The evening world., 1915-02-08


fully clever piece Of cstective work on
your part. Mossley; for = moment
there ! fancied that you were telling
the truth and that you really had been
drod. But 10 long Al I'm forced to as
sumo that you're Just tho plain county
detective Two known and loved 90
long. let me say that this stunt Of
coming In here and trying to set on
the right side of me and ind out what
startling piece Of criminaiity u next
In order 10 . dismal failure.
"A dismal failure, Mossley, and q
silly one. because. for one thing. I'm
out Of crooked work altogether. I've
---er-inherited . little fortune. and
I'm going West In . day or two to
buy out somebody's little business and
end my days In virtuous comfort And
for another thing. your genial Dis
trict Attorney hasn't q thing on me
that he can use and
Mr.. Aossley. having shrugged his
shoulders. rose.
"You can take It or leave II. smil-
Ing" he pointed out. I've told you
the truth. That Bursess Indictment
and I have this straight-is what
they're going to spring on you.
minute. And itii cost you and Bill
Ryan and the Snake Just about twenty
years apiece In Sing Sing. And an
other thing that have. as straight a.
a fiddle string. u that you're all three
shadowed. and going to be until
they're ready to take you In. which
will be some time between now and
said Mr.. Mossley. and .suntsred out.
Ever obliging. Robert Pollard
thought II over.
For two minutes no smiled cyni-
cally: then the smile faded. Il was
humanity possible. Of course. that
Aossley had been telling the truth.
Indeed. tho moro he considered Il
the more he was inclined to think that
'Mossley had told the truth. And II II
were true
But II wasn't. Of coursei
Mr. Pollard shook of the gloomy
train OF thought and smiled at his
The door opened and In the Same
second closed again. William Ryan,
his eyes round. his breath coming
rather heavily. was crossing tho room,
and Pollard's keen glance failed TO
detect q pocket lumpy enough to con-
ceal a purloined payroll.
Get III" he snapped.
II got II; but not what you meant
Tho Brute spoke hoarsely.
Listen. Robby." croaksd the large
member of the trio. "We're all done
before We even get 20 the post. It's
lust what I said when we were com
Ing through washington-that was
tho place to get on"
80 your nerve did go. ehr" the
leader inquired caustically.
This is how much II went" Mr.
Ryan said with feeling. Your tin
was right. Robby. The young lad
with the sateheI came around tina,
corner on the tick and started for
that passage on the tick-and for this
matter OF that, I started down the
block on the tick. There wasn't more
than fifteen feet between us-and ther
] knew some ono was behind me COM
ing down that block" sighed the
Brute.
go on"
TITS very short and sweet. Robby
I was just thinking whether TO knock
him cold or scare tho life out OF hin
and get away with II before he could
yell, when two hands came down or
each arm and Kittry-you remember
County detective, sh'" brsathst
Pollard.
Him" agreed the brute. We'll
he said the air was better up. st thu
walk that way 30 We walked"
"And he arrested you7"
"NeitheP Kittry nor his friend
corrected Mr., Ryan. and that wal
the funny part OF Il, They Just said
that they saw I was back aEain-and
We walksd-and up at the corner they
said ia letter beat II. And ! think
they followed me straight TO the door
Of this place. Robby."
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