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

be reached Traffic officer schmeltz Pa.
trolman O'Malley had carried the word
TO tint corner from Onicer Toolc, 50
that schincltz was prepared for the
coming OF Biye. and by the time bye
got nwny from SchtneltS the word was
all through the district.
"Have you seen a girl wearing n fur
cap with a green taEsel over one carr
onbtrt Biye had asked this question
OF fourteen policemen. Somcthlnc
struck him rs familiar in the way this
enc held n thlck forcnnger In the deer
dimpIe Of bis chin. Il was Omcer
Toolc hRain-
sure said Omcer Toole. with re.
msrknbie prOmptness. "She went by
here not Il minute ago. Right that
way" And be pointed up the hill TO.
ward Officer Morrlsey: then ns Biye
started OF. painting. he held his side
-Oh. well. II wns dun times on the
beat these nights!'
The dusk had deepened into darkness
when onicer Moran's palm proved not
broad enough TO carry away the grin
from under his yellow muStache. and
tho grin. escaping. hroadened into q
huge laugh.
Biye stood It with remarkable quist.
ness.
1T seems 20 me I've been furnish.
Ing n li;tie amusement for the boys"
he surmiscd. ffowaing.
'iou have" laughed Moran. "It's
what IN Scotland they call chasing the
gowk. As for the girl you mention.
ed" and be swung his club happily.
u don't suppose one OF MS has ever
laid eyes on her.
Blye's black eyes dwelt on Moran
piercingly; then his suave smile came.
"IIave a cigar" And he passed over
one which Officer Moran kept for
| Christmas.
Blye stopped smiling as he walked
away. and hts eyes narrowed IA con.
centrated thought. He stroked bis
black vandyke with his long. lean,
white fingers. They had had their Joke
with him. these thick policemen. They
had made him dash madly from corner
20 corner. over many weary blocks. bnl
without knowing that they were doing
10 they had convinced him OF one
thing that June lived IN this vicinity
aud Tint they an knew Of her.
He was passing the corners as no ar
rived az this uncertainty. The corners
were q tangled knot u street and alley
intersections where one might angle
on in almost any direction ana go no.
where.
Ned Warner n that moment was
sending a score Of detectives into this
neiehborh0od.
Tired ana half famlshed, Blye ate his
delayed dinner IN company with the
Nisaelous brunette Tommy Thomas and
the white ~mustnched. pink faced Onn
Cunningham and with a heavy, silent,
thick eyeliddcd man who wore short
cropped hair on bis big round head
Tommy and Cunningham and Blye
sat for some time together after the
big man had left They were evident
Is planning something.
Finally oil three went out and step
ped into Blye's luxurious limousine
Before they had gone very far Blye,
sitting by the girl. leaned toward her
aud began talking 10 her Ia low tones
BY aud by the trace OF a smile came
70 her lips.
In a tas,efuliy furnished drawing
room a kindly looking woman held the
hnbbllng Tommy's hand between boil
liar orrn hill fhav fnfked Thora kuarf
both sadness and loneliness IN Mrs
Willard "a she drew Tommy 70 a seal
Do the couch beside her, hut she had
spirit. too. for she displayed mosl
eagev interest IN ihe beautiful portrait
IL June WerneE which Moaepuy. neer