a woman It Was n 81 signed t n t 1 Mrs Mary la J. J Hall Hai and anti It I aid hl no nomore n u more mOe than the writer was a practical photographer and amid had tra 1 traveled ll with lh i her imer husband who haul had since Ince died ti doIng do to lug Ing all ai the hit count county fai fairs raim's in mm northern Indiana l This reply was remembered All Al the tho I letters ler were ele heaped eu on th th- It little bureau 11 im his room loom I He lie le went out nut for a stroll anti and nl tIme the 1 J. J Hall without f name flame Mary Hal any 1 logical reason recurred reason recurred to lo him Ho lie 10 concluded e to lo go o down In iii the part hart of oC t ft 1 the time town given as Mrs Halls Hall's address s and amid se see If IC the vicinity told toll anything I u J ulie j lie Hc found a bank hank wh which ch r received cel his 4 hank bank deposit after asking him a good ool many questions that thai s seemed ele to lo him Ir- Ir d r. r and then nl walked ed on J The course took him near Polk Street I. I depot I k jA j A woman was ivas standing In iii a n hallway j t kd She did ld not seem to lo notice nolice him until j he hl ho had passed and ond then she called out nul Stranger ou j-ou ou dropped dropp d your jour pocket pocket- I book Thai Thal made malle even oven Dan Dami Gunn look around On the sidewalk about aboul a dozen a. a I f fet et behind him lay 10 a n black leather v He ITO le back and picked 4 A. A It up The Tue woman stepped down from flOI the landing apparently Interested Shi ht t. t left lef time the hull loom door dool wide open i j i J. Thank you ou said alc Dan Gunn and was waN starling on a again II Whal in iii it ii asked time the tl w woman man Well wh why trill should I 1 tell you Wel you I K Is in lum my pocketbook i 1 Come orm on was uvas her hem rejoinder You Yuu 7 know now it is not yours T 1 Wt t c t You said J It t was I f t. was t Come Conme lucre here and nd count the tho money n 0 r i You ough ought t to lo gl e me mae halt half for fOI showing Jo J 1 t. t j It to lo jou ou Ill Il think about It II when then I r. r como i back this Ibis Come lucre here a n she Insisted She was a stout woman with wih a hard repellant face I 1 want to lo toil tell tel you something 50 nm e th I Write it It I. I said Id Dan Gunn Send me a letier I She had kept kepi abreast of n as he ho moved on oum again In his original course She was hl higher her by 13 1 the time hl height ight of time tho step which fronted time the building And Amid Att she had hind grown playfully insistent Come Comae here lucre He did 1111 not nol stop slop With Wilh Ih a swift movement she reached out and amid caught ant his cap from his head She Sho tossed It into inlo I the fhe hall and amid it rolled on ui the stairs 1001 to lo time the foot root of or a l flight ht of carpeted t Come here hele she insisted smiling I want tant to speak with wih you 01 0 l Dan Gunn looked at at the cap cp on omm time Hie hoot 1001 of time tho dark darl hull hall hul and und then tw lie ii J slowly drew from flom his pocket that nest liens ne t hat of the young oung man maim im ho ho had twice met and root and twice beaten In Imm In Inthe 4 the time territory o of time Uw Market street gang I 1 said I would put this on the tho first bare headed man maim I saw said the tho countryman anti and moved on eu laughing at tho discomfited strong arm wn- wn moan man I may lose on time the cop u ho said and I may not make on tho pocket pocket- book But there Is a place In tim tho Bible which says the that turn In imm limb Into her house have set their feet in lii time ways of death And Amid Ive I've got to find a certain photographer before I 1 die The number and amid street given the ns-the address of Mrs Hall hail was a hotel Dan Daim Cumin Gunn stood across tIme the way anti and noted tIme the building He lie haiti had an aim Impression Im fin- that the name nammie Mrs tIis Hall did nol IlOt belong to tIme the wilier In fact ho lie had imad an aim opinion mat It was wits a a aman man maim and not a woman at all all who bud sent the letter on the many details in in time the problem and for Ralph ranger us he lie passed back through he tIme city's center he came to his own hotel again and sat down In time the ti mi t i n roo g-roo n-i. n Continued Tomorrow Morning |