The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08

ana ordered the dOorman 10
send In Cassidy. When the de-
tective appeared he asked:
@Does Carson know we've arrested
the Turner girl and young GilderT
And. when he had been answered in
the negative: "Or that we've got Chi
cago Red and Dacey here?''
~No," Cassidy replied. HE hasn't
been spoken TO since we made the col
lar. He seems worried" the detective
volunteered.
Hell be more worried before / get
Through with himr' be growIed. He
regarded Cassidy speculatively. "Do
you remem Der the third degree In
. spector Burns worked on McGloin?
Well" he went on. as the detective
nodded assent. that's what I'm going
to do 10 Carson. He's got Imagination,
chat crook! The things he don't know
about are the things he's afraid Of.
After he gets in here. want you TO
take his pals one after the other. and
lock them up In the cells there in the
corridor. The shades on the corridor
windows here viii be up. and Carson
will see them taken in. The fact OF
ton to working overtime. all right"
Burke reflected for a monent. ard
then issued the final directions for the
execution OF his latest plot.
when you get the buzzer from me,
you have young Glider and the Turner
woman sent in. Then. after a while,
you'll get another buzzer. When you
hear that, come right in here. and tell
me that the gang has squealed. I'll do
the rest. Bring Carson here in just
ave minutes. Tell Dan to come In
As the detective went out. the door
man entered. and thereat Burke pro-
necessary to the carrying out Of his
scheme.
"Take the chairs out OF the office,
Dan" he directed. except mine and
one other-that oner' He indicated a
chair standing q little way from one
end&Anf his desk. Now. have all the
shatdes up He chuckled as he added:
-1Tfat Turner woman saved you the
trouble with one"
He returned to his chair. ana when
the door opened he was to all appear
ances busily engaged In writing.
Here's Carson. chief Cassidy an
nounced.
@Hello, Joel" Burke exclaimed. with
q seeming air OF careless friendliness.
as the detective went out. and Carson
stood motionless Just within the door.
''Sit down a minute. won't you?" the
inspector continued affably. He did
not look up from his writing as he
spoke.
Garson's usually strong face was
showing weak with fear His chin.
which was commonly very firm. moved
n little from uneasy twitchings OF his
lips. His clear eyes were slightly
clouded to a look OF apprehension as
they roved the room furtively. He
made no answer to the inspectors
greeting for a few moments, but re-
NAMED standing without movement,
poised alertly as If sensing some con-
ceaied peril. Finally. however. his
anxiety found expression in words.
His tone was pregnant with alarm.
though he strove to make it merely
complaining.
"Say. what am arrested tor7" he
protested. 81 amt done anything"
Burke did not look up. and his pen
continued to hurry over the paper.
'who told you you were arrested? -
he remarked cheerfully in his blandest
voice.
Carson uttered an ejaculation OF dis
Eest
81 don't have to be told" be retorted
huffily. "I'm no college president. but
when q cop grabs me and brings me
down here I've got sense enough to
know I'm pinched."
els that what they did to you. Joe?
I'll have to speak to Cassidy about
that. Now, just you sit down. Joe.
won't your / want to have a little |
talk with you. TIL be through here in |
q second" He went on with the writ |
ing.
Carson moved forward slightly to |
the single chair near the end OF the !
desk and there seated himself mechan-
Gcaliy. His face thus was turned to-
ward the windows that gave on the
corridor. and his eyes grew yet more
ciouded as they rested on the grim /
doors OF the cells. He writhed In his |
chair. and bis gaze jumped from the
cells to the impressive dgure OF the
man at the desk. Now the forger's
nervousness increased momentarily. It
slept beyond bis control. or sud /
den be sprsng UP and stepped close to
the inspector.
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