Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
room, his shadow at his heels.
CHAPTER XII.
-osinq the Shadow.

noon III which 10 wear out the
patience of his shadow. lie
made his way 10 West street
and the North river wharves. Although
he was old and bent. he still had
and in his massive shoulders. He went
from pier to pier looking for chance
TO put in a couple OF hours at work.
He found the chance at the foot OF
Warren street. where he was given
three hours work unloading trucks.
At half past o'clock Hawkins was
paid 81 by his foreman. He slipped
into his coat and started away to give
the hound behind him a chance TO
show his ability In shadowing
The rush hour was on and Man
hattan's millions were packing sub
ways. elevated and surface cars and
crowding the bridges. The sky scrap
ers gushed forth seemingly endless
streams Of humanity. To the space In
front of the World and Tribune build
ings. Hawkins made his way. lodging
TO right and left as be travelled across
had to close in on him 10 keep him
in sight. They were not more than
three feet apart when Hawkins enter
ed the World building.
The fox passed through the build
ing to North william street and dis.
appeared in the gloom Of the third
riverward arch of the old bridge The
hound plunged after him. They emery
ed from under the bridge at Rose street.
| and the fox turned south to Frankfort
street. Turning to the east. he start.
ed as If for the river, hanging close to
the bridge arches. Suddenly the fox
disappeared.
The hound had just left Rose street
and had turned east also Not seeing
his quarry, he hurried his steps, keep
ing his eyes shifting from one side OF
; Frankfort street to the other.
The hound gave a last glance up and
down Frankfort street and then plung-
ed into Pearl street. twisting like
] python. crowded with homeward hur-
ewing thousands and made darker in
the dusk Of falling evening because Of
the shadows of the elevated structure
and the great bridge overhead.
The fox was gone. He had doubled
IN his tracks and was back in North
William street. only a few hundred
feet from his pursuer. but hopelessly
| iost to him. In a short time he reach
ed Corear's Hook park. Here he
, found Deefys saloon, so called be-
/ .ause the owner was deaf and dumb
and his patronage was from those sim
iarly afflicted 1t was place Of silent
refreshment. The probationer entered
the saloon by the Family" entrance
and took his seat nj table in q tiny
room back OF the bar In the sign Ian
guage he ordered from a deaf and
dumb waiter bowl OF stew and a cup
Of coffee.
He found a newspaper and made
himself comfortable In this secure
nook until the coming OF Boston Ed"
Promptly at IL o'clock the man with
the birthmark under his left eye show
ed his face in the door of the little
room back of Deefys bar
BILL" he whispered, wide grin
spreading over his homely and splotch-
ed countenance.
| Yes"
shes outside
Hawkins jumped TO his feet.
Set still, Bill" commanded Boston
Ed" II got it fixed with Deefy. You
two can have the room all to your
selves for awhile. He understands.
You can talk all you want. Bill. I'll
keep an eye on the door and sip a
| couple Of brannigans."
He withdrew his head. and in few
moments n woman was showed into
| the little room and the door banged
| tight behind her.
The sunken eyes of the old proba-
toner seemed to be suddenly covered