Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-19

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@wen. How goes your detecting.
Bernie7r Norvin ipquired.
'Hist.r breathed the little man so
sharply that his hearers started He
winkeds nysteriously and they saw he
was bursting Sith important tidings.
There's something doingl"
what is it," demanded sthe chief.
But Mr.. Dreux answered nothing. In
stead. he lit cigarette and as he raised
the match. looked guar4edly into mir
ror behind Donnells 5 chair.
I'm glad you took this table" he
began I'm a low voice. II always sit
where I can get n flash"
a what?" queried the astonished
Blake.
sPianissimo with that talk" caution
ed the speaker. You'll tip him on"
"Trip who?" Donnelly breathed.
my mani He's one o. tho gang. Do
you see that fellow-that wop next 10
Caesar Marufig" Bernie did not lower
his eyes from the mirrof. 'the third
from the left"
''wen!" triumphantly.
s'Weli?''
THAT is he"
That's who?"
Il don't know"
what the
He's one Of 'em. that's all 1 know.
I've been on him for a week I've
trailed him everywhere. He has an ac-
complice-a womani"
The chiefs face underwent a remark
able change. Are you sure?" he whis-
pered eagerly.
tits a einch! He comes to the fruit
stand every day. I think he's after
blackmail. but I'm not sure"
Good" Dan exclaimed. II want you
20 trail him wherever he goes, and above
all. watch the woman Now tear back
TO your banana rookery or you'll miss
something. Better have a drink first.
though"
'Tn go you: it's tough work on the
nerves. I'm all upset.
Il thought you never drank whisky
Norvin said, still amazed at the extraor-
binary Transformation in his friend.
Il don't as a rule; it kippers my
stomach. but it gives me the courage
OF a lion"
Donnelly nodded with satisfaction
Don't get picked. but keep your nerve.
Remember. I'm depending on YOU"
Dreuxs slender form writhed and
shuddered as he swallowed the liquor,
but his eyes were shining when he rose
to do I'm glad I'm making good said
he. IF anything happens TO me. keep
your eye skinned for that fellow
there's dirty work afoot"
When he had gone Donnelly stuck his
napkin into his mouth to still his
laughter. There's dirty work afoot,' 3"
he quoted in a strangling voice. Can
you beat that?"
'I-can't believe my senses. Why,
Bernie's actually getting tough! Who is
this fellow he's trailing2"
That? That's Joe Poggi, the owner
OF the fruit stand. He's my best dago
detective and I sent him here tonight
in case anything blew off. The woman
/ is his wife. lovely lady, too. Black
mail.' Oh Lordl III have to tell Poggi
about this I'll have to tell him he's
being Swallowed. too. or he'll stop sud
denly on the street some day and Ber-
ME viii run into him from behind and
break his nose"
Thursday night passed without incl
dent. ronnelly set a watch upon the
! Led Wing club. but nothing occurred to
give the least color to the written warn
ing In the course of a fortnight he
had welI-nigh forgotten it, and when 8
| third letter came he was less than ever
inclined TO believe it genuine.
you foEestalled the first attempt
upon your life," wrote the informant,
but another will be made. You are
70 be shot at police headquarters some
night next week. Your desk stands just
inside a window which opens upon the
street A fight win occur at the cor
ner nearby and during the disturbance
an assassin will fire upon you out of
1 the darkness. then disappear in the con-
I fusion. Do not treat this warning light
" or / swear that you will repent il.
zone VINO Knows"
! Donnelly showed this to Blake, saying
sourly, You see. it's just as 1 told
you. They're trying to run me out"
What are you going to do?'
I'm going to move my desk for one
thing. then I'm going to run down this
writer. O'Connell is going through the
stationery stores now trying to match
J the watermark on the paper. The post
Office is on the lookout for the next let
ten and will try to find which mail box
IL is dropped into"
Then you think there will be other
| letters TO follow this one?"
| Certainly! When they see that I've
moved away from that window, they'll
think they've got me going. then I'll be
warned of another plot, and another and
another. It might work with some peo-
pie" The speakers lips curved in a
wintry smile.
You no longer thinK it came from one
OF the Pallozzo gang?"
NO! There's nobody in the outfit who
can write a letter like that. It's from
the Malta"
How can you say that when the same
writer betrayed Narcone?"
"Oh, I've asked myself the same oues-
tion," Donnelly answered with a trace
of evaporation. -'and I can't answer il
unless that was merely a case OF re-