Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-19
Eiuhth InStaIIment

Tncn by incn. the door began 10 give.
Under the smashing blows of the two
men the sap widened. 4 jagSed rent
appeared across the surface OF the pam
eI. one more mighty crash OF the I'M
provised battering ram, and the bench
end burst in.
There was a hole in the secret door
bi- enough for a slender man TO wrig-
gIe through. Lamar dived head nrst
into the breach, closely followed by his
companion
into the iner room they plunged. ami
across il. guided by the noise OF Tight
ing outside.
The low door leading to the yard was
afar. Through tRe doorway hurried
Lamar. bending double TO clear its top
Across the yard ne Tace0 and out OF
the gate into the alley. arriving there
lust as the two policemen were putting
the finishing touches upon the subJuga'
ton Of Mr.. Thomas Dunn
: crack on the head and mOmentarily
dazed that industrious young battleT'
and before his cigarette-sOdden brain
could clear from the impact one OF the
policemen had snapped a pair of aand-
cuffs around the prisoners unwashed
wrists
Now. them" said Lamar. b-iskly,
where is your boss
I say. where's your boss Where's
sam Pagan? Where is he nidins?
Tom looked duly bewildsred-
sneak up. YOU ordered one Of the
policemen. giving the luckless youth
shake so vehement as TO set all his yell
lowed teeth a chatter and TO knock iis
cap flying from his head
Yes, speak up, you" echoed the otn-
CT policeman, picking W the cap, jam
ming il down on Dunn's head again ami
then proceeding 10 shake MIN until i.
bounced of once more
'swottcher talSjn about. oleatei
Dunn. femme be- can't YOU | ain
done nOthin. Can't a Teller come peace
able out Of his own back ward without
-etttn- beat mp by the bulls: III have
where's sam EsEau- repeated In
mar.
I don't know E0 sam Eagar- grow
Cd Dunn
Did he set pas; while you were
catching this chap Lama. asked the
policeman.
Not him. returned one VI the cTl-
Gers. And not anyone We didn't move
Two. feet from that gate II anyone d
tried to sneak out OF climbed over the
fence. we'd a seen him l had my eye
open for sam as sOon's I found THIS
guy wasn't MIN.
where is he" Max demanded once
mere OF tno diSheveIcd Dunn
speak IN civil admonished one po-
liccmaH. giving the captive breath-eN-
peIIinE JiS over the heart
And speak up quick" added the 9TH
or officer with a similar dig on the or
plSite side.
Where's F,agaus'- asked Max
I don't know no Eagan. Keep tellin
YOU walled the battered youth.
Max Lamar knew enough ~ thug ma
ture TO realize that this sort Of interro-
cation might 90 on for an hour with
no results Meanwhile precious time
was passing.
zone Of you take him to hea GUAR
ters.~ he ordered. The chief VIII find
2 way to make him talk. You two
others go through the building, cellar
to roof. I'm going back for another
look around the shop. It'n be worth
while. If can find what ] want"
Find what you want?" snarlingly
mimicI1ed Tom Dunn when did a fly
detective ever find anything?'-
''That'u do for YOU roared one of
mis- captOrs. shaking him to gasping ST.
Ience-
I'm sorry TO see YOU boys so rough
with that sweet young reform school
aIumnus.' TcprOved Max, but I'd be a
lot sorrier If he hadn' called me
detective Ny tough friend. I'm a
crime specialist. Not a.
"Aw. lay down. snapped Dunn,
you're all bunch OF cheap dubs. Bone
heads. the lot OF you. We
quite right" assented Max, restrain
ing u dual impulse OF the policemen to
Trlsnhaudle the prisoner still further.
Quite right my Successful celI-candi-
date We are lot OF bOneheads- Most
human beings are But when / see
where YOUR Cleverness has landed you
and where its going to land YOU
WHY. I'm content to keep on being a
bonehead- Boneheads stay on the right
side OF the bars longer than young fell
lows who are too clever for their own
good Take him along officer You
others search the house.
4 minute later Lamar vas hack in
the wrecked cObbler shop He had re-
nembered the shoe that had ratified
when he so idly played with il OIL his
visit TO Sam the previous day. And he