Rock Island Argus., 1913-10-27

THERE HE is. HELP ME TO RUN HIM IN"
O'Neill who went back to the store
with him, and at once sent in n report
of the occurrence. What money had
been taken from the safe is not known,
since Hennessy is dead and can't tell
us how much was there.
The queries are Who was the police
man who came out of the store after
:.he murder? Was he one of our force?
If so. was he the murderer? Had he
adopted a poiceman's uniform TO en-
able him to escape detection?' Is be
or has he been a policeman in another
town who has gone TO the lad?
I'VE have no time 20 lose, because
there is a hope that we can get him
bnf0r9 he can take OFF his uniform and
put on citizens clothes. think that if
| were In his place would try to get
out of town as policeman. He would
run some risk in taking off his uniform
before doing so, since should we find
1t we could work. from it to it's owner.
or rather to the man who had worn It,
whereas If the murderer could get be
yond our baiIiwick it would be much
easier to get 1t off and conceal it,"
That was Just like Harker. He al
ways began hunt for a criminal by
going over the ground Just as If he was
the criminal himself But Harker used
to say that what was most likely to
throw him of the track was some fool
ish move on the part of the fugitive.
~ shall work on two theories" he
continued-"the one that he remains
for the present in town. the other that
he tries to get away in uniform. You
men will be used to work on the latter
theory You have one advantage-yOu
can hurry. while the murderer can't.
Haste would give him away. shall
give each OF you so many degrees of
the circumference of our town limits
and trust to your perceptive faculties
to spot the man."
He gave us our positions, and each
man made his way to where he WAS
to 20 by the quickest possible means.
some going by trolley, some on horse
back and some in hacks hired for the
purpose. / was assigned to a section
where our own city limits met those Of
the neighboring town of Burtonville.
the two towns being built up contin-
uously. / took a trolley car and got
out at the end OF the route. and a few
steps took me into Burtonyille.
The uniforms of the police OF the
two towns were alike or so neSrly
alike that there was not enough differ
ence TO act upon. This was both an
advantage and a disadvantage to us.
We need not be recognized as Arling-
ton policemen. but the man we were
after cotld not be detected wearing
our uniform. Indeed. we did not know
what special uniform he wore, except
that II was poIiceman's.
was but one of some twenty men
who were covering the ground, and
there was but one cDance IN twenty,
II the criminal was captured at all
that ! would run across him. Conse.
quently there was mighty little chance
Of my doing the Job. But / kept my
attention fixed upon 4. just as keen as
II knew my man was within reach.
There were two main thoroughfares
IN BurtonvilIe leading from the troIley
stables toward the railroad station
about mile beyond. / walked TO the
! station by one route. keeping my ey,
skinned for policemen. The policemen
belonging TO the town bad been noti
fed Of the possible presence OF til,
( criminal and were much better lxeG
/, 70 take him II he was there than on.