The evening world., 1913-06-28


through brain and muscle.
Kennedy and were enjoying . stroll
| on the drive. dividing our attention be-
| tween the glowing red sunset across the
| Hudson and the string Of home ward
bornd automobiles on the broad park.
way. Suddenly Q huge blacx touring
car marked with big letters. Up. u. N.
r." shot past.
'Joy.riding again In one Ct the city 8
cars" ! remarked. II thought the last
Police Department shaks-up had put a
stop to that"
''Pcrhaps II has" returned Kennedy.
did you see who was In the carr
| mo, but I see It has turned dnd Is
coming back"
| IT was Inspector mean. First Dep.
uty O'Connor. I thought he recognized
us ~ he whisssd along. and guess he
did. too. "Ah, congratulations, O'Con.
nori haven't had . chance to tell you
how pleased ! was to learn you had
been appointed FIRST deputy" 1T ouGh,
TO have been Commissioner. though,
added Kennedy.
''consrasulations nothing" rejoinsd
O'Connor. Just another new deal
election coming on. Mayor must make
. show OF getting some reform done
ana all that sort Of thing. So he be
gan With the Police Department, and
here I am. Arst deputy. But. say, Ken
nedy. he added. dropping his voice.
! I've q little Job on my mind that I'd
like to pull OF In about As spectacular
. fashion a. las you know how.
want to make good. conspicuously good.
ct the start-understand Maybe I'll
bs broke for II and sent to pounding
the pavemsnts Of Dismissalville. but
don't care, III take the chance. On
the level. Kennedy. IT'S . big thirU. and
It ought TO be done. VIII you help me
/ put Il across7"
What 10 ty' asked Kennedy, with
| . twinkle In his eye Il O'Connor's esti-
, mate OF the security Of his tenure Of
office.
O'Connor drew u away from the au-
tomobile toward the stone parapet ov-
erlooking the railroad and river far be-
low. and out Of earshot Of the depart
ment chauffeur. Il want to pull OF .
successful raid on the vespsr Club" he
whispered earnestly. scanning our
faces.
GOOD heavens. man." calculated.
"doa't you know that Senator Danneld
10 interested IN
0connor shovedA letter into Ken
nsdys hand. q dainty perfumed and
mcnosramed little massive addressed in
. feminine hand. II was such a letter
a. comes by the thousand to the police
In the course Of . year. though seldom
from ladies OF the smart est:
Dear Sir: notice in the news
papers this morning that you have
Just been appointed First Deputy
Commissions Of Police and that you
have been ordered TO suppress
gambling In New York. For the
iSvs o.. th A., SSu mu:s SUI bear
the story Of . mother worn with
anxiety for her only son, and Il
there 10 any justice or righteous.
. asmsins sh h.l frs ss city s s'S:i
ruin scores of our finest young. men:
No doubt you know or have heard
Of my famtly...ths DeLongs are not
soa S.vs also S:.rd e e Il. as:e. e
my son Percival At the vespsr Club.
They are fest becoming the common
talk Of our set, am not rich, Mr..
pSsision. but an hum Su@s ~ S Ss human HSa
and oh. Il there i any way, close
SRt that riid ed. soS,:ty ; sssCrs that Il
Ing an only son. and siowiy bring:
widow. - worthy Of prctsction ss
sny n mother Of the APE, Poor , whose pie:
(MIs) JULIA .. DEL ONO,
p. e.-Please keep this CONFIDENTIAL
AT least from my son Psrciyai
"A hydraulic Jack ~ou,dSna''n 40 Pol sot tn.
vespsr Club. I'm afraid" remarked
O'Connor YEARLY. "why. cir. that place
has been proved bombproof- bombproof.
cir. You remember rsosntiy the %.
called gambler war In which some
rivals exploded Q bomb on the stspsf II
did more damage to the house next door
than TO the club. However. can get
past the outer door. I think. even II It
y strong. But inads-you must have
heard Of It's the famous steel door.
three inches thick. made Of armor-plats.
It's no use 10 try II ct all unless We can
pas that door with reasonable quick
ness"
Il win Do Il tonight n you say 90"
esplasd Kennedy quietly. Are you
For answer o'connor stmpay sraspsd
Crsig's hand. - u to seal the compact
"Aii risht. them" continued Kennedy.
closed vans that the storage warehouse
use. W 20 my laboratory any time be-
tore Z O'Clock. How many men will you
need tn the raldf Twelvef
At Ksnnsdy's order hunted UP Q maa
who undertook TO introduce ~ at the
vespar Club that night.
hurried back to our apartment and
was In the process Of Transforming
myself into full-hsdsed boulsvardisr.
whom Kennedy arrived In IN extremely
cheerful frame Of mind.
There stood Kennedy arrayed In all
ne glory Of . sharp-pointed NOUS
tanhe and . goatee. He had put on
evening clothes OF decidedly Partisan
out. clothes which he had used abroad
and had brought back with him. but
which had never known him to wear
since he came back.
We met my friend at the Riviera and
dined sumptuousiy. Fortunately. he
seemed decidedly impressed with my
friend Monsieur Kay-I could do no
better on the spur Of the moment than
take Ksnnedy's initial, which seemed
to serve. Later We walked around TO
the Vsspsr Club.
We did not stop 20 examine the hrst
floor, which doUbtlsss was innocent
enough. but turned quickly up . hight
| Of steps. Al the foot Of the broad stair
case Kennedy paused to examine some
rich carvings, and ! felt him nudge me-
| I turned. 1t was an Enclosed staircase.
with walls that looked to be OF rein
forced concrete. Swung back on hinges
concealed like those OF . modern burg