The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-27

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nodssed. and at Tho word Of command
they fnccd left and marched Then,
md not until then. Onscor Morgan and
OnIcnr roele. the pair IN front. dropped
ont ~ the ranks and stood az attention
while The platoon passed between
them. snd when the platoon had turned
the corner they wheeled. SIDE BY side
they marched Into Tim Courky's
saloon.
Good ~oTenln'. boys. And what can
! 10 Tor yonr' nsked Tim Courky.
"A siass % water. Tin" said Moran.
The same Tor mc. Tim" said Oaiccr
Tonic.
ITS i fne rvenlns. said Tim Courky.
and on the bar 10 ssf a large glass o.
foamlnE yellow water for OGIccr Nor
IN and a small glass or rich brown wa.
ter for Odlcer Toole.
Marie nt that mumAs was brushing
The shining hair Of her beautiful yonng
mistress. and both were happyIn that
occupation.
.roor. dear Mad, How June ana long
fqr himi But he must be patient. a.
she must. They would be Car. far
happier when. earning her own living.
she could 20 to him Independently. ex-
changing love for love, not love for
charity.
Ned Warner az that moment WINS ap-
preaching the little cracked Cupid of
the fountain. and as be cnme down
n-~tfwA Usn.h ill., m. ~uf.a -. A.. 4.
whlrl Of savage fury. Gilbert bye.
Everywhere that Ned or his detcctivcu
had fcund a trace OF June they had
found a trace Of Aiye. Even now the
scoun0rei was In this vicinity search.
Ing. rs Ned was. fpr June. or was he
following 40 Join heFs Ned Warner
clinched bis fists. and his face black
ened with passion.
And BlyeY He was only a few rods
away. He was coming down diagonal
Deshley street, and he was at about
the same distance from the corner Of
Tim courky's saloon as was Ned on
Duck alley. From her third story win
Tow OF the O.Keefe house June hap.
pened to glance out In the gathering
dusk she saw the two figures steadily
approaching the corner. where they
would meet under the light. then as
Ned Warmers deadly clutch grtpped
around the throat OF Gilbert Blye she
would be able 70 recognize their up
turned faces.
II was then that Omcer Moran and
Omcer Toole babe a pleasant evening
30 Tim CouTky and strodo side by side
put Of the door IN the point Of the
wedge just rs Ned Warner and Gilbert
Bye approached Che light. Ned War.
ner with murder in his heart aud Gu
bert bye all unconscious Of his peril.
aud Oalcer Moran turned left. and OF.
ncer Tocle turned right.
"Iiave you seer n girl wearing a fur
cap with a green tasself' asked Ned
Warner ard Gilbert Biye almost stimuli.
t~aneously Of OnIcer Moran and Onlcer
Toola.
Il did" officer Moran replied. "she
was here only a few minutes ago ana
dropped a letter In a box"
Does she live down this wayT'
asked Ned.
"Nevcr saw her before" oaicer Mo
ran impressed Ned's features on bs
memory. II think she took an uptown
cnr.f'
He hurried away.
Officer Toole vas not quite "a quick
IN his mind. because be was more elab.
crate. He held n thick fOFehnger In the
deep dlmple OF his chin.
"a girl with a fur cap and q green
tassel oser one car" he repeated, max,
ing the normal gesture for the tassel
as the black vandyked mnn had done
"Oh. yes. a girl with q ereen tassel oveI
one ear, Yes. there was a girl with a
red iassel over her vi playin' Skinny
here this moruin'. but she was a little
girl. Pat Casey's Maggie. And theirs
was a nlri with a blue tassel down hers
yesterday workin' for an Orphans ben.
eft" Al this by way OF assembling
bis mine while he studied Gilbert Blys
whlsker by whistler. nut tho girl with
che green tassol-rather a small younl
lady. ~roundlike. and a pretty face, with
q smllef"
"Yesw Blye was al caserness.
"weli. I don't know anything about
her myself, but I think ! saw such Q
girl askin' q question Of Ofacor Nor
rlscy. two blocks beyond"
nlye looked up the street 20 where
against the hin. ohicer Morrlsey stood
naunt ana stin. handling his tangl4 Of
drag traffic.
Thank you" And Blye struck ouI
for Odiccr Morrlsey.
That busy person scarcely looked a
the man with the black vandyke; JUS
one roll Of bis gray eye.
mo"
sOhf~ Mr.. bye was very much as
appointed. The onlcer below said tina
he had seen such o girl talking % you
"xrs. 1 remember She asked mo to
time Of day, aud abe headed over TIM
way"