New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26

Gated the utmost caution A CLINT of light flashing
and wn1ng from steel Ilaggcrty rose and went
over TO the window. He picked up bunch OF keys.
thirty or forty IN all, on a ring. weighing a good
pound The detective touched the throbbing
bump. and scuscd moisture blood. So this was
the weapon lie weighed the keys on his palm
\ long time since me- had seen a finer collection Of
skeleton keys thin and nat and thick and short.
smooth and notchcd. each gem Of It's kind. Three
or four ordinary keys were sandwichcd m between,
and Haggcrty Inspected these curously.
I'm. Nlcbbc IT'S bunch Anyhow, IN Try It.
Can't lose anything trying
He turned out the desk light and went down to
the lower hail. hrs pocket lamp serving a. guide
lie unattached the heavy door chains, opened thc
doors. and closed them behind him. He inserted
one OF the ordinary keys. It refused to work He
tried another The door swung open easily.
"Nov then. come down ont o. that grovlcd
a voice at the foot of the steps. Thought yd bc
comm out by ~ by. no looln' now, or blow
hole through yc''
Haegcr,y wheeled quickly as that you Dor
GAM Come up
"Haggcry}" said the astonishcd patroman.
An Mitchell an I've been watchin these lights
fer an hour
Someone been here, though; so you weren't
wasting your time climbed up the fire escape 30
the alley, an got a nice bff on the COCO for me
pains. See anyone running before you saw the
lights"
why, ycs'
"Ha' It's hard work to get it int your heads
that when YOU see a man running at this time %
night, IN "a quiet side street, IT'S mp to you go ask
him questions.
Thought ne was ,hasn "a cab
We'll listen here, Till the owner comes back
keep your eyes peeled on this place An anyone
YOU see prowlng around nab him an send for me.
On your way
HAGGERTY departed in a hurry. He had al
IL ready made mp ms mind as 10 what hc
going to do. Iic hunted up taxcab, and told the
chauffeur where to co. advising him % ~hit 1t up
His destination was the studio apartment Of
J. Mortimer Forbes. the artist. II was late: but
this fact did not trouble Haggcrty. Forbcs never
wen, 90 bed lll there was positively nothing else
o. do.
ThccIcyator boy informed Iiaggcrty that Forbes
had just returned from the thcatcr. Alone, Yes
Hapecrty ru-hci'thc bell button. dog bayed.
"Why Hageortv. what's mp; Come on in. BE
STILL Fritz
The dachcI- grow ended in a friendly snuillc
and he began 20 dance upon Haggcrty's broad-tocd
shoes.
Bottle of beer, Ciqar2 Take that easy chair.
What on your mind tonight;" Forbcs ratified
away why, Man, there's cut on the side Of
your head"
~Uhuh. Got any witchhazcl;" The detective
sa, down. stretched out his legs, and pulled the
dachcl'- ears.
Forbcs ran into The bathroom TO get the witch
hazel Haggcrty poured "a little into his palm and
dabblcd The wound with It.
~Now spin II out; tell me what's happened
said FORBES. filing his calabash and pushing the
cigars across the table.
For q year and a half these two men, the anti
thesis of each other had been intimate friends.
This liking was genuine, based upon secret admira-
ton. as yet Co be confessed openly Forbes had
always been drawn toward this man-hunting busi-
ness Doe vearncd 20 rescue the innocent and punish
the guilty Whenever q great crime was commit
ted be- instantly ovcrtiowed with theories as %
what the criminal was likely 70 DO afterward. tag-