New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-24

4 At the side OF his chauffeur. ne rouno
himself in line with Il number OF that
spontaneous class which at the first
hint Of sensation springs up from no
where in the streets Of Manhattan.
EARLY as was the hour they were al
ready quite fifty strong. and every
minute brought re-enforcements strag-
Cling up from Fifth avenue.
But the lamppost-s q mute. in
sensate recipient Of the chanffenr's
amorous clasp-marked boundary be.
yond which curiosity failed to allure.
Similarly at Sixth avenue a rabble
was collecting. blocking the roadway
and backing up to the elevated pillars
and the surface car tracks. but to a
man baking at an invisible line drawn
from corner to corner.
Midway the dark open doorway to
November's garage yawned forbidding-
", and in all the space that separated
these two gatherings of spectators
there We're visible just three human
figures. uniformed patrol1nan and
two plain clothes men. the former at a
discreet distance. the two latter more
boldly stationed and holding revolvers.
ready for instant employment
"t'ly cops" the chauffeur named the
two in citizens clothing II seen 'em
stlckln' around while you was inside
an was wonderin' what they was
after when all OF sudden sees No
vember duck up from the basement
next door to the Monastery. and they
tries to jump him. That aint two min
utes ago. November lodges. pulls a
gun and fights EN- off until he can
back into the garage
Anybody hurt yetY' P. Sybarite
asked. >
Not that | know anythin' about
But what do you suppose makes
'em keep that door open? YOU'D
think
The way l figure it, the chauffeur
cut in. Reds plannin' to make his
getaway in car. He's just waitin'
till the goin' looks good. and then he'll
sail outa there like streak of creased
lightnin'. .Yuh wanta be ready to
duck, too. cause he'll come this way
an keep guns goin' to prevent any
body from hinderin' him."
why this way? Sixth avenues
nearer"
Sure it is. but that way he'd have
them L pillars to duck. to say nothin'
of the crowd. and no tellin' but what
a SURFACE car might block him.
From the dark interior of the be-
sieged garage another automatic dut-
tered briskly; across the street win
dow fell in.
Look here-you come with me-" said
P. Sybarite suddenly. plucking his
chauffeur by the sleeve
With reluctant backward glance
the man suffered himself to be drawn
apart from the crowd.
How much nerve have you got?"
the little Irishman demanded.
"Who-me? Why?'
II want to prevent this getaway"
mot for mine. friend The chauf-
feur laughed scornfully. II amt lost
no Red November gang!
Twill $1,000 make you change your
mind?"
Lead me to the CON-" was the
prompt decision.
Here, Them
| P. Sybarite delved hastily into a
trousers pocket and produced hand
full Of bills Of large denominations. Z
There's $500 bill to start with
he ratified. stripping off the first that
fell to his fingers. land here's hun
dred-no. here's another five"
I'm the mitt,' the chauffeur stipulat-
ed simply, extending his palm. Either
you're crazy or am. but in the mitt.
friend. and I'll run the car right into
that garage. # you say So
Nothing so foolish as that P.
Sybarite handed over the two bills and
put away the rest of his wealth. But
jump into that car-and be ready to
Iswing across the street and block ZEN
as they come"
You're orr agreed the chauffeur
with emotion. carefully putting his
money away.
"And thousand more"-his courage
wrung this tribute from P. Sybarite's
admiratiOn-"i you're hurt
you're on there. too. and don't think
for minute I'll letcha fergit. neither
CHAPTER XIV.
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