The Washington times., 1913-12-04

He practically ran amuck through
four of the five boroughs of the city,
and in Hoboken also, not very long ago.
He has broken arms, and legs, and
wrists. and hands of weIl-intentiored
police officers. until the count is as
Stunning appalling proportions. His ca
reer as a bone-breaker and joint-dis-
locator must be brought to an end.
II cannot be permitted to go on. That
is the whole thing in a nutshell"
And so You have taken the field
against him-the active field 1 mean
yourself. Is that the idea?"
That's about the size; of it."
And you expect me to help you?"
you. OFFICIALLY. to assist me. I have
that right under the law
And ] tell you, privately, to go to
hlazes, Mr. Inspector. I'll see you in
hailyhack, first; You've got your an
swer. Good night. I'm going to get
out. You and Chester can put your
heads together and cook up whatever
schemes you please-but you can't rope
me into them. That's fiat"
Clancy turned ferceiy upon Chester,
and added:
'1f we bring this thing right down to
cases. Chester. you're a whole lot gull
| tier than Bing Harvard is. You forced
him into his present predicament. You
made an outlaw of him. You helped
this rotten police force, or at least one
member Of it. to frame up the case
against him. You were the first man
who actually believed him guilty. Well.
You can wash your own dirty linen.
won't help you"
MY dear Tomr' the banker began,
| but Clancy interrupted him.
Don't dear Tom me. Chester. Bing
has been like a son to you, and you
have pretended to love him. No doubt
you have have done done So ;ni in your , Owl own way
Lord. I'm not that kind"
Some day, mark my words. you will
see the mistake you are making now,
and be sorry for it-when 1t Is too late.
have got just this much to add be-
fore leave you: You need no longer
| include me In your list of friends: not so
long as you persevere in your present
attitude"
Without another glance in the direc-
! hat and strode from the room. Very
| soon the two who remained behind
| heard the outer door close none too
gently. They knew that Clancy had
| gone.
| The inspector-it has been said that
| he was one of the old school detectives,
smiled complacently when Clancy took
| himself off.
That is as it should be. Mr.. Chester. -
eslcusted es saia %iqS UPON Mr. i Thoass s csncS @
a loyal friend. He declines to take the
side of the police in this affair: But
what he does not know now Is that he
| will be of much greater assistance in
| the part he has selected to play than
| he would have been had he accepted the
suggestion / made"
n am afraid do not understand, In
| spector.' Chester said.
Clancy has been keeping himself in
| the background. In the meantime /
have made some inquiries concerning
him, and his former friendship for Har-
ward. Now when he has gone from
here under the stress Of what has oc-
CURED in this room. his first thought
will be to find some means of warning
the Night Wind-of putting Harvard on
his guard against me-
The banker nodded.
1T is precisely what l anticipated.
Mr.. Chester; what l figured upon. You
may be assured that from the moment
your outer door closed behind Thomas
Clancy wher he passed out just now,
my men will not lose sight of him. Ul-
timately, he will be the one who leads
up to the prize
"How?''
Harvard will, sooner or later. con-
sent 10 meet him for an interview. 1t
isn't likely TO be at Clancy's house, for
I doubt If Harvard would consent to
20 there. II is likely to be in a room
that Is temporarily occupied by Har-
ward. In that case We will get him"
What more did you wish to consult
me about, Inspector the banker s1 asked; d:
making this appointment for tonight
was to accomplish exactly what has
been done. / will ask you this, though:
Are you honestly convinced Of Har-
wards guilt?"
I suppose l am. There are times
when ! doubt, but. always, ] am con-
fronted by the evidence that Rushton
found 1t seems unanswerable."
You want him apprehended?
AS matter of principle. yes. AS
banker. yes Personally. sentimentally,
in consideration Of the affection I have
had, and In measure still have, for
him. / cannot say that | do. / am torn
| by conflicting emotions. ! would much
! rather have lost the sum ten times yes,
| 100 times over, than to have had him
accused of stealing it
You realize, | suppose, that even if
! he were not guilty Of the theft, ne has.
since that occurrence
The banker threw out his hands in 4
gesture of rcpugnaIce.
Understand me, Inspector" he said
with that cold decisiyeness which he
made use of in financial affairs at the
bank. II don't care one jot or little how
many police bones Bingham Harvard
breaks. That does not concern me
That is your lookout, not any part of
mine
III could bring myself to
believe, that the Evidence of Btng-
hams guilt Was what il calIed a
'Irame-up, would rcjoicc over the
broken homes. and I would be willing
10 spend almost my last dollar IN put
tirg where he would belong the man
who did the framing up.
the inspector laughed aloud and left
his cha!r. II waa useless To continue
the Interview. He had gone 10 the
bankers hosEc TO Eeep tha, apDoint-
ment apparently alone Nevertheless.
ne had antiripared Thomas CIi.ncy's
, ,.s,r,iIgpt and nod f,TnrarnT
There had tIaiIed after him another
oldt'mer Ike himself. whom he had
selected for the purpose: a man no
longer OH the force, but IN every way
as capable and active as when, he had
been. His duty was to take the trail