The Dermott news., 1916-07-13

 CT until his iiE-. rested lightly for an instant on the curls. June, looking in the opposite oval of mirror, nv everything.
 At the almost imperceptible touch of his lips to her hair she felt her breath come and go quickly. Some thing strange something terrifying yet blissfully happy-dawned all at once in her soul
 "Junei" he breathed, tensely, bend ing over until his face was close to l hers. June, My"
 1 There was step in the hallway. Mary appeared; lettering, as if with l out purpose. just outside the open l library doors. The spell was broken. 1 June came to herself with start, as 1 though from some wonderful dream. ''I am afraid it is rather late said Lamar forcing a commonplace tone l into his agitated voice. Good night, 1 Miss Travis l am glad to have been 1 able to get back your pendant for you. 1 And I'm sorry to have had to tell you l your reformed friend. Sam Eagan, is i still crook and is fugitive from 1 justice. Good night"
 Patrolman O'Hara-newest member of Surftons diminutive police force vas walking bis beat in a disconsolate frame of mind. Patrolman OHara was in love The brilliant summer moon, tonight. brought him momen- tary yisions of the girl he wanted to marry. But common sense brought him 1 far more clear visions of her cbiurate old father who would not hear of such marriage until Patrolman O'Hara should win promotion.
 Patrolman O'Hara sighed. Luck was lodging him. That was certain. Yet he was forever looking for chances to distinguish himself. For instance, only this very evening. l circular about famous metropolitan crook had arrived at the Surfton DO lice station. OHara had read 1t six times He had studied the picture of the crooks face until he felt he would know it a mile away.
 Patrolman O'Hars turned a corner and came to standstill as abruptly as if he had run into a stone wall. | Fifty feet ahead of him was an all night lunchroom-the only place on tue block whose window lights were still burning
 In front of the lunchroom was a blackboard menu. setting forth the de | lights of various stodgy dainties at comfortably low price
 And. in the full flare of the window light. his hat pushed back on his fore head. stood a man. hungrily reading 1 the menu.
 Patrolman O'Hara had not studied that police circular for nothing At a 1 glance he recognized the man beside i the blackboard menu. It was the l crook whose rogue's gallery photo ] graph was reproduced on the circular
 It was Smiling Sam" Eagan.
 Patralmaa O'Hara had visions again-this time visions of swift pro motior His chance had come, He stepped forward
 At sight of him Easan wheeled and began to shutTle away into the com parative darkness of the mocnlt street. That was quite enough for Patrolnan 0Hara. With a shout, he ! gave chase
 sam. at sound of the quickencd steps behind him. broke into a run Patrolman OHara's last doubt van ishcd.
 Long legs must ever win race against short Speedily Patrolnan O'Hara gained upon his quarry, as | Sam dashed aimlessly up one street and down another Presently he was almost within an arms length of the l puftng fugitive Another ten seconds and his hand would be on Eagans l collar
 Halt" bawled O'Hara, Halt, or I'll shoot"
 Sam turned in at the entrance of an alley and with a fual spurt of speed ran up the alleyway. O'Hara ! clcso behind The policeman's finger was on the trigger. He lacked the pa | tience to run his winded man down l Instead. he made good his threat by l firing again. Purposely he aimed high, 1 but he was no marksrnan. and the effect of his bullet filled him with the widest consternsticn.
 Fer Smiling Sam" sweryed sharply 1 in his run. gave a coughing cry. stag l gered forward upon his knees, half rose. then tunbled prcne upon his face in the mud of the alley. Good Lord!" groaned pstrolman OHara. suddenly unneryed and shak- en with nausea. I've killed hIm! I've i've murdered a man."
 He stuck tho pistol into his belt and went forward to where the inert body lay. Hesitatingly he turned the huge. lifeless bulk over On it's back and stopped to feel the heart.
 And in the very same moment the murd cred man came fo life