BOOGS-HIS OREENGOODS COUP
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BOOGS-HIS OREENGOODS COUP
' / ' ANO T H E N MAMMA U N D E R S T O O D txmxKxxxxxxxxxyKKiooo i g s n e x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ^ ^ BOOGS-HIS OREENGOODS COUP Hv a n Ex-Operative o f the Secret* Service A True Story of a Countryman Who Got Away with a Stacked Pack BoOOOOOOflOOOOOtXX>CO»i>i5<XXX3B8 o r f o u r bills litter of t h e room. T h i s h e did, b e i n g c a r e f u l t o g e t four, but recently retired Irom a | t h e largest n u m b e r m e n t i o n e d , and p o s i t i o n h i g b «n i b e I n i t e r l a ? - o b e i n g c a r e f u l ' h a t t h e y w e r e all States secret service. fifty d o l l a r s ln d e n o m i n a t i o n . H e w a s found him seriously engaged then spirited bach to t h e uptown dis in r e a d i n g t h e a f t e r n o o n p a trict. and he and H a n k m a d e a circuit X g per.R "Amazing yarns, yo" newspaper of t h e b a n k s w h e r e t b e bills were W men write." he greeted me cheerily. c h a n g e d for t h o s e or s m a l l e r denouii" W h a t glv»m y o u t h a t t h o u g h t ? 1 nation without a m u r m u r a s they were queried, thinking how much «K>re a s g e n u i n e a s a n y t h a t e v e r l e f t t h e a m a z i n g w e r e t h e e x p e r i e n c e ® in ' h e b u r e a u o t e n g r a v i n g a n d p r i n t i n g . I t f e of t h i s roan t h a n a n y t h i n g h e w a s Hoggs was very m u c h pleased with l i k e l y t e flad in t h e p a p - r w h i c h h e h e l d c r u m p l e d In bin h a n d s , a n d h o p i n g t h i s . N e x t h e w a n t e d t o s e e t h e p i a t e s to g e t h i m s t a r t e d t e l i l n g o n e of h i s adventures. " i w a s JMst r e a d i n g a b o u t a g r e e n g o o d s s w i n d l e p u l l e d off in N e w Y o r k c i t y y e s t e r d a y . It i s s t r a n g e h ~ * m e n . who have sense enough to a c c u m u l a t e a s u m of m o n e y , c a n b e s o f o o l h a r d y a s tu p a r t w i t h It o n a p a l p a b l e s w i n d l e like t h i s o n e . A n d yet you k n o w . " h e continued, "there are some shrev.d b u s i n e s s m e n r o p e d in o n I h i s s e l f s a m e p r o p o s i t i o n — m e n w h o a r e res p e c t e d In t h e i r h o m e c o m m u n i t y f o r their business sense." I k n e w in a m o m e n t t h e r e w a * a s t o r v r e a d y f o r m e . so 1 q u i e t l y filled m y p i p e , h e p u s h e d s v e r t h e b o t t l e of . favorite sherry, and this c a m e from | him: T h e k i n g of t h e g r e e n g o o d s s h a r k s was H a n k Bonner, alias "Red." "Madison," "Shorty." and a hundred others. H e w o r k e d i n Nt w Yuri; c i t y . a n d lt was my p l e a s u r e to mak* his acquainta n c e in a p i c t u r e s q u e m a n n e r . Hank didn't do Indiscriminate adv e r t i s i n g bb d o t h e g r e e n woods s h a r k s of th»? p r e s e n t t i m e . Not H a n k . He i pick* £ out h i s v i c t i m s with c a r e a n d m a d e t h e s e l e c t i o n of t h e m a p e r s o n a l | matter. Hj would make n "tour through the provinces." as he exp r e s s e d f t . a n d o n e of t h e a c t o u r s t h a t failed io land two or three victims was | t h e r a n k e s t s o r t of a f a i l u r e . When H a n k had spotted his m a n h e would r e t u r n t o t h e city and w r i t e h i m a p e r s o n a l l e t t e r . In w h i c h hi h i t o u t t o a d o t t h e m a n ' s w e a k e s t p o i n t of c h a r a c t e r , w h e t h e r it w a s cupidity, vanity, or downright criminality. Hank w a s n ' t t a k i n g c h a n c e s In t h e s e l e t t e r s , f o r h e had s e e n his victim, t a l k e d w i t h him. tried him out. and so studied h i m at c l o s e r a n g e that H a n k nenerally knew more about the man thau the latter knew about himself. *szvsz srjs i Hank Bonner,alias "Red, "Madison, Saorty," » Badly Stung by His Own Game Juggled by a Deceiving Farmer Wbo,^ ben He Had Notified lbe Proper A u t h o r i t i e s , S k i p p e d for Parts Un- :+!