The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

that afternoon. he was confronted by his
pretty daughter with the remark:
Father. I want to visit police detec-
tive headquarters tomorrow. viii you
get a permit. If one is required. and a
guide?"
What now? What now?" exclaimed
the judge studying practical crimi-
nology? Writing a book. l suppose. to
disprove Lombroso's conclusions"
Lefty smiled fndinerently. She was
not interested in Lombroso or his con-
cluslons; but she was anxious to study
the photograph of No. POOL in the
Rogues' Gallery. What it would reveal
to her she did not know, nor did she
have any definite suspicion. There was
Y only a strong desire TO see what man
ner of man IL was who had weaned he
lovers sympathies and desires from heT
! 10 the extent of filling his letters with
descriptions OF his sorrow and despair.
! The long gallery of photographs Of
terminals furnished visible evidence Of
the depravity OF the submerged tentn.
and Lefty passed shudderingly from one
/ 10 another. noting their numbers rather
than the expressions Of their faces.
which in many instances were ludicrous-
" or horribly distorted TO deceive the
behoIder. There was something grue-
some about the photographs which seiz-
ed upon Lefty with a horrible grip, and
made her faint and weak but she stead
led herself with an effort until her guide
halted before the picture OF famous
criminal
This he was saying. lis the photo
graph Of Charley W, the famous
bank robber He is marked here No.
1899. and every detective in the land
knows that number. His record is one
OF the worst we have here in the gal
Iery."
Lefty hardly heard the thrilling re-
citaI of the life of the bank robber; but
she was thankful for It. II gave heI
time to think and compose herself. Mex
but one TO 1899 was POOL. She was gaz-
ing waveringly into the eyes OF the pho
, tograph. and they seemed TO stare bacl
at her with strange. uncanny power
For some moments she weakened, clos
ing her eyes ir a faint that surged Owe
her In one instant she saw man!
, things adjusting themselves in her life
> The perspective of the past was cleare
> and palmer. The face before her wa
Younger and less formed than that D
her lover: but the eyes and expression
=, we're the same. There was an unac
\ countable weakness about the moutl
and chin which she had never potice
p before. That had probably gone Wit
the change in his life; it had disap
= peared with The temptation of sin. II
o had conquered the weakness of his ma
ture and the visible mark of II had bee
kindly obliterated by time.
!, Lefty slowly recovered her composure
I and she stood fascinated by the photo
y graph, scarcely needing or hearing he
) guide. He thought she was gazing a
b. the famous bank robbers photograph
= and mentally he thought OF the strang
n fascination the worst criminals ofte
= possessed for the loveliest and mos
= cultured of women. II was parade
he could not explain.
;, 'Shall we move on?" he asked mail,
= Lefty reused herself as from dream
and answered: Yes.
-, She fingered, wishing to ask him {
~ POOL: but power she could not coDtrS
II held her mute.
Ar Outside In the fresh air she breathe
!, easier and murmured Il see it oil nov
/ Poor Winston! he could not trust m
ne thought J would
.e There was a telegraph office across Il