The Washington times., 1913-12-04
CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued.)


20. Both of us do not. 1
NN don't" Clancy replied The
" banker made no response.
why don't you?" the in
spector asked, turning toward Clancy.
Because / don't believe it was in
him to do that thing. Do you want my
honest opinion, inspector?
That is precisely what came here
TO get, Mr.. Clancy"
olufYed into thinking that Bing Harvard
took that money. Your man Friday
don't know his name, and don't care
hang what 1t is-who was sent 10 the
goat He probably found blind lead,
an absence of clues, and he had 20 geI
something on somebody IN oroer 70
keen up his own reputation. NOW, II
you care to bunch all of that tossti,ti 1tI =, =
inspector, il means that i consider tne
whole case against Bing Harvard TO
have been a deliberate frame-up.
That is rather serious accushtIon'
Mr. Clancy, without evidence F" sus-
tain It." H.. .v This
is private conference. You asked lor
my opinion, and you've got II 1o9
couldn't make me believe IN tnousaiia aSa y
years that Sing Harvard ever stole !"
cent in his life" ,,o,. .
sufficient number of times since then,
the Inspector replied. smiling
Clancy's enthusiasm He has reslsleu
arrest He has assaulted onicers III
uniform He has MANNED them. broken
their bones. and laid a good many VI
them up fer repairs:
well. who wouldn't do the same
things in his place? Wouldn't you DO II:
inspector. IL you had his strength and
could do il, IL you had been wrongfully
accused of such crime as he Was?
Possibly
"I have vet to hear that he has as
saulted any officer who did not first at
tack him. When one of your men lays
a hand on him. it gets broken. When
one of them lifts leg at him, it gets
smashed. When one of them pulls
gun on him it is taken from the man
and chucked into the gutter. and the
owner is sent spinning after it,
Did you know, while you were az
college with him. Mr.. Clancy. that he
possessed such remarkable muscular
strength
'-oh. yes. Why not? We all know it.
He himself was more or less ashamed
OF it--and he was always deathly afraid
Of it"
"Why?'
Because he had a temper that went
with it. Mr. Chester saw sufficient evil
dence Of it that night when you tried TO
have him arrested here in the house
he added, when the inspector raised his
brows- Just the same as some men
have big feet ana can't help it. or more
brains than others and can't help il, so
Bing possesses about four times the
strength OF an ordinary man. and can't
heip H. And he's get the temper of q
dozen demons. too. when it's reused,
and he can't help that. either
The inspector turned TO the banker.
You believe him to be guilty OF the
theft, do you not, Mr.. Chester ne
asked.
I have tried not to do So the bank
er replied. But the evidence against
him was so convincing"
Oh, YOU bankers make rne tired"
Clancy said in an aside Inspector.
don't like TO interrupt you when YOU
nave turned your attention to NJ. Giles
ter. but I'm afraid Ill have 10 do IT,"
Well the inspector in;e"ro>ated.
turning toward him with su Q.
element at this confab. I'm Inisp aced.
l would like 10 know. and I think
have the right TO know, just what this
I'll be quite frank with Nou. MIR.
Clancy" the inspector replied. Your
erstwhile friend Bingham Harvard,
now known. throughout the length and
breadth Of the land as the y ~ Wind,
mas almost demoralized our police force.
His phenomenal strength and agility in
swiftness of action. HIS consurnmate
daring. and last of al. his absolute de-
nance Of taii authoTitv as "epresented
o the police. have devc'ope beyond
tie bounds OF repression Do you IN
GerEtard me Mr.. Clancy"
~ thini- so; but 90 on. please
ne Nisht Wind mrst he taken. The
Hif-'espect o. the entire department
demands that he he taken
And Em ! TO '-nde-Etand that YOU
hn"s Invited ne here. IN he cana "ity
r. his former f~ie1d - Hhtain i"fpF-
Fra1iou from me 10 the cad tina; 7 may
furnish vo.' with infot ~ ton that WI
ass'st vo" t" taking hif1?" Clancy de-
nran6ed bfunty .--- .--.-.-
One moment please.