The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-27
THE GUILTY MAN
BY ELLIOTT FLOWER
Author Of "Policeman Flynn" 1.-The
Best Policy" Etc.
Copyright by The Red Book
Corporation.)
CHAPTER W.


Blade, received a tip that took him
down into the "bad-lands" in haste
The tip did not come from Cassidy
at least, not directly-but it is more
than probable that Cassidy could
have told how it happened to reach
Chester.
A part of the city largely given over
to resorts of evil repute was known
as the "bad-lands." 1t was a district
in which a man with any consider
able money in his pocket would be
justified in feeling uneasy. Indeed
it was currently reported that so
small a sum as silver half-doliar, III
| judiciously displayed had been known
to start something" that ended in
the mysterious disappearance of the
coin and the facial Disagreement OF
the original possessor. But Chester,
| being a reporter, was well able to
take care of himself, and he had
there, exuding the bravado of liquor,
| who boasted that it was he who had
committed that assault in the park.
This man, strangely enough, was
just where Chester had been told ne
would be found, and he was still
boasting. He had done it, he pro-
claimed. The police, as usual, had
arrested the wrong man. They al
ways did. They wouldn't be able to
get the right man If he had a label
on him. They wouldn't know what
to do with him if they did get him.
They We're dubs. That was why he,
Ed Pell, commonly known as Big
Nose Ed," had no hesitation in say
ing that he "slugged the guy in the
park" He could put it all over" any
policeman that ever put on harness."
anyhow.
Chester led him to a back room, or
dered drink for him, and found hirS
garrulous and unsuspicious. 1t was
wonderful how unsuspicious he was.
1t never occurred to him, apparently,
that the stranger who questioned him
so closely was a reporter. Chester
attributed his success to the drinks
he ordered, and he was not altogether
in error in this. "Big-Nose Ed" pro-
longed and amplified the story be-
cause of these drinks, and was pre-
pared to furnish additional details as
long as the generosity of his inquisi-
tor warranted. 1t was a good story,
too, Kirkham had seen to that.
This, it proved, was no COMMON
case of an assault to commit robbery.
On the contrary, there was no par
ticular thought of robbery.
81 amt sayin'," said the big-nosed
one, that the guys wad wouldn't
have been took if the thing had work
ed out right-a wise one don't pass
up easy money that comes his way
but | wasn't lookin' fer the dough"
Then what was the object?" asked
Chester.
"R-revenge!" snarled Pell.
What" cried Chester.
'R-revenge!" repeated Pell. He
looked like the man wot kicked me
little sister,
Kicked your little sister,"
That's wot."
Tell me about it."
wy, she was playin' in the road
Wen a buzz-wagon comes along All
has to stop quick to keep from run.
min her down. It makes the man
mad, an he speaks to her nasty. She
talks back, like a kid will, an don't
get out O. the way quick enough to
suit him, so he jumps down ana
kicks her."
That was brutal thing to do" de-
clared Chester.
81 seen it all from the house" went
on Pell, ~but he gifts away fore l kin
reach him. But | don't fergit it."
Naturally not"
It's up to me to hand him one the
next time l see him"
And you did?"
No." replied Pell, regretfully, Il
got the wrong one"
This wasn't the MANI"
Pell shook his head. He's a ringer |
fer him all right" he said, "an'
don't have a fair look at his face
fore | hit him. but it amt the man.
I'm sorry | done it, I follered him
six blocks fer a chance to hand MIN
one an never see his face fair till it
was all over. Then | skips"
But" objected Chester, "if you
were intent only on revenge. why did
you try the throttle hold first?"
Me-" exclaimed Pell. Il never