River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-16
sage VIII be delivered to me

Hawkins moved from the respectable
newspaper end of Park row to that sec
ton of the same iron pillared and
track covered highway which melts
into the Rowery He had but little
money. and he was hungry
For cents he could have entered
one of a hundred and more saloons.
had glass of beer and his fill of beans.
bread and corned beef But he had
learned his lesson from drink. and he
passed these places choosing cheap
restaurant after carefully studying the
prices of its various dishes displayed
on frame of dirty white oilcloth In
black letters.
He found seat in the rear of the
place facing the door.
Kearneys man had entered behind
him and was seated with his back 10
him. But be faced mirror, and ne
could see every move of the Old proDa-
toner be was shadowing
The eyes of Hawkins shifted about
the restaurant taking i'll the dirty
walls, tawdry pictures. faded artlhcial
flowers and the little signs procladmlng
special dishes and their prices. For
only second his eyes rested on the
mirror, but it was long enough.
"A bull" said Hawkins to himself.
The glance at the mirrored face was
enough to impress it on his mind IL
this detective was shadowing him and
not some other man Hawkins would
know If in inst a little while
He ordered plate of ham and beans
and cup of coffee Bread was served
with it, three slices. He ate with a
good appetite and paid the waiter 10
cents from his little store OF money.
1t had been his intention to go to the
Herald Office and insert a reply to the
personal from Montgomery. He left
the restaurant and continued his way
north on the Bowery to Third avenue
He went as far as Twenty third street
and turned west.
At Fourth avenue he entered the
Metropolitan building arcade. which
runs through to Madison avenue and
Madison square. He had not as yet
turned about to make an attempt to
was congratuating himself on having
struck an easy job.
Once in the arcade building Hawkins
increased his gait until he came to the
wide Madison avenue entrance. Here
the storm doors had been put up in
readiness for coming winter and the
heavy weather Of the late fall. He
pushed through the door. but instead
of continuing into the avenue he COM
peted the circle and was back in the
arcade He retraced his steps, passing
and recognizing the shadow, went to O
bootblack stand and calmly took Il
chair
The shadow. surprised. at first
thought that this was a ruse OF the
man he was stalking to avoid him, but
when he saw Hawkins take the chair
he stood off and under cover told him
self that his task was still simple
one
AS a Greek boy rubbed and polished
his shoes Hawkins pondered how best
to proceed next. Had Kearney not I'M
covered his hand In the attempt to
bride him to betray his friend he would
have been puzzled to fathom the mean
Ing Of this shadowing. Now he under
stood why he had been released from
prison and why his steps were being
logged. 1t was not mercy and kind
ness that had been the motive or his
deliverance 1t was police craft. New
ertheless he was out on probation ana
co stay out as long as he violated no
law.
The problem before him was to gain
that probation by his own honest effort
and not by being made Judas. His
knowledge OF detective methods, gain
ed in evil days, now stood him In good
stead for a good cause. He knew that
some time during the late afternoon
or night his shadow would be relieved
by another IL necessary, the man fol
lowing him would arrest him as suS-
picious character. take him to sta
ton and hold him just long enough TO
have his relief look him over from
under cover and then follow him. That
he would not be held for long. he
knew very well. The police wanted
him free so that he could make his
way to his friend and guide them to
their quarry.
He was concerned chiefly in getting
IN print the reply to Montgomery's per
sonal To manage this best he would
return to his old associates of the I'M
derworld. Unwritten, the words of
the brief message would be passed
along until they reached the Herald
office and found their way to type and
eventually to the man they were in
tended for.
His shoes were polished. He paid
the Greek boy and returned to the
Bowery with his shadow.
Hawkins entered the reading room
of lodging house just north of Chat
ham square. One table. Uttered with
castoff newspapers and three or four
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