+:+'{ t o w n , t h r o u g h a c o n r e d « » r a t e , $20,000 i n c a s h , a l l iu $1,000 Dills. He had s o m e t h i n g else with him. a s H a n k h a d learned to his sorrow, but Hank didn't suspect lhat at the time. H a n k l a d a s f e w c o r r e d e i a t e s a s poss i b l e b o t h b e c a u s e It m a d e t h e s p l i t t i n g of t h e s w a g i n t o f e w e r p a r t s a n d b e c a u s e e v e r y a d d i t i o n a l m a n iu o n t h e d e a l w a s a n a d d e d d a n g e r of d e t e c t i o n . H e w o r k e d b i s d e l i v e r y of t h e „ o o d s a l w a y s w i t h o n l y o n e m a n be-, t i d e * himself. J o e L a t t l m e r . as old a c r i m i n a l a n d a s s h r e w d a bird a s t h e redoubtable Hank. X J O S O O O O O K i t c h e n Must Have Had a Hard T i m e Explaining to t h e Minister. I NET T h e new minister was making his first c a l l a n d w a s w a i t i n g tor m a m m a pin the drawing room. Little sister and | h e r elder were holding an earnest con rab ln the ball. "You dassent.' said , t h e e l d e r , in t e n s e , s m a l l t o n e s . " Y o u I Just see." said Little Sister, proudly A n d s h e d a n c e d off i n t o t h e d r a w i n g r o o m , a u a n g e l i c figure in d a i n t i e s t w h i t e , h e r flossy c u r l s of shadowy enld clinging around neck and brow, h e r big blue e y e s a s Innocent a n a w u fid Ing a s a m o t h e r ' s a n d h e r flowerlike f a c e m e r i t i n g a n y I m p u l s e of r e v e r e n t a d m i r a t i o n w h i c h t h e o c c u p a n t of t h e r o o m m i g h t be m o v e d to feel. W h e n m a m m a a p p e a r e d . Just a s Litt i e S i s t e r d a n c e d o u t of t h e d o o r a g a i n , s h e t h o u g h t t h e e x p r e s s i o n of t h e rillinr» tTTi" —" 7^' '*«*snd that h e seemed to be making an effort to c o n t r o l It. A l s o h i s m a n n e r w a s ®m b a r r a s s e d and his call w a s very brief. Pondering .over these things and a g o o d d e a l _p u z s l e d , s h e remembered ) seeing Little « • ? * leave the draw. I n g r o o m a s s h e e n t e r e d It. T h e s m a l l , m a i d e n w a s f o r t h w i t h s u m m o n e d and asked what she had talked about with the minister. "Nothing—much." sbe faltered. "Tell m e exactly what you said t o him." m a m m a demanded sternly. " I t — It w a s n ' t a n y t h i n g — m u c h — | Just a little storv Edith and I m a d e with a s m u c h secrecy a s on M n m » c a s i o n s t o t h e r o o m of a m a z i n g w e a l t h . H e accepted the alligator bag without c o m p l a i n t , a n d c o u n t e d t h e bills, o n e by o n e . aa thoy were passed o v e r t o h i m by H a n k and hla a s s i s t a n t . T h e r e is n o o o u b t t h a t h e d e l e c t e d t h e f a l s e b o t t o m of t h e g r i p , b u t h e g a v e n o v.