The evening world., 1913-06-28

We passed the formidable steel door
and gained the street. jostled by the
late-comers who had left the after thea
tire restaurants for Q few moments OF
play at the famous club that 30 long
had defed the police.
Almost gary Kennedy swung aions
toward Broadway. Al the corner =.
hesttated. glanced UP and down, cauyi.,
sight OF the furniture van in the middle
OF the next block. The driver was tug.
cling at the harness OF the horses. ap.
parently fixing II. We walked along
and stopped beside II.
Drive around in front Of the vesp.r
Club slowly" said Kennedy a. the
driver at last looked up.
The van numbered ahead, and we fol-
lowed II casually. Around the corner
II turned. We turned also. Ny heart
was going like a sledge-hammer a. the
critical moment approached. My head
was An . whiri. What would that gay
throng back OF those darkened Windows
down the street think II they knew what
was being prepared for them?
On. like the Trojan horse. the van
numbered. A man went into the Vesper
Club. and I saw the negro at the door
eye the oncoming van suspiciously. The
door banged shut.
The next thing knew Kennedy had
ripped OF his disguise, had fiung him.
self up behind the van. and had swuns
the doors open. A dosen men with
axes and sledge-hanmers swarmed on;
and up the steps Of the club.
Gail the reserves. O'Connor" cried
Kennedy. Watch the roof and the back
yard
The driver Of the van fastened tc
send In tho call.
The sharp raps Of tho hammers and
the axes sounded on the thick brass.
bound oak Of the outside door In quick
succession. There was a scurry OF feel
inside. and we could hear a grating
noise and terrific Jar a. the innel
steel door shut.
"a raid! A raid on tho vesper Club!
shouted . belated passer by. The GROVE
swarmed around from Broadway, as q
It were noon instead OF midnight.
Banging and ripping and tearing. tn,
outer door was slowly forced. As 4
crashed IN. the quick gonGs Of severa
police patrols sounded. The reserve.
had been called out at the proper mo-
ment. too late for them to ''tip on thu
club that there was going to be q raid
a. frequently occurs.
AV9TeBototHB Nn0 Woie0 UeniHu IHo'
leapsd through the wreckaGe with tn,
other raiders. The steel door barred al
further progress with its cold blue I'm
FEASIBILITY. How were we to surmouni
this last and most formidable barrier
I turned In time to see Kennedy ant
O'Connor hurryins up the steps with q
huge tank studded with bolts like q
boiler. while two other men carried q
second tank.
There" ordered Craig. set the oxy
gen there" as he placed his own tanl
on the opposite side.
Out Of the tanks stout tubes led, with
stopcocks and gauges at the top. From
q case under his arm Kennedy produce ed
Q curious arrangement like huge hook
with q curved neck and a sharp beak
Really II consisted OF two metal tube,
which ran into sort of cylinder. Of
mixing chamber. above the nozzle. Will,
parallel to them ran a third separat,
tube with a second nozzle Of Its own.
Quickly DE Joined the ends OF the tube
from the tanks to the metal hook. tn,
oxygen tank being Joined TO two Of the
tubes Of the hook. and the second tani
being Joined to the other. With a mattel
ne touched the nozzle gingeriy. Instantly
. kissing. splitting noise followed. ant
an intense binding needle Of flame.
Now for the oxy-Acetylens blowpipe.'
cried Kennedy as he advanced towart
the steel door. "Ws'n make short wori
Of this"
Almost ~ he said II. the steel beneath
he blowpips became incandescent.
Minute after minute sped by. a.
the line burned by the blowpipe cut
straight from tor to bottom. 1t seemed
hours to me
with quick motion Kennedy turned
on the acetylene and oxygen. The last
belt had been severed. a gentle push
Of the hand and he swung the once
| impregnable door on It's delicately
poised hinges 90 easily - n he had
merely said. open Sesame" The rob-
bers' cave yawned before us.
We made . rush up the stairs Ken.
needy was hrst. O'Connor next and
myself scarcely . step behind. with
the rest Of O'connors men at ouI
heels.
think We were all prepared fol
some sort of gun-p,ay. for the crooks
were Desperate characters. and ! my
self was suvvrtssd 70 encounter moth
ins but physical fosss. whieh wa
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