The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-04
tective squad. Those gorillas would
have 6xed Won sure"

tectVe squad. InOSe 8OrllaS WOOlQ
have fixed you sure"
$50 l should judge" admitted So
lano. I'VE would have given them
some fight, at that, but six against
two would have been a little too
strong. Are they part Of your OWE
crowd?"
Nix, not in a hundred. They's
Five Points, do you see? And we are
Eastmans. Right now, we're all good
friends-best on earth. Kelly's an
Eastman, and q topnotcher, too, but
the Five Points all like him-honest
they do-and they wouldn't do nothing
to no pals OF his, not for any money.
Must have been the Japs Kelly tipped
us off about-they must have seen
this gang and fixed 1t with them to
hold you up. In that case, the poor
Japs gets double-crossed two times In
the same place. It's a cinch those
gorillas wouldn't take on nothing
like that unless they got the kale In
advance, and we know what Kelly did
to the n that was fixing to have you
%sloughed q little while ago"
ANY chance for any more excite
ment?' asked Brockett, as the expedi-
ton passed the bridge entrance and
then began q new tack that would
lead them to the ferry.
The gangsters were uncertain. mot
gangs" explained their leader, "but
II the Jap gicks are as wild as they
seem to get you, there may be some
thing doing. Pretty mean people,
those Japs. They'll hang on forever
In hopes Of getting an even break with
anyone they're after. Tell you what
Kelly didn't tell us to go any farther
than the ferry, but we'll see you get
safe to Jersey, anyhow. Might be
some doings on the ferry, you know"
The little squad went through vari-
Jus devious wanderings and doublings
during the rest of the route to the
Christopher street ferry, pursuing a
tortuous course that evoked express
sions Of admiration from the disciples
Of Monk Eastman. You fellows are
pretty wise, all right" commented the
chief of the escort. ut would take q
good fy-mug to trail you, and If the
Japs can keep track Of your smoke
they'll have to go some. Honest, we'd
like to go the route with you two, but
the best we can do is to back-track
and beat 1t across again on the ferry
just as quick al we see you landed.
Some Of us Is entirely too popular in
Jersey. They'd like to keep us there
for a long time, they like us so much
over there
AS the lights of the ferry came In
sight the gang chief called a sudden
halt. Seems to me-" was his sage
observation-the remark Of an able
general-"that If those Japs have any
thing coming at all it'll be pulled on
the boat, and the same plan as we
worked in Park Row ought to be a
winner. You two go on ahead and
board the boat just a bit in front OF
us. Well all be right on the Job, and
If anything happens some of those
yellow boys will have a smoky go-out.
That all right? Sure 1t is. Now beat
1t along and leave the rest to us"
Brockett and Solano had by this
time learned to trust implicitly In the
rat-faced and sinking members of the
Eastman gang. They were upon the
big ferryboat scarcely five seconds
ahead of the departure signals, and,
as they sought the bow of the clumsy
old vessel, they could see no sign OF
their faithful escort in the midnight
crowd Of home-seeking Jerseyans.
Nevertheless, there was the pleasant
feeling that the gangsters were still
with them-somewhere within hearing
and striking distance-and II was a
cheering thought to realize that the
subtlest enemy, against such rough
fighters Of the dark, could inflict but
little injury.
The lights of the city were dancing
on the black waters of the North river
when from the forepart of the cabin
rose a shrill cry of surprise and hor-
ror. Then another cry, this time of
pain and despair. There was a rush
Of feet, a tussling amid a knot Of men,
and the next moment two little fell
lows, finely dressed, and, as the cab
in lights fell mon their ia ceS "