Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-17
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sit down." said the Chief oNo,. =,
you know you're going, I supnosS ,...i, siia'
not in any particular hurry" ''U y
Boroday ran his hand over his .n.
beard. "s SILKY
II should like to get to bsrb.rn -
There is no great hurry. Nov, - 80.
the Chief, when Boroday was oornfos, ~, ssia
settled and smoking one Of his etsrrsIi
Russian cigarettes, Il wish vou Sll = !
tell me why you disposed of tbs, "oula %
the way you did. II wasn't ouits ~ ~
our agreement, you know. II vss ~ 70 20
given to me and I was to return =, %
stead Of that I had to make a wild. goan- u
chase out into the country" soose
"AhY' said Boroday, Into the ooun,-,.,,
Inc Chiet VINO was accustomed to rssd
ing faces, watched Boroday cIosal, ~.
II there was a tightening about M. r sut
slams eyes 1t was very faint
You know blamed WE'LL" said ,bs c,.,..
peevishly Just where I had TO 60 n ,'i,s. W
that thing. And you know blamed ,1,, ~,
also that on Sunday afternoon I air,,.lll
play poker. 1t was-well, inconsidsrs,s.s
to say the least"
Boroday smiled.
Il am exceedingly sorry that Won vAr.
| put to any trouble about IT." he -
But as you may understand. bsya lu ao.
yet seen my-friends. and Of course ~ /, /,
! He shrugged his shoulders. The ch,.,
was skeptical Of his Ignorance. nevertSe
| less. He humored what he chose to cos
! slider Boroday's whim. First he Favo kJ..
the note which he had received by sn.nia, ,,i.1
delivery the day before. Quick as he vsa
the Russian could not quite conceal ~,
astonlshment In the aims boxr saM
the Chief. Somebody with n son.a ~
humor had charge of this little aTaIS
| Bryant is senior warden, IL Seems IN tht,
church. 1t was clever" ''''
Boroday passed the letter back 10 h,.,
original" 10 quite
The Chief was smoking a large o,e,,
Unlike the police chief of fiction ana ~:
drama. he did not speak around the cjvar
but carefully removed It, not out of "a,
spect to his visitor. but out of defersnc.
to good cigar Now he leaned toward
Borody. 'O"s'o
Either" he said slowly, ut was clever
or 1t was necessary"
But the Russian had himself u,e,i 4,
hand. He only smiled. ~
1t has occurred to me-" the Chief wen.
on, that that little town has been nrstt,.
busy lately There was that ma,tor =,
the Country Club, you know. and ,.ss
Thursday night the parish house burnsS
down" Oui"ea
Yes" said Boroday, politely.
anu HO" something else has han.
pened, and" suddenly the Chief beat ~
desk with his flst-"I am pretty sick ~
it" 'i'A Oi
Under perfect control as he was at crit.
ical moments, the Russians hands had y.
way of twitching. So now he 1cked ths
ash from his cigarette and was politely
interested.
What happened last night?" he in.
quired. "a"
IT think you know. If you don't, IN
tell you. Yesterday morning n ire,
mendous collection was taken lin M m.
Church Of Saint Jude's to build a new
parish house in place of the one thai
burned down. The rector has been away.
the assistant rector took charge of the
money"
II see."
"of course you see. What would like
to know is why you fellows"
Boroday spread out his hands in his
foreign way.
81 fear you give me great credit
do not deserve It,"
why you fellows" the Chief went
on resolutely, waited to do this Job until
the rector, who Is old and infirm. had
gone away and left a husky young as
sistant in his place? And that isn't all
want to know"
In any way that I can assist YOU"
What the devil do you mean" yelled
the Chief, "by shooting a man down and
then going away and leaving the money
In his pockets? It's-lt's crude-it's
wastefulr
The Russians fingers twitched in spite
of him. The Chief saw It and smiled
lnder his heavy mustache.
do you mean that somebody shot this
you speak of? That is
'ather sad, Was there-much money!"
CONTINUED TOMORROW