„e c o u n t e d tth*. m o nn e y a s s i g n * of i ,t . H be m H a n k p a s s e d lt o v e r t o h i m s n d p o k e d f t I n t o t h e l i m i t l e s s m a w o t t h e allig a t o r h a n d b a g a s s e r i o u s l y a s If h e suspected • nothing W b e n he had been paid over t h e $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . a l l In &0-dollar b i l l s , a n d h a d ooked t h e m Into t h e grip to be w a f t e d d o w n t h r o u g h t h e pipe to t h e rocm ! u p to tell t h e Janitor's little girl* below he r e a c h e d into his pocket for T h e y were d o w n t h e r e ln t h e ,ard h i s w a l l e t s n d a f t e r f u m b l i n g a b o u t a ! w h e n you m a d e u s c o m e up y e s t e r b i t p u l l e d o u t t h e b o t t l e of d r u g g e d day. and t h e y told xn s u c h yarns M O L A S S E S IN W I N T E R . molasses 'o SLOW winter." a simile commoalv Ia used. T h e poor stuff is s o m e what abused f W h y not try to w a r m up t n e rauiaaa »T And then see how fast it will g o . * M a n y t h i n g s w o u l d be out of t h e r u n n i n g . If they n e v e r w e r e g i v e s a show. ^v«> m e s s e n g e r b o y oa a n errand. - M - n - l « » . b o r w e t h i n k s u c h a bore>_^ Try w a r m i n g t h e m u p - m A h a n d s h a k e or s m i l e at t h e door. T h e n e w s b o y Who f u m b l e , f o r pennlr-.; T h . peddler w h o s c a r c e l y c a n hold H i s p a c k In h i s n n g - r s — b e p a t t e s t . I t m a y be t h e y o n l y a r e c o l d . 8 o now W u , a i l p U ~ . ..;,ow/. XarmlVla' t h - m up with the fire That springs from H u m a n i t y ' s ( l o w . C s o k i n g A. S . C's. W h a t A r e A n c h o v i e s ? — T h e snchovy Is s small fish found ln E u r o p e a n w a t e r s . T h o s e c s u g h t in t h e B a l t i c a n d N o r t h s e a s ®re the larger, coarse variety, but the best c o m e f r o m G o r g o n a . a s m a l l i s l a n d off Italy. At Leghorn the p o r u l at i o n (those not busy shipping h a t s ) , are e n g a g e d in t h e a n c h o v y fisheries. T h s c*ntsa"dhe9'laid. w £ J ^ v t l y ^ i e t ' a 1 I. w Y s a l i T w , j t a k e ' a d r i n k In h o n o r of t h e o c c a s i o n . | w o u l d n ' t h a v e t h e m c r o w i n g o v e r u« ] n e v e r c l o s e a t r a d e of a n y s i z e w i t h t h a t w a y If w e g o t a c h a n c e t o s l i p o u t t a k i n g a d r i n k . It m a k e s i t e a s i e r d o w n t h e r e a g a i n . And so we made l i t t l e »jp a l i t t l e s t o r y t o t e l l t h e m , a n d 10 p a y o v e r m o n e y t o h a v e s t i m u l a n t Inside." H a n k a n d h i s p a l J E d i t h s a i d 1 d a s s e n t g o in a n d t e l l It • w e r e s o g r e e d y t o g e t t h e i r h a n d s o n t o t h e m i n i s t e r , a n d s o , of c o u r s e . I did." H o g g s ' c o i n a n d gel rid of I h e f a r m e r l h a t they readily consented, so each "And what w a s it? Tel! me exactly j of t h e m t o o k a l o n g p u l l a t i h e flask w h a t you s a i d . " "It wasn't any—anything—much." a n d p a s s e d it b a c k l o B o g g s . w h o n e l d I "I J u s t told 11 \ m H e kept a close tab on the men w h o m he had worked and never tried t o p u l l Oft t w o J o b s «n t h e f a m e n e i g h borhood. He would nab a sucker from Maine o n e week and one from T e x a s t h e n e x t , l n m a k i n g h i s l o u r s h e assumed different characters, sometimes a g e n t l e m a n of w e a l t h s e e k i n g a b i t of r e c r e a t i o n , s o m e t i m e * a n i t i n e r a n t minister or a book agent. Whatever c h a r a c t e r h e a s s u m e d h e a c t e d tt t o perfection, a n d nevet m a d e a raise p l a y in all h i s r e c o r d until, h e t a n g l e d up with a lanky swamp-angel from Louisiana. -1 r ,ot likely knlwZZa Wh - B u t c o n s i d e r t h l s . T s It c o r i n g "of" t h e fish t a k e s p l a c e in b r i n e , a n d oil Is s e l d o m a d d e d . .e t s s e addition to soups, gravies, is a spicy etc.. and c o m e s bottied. like