Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

Gle Of glass had hung! It had swung
In the center, % though on Q pivot,
my fingers had clutched It, and now
II lay within my hand while I, dasedly,
stared straight ahead.
words were coming from within,
in a voice that I recognized. A thrill
shot through me. placed an ear
close to the hole In the window. That
voice I had heard before, in the years
that had gone, tense, cursing, % he
had sent down the blows which had
felled my husband. II seemed the
revelry had ceased now. They we're
discussing something more important.
I heard the voice Of the Jew, then the
voice recognized again:
"'Well, I'm not goin' to 60 at this
thing alone, and I'll tell you that right
now It's got to be too quick
a haul; there's enough Of us TO make
cleaning Of the whole place; We
can get in while they're at the show,
do the Job In . half hour, then get
out. Il IFS going to be done at all,
It'll have to be done that way. That's
all there IL to II, and II you guys
want to try Il some other way, we'll
another voice had broken IN.
IA fine set Of dubs we'd be, .
whole gang Of 10. paradin' out there
like circus mobi What A'you want,
an armyf'
"'Which'd be worse, ok Of 10 han
dim tn thing right an gettin' away
with tn Junk In Q way we wouldn't
be noticed, or one or two guys luggin'
a lot Of stun an gettin' pinched for
Investigation came the voice that !
knew.
"A third chimed IN.
"'Thats right"
How her eyes flashed. - the pic.
lures OF the past came before themi
Once again she was huddled on that
IRE escape. listening to the formation
Of Q plot beneath. Cafe, lights, music.
oil had faded for Alice Clement. She
was what her profession made her. q
tracker Of men again. The story went
on.
II knew that sooner or later the I'd.
dress would be spoken, for the expla'
nation Of everything had come to me
now. This secondhand shop was
that only In name. In reality II was q
fence for thieves. . meeting place and
rendezvous for robbers-and I had
stumbled into the knowledge Of theiz
plans! Oh, II some one would ash
for that address! II some one would
speak III felt numbly that I wa
cold, that was shivering. that my
nngernails were biting into the fesf
Of my tightly clsnched hands. Just
for the address, just one word!
II started. pressed closer agains
the window. The men, who evidentl,
had been sitting at table, wert
moving around. I sprang to my fee
and hurried up the IRE escape. Thu
address had come!
There was q maxe Of Q few mo
ments In which neither knew nor un
derstood what did, nor why. WheI
I came to myself, was turning tn
corner OF Chicago avenue and Stat
streets on . half run for Q street car
with my baby in my arms. What
was going to do. did not know. tn,
thought Of tho police had not touches
my mind; all I knew was that mus
get to the house they planned to rol
before they got there, that mus
ind some way TO circumvent them
The street car stopped. I boarded i
1T was not until I reached tn
block in which the nat was that I b
gan to realize the risks ! was taking
Il dawned upon me then that ! wa
carrying my baby into Q place wher
II would not only be In danger, bu
where It might cause danger for mi
What II there was no one at home, n
one I could warn? The realizatio
flashed upon me that there would B
| no one. for knew that In the plans
had heard the robbers felt sure the
would be safe In their work. for
while at least. I hurried to the IA
rang the bells. one after the othe
Not Q tube answered. circled to th
back. pushed the buttons for tn
servants. There came no reply.
started to hurry across the little yar
to where the rear Of another d,
showed. stepped of the porcl
made my way TO the side OF the hous
then. with Q gasp. rushed back.
" had seen . shadowy form-tw
Of them-three. The thieves had q
rived. Like the little fool that hs
been, I had allowed myself to I
caught, had spoiled everything.
gave one wild glance about me In u
dim light. then jumped for the rel
porch again. A dumbwaiter ha
shown before me. A leap and ha
climbed into It. closed the slide. a.
was praying. yes. praying. that Il
child In my arms would remain
quiet 40 she had been-a whimp'
would have meant death for me.
Maybe there's something In pra
ers." Miss Clement added thoughtful
THE baby turned In my arms u
least bit. It raised tiny hand tn
touched my throbbing throat, then
settled back to sleep again. I hea
o step on the porch. Munied voic
came from q few feet away.
"'D'ye think I'd better shin It
the second storyr
"A voice from the door answered
whisper:
"'No need Of It. It's . connect
Joint. Family affair. Old man al
his wife on the hrst floor. two marri'
daughters and their husbands live {
the other floors. All connected wi
stairway; We can get into fro