Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-23
THE TIGERS CLAW
An Adventure Of
Grant, Police Reporter
BY Robert Welles Richie

It vas . simple matter 10 follow sng BOY
back to the restaurant where he handed
in the dinner pail at side door, He
might have been crushing the growler''
for his father or mother IN oootzavention
Of thu ''Delling liquor to ninors~ law, were
It not for the fact that he took 10 his heels
at oncA leaving the pail behind That set
tied Tommy's doubts. He was sure now
that he knew what the pail oontained-a
revolveri
For this y one Of the ways that New
York gunner dodge the Sullivan law.
which makes II . serious offense to have
firearms upon the person without a Ii
cense.
II Big Moe could Be arrested now he
would be harmless for q few days at least
But there was no time to get in touch with
Cadogan. chief Of detectives and Grants
friend. 1t was imperative to watch tie
gambler like q hawk. Another glance
showed him opening tho dinner pail with
satisfied and very evil grin, and Tom
my dared risk no more.
He slipped across the street. A moment
later Big Moe came out of the restaurant
and walked brskly away with his right
hand thrust carelessly into the side pock-
ct OF his coat.
Again the reporter took up the chase
1t led to a cheap apartment house. Some
building operations were going on In the
himself In with latchkey Grant hur-
ried to the drug store on the corner. At
last a chance to telephone Cadogani
In few tense sentences he acquainted
the chief of detectives with the situation.
giving the address Of the apartment house,
which his eyes had never left. He hsd
barely finished when he saw somethiis
that m ade him Jump
For the love of Mike, chief hurryr' he
cried. Here's Benny now. walkin' right
into the trap"
Hardly waiting to hang up he receiver.
he dashed out of tho booth and across the
street. But already Benny's companion.
the girl had unlocked the front door. and
they disappeared inside, II shut with q
bang.
Grant ran up the steps and tried IL.
It was locked securely. He shook and
pounded and kicked unavailinsiy and then
ran down to the sidewalk and around
through an alley behind He must get
into the building somehow
In tho rear Of tho apartment house was
. more pretentious building which was
stories. for on the roof was a light crane
with q rope hanging from II. No work.
mon were about. It was the noon hour.
and they were probably eating lunch. He
dashed upstairs as hard as he could peit
TO the roof and looked appraisingly across.
And there, clearly TO be seen, was Big
Moe Myers. ugly automatic in hand.
erouehed behind some heavy curtains In
window with his back to the reporter!
Not q moment was to be lost. Grant ran
like squirrel UP n set of cleats on the
swinging arm of the crane, caught the
rope and slid down. Opposite the window
he began to swing back and forth back
and forth, each swing taking him nearer
the window. which was partly open. He
must not reach 1t too soon or he would In
all probability get shot for his pains and
II he got there too late II was Benny's
life that would be lost.
Then suddenly Myers leaped out of sight
into the room from behind the curtains.
With q supreme effort Grar managed 10
land on the window sill and retain his bal
ance Swiftly he slid UP the sash-and at
the same moment came the short ugly
bark of an automatic and piercing
scream. He was too late,
Half an hour later. pale and somewhat
shaken, Grant hurried into the city room
of the Chronicle. We've got Moe Myers
for murder. he told Mansfield briefly.
You don't say! The stoolpigeon, after
alp
NO. said Grant slowly, '.she gees by
the name OF Nell Brady Myers used her
to bait n trap to catch Benuy. But cats
don't always scratch, She used to be Ben
ny's girl till Myers stole her-which ~
why Benny squeaied, She jumped In front
of Benny just in time Women are queer.
She must have loved the Rat after all!