c a t s u p w h i c h , by t h e w a y . it r e s e m b l e s in color lt is n t e x p e n s i v e , a s a s m a l l b o t t l e will last a l o n e t i m e . Should the water for cooking eggs be boiling w h e n t h e y a r e put In? Gen• t l y . b u t t h e e g g s s h o u l d first h a v e b e e u heated thai they may not crack. What Are E s c a r g o t s ? — T h e French i r t t it a s d o e s a l o v e l o r n j n i g h t a s d r u n k a s h e c o u l d b e a n d s o m e F r e n c h r e s t a u r a n t s a n d » « • <*»n e m a n " a» h i s s w e e t h e a r t kicked my m a m m a over and Jumped sldered a great delicacy b y e p i c n .. y o u n g roan at h i s s w e e t n e a r t . ^ stummlck. And. : Should Children H a v e Variety at H e d i d n ' t d r i n k it at flrst. b u ' „ima did look so— M e a l s ? — N o t at t h e s a m e m e a l ; t h e n,,,lt9ter to talk, rambling along about how Vprl-ed'" I v a r i e t y is d e s f r u b l e , b u t s h o u l d be seg o t h i s s t a r t In t h e w o r l d a n d h o w h e runny a n d prised. lunging t h e food at differc u r e d b v h , m a d e liia S - i the luek ' ' Tbe =::=cr. Trcstn.cr.t, *n? h a d a n d t h e like until i h e e f f e c t s ot O n d i f f e r e n t k i n d s at o n c e . T o p flo,irs arip most healthful. t h e l i q u o r b e g a n t o w o r k o n t h e »wo s a m e principle to nest like birds I — c r o o k s . T h e y w e r e soon in a f r a n e or , a m o n R t h e t r c , . K l a a Round p r a c t i c e 1 Potato Croquette*. m i n d b o r d e r i n g ou oblivion a n d Hoggs ^ y ^ p n i e a i i y a n d o n e t h a t Is indulgetl | T h e G e r m a n s a d d t o t h e i n f s h e d pom a d e a f e i n t of d r i n k i n g f r o m t h e b o t - | ( q e y e r y H l i m r a r . r b y P r i n c e s s M a r i e t a t o « ' 8 a l i t t l e s u g n r . t h , y o l k of a n ile a n d pressed them to h a v e a n o t h e r R o u n m n l a . w h o o w n s a n a i r y l m b l - , . g g a u d c h o p p e d n u t s , p r e f e r a b l y alpull a t it. T h e y accepted without | t a l j o n T h i s m i x t u r e is delicious and w a s ( >rected f o r h e r b y t h e j m o n d s . much urging T h i s was t h e last s t r a w . k i n g c o n s i s t s of a s m a l l t w o d e c e p t i v e , a n d s h o u l d b e f r i e d in d e e p T h l g a n d b e f o r e e i t h e r of t h e m r e a l i z e d it r o o i n # , d s i m p l y f u r n i s h e d c o t t a g e w i l h f a t l i k e o r d i n a r y c r o q u e t t e s . t h e y c r u m p l e d u p In t h e i r c h a i r s a n d a kUch,,a &(ld h a s f o r Its s u p p o r t four t u m b l e d out upo the floor. Hoggs i pr T h e i d e a is n o t o r i g i n a l . THE FAILURES. w a s r e a d y for the occasion a n d g a g g e d ^ b u t lt suggests^ t h e most c o n v e n i e n t B O t ' T t h e verse we never f o r m of a b o d e f o r a n a e r o n a u t , a s it a n d handcuffed both. wroti". f a c i l i t a t e s t b e p r o c e s s of l a u n c h i n g . He examined the grip and saw The s o n g s w e ne'er have T h u s a m a n c o u l d s t e p o u t of h i s dinw h e r e t h e money had gone. T h e n he sung. ing room Into the car. s e c u r e d the keys to the room below A n d of t h c d e e d s w e n e v e r A ' p o s s i b i l i t y of t h e n e a r f u t u r e i s f r o m t h e r e c u m b e n t J o e . l e t h i m s e l l in did. t h e a e r o s t a t i o n t r e a t m e n t o«" i n v a l i d s . Tlie p r a i s e s h a v e been and secured t h e basket of money rung. I n s t e a d of s e n d i n g h i s p a t i e n t t o a which he stuffed into t h e grip, a f t e r Quite light; without t h s