The Dermott news., 1916-07-27
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 T don't want to speak to you about the Red Circle, Allen told him. Come on into the office and have a smoke. l want you to drop these cases for while and go to work on the Gordon affair The Farwell cor poration will pay heavy blood money to get him back. You're the man want on it.
 I'd like to do anything you ask me to. chief he declared sincerely, but l cant handle this Gordon case. Because I'm going to stick to the Red Circle until | solve it | There was a knock at the door. The chiefs secretary came ill from the outside office
 The two men you sent down to | Surfton on the Gordon case are out side They'd like to see you at once very important
 Lamar reached for his hat. The | chief interposed.
 No. I want you 10 stay and hear what they have to say. Maybe it will | dI OuSe NOuI lbltA tSl ohAAitIVAAA NC make you change your mind Send them in, Harry.
 The two detectives rushed into the doorway each desperately anxious to tell the exciting story.
 Didn't get a trace of him down at Surfton.7 Boyle. the taller of the two. burst out as he crossed the | vol down there who warned him"
 And we were coming back to town. diseusted with our luck intercepted Jacobs. when all of sudden l look out of the window and see this fellow Gordon. standing plumb on the side walk. as bold as you please of course l Bill and l got of that car in double quick time. but before we could steal up on him Gordon sighted us and
 And made for an alleyway." the first detective broke in jealously. We chased him down the alleyway-it was one running alongside a lumber yard. We got a patrolman to stand guard over the entrance to the yard while We investigated farther down the alley but nothing doing
 Did you search the yard?" asked Lamar quietly
 "Aw. how can you search lumber yard7" scored Jacobs. A guy could have you playing hide-and-seek all week in one of those things. We put the patrolman there so he couldn't make a getaway.
 The chief looked at Lamar
 Well" he asked slyly. does 1t change your mind?4
 Max shook his head.
 Sorry But it doesn't Good by I'm not going back to the office just l yet I'm going to take a brisk walk Maybe when l get back some of these cobwebs will be cleared out of my head IT not going to walk past any l lumber yards. either" he added as a parting shot
 Tho four men-all interested in the man hunt for the little emhe2zler. Cor dou-IauEhed heartily If only one of them had looked ont of the window of the chiefs office al that minute he would have seen weary. bedraEgled | creature holding a small white card in his hand. wander past looking for an address.
 The weary. bedraggled creature was l Charles Gordon. fugitive attorney. who. after night spent on damp park lawn. was seeking Max Lamar to throw himself on his mercy The sight of blue uniform with | brass buttons on the street corner ahead Of him made him dodge rapidly | into a convenient doorway Heavy. regular footsteps approached his hid ing place-the measured pacing of the patrelman on his beat. known so well to eyaders of embarrassing situations The blue, wellfed figure got abreast | of the spot-passed it. unseeing, The coast was clear
 Gordon jumped from the doorway, skirted the building. keeping close to the wall and turned the corner There he drew a free breath and pushed his hat hack on his forehead
 The second large doorway from the corner had Black Building" carved in the stone up over the arch Gordon looked at the card in his hand
 The penciled line under Lamars name read "5l2 Black Building" He walked through the huge glass door and started to mount the stairs. A man sneaking from the laws hands does not trust himself to elevators or rather people who run them.
 At the top of the fourth flight he turned down the hallway to his left and looked for the door with that number on it. He found 1.-the door slightly ajar.
 Very cautiously Gordon pushed it wider.
 A graceful woman, prettily gowned. was seated in a chair beside the desk. with her back to him. The click of the closing door made her jump up and face him.
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