The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-01

"That ye will, hand bloody soon," echoed
Wat with a bulldog growl.
| IF Oh go long wild ye paceably there'll
be no bating?"
NO" said Con promptly.
"Naa," assented Wat, reluctantly.
Thin Oil 90 out nv consideration fur
Brannigan here an his Elegant furniture.
But ON give We both fair notice that if ye
attempt any shenanniging Oil git aven wild
ye. Ye know me-"
Yis, Oi know We fur a graceless odma-
honn, twhat OPm going to welt TO death
! some day fwhen Oi'm not on juty."
Wat and Cons faces shone with the con-
scousness of their first turn of duty exceed
ingly well done when they presented them
selves with Horgan before the Superin-
tendenf.
Well, you did get him in hurry" said
he commendingly, land he seems to be in
good preservation, too After you left, l
began 10 be afraid you'd bring him on shut
| ter"
We WIZ on iuty, sorr, or that would've
been loikely," SAID Con.
Sit down, HOrgan on that stool" COM
manded the Superintendent. WHO was
that man you had in your hack at o'clock 2"
Don't know, sir. Stranger"
Horgan," said the Superintendent Sc
verely, I'm in great hurry, and haven't
any time to waste on yOu and your lying. /
want to know at once who the man was,
where you picked him up, and where you
took him and the girl, too"
/ don't know anything about the man.
He was stranger. Hailed me rs / was
crusin' long the street for fares l took
him and his Teddy to the Northwestern Depot
to ketch a train"
Mr.. Briggs" said the Superintendent
very quietly, " find Mr.. Horgan's account and
| let me see it."
| The stenographer unlocked drawer and
took from it a book bound in black, irdexed
at the edges. He ran his thumb down to
| II, and opened it. He turned over a few
pages, and handed to the Superintendent,
| pointing to name.
"Hum-yes said the Superintendent,
meditatively. "Horgan, NJ, hackman. Jan.
13 helped carry away the trunks in big
diamond and watch robbery on Pacific
avenue. Jan. "a, fight with fare, who claimed
to be oyercharged. Feb. 3, Bill Wray and
| Binkey Moore in lack after that robbery of
coal Office on 18th. Feb. 16, drove Tim
| Curtin, con. man, from. officers who were
chasing him. March 17,s drunk and ugly in
| st. Patrick procession March 90, fight at
depot with another hickman. April 6,
drunken man robbed in his hack. April
| 11-but there's no, use reading any
farther. Mr.. Horgan, would you prefer
making brick at the Bridewell for the next
two years or learning shoemaking at
Joilet?"
i swear to -" - began Horgan, ex-
citediy ~
There's big demand for brick just
now" continued the Superintendent, mus
ingly, and we caa, work great many
more men at the Ltidewell On the other
hand, they need hahd. in the Joliet shoe
shops"
Horean pulled out red handkerchief, and
began violently moppipg his red face.
It's a very warrnm avening, Mr.. Hor-
gan," said Con sarcastically.
VIII ye let up OH me on all them things
if l tell ye the hole truth 2" said Horgan.
g can't promise you anything," said
the Superintendent, except that if you
continue lying TO me you've drunk the last
glass Of liquor tonight you'll get for year
or two. They're very strict Prohibitionists,
both at Joliet and the Bridewell."
Well, If Olive got to tell, Olive got to
tell but Oh expect he'll thry to kill me fur
it,"
We'll look out for him." said the Super
intendeDt.
"He wuz rotten fool to do the thing in
broad daylight, an Oh told him so. But
that wuz his way. He always believed the
safest way wuz to do anything bold as
brass"
He? Who is he?" asked the Superin-
tendent.
Warren K. Radmore, Board O. Trade
operator"
Still another alias" murmured Kent. 81
wonder how he kept track Of al of Them"
Hes the very divil afther women. Nivver
saw such man. Always crazy for adven-
tures, rs he calls 'em.
Kent writhed in agony.
Where did you lake him and the young
lady ?" asked the Superintendent
"Oi told ye Oi Tux thin to the Northwest
ern Depot"
"And you lied"
We'll, thin, wnz to the Michigan South
ern q Northern Indiana"
The Superinteudents face grew dark
"Mr. Briggs, fill ont an information against
Horgan for completely in that Pacific avenue
affair"
fresh burst of perspiration came out on
Horgan's fevered brow.
:" ] tux thin to 945 Van Buren, street, he
murmured.
Why didn't you say so at first ?" said
the Superintendent. Mr.. Briggs tell
them TO hitch up the carriage Immediately.
Wen 20 at once to 945 Van Buren,. Spar
ger, yon and Pur,ell take Horgan over to
the Armory, and tell them 10 lock him up
there. Well hold him till we get the truth
out Of him. Well be along with the car
riage presently, and pick you up, on our way
to Van Buren, street"
As the carriage rolled over the noiseless
Nicholson pavement the Superintendent be-
gan talking to Kent as it thinking aloud.
Horgan has probably told the truth
about that house. He doesn't think that
we are after Ragabertff for anything worse
than some gallantry.s Ragabert has proba-
bly, usually employed him for such advent
ures. Horgan has done much of that kind
OF work for a certain class of business men.
1t is to his interest fo'have reputation of
being faithful to them and keeping their
| secrets. That was all that kept him from
giving up at the first question. He weak
ened when he saw was determined to give
him some time at hard work with uniform
on. He knew that would lock him up until
l got the truth, and he's probably told it,
Ragabert is probably in that house. He is
| just the kind of a man to do that thing,
rather than skip on the first train. He is
| exceedingly smart and daring He would
7 Ia the basis Of 0ood health