The evening world., 1911-10-14

ence of two such technical burg
4 lars as Red Leary and Blink Nc
| Clusky in the apartment OF n newspaper
man was a careless twist in their route
sheets.
According TO the past performance
| charts In the burglary department OF the
Detective Bureau the hofne OF the news
paper man has been Immune. II woulo
be unl,lnd 10 say that this IL due 10 the
Interesting fact that the financial re-
porty of Dunn and Bradstreet are also
| free OF the names that sometimes adorn
the beginning OF interesting articles APP
pearing In the public press. stu. these
! parallel facts might have their influence
X clrcumstantlal evidence was brought
10 bear on the situation.
At any rate. Red Leary and Blink Nc
Clusky we're there and, with the AID OF
q dark lantern. were taking a minute
survey OF the room which had been en-
tered By tho outside window on the
ground noor.
Nix on the quiet stun" observed
Blink as he edged toward the bed
THE guy amt here!' He thereupon
flashed the lantern on the pillows ana
saw taat the bed had not been touched.
Must be a night-worker," suggested
Red. ITS 2 O'Clock in the morning
now. Huh, This looks like a pipe
See anything worth while?' Inquired
Blink as ne ~rummaged around the
room.
Maybe there's a picture" suggested
| Red. 81 don't see nothing else
Blink swung the rays OF his lantern
rat,ul ,k. ~..,, ttttI tho hrlVls stream
OF llgh, rested on an unframed cartoon
tackled on tho wall.
"weii, what do you think OF that
exclaimed Rod
ITS Matty. Cracking good picture.
too" observed Blink as he viewed the
drawing with n critical eye.
Just goes to show what l was tell
Ing YOU" declared Red. That's what
they think of hat bird. He's the great
est pitcher In the business n you
can't take II away from him."
Outside with that stuff growled
Blink. as he looked on the picture.
which was "a newspaper drawing or
Christy Mathewson. the great twirler
Of the Giants. Tina guys gone back
and you can't tell me. l know"
WELL. how bout that game he lost
to Chicago. the first part Of the week"
They had no license TO win that game"
''They won II. though. didn't they?"
asked Blink with n half sneer. 1T amt
how good they pitched. rs did they
win? That's what counts"
Another one Of them Knockers"
snsried'Red. "A man goes In and pitch
es q game In which the Cubs gets but
two hits m then you amt willln' to
series he pitched against the Athletics
and then against the Highlanders.
You're stiil sore cause you lost that ten
spot last fall.
He amt the man he used to be-" In
sisted Blink. They've oil got to 80 back
some day"
"what the - Pst!-Listeni"
Footsteps were heard In the hall out
side n with a quic,: jump the two
burglars made for the door leading into
an adjoining room.
Got IN there quick" whispered Blink
Tho guys COMM
IN q jiny they were on the other side
and Blink McClusky propped himself
against the door to prevent It being
opened.
Careful now. Red.' whispered Blink.
" he peered through the keyhole.
There's two OF them"
Happily unconscious OF the fact that
burglars were In his apartment. Jack
iAttlc, oiscpeii Wtiter ol tue ENeHlnS
Record. accompanied by n friend, saun-
tered into tho room. Taking of a rain
coat. he tossed It over the back OF a
chair. Then he lighted the gas.
Hold that match" spoke up JeH
Thorne, his companion. as he placed a
cigarette In his lips. Don't waste them.
Don't think we'vo got but six matches
left between u.s."
Having lighted his cigarette len
calmly ignored the Invitation 10 ait down
and wandered about the room surveying
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