The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-30

that H.. until the Chicago police are
tipped of that she IL In town"
The face Of the young man took on
q totally different expression. He went
close to the inspector and spoke with
Intense seriOlsnpss.
Burke" he said pleadingly. give
ulp n chance. III leave for Chicago In
the morning. Give the t~wenty-four
tours start before you begin bounding
her."
The inspector smiled acquiestence.
"Seplms reasonable he admitted.
mo. no. Dick" the father cried.
"YOu shall not 20: You shall not gO!'
The Inspector shot u word Of warn
Ing to- Glider in an aside that Dick
could MOI hear.
keep still" he replied. Its all
right"
"YOu give me your word. inspector"
Dick said. that you won't notify the
police in Chicago until I've been there
twenty-fOur hOursY
"YOu'rp on" Burke replied geniallv
1.-THE! won't get a whisper out Of me
until the time IL up"
Then lll' go" Dick smiled rather
wanIy at his father. ''YOn know. dad,
I'm sorry. but I've got to do what ]
think IL the right thing"
1t was not until the door was closed
after Dick that Burke spoke
Hell 20 To Chicago In the morning,
you think. don't yOu?" hp asked.
"t'prtainIy." Glider answered. ''Rui
I don't like It,"
BEST thing that could have hap
pened: Y"n see. he won't lind her
there"
Where did she 80 them" Glider
queried. wholly ut il loss.
Nowhere vet. But just about the
time he's starting for the west III
have her down at headquarters. Dem
Arrest will have her indicted before
uOon. She'll go to trial in the after
noon. and tomorrow night she'll te
sleeping up the river. That's where
she is going"
Glider stood m%otionless for a mo
ment. But" he said wOnderingly
you cant do that"
well. perhaps I can't. but will!
Suddenly his face grew hard. His
heavy Jaw shot forward aggressively
as he spoke.
Think I'm going to let that girI
make a joke Of the police department.
Why. I'm here to get her. to stop bel
anyhow. Her gang is going to break
into your house tonight"
"WhutY" Glider demanded. you
mean she's coming here Az u theft"
Not exactly" Inspector Burke con
fessed. but her pals are coming tc
try to pull of something right here
She wouldn't. come. not II | know her
She's too clever for that. Why. II she
knew what Carson was planning te
do. she'd stop him."
' The inspector paused suddenly. Fol
a long minute his face was scanned
with thought. Then be smote bill
thigh with 4 blow strong enough n
kill an OK. His face was rad mt
1--WE got her." he cried. lie went
to the desk where the telephone wai
and took up the receiver.
"Give NE 300 Spring." be said. Al
he waited for the connection he smiled
widely on the astonished Glider.
"Headquarters?" he called. ''Inspec'
tor Burke speaking, Who's in my Of
ficeI want him quick" He smiled
as he listened. and he spoke again to
Glider. Its Smith. the best man
have. That's luck. II you ask me-
Then again he spoke into the mouth
piece Of the telephone.
"Oh, Ed. send some one up to tina,
Turner woman. You have the address
Just see that she is tipped OF that Joe
Carson and some pals are going to
break into Edward Gilder's house to-
night. Get some stool pigeon to hand
her the Information. You'd better re,
to work quick. understandw
The inspector hung up the receiver
and faced his host with a contented
smile.
What good will all that dot" Glider
demanded impatiently.
She'll come to stop 'enl. When We
get the rest Of the gang we'll grab hel
too Just call your man for Il minute
will you. Mr. Gilder?"
Glider pressed the electric button
on his desk At the same moment
through the OctagOnaI WINDOW. came
a binding flash Of light that rested
for seconds. then vanished. Burke wal
startled by the mysterious radiance.
WHATS that?" he demanded sharply
Its the t,ashlight from the Metro
pOlitan tower. Glider explained. III
swings around this way about every
fifteen minutes The servant forgot
to draw the curtains"
CHAPTER XIII,