Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

scarcely be foolhardy enough to come
| back and take his place as IL nothing
had happened. Since he had come back
there was only one thing to be done, and
the safety OF all demanded 1t.
Lidgerwood left the Crows Nest and
walked quickly uptown. Contrary to his
expectations. he found the avenue quiet
and almost deserted. though there was a
little knot OF loungers on the porch of the
Celestial. and Biggs' barroom and Red
Light Sammy's were full to over flowing.
Crossing to the corner opposite the hotel
the superintendent entered the open door
OF Schleisfngers Emporium. At the
| moment there was a dearth Of trade. and
| the round-faced little German, who had
weathered all the Angelic storms, was
discovered shaving himself before tri-
| angular bit Of looking glass. stuck up on
the packing box which served him by
turns as a desk and. q dressing case.
How you vas, Mr.. Litchervood? was
his greeting. offered while the razor was
on the upward sweep. "Don'd tell me
you vas come aboud some more OF dose
more Of dem warrants. NIGHTS. Dot teufei
Rufford ISIS come back again. alretty,
and
Lidgerwood broke the refusal in the
midst.
You are an officer of the law. Schlei-
singer-more is the pity. both for you
and the 1aw-and you must do your duty.
have come to. swear out another war;
rant Get your blank and fill it in
The German shopkeeper put down his
shaver. "Oh, mein Gott!" was his pro-
test; but he rummaged in the catch-all
packing box and found the pad of blank
warrants. Lidgerwood dictated slowly. in
held the pen. Knowing his own weak
ness he could sympathtze with others.
When it came to the filling in of Hal
locks name. Schleisinger stopped. open
mouthed.
"Donnerwetter.' he gasped. 'you don'd
mean dot. Mr.. Litchervood: you don'd
neffer mean dot?'
II am sorry to say that do: sorrier
than you or any one else can possibly
be-"
II know what you would say" inter-
rupted Lidgerwood, hastily. You are
afraid Of Hallock's friends-as you were
afraid of Rufford and his friends. But
you must do your sworn duty"
'Nein, nein, dot ain'd it, was the
earnest denial. "Bud-bud nobody would
serve a warrant on Mr.. Hallock. Mr..
Litchervood! l."
"Ill find some one to serve it, said
the complainant. CURLY. and Schleisinger
made no further objections.
With the warrant In his pocket, a mag
istrate's order calling for the arrest and
detention of Rankin Hallock on the dou-
BILE charge Of -wrecking and murder,
Lidgerwood left Schleisinger's. meaning
to go back to the Crows Nest and have
McCloskey put the warrant in Judson' s
hands. But there was q thing to come
between; q thing not wholly unlocked for.
but none the less destructive OF whatever
small hope of regeneration the victim of
unreadiness had been cherishing.
When the superintendent recrossed to
the Celestial corner Mesa avenue was
group on the hotel porch had increased in
numbers. Three doors below, in front OF
Biggs'. a bunch of saddled cow-ponies
gave notice of fresh accession to the
barroom crowd, which was now over
flowing upon the steps and the plank
| sidewalk. Lidgerwood's thoughts shut
tied swiftly. He argued that a brave
man would neither hurry nor loiter in
passing the danger nucleus, and he strove
with what determination there was in
him to keep even step with the reasoned
out resolution.
(To be continued tomorrow.)