Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25


that probation by his own honest effort
and not by being pade Judas. Ills
knowledge of detective methods. gain
ed in evil days. now stood him in good
stead for % good cause. He knew that
some time during the late afternoon
or night his shadow would be relieved
by another If 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
be 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 ana three OF four
old and well thumbed magazines, was
in the center of the room. Around the
| walls were ranged chairs placed as
closely together as the seats on the
average New York park bench.
AS he fumbled among the papers his
keen eyes swept the faces OF the down
and outs who had been able to pay for
the shelter they would have during
the coming night.
Kearney's man followed him into the
room after minute. pulled a newspa-
| per from his pocket and found seat
near window
The probationer expected some one.
| but he was not among the men gather
| ed here. He took paper and found a
seat In the same row with the detec-
| tive.
Without craning his neck and lean
| ing forward the detective could not
watch Bills movements. Still, there
was no way for Bill to leave the room
without being seen by him. and the de-
| tective was satisfied with their relative
| positions.
THE Butcher" beside whom the pro-
| bationer had worked in the cutting
room. had told him to seek this spot II
be needed any help. Generally about
noon The Butchers friend, Boston
| Ed" Fallon, came there to get his mail
| and read the papers after breakfast. A
| part of Eds duties in life was TO keep
up the underground communication be
| tween the outside world and the con-
| victs I'm Sing Sing. II was he who had
sent in the cash with which Montgom-
| cry was staked when he made his get
| away Bill would know him by a
| brthmark under his dropping left eye.
| The noon hour passed tediously for
| Nearney's man. but comfortably for
! Bill. He read paper after paper. en-
| toying every line of the news OF the
| world from which he had been shut off
So long.
| Toward | o'clock Boston Ed" q
| middle aged man. dressed as a ,aborer.
| entered the room and went TO the Ia BILE.
| where he fumbled among the papers
| and sized up the other guests and
| 'Sponges" of the Chatham square lodg-
| ng house. He uncovered the headquar-
| ,ers man In glance from under his
| heavily lidded eyes and flashed signal
with look to Bill, whose eyes he saw
poering knowingly at him from over
his paper
Bill's fingers began to msve. ard
| without appearing TO look his way 1.-THE
| Butchers birthmarked friend read a
message in the deaf and dumb Ian
| guage. telling him to stand by for a
| talk
He chose IA paper and a seat, placing
the table between him and Kearney's
man With his hands in his lap. Dos
! tom Ed could work his fingers with
out the detective readine his messages.
should be by chance know the sign
code
The Butch sent me-" signaled Bill.
Pm just out
as the bull shadowing you?' asked
Eds fingers.
Yes"
What's doing?"
Hes following me to find an
escape"
What you wantf''
Get personal iD the Herald for
ne"
shoot It,"
Here it is: 'Kid.-O. X. December
Bill"
Il got you"
syapeat e.
''Kid.-O. X. December.-B Bill"
I'm broke"
I'll pay"
Thanks"
What you doing next
TRY to shake the shadow"
Then what?Y
Hunt for my wife. Jennie Hawkins.
Advertised for her. but the bulls VIII
watch the newspaper Offices"