h e a l t h r e s o r t , a d o c t o r will p r e s c r i b e a t t e n d i n g l o t h e h o l e In t h e b o t t o m failures, true s o t h a t t h e r e w a a n o d a n g e r of It l e a k - s o m e h o u r s a d a y l n a b a l l o o n a t a n Success was n e v o r altitude a d a p t e d to t h e c a s e ln hand. , , ing. made. In this respect t h e r e h a s a l r e a d y been W e c a n n o t a l l bn*k In t h e H e locked Ihe s l e e p e r s in thel. sue. room and made his departure, n o t . c o n s i d e r e d a p e r f e c t e d s y s t e m of bal- j ' For bowk m u s t sit i n loon c a r w i t h a l i b r a r y a r e c r e a t i o n h o w e v e r , until be h a d l e a r n e d frotr. t h e s^adc. b a l l , a n d a p o r t a b l e l a b o r a t o r y comstreet lamp at the corner the location plete.—Harper's Weekly. B u t a t o n e fa.lure, p a r of t h e h o u s e . H e c a u g h t t h e m i d n i g h t d o n u>. t r a i n f o r h>s c o u n t r y * » » « • ' Fox S k i n , from Maine. If we're dissatisfied hav« T h e n e x t m o r n i n g t h e c h i e r ol the l s t l c s a r e a v a i l a b l e i s U»eugh' of » Hes we might N q a c c u r a l e Btat T s e c r e t s e r v i c e at W a s h i n g t o n r e c e v e ^ ^ t Q ( h e n u m b e r o t f o x e s c a p t u r e d In , j . a v e tried. w e rol#llt a c o l l e c t t e l e g r a m I n f o r m i n g h i m t h a t M a i n e in a y e a r , b u t s o m e t i m e a g o t w o g r e e n g o o d s m e n w i t h h a l f - t o n e C h a r l e s E . O a k of C a r i b o u , t h e n l a n d A t e v e r y p a r t y , l u n c h o r b a l l 3 ladk I W e s a y In e c s t a s y : p l a t e s o t b i l l s of t h r e e d e n o m i n a t i o n s a g e n t , s a i d a t a c o m m i t t e e h e a r i n g w o u l d b e f o u n d in a r o o m u p o n t h e t h a t m o r e t h a n 50.000 f o x s k i n s w e r e - W a s not t h a t saia.l s p l r n d . d I M u s t e=t t h e r e c i p e . " t h i r d floor of a c e r t a i n h o u s e in N e w s o l d o u t of A r o o s t o o k c o u n t y a l o n e York city. This t e l e g r a m , was for- every y e a r . Outside of A r o o s t o o k > w e copy It. w e bring. it h o m e . w a r d e d to m e , a s I c h a n c e d to be in c o u n t y , w h e r e s e v e r a l m e n m a J c a ^ a j And after^ i hat please, u„ you t h e c l t v a t t h e t i m e , a n d 1 m a d e a n in- b u s i n e s s of f o x h u n t i n g , p e r h a p s 2o.OOO J B u ( a „ c o o k » rejiret. vestigation. I round p e l t s a r e t a k e n In a y e a r , m a k i n g t h e still sleeping a n d c a p t u r e d t n e P ^ w ) Cuisine Queries t o t a , o u t p u t o r t h e s t a t e 75.000. a n d e n o u g h p a c k a g e s of g r e e n p a p e r i» • F o n d a n t ? ' — A f o u n t l a t l " Qf g o o J { q x a k i n s r e a c h e d w b a t n h b i l l s u p o n tho top and bottom I ^ h , g h e 3 t n o t c h i a s t w i n t e r , e v e n c r e a m f o r c a n d i e s , m a d e of c o m - H a n k had been down t h e r e selling p a t e n t churns, and at a county seat s o m e distance from the railroad he had spotted a victim named Simon Boggs. T h e s h a r p c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of Hoggs' n a t u r e was his suspicion of he everything and everybody. H e m u s t from which they were printed and the j see t h e paper before . K 1 _ _ n ,« • m e n h e n a u o b b ™ ™ ~ ' • 200 i s f r o m a c r o s s i o x . a n u » something heavily. t o o m u c h b o i l i n_g s p o i l s it. of M i s s o u r i a n c e s t r y , if n r i n t l n e n l a n t . T h i s w a s of p a p e r . 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