The evening world., 1914-02-14

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10 nie corner: sim Louina twirlcd ana
wnirIed ana presned and glided. en-
ccureSing her partners to generous
npetions. but containing herself With
% near an approach to abstinence a
low. -
None Of the Kidneys had appeared.
nut neither had the evasive Reedy.
VINO had made the awkward situa.
tIon possible. Tho strain began to
minded. locking in her usual flow Of
insulting repartoe. and persisted In
reverting to the obseQuies Of the NOR
row till requested to "cut IT," In the
midst OF . particularly rapid HORSE
trot" she suddenly stopped, painting,
her hand TO her heart. Her partner
looked at her in establishment. Never
mao the uniaggtng Louina shown
WEAKNESS before.
"oeel" she gasped. 'T forgot me
gargle. Come along an blow me-"
Three youths had Just entered the
dance hall from the side door and
were sauntering toward the bar-Bert
Kinney. Kid 8chweits and Rosen.
helm, commonly known A Rosie"
rinsleaders and mainstay Of the KIM
ney 0anG. Before the damp slab of
the altar Of Baochus the I'VE lined M.
Louina was herself again-flip, Ag.
Hresstve. provocative. She kept the
three gangsters lounging and drink
Ing until her partner turned away n
disgust. then she leaned across 70
3ert Kinney. nodding her black curls
IN sisn that she wanted TO speak low.
Tony Patello was IN here. Hs's goiu'
b eot . bomb tonight"
This Information did not appear 70
agitate her hearers greatly. Rosie"
grinned. Bert finished lighting q o.
gnxUss0 - - 1esA -saDDsA- Aaa- uANos.
BLACK Hand activities were an cid
"xna what DO you think Of bis
~ ,..w. ssrs 9th me n:r sns
y
Il o.. over there with my neckpiece
an hat--that square brown parcel"
Suddenly the three thugs were all
attention. A bomb In their imme-
diats neighborhood was quite . dif-
ferent thing from one In some one
.Tu.' says he to NO." Louina con.
t,nuede "T can't trot around with
this here, an II amt duo to 80 on
some G,y banEw &C. % No stuffs Il
there With my things! Now whadye-
think Of that" ,-...r.r ..... -.
The four young people were silent
On they leaned across the bar. It's
tening intently. The drink dispenser
wss busy Mt the other end OF the
counter. Distinctly TO their ears
came the sound Of ticking. Kinnsy's
"Tcny amt got no right to leave
his stun around like that" he grlln-
bled. "He's gotter learn better'n that.
or I'll beat him up" nf
Jaw, gwan." said the KID. Tony
knows his biz. II no says It's safe.
IT'S safe. all right. all right. He'll be
around to get II in time ter plant IT.
Ich Kebibble." fr
From the tall Of her eye Louina had
room and look about furtiveiy. He
was now MAKING his allow way among
the dancers. beading for tho cornar
table whore, behind the pink paper,
Blinkers slouched In his chair. Now
was tho crucial moment. Tho altar
tlon of the three thugs must be held.
Louina raised the nap. slipped be-
hind tho bar. and reached IN to the
cubbyhole where she kept "'her
things" Gingerly she took down the
box.
"say.. Kinney srowlsd. 'rsAvs n
lay. whstcher want to move the
thing around ferf' ...t. ........
The ticking sonnded very loud now
that the package lay before them.
~ was goin' 20 ask one o. you fel.
lers," Louina plead. ito take Il out
an drop II down q sewer. or some
thin I'm getting scared.''
| ''Nlxi" Rosie backed away. mot
fer mine. Put Il to soak"
cts all right" the Kid remarked.
''Tony'd never stick It or on Louinn
II Il wasn't safo."
TIE barkseper. freed for . moment
from his duties. turned toward the
"0it OUTER that. Louinaw he or.
standin' yer friends an cuttin' the
cash rogister-I'm ont"
| LouinA ducked under the counter
and drew herself quickly between the
three mon and the passageway beside
i the bar leading to the avenue.
1 Blink and the now arrival had risen
and were hurrying toward the exit.
\ All might have been well had not Ro.
\ senberg been In q position to obtain
a full view OF tho departing couple.
"Ey -! It's Biinkers!" he ex-
claimed. ,....
Kinney and the Kid turned like pan.
theirs. their faces convulsed with fury,
Kinney's hand few 10 his hip pocket.
But Louina was on the Job.
| Eyes. it's Blirkerr,' she yelled. An
II one Of youso makch 4 break I slam
this bomb OF Tonga ana bust the
wnoie iot-I ui,i't a;ia.ii' Sho raised
the boz aioft. "Hold .up your hands!
Hold 'em up.-up.--up! Everybody,
upl"
For q full minute that seemed an
age there was silence. An u petrtnsd,
every hand was held steadily aloft.
The dancers. the I.angstsra. the bar
man. stood as u tgaIs.ixsa with tor