Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

iooheu ABOUT the station beWildered
ny the noise and the crowd. e. Finally
woman approached me-"
"a Stranger" he interposed in low
tones.
Yes, middle-aged woman. She asked
me who l was looking for and l told he,
my brother. Your brother couldn't
come she said, and he sent me to meet
you "
Howell swore under his breath, but she
heard
'Oh, l never even thought of suspect
ing her. She put me in a taxi and we
drove and drove--it seemed for miles
FINALLY we stopped before a high stone
mouse. She led me up the stairs to the
Fourth hoor-opened door, pushed me
into room, turned the key in the lock
and went away"
Howell sat rigid and silent. His face
mad gone almost as white as the girls.
The next day big brute of a man
oh God!' She buried her face in her
hands and rocked to and fro in silent
| agony. Howell sprang up and walked
away. His lips were working in motion
less curses. His fists were doubled, but
he felt no pain from the injured hand
When the girl had partially recovered
her control he slowly returned, but stood
beside her instead of resuming his seat
In this way she could avoid his eyes
without appearing to do so.
kept Prisoner"
81 was kept a prisoner in that house
for three weeks" Howell could barely
catch the words, but as this crisis of the
story passed she recovered her compos-
ure with courage and fortitude that COM
pleted his admiration. 1.-The only place
was allowed to go was to a little en-
| closure on the roof
There was fresh air there and the
blue sky to look at Finally Providence
Providence-came to my rescue. fire
broke out in that house. I escaped to
| the roof and the flremen discovered me
and took me down
81 rushed to my brother, I told him
what had happened-T thought he would
go insane! I have never seen such rage
in human being For days he was like
a madman-and ever since then he has
| been obsessed with one thought, one de-
| sire--to bring these terrible men to jus
tice. At first he tried to work with the
police, but they were against him Then
| he managed to interest a certain rich man
| in the work. This man furnished him
with money and influence. With the
| money he hired the best detectives he
could find-the Burns men-and with the
influence he got himself gradually ad-
vanced. Finally, he was appointed as
sistant to the district attorney and this
wok was placed in his hands,
BIT by bit the evidence was collected.
1t was one mans work to watch the pa
| pers, particularly the want columns.
One day he found an advertisement for
stenographer-'No experience required
Howell nodded and the girl continued,
This looked suspicious and some one
| had to investigate. l begged to be al
! lowed to go. My brother refused at first,
but at last consented, and I went"
ITO the Beaumont" asked Howell,
quickly.
1T was Norton"
Yes
The Leader of the Gang.
THAT was what he called himself" cor
rected the girl But he really was the
one man in New York my brother wanted
to reach. He was Pedro Alvarez, the
leader of the gang"
Great Scott" calculated Howell, under
his breath well. you got the job?"
yes" replied the girl, and was silent.
"WeH go on, on!' urged Howell, i'm
patiently. What happened"
"Of course, the cutlery business was
blind"
"And the stenographer was part of the
bluff, eh?"
Eyes, there was nothing to do. I had
plenty of opportunities to watch. And
oh. how / watched l sneaked, l spied,
| stole, to get the evidence we wanted"
"And you got it?" cried Howell, his
! eyes shining with excitement Yes the
little mouth closed grimly. DAY by day
little by little, until the net was almost
complete There was one thing that was
lacking and that | had to get"
| what was that" he asked eagerly.
"a list of the members of the gang.
did you get it,
Yes. today Alvarez had learned in
some way that my brother knew who he
was This morning he appeared nervous,
! uneasy People came and went-mem-
| bers of his gang, pretending they were
| customers. | heard him tell EnriCo Sc
! veui. his chief lieutenant that he would
give him a list Of all the members Of the
| society-in case anything should happen
TO him Alvarez was the only one that
| knew them all. He wrote out the ii
and nut il in an envelope and hid it in
fine room. where Sevell could find it In
case of accident | could hear them talk
ing about it, though I could not see
where they hid it-and as soon as they
had left | went in. | pried open the desk
| but it wasn't there.
"a Got the List"
But you got it?' interrupted Howell,
TO hasten the end of the story. He was
momentarily expecting an interruption.
| YES"
Good What them
81 had just concealed it in my dress
when the door was opened and he entered
the room"
GOOD Cod" calculated Howell. lie
had taken his old seat beside her and he
watched her face in wonder and admira-
! ton.
To Be Continued Tomorrow.