The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-09

who Is exhibiting a loving interest In
us. How Is this: Walk to Sixth ave
nue. and Twenty-third street Take
the l. road to Forty-second. Trot
over TO the Grand Central station OF
the subway. on Forty-second. and ride
to the downtown district, getting on,
we will say. at Canal. Walk over to
the Bowery. mix in with the crowd.
turn into Mott or Doyers street-in
Chinatown-and travel fast to the lit.
tie park at Mulberry Bend. Cut
through the park, and keep on west
to Broadway. Ride up Broadway 10
Twenty-third again. then cross over
on Twenty-third to the ferries How
does that seem for a course that will
bother anybody to follow?"
Looks good to me- briefly an
! swered Brockett, rising Let's start
n a hurry" And glancing over the
little park and the adjacent streets
without seeing any sign of inquisitive
followers, the boys struck out on their
devious journey. They reached rwen-
ty-third street and Sixth avenue in a
few minutes. seated themselves on
the bench beside the uptown tracks.
and allowed two trains to pass with
out making a move TO board either
one. A third train rolled up; the
youngsters waited till the gate was
shutting. and then dove through with
a headlong plunge. earning the eXecra-
tions OF the guard.
Seems to me- laughed Brockett as
they gazed at the glittering panorama
of New York, spread below them. that
anyone who might have been trailing
us this time had to come over a locked
gate or lose out. That was the quick
est move we've made yet.
The Cuban shook his head. Il hope
we are shaking ourselves free." he
commented, but, somehow, I'm wor.
ried. have a depressed. gloomy SEN
sation-as il | knew something was
sure to happen-something that
cant describe or even imagine.
hope I'm wrong-a few more hours
and we shall see"
They disembarked at Forty-secOnd
and paced rapidly east in that strange
thoroughfare-the leading annex to
Broadway. a foreigner wandering
westward from the station halted
them to ask the name of some street
whereof neither lad had ever heard;
a storm OF automobiles seemed to
burst upon them at Fifth avenue. and.
to the supreme disgust of Solano,
little. chocolate-colored man, with a
twisted mustache and beady black
eyes, hailed him in ELUSIVE Spanish.
delaying their progress for a minute
or so.
Venezuelan, Solano explained, as
they hurried on. Confirmed revolu-
ZIONIST. Used to make headquarters
in Havana when the revoluting trade
was slack. and called several times on
my father. Wish he hadn't recognized
me-he called out my name almost as
loudly as your friend McGinnity called
yours"
In the great station of the subway
the boys adopted the same tactics
they had practiced at the Il" road
permitting several trains to so by,
and then bolting aboard the next one
Just in time to escape jamming in the
gate. They were whizzed downtown
rapidly enough, and crossed eastward
in Canal--a thoroughfare that is full
of life and bizarre transactions
through the day, but dark and we'll
nigh empty in the night
Fine, lonesome region this. Ra-
mon." muttered Brockett, keeping a
vigilant eye to right and left as they
paced along.
II forget which OF the great New
York gangs is in charge of this par
ticular section" said the Cuban
whether the Five Points or the East.
mans"
According to the magazines"
Brockett responded. this must be the
very heart of the territory where the
Apaches of New York hold forth In
case of a hOld-up, don't stop to argue
shoot, and keep right on running"
The Eastmans and the Five Points,
however. did not seem to have even
outlying sentinels in Canal street, and
no one even paid any special atten-
tiou to the adventurers as they
crossed over into the Bowery That
famous old street, fountain-head of
song and story. and in no actual man
ner any different from any other
street which is the main avenue of the
poor and lowly, was traversed at a
steady gait The boys mingled with
the swarming crowd of Hebrews and
Italians. walked southwark. and. when
the garish lights of Chinatown burst
upon them, turned into Doyers street
"a short, oddly angled alley that
forms one boundary of the Celestial
colony.
Cinnamon in their native costumes.
Cinnamon in natty black clothes OF
civilization, drawn-faeed dope 1ends,
heavily treading policemen. rubber
neck wagons bearing pop-eyed tour
ists-all the usual throng that so to
make up the evening life OF China
town-passed back and forth, Slum-
ming parties swarmed up the stairs OF
the chop suey restaurants. eager TO
taste Chinese dishes. the like oI which
were never seen or heard OF in the
Yellow Kingdom, and The spell OF an
excitement that Is nine.tonths arttl'
elal and created seemed 60 overnang
the little crooked street RrocGett
and Solano pushed through the swarm,