The Raymer enterprise., 1911-11-02
How many. Murphy" Crewe asked

HOW many, MURPHY! Crewe asked
him.
Two hundred and seventy-three,
sir" Murphy responded. Seventy.
four" he added. as man hurried by.
almost brushing into US.
You are keeping the three parts
Of the day separate, Murphy?" asked
Crewe. Good. Keep up your count
and report to me tomorrow morning
at five. At the stroke OF midnight you
vacate your post"
Five o'clock till midnight seems
long hours, Crewe." said
1T is. But 1t Is only for three days,
and the men are trained to such
periods OF work. Besides, they un-
derstand that they share In the re-
ward and, somehow or other. l have
been able to persuade them that they
can trust in me. happened to know
something OF the past history OF
each" he added. smiling.
You remember them all?"
"Assuredly. told Murphy that In
1909 he was on duty at the intersec-
tlon OF Eighty.frst street and Broad
way when the explosion occurred In
the subway and that he helped to car
ry up the victims. reminded him
OF an unpleasant little incident con.
nected with a fruit peddler's license
last year. Langton, 1t Is fine thing
to remember faces. have convinced
all four men. believe, that | have
some supernatural knowledge about
them-and merely because, in my
strols about the city. have en-
countered almost all the police force
at some time or another. and remem.
bered them. But let US hurry
southwark. Our next objective is the
Brooklyn bridge"
We emerged at the bridge subway
station. in front Of which, leaning
against the raillngs OF the City Hall
park. | recognized ORourke. He
Strengthened himself and came up to
US.
"Eighty.seven this morning and
thirty-nine up to this moment" he
said.
II see you know your business"
Crewe responded. Don't let any one
pass. O'Rourke. Remember your
share Of the reward will pay the
mortgage on that house Of yours"
O'Rourke leaped back In astonish-
ment. His mouth opened and he
looked at Crewe In amazement
Don't jump like that said Crewe.
you frighten me. mean the house
In jamaica" Then, as we turned
away, he added: Il saw him talking
to his wife one afternoon two years
ago when he was OF duty. II was
long shot, though-the house might
have been paid for. Now for our
other two"
We took the elevated to Sixth ave
nue. and Twenty.third street. where
We found Kelly looking ostentatiously
into shop window.
Very good" said Crewe, slapping
him upon the back. You saw us
coming? Some men are too dense TO
know that one can see the passers-
by just as well when they are reflect
ed In a plateglass window. Happily
the precaution is unnecessary. but
am glad to see 80 much intelligent
zeal in your work, Kelly. You are
keeping the numbers separate?'
Seventy and thirty-thirty-one this
instant. SIR" said Kelly. and We moved
away.
A cross-town car and brisk walk
soon landed us at the Fourteenth
street subway entrance. where Cohen
was seated in shoeblack's chair
getting n polish.
Sixty eight and twenty.seyen. sir"
he whispered as We passed by. Crewe
nodded almost imperceptibly and we
turned back into Union park. At
Crewe's invitation We took our seats
upon bench.
And now. Langton," he said, you
want to know what this apparently
unlntelligible process means and l
will let you into the secret You may
have observed that chose four points
In New York at which to station my
detectives. The selection OF those
points was Influenced by two causes.
In the first place. they are the four
chief places where men walk. by pref
erence. on one side OF the street alone.
and consequently II is easier to count
the passersby than II my men had 10
watch both sides OF the street. At
the iuncture OF Broadway and Forty.
second street everybody who is not
bent upon buslness-and Rowell Is
distinctly a pleasureseeker In these
days-walks on the west side OF the
street, because extensive building
operations are In process upon the
east side. At our southern point. the
subway entrance TO the Brooklyn
bridge. almost every one enters and
emerges on the city hall side. At Sixth
avenue and Twenty.third street our
populace walk on the south side, be-
cause that side OF the thoroughiare is
devoted to large stores whose windows
hold tempting array OF goods, And