Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-19

A Weni 40l MaSningtCn St, Mon- N ticello, III. ,-.-@sSs-sSSSSSS ierked partially open and at once banged violently shut again. In truth, they both plainly heard the concus. sion. Van Vechten rose and pressed closer to the window. his gaze intent. ly upon the door across the way.
 By Jupiterl" he exclaimed under his breath. From, there's a scuffie go. ing on over there. or I'm an Indiani"
 And his surmise was promptly af. firmed. The door flew open with 8 final jerk and brawny man could be seen standing upon the threshold. He was so large that he fairly blocked the doorway; his back was to the street; but it was plain that he was strug. gling with somebody beyond.
 Save for themselves, the room was now once more deserted (since the passage of the luncheon hour) and there was nobody else to witness the abrupt termination of the affair.
 Suddenly the man drew back his right arm and struck a mighty blow straight from the shoulder.
 "Bingl" shouted Tom in gleeful Ad miration. "Oh. myl Wouldn't l hate to get a punch like that!"
 Whoever did, obviously had no fur ther stomach for opposing the trucu lent one, for the latter tore loose and ran down the steps Van Vechten and Phinney recognized him as the man who had arrived at noon-NumbeI Twelve. they afterwards called him associating him with the hour. He was panting and considerably disheveled, though otherwise he appeared to be none the worse for the struggle.
 However, there was no mistaking the fact that he was exceedingly wroth. Once on the walk, he turned and shook his clenched fist at the al. ready closed portal with a quivering fiexing of the arm that signified a pas. sion seething and surging for adequate expression. Then he apparently real ized the futility of upbrading an unre. sponsive door, for he swung round and made off at a rapid pace.
 Quick, Tom!" Van Vechten was up and dragging at his friends arm. Our hats! We must overtake that chapl"
 With a speed that amazed Tom, Van Vechten led the way to the street. The man was walking rapidly, and as they emerged from the club entrance he was just rounding the corner into Lex ington avenue. The gait of the pur- suers was almost a run when they turned the same corner, in spite of which they had not gained upon their quarry. They saw him disappear east ward into Twenty-third street
 He's not acquainted with the neigh borhood." Van Vechten ventured: {: he's making for the Twenty-third street l. station. Hurryl" But by the time they turned into Twenty-third street a good deal had happened. A small group of people were gathered at an alley mouth mid way in the block, and others were to De seen running toward the same | point
 Wonder what's doing5" Tom ex. claimed. Van Vechten's response was an increased forward pressure on the others arm snd a repetition of the in- | junction.
 "Hurry!"
 A second later they arrived at the alley, where knot of excited people vas tightly drawn around the object | of interest. Tom unceremoniously forced his bulk through the press. be- ing closely followed by Van Vechten.
 In a moment they saw and under stood. The young man who had ac quilted himself SO vigorously but a | few short seconds previously, wal ! lying at their feet-dead.
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