The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-05

Rand's voice that are very vibrant and
the instant ] set foot in the hall of
the Thirty-first street three.story
tenement heard what | was sure
was his voice. gave one of our
signals. dropping my key twice in
quick succession, very distinctive and
penetrating sound, and then listened
carefully. l still heard the same voice,
but it was not Rand's. 1t was speech
In some badly broken dialect.
Il am police surgeon I said to
a woman sitting on the stairs nursing
baby. "A man named Hooley is here
and has been hurt. Where is he?"
Right there, mister" She pointed
to the ground floor apartment on the
right. 60 to the back door,"
The door was unlocked and stepped
inside, into one OF those little dark
inside rooms SO common IN cheap
fats. In the next room at least five
men were talking earnestly. | could
stand where was and hear perfectly.
THE captain is a good sport, isn't
he, chief Give him another drink,
AAgSios ANOg AlOOltyg gOu BOI W EIdY
on the water wagon till the sign the
Indian put on you wears off," said a
drawing voice.
That's right, Hooley," said another
in commanding tone.
"All right, chief" responded Hooley
feebly. II wish had just one to clear
me nut SO l could git hold of this
here Ring-a-round-arosy game. It's a
peach of case"
1T is that!" said the cnler. And
we have played Larry Rand, the smart
est man in this country, to a standstill
at his own game, and got him on a wild
goose chase around Battery Park this
minute, thanks to the captain. Now,
listen, Hooley, and get the full beauty
Of this story point by point.
"Beaucoup gifts the envelope off Pur-
don's desk and | take it to keep, per
orders, till the Big Fellows asks me
to show it to the Washington crowd
and swear where got it. You, Myers
and Casey, keep an eye on Purdon's
moves from across the court and use
the microphone to hear all he's got
to say. By George, that very micro
phone is the one we slipped away
from Rand two years ago. Rand and
Duncan got sent for. Rand picks up
piece of the silver doctor. 1t is
up to us to get that piece back, so
you fellows trail Rand and Duncan
up town and go in, but make a rough
job of it. You ought to be ashamed of
yourselves. Rand, the Indian and Dun
can all chase Myers after flooring our
friend, Hooley, here and Casey and
bennett step in and cop the piece of
feather, microscope, Hooley and all
and made clear run for it. Myers
has fine run for his money, Rand
and the Indian nearly get him, but he
falls into a taxi and gets away and
the driver being pretty fly guy, tells
Myers he saw the getaway from the
house and followed up to help Myers
out, and If there is something in 1t he
will put Myers next to an. old drunk
who can tell him lot. Say, | guess
the old fellow is SO far gone now that
i he won't mind a little thing like that
said about him-a rotten old rum
soak who is on the inside with Rand
and Duncan. Great stuff! Myers
makes a date to meet the man and in
half an hour our friend the captain
here shows up. Myers asks him to
show that he can make good. He offers
to get Rand and Duncan called back
into the case by two minutes tele-
phoning as starter. They go to the
phone, then Myers gets in touch with
| Griggs and Leslie listening at the
microphone to what is going on in
Purdon's Office across the court and
they say, yes, that Purdon has just
telephoned Duncan that he wants to
re-engage them and will send a mes
senger with instructions. Then
| Myers telephones me and | tell him
it is worth thousand to get that
letter. The captain here says he will
show how good he is by plucking II
out of Rand's desk half an hour after
it arrives. Myers tells me that 9
peach Of girl brought up the letter
That the captain got the whole
crowd away by sending in fake tele
gram and then he and Myers sailed
in, using false keys. and got the letter
Casey telephones for me to come W
here and see Hooley and tell Myer:
to meet me here with the captain and
will give him his thousand for the
letter. Have you seen the letter
Myers?"
only saw enough to say that 1t Il
on Purdon's stationery and is signed
by Purdon himself"
my, my. bet the Big Fellow will
be tickled to get 1t. l don't know what
is In this one | got, but I'll bet the
second one has got cold proof thatl
nip a few yards of tuck out of old X
p. Purdon. Now Just put your hands
lightly on the old mans arms so tina
he can't make sudden move. boys
! don't want him to jolt me one, feeble
as he is. There is no use forklnl
over a thousand iron men for piecC
OF paper that cost him nothing. | will
just lift it gently"
| The crisis had come For some min