The evening world., 1914-01-17
Novelties of New York Streets
by Ethel Watts Mumford--

BY this time Weed knew The con-
struotion Of the lodging house BY
heart. II was no trick at all In the still
hour OF midnight to get through the
narrow hall and out to the yard with
Its familiar Srnls Of nre escapes. From
the second story landing he let himself
down to the top Of the fence and
dropped to the an.encrustsd ground.
6teaithiiy he made his way TO the bar.
ricads that hsmmed In the sheds.
A Raid and q Flight.
A minute more and he had wormed
his way back Of . shack and paused.
listening. Some one was making the
rounds. lantern In hand. Then the wav-
ering light stopped by the rear door OF
the garage In the switching yards An
engine hootsd. As IL that had been o
signal, 4 volley OF shots and yells broke
out In the sahoon on the corner. Evil
IDENTIFY Donovan was actively breaking
I'D '-rhe Crabs first dance Of the sea.
son. There was hurried stirrin9 In the
garage. The watcher outside. leaving
his lantern on the ground. slipped
within.
BNi could hear the excited taik1nG OF
two ore more mon. Then. ~ me row cone
tfnued, the front doors OF the shop were
pushed ajar. This was Weeds chance.
In an instant ne extinguishsd the Ian.
tern and was raGns strai0ht Gown the
open way to the gate In the back renee.
II was tho work Of moment "a enp the
bolts and chain. They had eeeN euiie %
swung inward ana six stsaithy eoFns
xlided into the inolosure.
Kelly msls Q dying visit to sasA e
the shea Socl9s. signed to the men IN
turn, siiotting - each the car ShAt
stood revealed. Revolver In hand. Weed
stood Ct the crack Of the garage Aoor.
watching and listening. A momsns
later Kelly joinsd him.
suddenly the crack was 5ansnea to
and . man cursed. \ ioua Ha0o"s
sounded on the door. .,..
Of Donovan. open. say. Ye lot that
gansstsr in hsrs-I seen yer"
This was tho signal Kelly arsd .
shot into uhs air. A. II by magic . xesS
chuGsing and snortinG awoks fns mid-
MINT. Five machines were oAcetns
vWdftly-eiectrics on. emGines purnn6.
they packed. lined out. and one anef
the other rolled obedienAly through tns
open Gats into the street beyond.
In tho E~rase pandemonit,m rs1med.
Shots re-e.hoed In the bare room. Soms
one turned the sw1toh. and in the dafS-
mesa, on the cement floor. greasy wth
oil and gasoline. che men rolled and
fought
Donovan's whistle sh9lisd In from
the street the ousted gamsstsrs rom
the dance faN poured. ready 10 90 TOT
any cop. But the darkness frightened
them. They coubdn't ~ vAAe shss
wore up against and drcle1 sviAy Aeeul
the combatants.
, Thsn somsthtng MangeA; somSehana
exploded. A stream Of hrs biased from
Q gasoline barrel end tabsn-ths 20
serves.
II was swimmer. The air was hsa~y
With perfume - with Incense the
breeze soothiag ~ . bsnsddction. Atenl
the polished asphalt roads OF I-ouG
Island motor lights flashed by thick q
flrefiies. Kelly stood In the doorway Of
the Unique Garage and Repair EN-
porhim'' and spoke over his shoulder
10 BIN Weed. who came up bshind hun
having tist given his orders TO the I've
washers and the night shitt mschAaic.
The throilae with than Guys-aa6
they had Q good idea. mind." he ed
elow1y. biting on his Guilty pipe ssSa'
ciously-"they should hev packed theT
stolen cars in the country out 4
bit. In q good two-story cement garage
, eli they'd nun them out Of IN STATE"
. ''Cut tout IT, snapped MS partner
dscisivsiy. "Nons of that! What dosi
any one want to steal cars her? Tn
} discounts In this Bis Ii good enough foI
anybody"