Evening journal., 1914-10-05

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Copyright. 1914 by Louis Joseph vSnce)
as A CROW FLIES
sYNoPsIs-The Of Hearts death sign. employed
through the agency OF his daughter judith woman Of vlo
II he an po e ded Who ne S responsible
or the accident which rendered TTne hegsss os Sgath
win snd double but in all else her oppose 1mStances
ne her ife ana unwinnsy wins her ioss M new
Jealousy sister Rose The latter s is sd
% 9, by her he orders o AND SS her
accidentally setting the tenement on hre.
I-JALBIRD
The period Of restraint in durance vile suffered
~ one Thomas Barcus in consequence OF conouc1
iotous, unseemly, and In general prejudicia 10 tue
,ublc peace of the New Bedford Waterfront az
iafpast four in the morning, proved in the upshot
ar more brief than had been fondly hoped NOT
only by his just Judge, but sngularly enough W
he misdemeanant himself
Taking everything qravely into consideration, In
oludng a person anything but prepossessing tne
Judge reckoned that, in default of nne OF one
hundred dollars, a ten-day iayup TOT repairs 90 80
repentance not too mucn 70 meIo oue ~ 49,
prisoner at the bar.
He was sentenced at 10 a m. and It was MUS
short Of 10 p. m when his postprandial repose was
disturbed by the rattle of key in the lock Oh 'ne
ioor to his CELL
Sitting up, Mr.. Barcus rubbed his eyes anu
,ombed his hair with his fingers ,,-
What did tell you?" he observed resigneoS'
1T begins again already
Conducted with every evidence OF disesteem on
The part Of his jailors to the office OF the warden
he was acquainted with the fact that his hne hao
been paid by no one less than the judge hlnseh'
then present in portly and solieitous person .,
IF only you had told me you we're trieno OF
Mr. Digby's" the Judge hastened to say as soon
as the two we're enseonsed in the privacy OF 1ne
judicial limousine 'I would have known better now
to guide myself in this unfortunate ahair.
And II you wilRbe good enough TO inoeale Ho"
e'sT snqbv didn't ofer any suggestions T. his wire.
] gather?"
Naturally I'd like bath and change OF
clothes Barcus pursued while the judicial breast
nocket was being explored; "and could do with
trensnortation to New York by the first trair out
of this God-forsaken hole, and
"This is what Mr.. Digby says. the Judge inter
-,,nted laborously deciphering the message by the
I,gbt Of match: "'Please see to immediate re-
lease Of one Thomas Barcus, probably In jail In
vour jurisdiction for rotng on Waterfront thls
morning Pay his fine and instruct MIN 10 report
n me in New York at earliest feasible hour Give
IN, eli the money he wants and look to me for
remuneration
what's that last again."
patiently the Judge repeated the sentence from
the message.
"Thanks. Please. don't read farther You might
nome to something that would spoil it. It's almost
too beautiful as II stands" Barcus observed. Law
owes me five thousand or so hquidated damages
hut I'll be reasonable. Frlsk this burg for NTH
Of that sum before train tme-and promise to
ask nothing more!"
His private comment was: i've suspected that
this was fairy-tale all along. Now know 1t ISL
And this phase of incredulity persisted in color
ing the complexion of his mind until the moment
some hours later when the train connecting at
Providence with the Midnight Express for New
York pulled out Of New Bedford bearing trans
formed Barcus-almost impenetraby disguised in
bath shave and haircut an outfit Of clothing
originally tailored for a gentleman OF discriminat
ing taste but no whit less disguised IN the sense OF
afuence that goes with the possession of one thou
sand dollars in cash.
Not until a sound nights sleep had topped of
the beginning Of his rest in Jail did Barcus come
down to earth.
He demonstrated his return to common-sense by
making round breakfast in Grand Central station
before looking up the residence of Digby in the
telephone directory
THE Information he garnered from the voice that
answered the name OF Mr. Digby over the tele-
phone shook only momentarily Barcus' innate con-
viction that intimate acquaintance with battle, muir
der and sudden death was the inevitable reward Of
association with this friend Of his heart
"Alan being married to Rose Trine in Jersey
City at this very minute" he breathed skeptically
as he emerged from the booth memorizng the ad-
dress of the alleged officiating clergyman ! don
believe IL; it's too sudden"
Forthwith he engaged taxicab to convey him
60 Jersey City at top speed for an exoroitant
reward.
And when from the forward deck OF a ferry
boat he beheld dense volume OF smoke aoVer-
Using a confederation on the Jersey shore, not far
from the waterfront he shook moodily sagaclous
head
If Alan isn't mixed up in that, somehow, he
declared, hes missing bet for once-and I'm a
sorry failure a prophet Of woe and disaster!
There was as much intuitive apprehension as
humor responsible for this remark; witness the
fact that on landing he risked the delay required
10 turn aside and have a look at the hre
II proved TO be situated in the heart OF squalid
sum-a wretched tenement of the poorest class
whose roof had already fallen in and whose walls
we're momentarily threatening to go by the time
Barcus arrived the scene.
At a considerable distance from him small
disturbance had broken out-a clamor or rotest
ing voices lifting about the rumor OF the moo-as
n number Of men, casehardened roughs one and
all began to force their way in V-sheped wedge
A. foxUar