The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
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1ected the explanation anu
he felt an Icy anger arA~n
a., down his spine. AGAIN
niunsed his head into the caosoous -
"a snccssded In rowling M
@g Mor. minutes Of dreadful suspsc -
,:ss.S A leaden silence had ni.so m ~
s-s,,snnv room. Even the VoaoC g..
,hs tenements had died away 70 Lsh
n,real murmur. Battle - ne .csin
ali his will. Pheian's eyes IN
drawn from their hxed sns INA IN.
wall, and what he sAW .n'
duced = stransiing senseuo" .~~A
Thr.s toe. mad distinctly Mgeico.
n. withdrew his eyes on the ihssn'
.nd his shaking hand reacnea ~ !.
for the can. His nnserc nau -,
touched Il when an awtul snr ~
IN. air. Tho shriek came Hom
Ma and II was folio wed ~ s00""'
veil and then by . third
N,cnae, Phelan did not open the door
-, n,ssed out. II was not veiS
s,rony door and II went down nke caro-,
hoard before the Impact. fhe
shriek awoks the echoes JUST - O ~.
$50 was coasting down the stairs y" ~, ~
sent of his Departmental touss
departmental coat and MS oep~ AZ NJ
hnt -
ms.c,n,tate transit. A raging ronsn
.on,an brought these details OF Ms.
rn.a,,. uniform to the Eldridse suee'
.,a,,an a little later. Likewise shs pre-.
s...ad charges against Phelan tnA'
coma under the heading OF eonuue. ~.
sscom,np m officer ana . 9ont'ehn"u.
W, was a tremendous trial. IN ns
'u." Of which the Deputy folice com
missioner who sat in judgmsh. osFeiy
missed having n serious "A,
wa. adduced In evidence thst Cm'e 49, ~
mad entered the wrong MAJ. INV
nrr's case being one night W.
BUT while the whole town Iv w.
nus Michael Phelan failed TO SCI
"a eve and his hatred OF Precinct De
.no MIN Feeney never cooled ina
,e9. on with a light sentence OF one
ne spe an. ala not In the least Improve
u o ,,wor. He know he was a markee
Us from that day. and II was M ~.
mar, nnuld do TO urge hun to stay Oh
'no ,ha course OF time. however TN
~ IA worn OF and the young patioI
80, learned TO smile again Iis nouo
nhssk. had filled out amaxihsv w, 'n.
,hs neriod OF the brewery peat anu "
~ late autumn day when ne stepp.'
into the pages OF TINS har a.
,nakpd mighty kooo' 80 -
roven-halred Rosalind oNeil put 10
nas, q, other pretty nursemaids wn'
.ara wheeling their aristoctauc n'u
ssgss mn and down the Avenue.
Sar was Michael Phelan At all uneoh
80. ~ this as he sauntered alons
ssa broad pavement and racetuii!
..v his baton. His chest )utted GU
~. the breast OF pouter pigeon AM
10 wore the solemnly self conscious ex
nr.ssIon OF a peacock on parahe.
when he came 10 the great whit
'',ra mansion of Travers Glsdwin. h
Used and studied II shrewdly with hi
pc p" 4, was one OF the most importan
,1nc,,ons OF his patrol TO study IN
ssnn,s Of all unoccupied dwellings AM
90 that every window was down am
49, door was closed. Frat ne LOOKED
go the areaway OF the Gladwin hom
and then his eye travelled up the wild
ha,ustraded stoop to the ornamental
bronze doors.
whats this" no sasped In astonish
m.nt 'Sure, read IN the papers on!
,hia morning that Travers Gladwin wa
IN Arypt. IT'S a bold thafe who'll u
IN ,hs front door in broad day. so here
where Mary Phelan's son makes tn
yrand pinch he's been dreamin' on thi
ak months back and gets his picture II
the papers."