The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-13

himself, Those guys certainly distrust
! each other"
A moment later dirty forefinger was
/ pressed against his arm.
You from Boston? Know Vincenzo
Martelli?"
Jimmy assured his questioner with
all enthusiasm and in rapid Italian that
! Vincenzo Martelli was known to every
one who had ever set foot in the west
= end of Boston.
; Fincsse in social matters docs not
distinguish untutored cardsharps, With
out more ado his new acquaintance
proposed that Jimmy make q fourth
He Plays the Game.
In another moment the door Of mys-
| terry had opened and closed on Jimmy
Barton. alias Giacomo Bartonetti.
He entered on the game with zest
and display OF big bills. which ne
had not failed to draw against next
| weeks salary.
The game waxed more and more. en-
ish desire to call" his opponents rath-
er than he called by them. Cleans
OF avarice narrowed the eyes Of Nhe
players. Jimmy was deliberately una.
unaware OF the fact That the game
was getting" him too. The zest for
gambling has a way of taking possess
sion OF the votaries Of chance.
That would do for now-the three gam
blers meant to break him when Inc
stakes were higher and his all In the
The winner reached for the chips
which represented his winnings. His
sleeve caught on a projecting corner OF
the table and pushed up his elbow lSes n,r =.
.orS cbs ssre pushed Mhs Back Jimmy
looked up in amazemcnt. Knives were
flashing AL about him. For one second
he was puzzled. and then he behold his
his skin had a heavily bronIed look.
! From wrist 20 elbow It wns white.
There was need of immediate action
but more Immediate was the necessity
Of finding 2 weapon: Jimmy seized a
nents. The creature automatically
jumped out of range. and the chair
! thudded against the wall. As II by
magic panel opened and slid back.
: Jimmy wasted no time in analyzins
, the situation. but devoted himself to
! disposing of the men between him and
that reckoning exit and getting through
1t and out of the neiehborhood Of fash
Nor did he linGer in the room IN which
he suddenly found himself to wait the
! coming of his foe.
} flight. and Jimmy considered this the
time to be verv discreet. He rushed on
into another room and turned and locked
4 the door through which he had come.
At a table in the center Of the room
e sat a mana typical italian fruit ven.
e dor-working at queer black object
: which appeared in no way connected
with the trade which seemed his by
7 ready 10 handle one foe. and he en-
!, pended all the energy he had longed tC
2 use in disoosing of those dagger ant
!, lstilctto flashing Italians on their com
patriot who was fighting barehandec
!. like Mr.. Barton himself
n He Picks Up a Bomb.
r He suspected that there was all nee
e for speed-that the men with whom h
" had but recently been playing SHOW
/. down" so peacefully Would burs
r. through the door presently and deman
I a showdown of another kind There wa
q everything to be gained by disposing @
u one foe In advance. Mr.. Burton locke
- for a weapon and his eyes fell suddenl
y on the black object on which the Italia
had been working when he came int
the room.
lie seized It and prepared to fling
i ing thing happened. The italian fe
,s on his knees and screamed out a pie
n for mercy. "Dotta a bomb! I max
> him-don't throw-he killa us BOTH"
| Jimmy lOWeTeu IL SLOWLY, Dut COT
y tinued to threaten thee maker who cor
Is tifiued on his knees in deadly terror. A
If yet there was no sound of pursuit. jim
my crossed the room and began clint
ing a ladder which he had seen leanin
n against the window. He was still hole
% ing the bomb gingerly. but he manage
y to convey to the kneeling enemy this
y he should be destroyed II he move'
III There was a sound Of blows on the doc
beyond.
'e Jimmy reflected that he was jul
- about IN time. and that he might hay
y, y, to fling his weapon at the whole buncl
= It was rather an uncomfortable bushes
~ climbing a narrow ladder to the accom-
~ paniment Of shouts below and with III
knowledge that In your hand was
IL weapon of destruction on which you ha
ID better keep a tiglre hold. Rapid trans
" up the ladder was very difficult Hare
% " had ne gotten to the top when blac
h. and evil faces appeared at the base.
ID Jimmy wasted no time In parleyinI
4 but dashed across the roof, still hoidln
E. his bomb.
}" As ne went he reflected that the new
y paper game certainly offered you
'd liberal education-but that you ha
~ to knbw a few tricks to hold up 20,
ie end In IL, too. when get out Of this
~ he vowed. 9TH look up a nice friend
~ sailor and learn how to go up a roI
N hand over hand-though what I real
need II to learn how to do II with OF
IL hand and one foot.'
10 reflections, Jimmy was not ligh