The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-06

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! don want to speak t. YOU about
the Red circle. Allen told han
Come on into the office aud have u
smoke. ! want You to drop these
cases for o while and 20 To- work ~
the Gordon affair The Fatwell cor
poration viii pay heavy blood money
tn ret him back You 70 the nan
want On II
Ia like 10 do anything YOU ask
me TO. chief. he declared sincerely,
but cant handle this Gordon ease.
because I'm going to stick 20 tho
Red Circle until / solve II.
There was a knock at the door. The
chiefs secretary caine in from the
outside Office.
The two men YOU sent down to
Surfton on tho Gordon case are out
side. They'd like to see you at onco
very important
Lamar reached for his hat. The
chief i%nterposed.
No. | want you TO stay and hear
what thcy have 10 say. Maybe II viii
arouse your interest sufficiently to
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 SUTTON Boyle. the taller OF the
two. burst out as he crossed the
threshold. Must have had a pal
down there who warned him
And We were coming back to town
disgusted with our luck. intercepted
Jacobs when all OF "A sudden | loo
out OF the window and see this fellow
Gordon. standing plumb on the side
walk, az bold aB you please. or cours,
Biil and ! got on that car in doublc
quick time. but before we could steal
up on him Gordon sighted us md
And made for an allcyway. the
first detective broke In. jealousy We
chased him down the alleywey-it was
one running alongside "A lumber ward
We got q pa,rolman to stand guard
over the entrance to the yard while
wo investigated farther down tn,
alley-but nothing doing
Did you search the yard asked
Lamar quietly.
"Aw, how can you search a lumber
Yard" scoffed Jacobs. "A guy could
have you playing hide-nnd.seek all
week In one OF those things. We put
tho pa%trolnan there SO he couldn't
make n getaway
The chief looked at Lamar.
Well he asked slyly, does II
change your mind
Max shook his head.
Sorry. But IL doesn't Good-by
I'm not going back 10 the office iusr
yet. I'm going 20 takc n brisk walk
Maybe when | get back souo OF these
cobwebs will be cleared out Of m,
head I'm lot going TO walk past any
lumber yards, either. he added as q
parting shot.
The four men-all interested In tn
man hunt for the little emlczzlcr Ger
don-laughod heartily II only one OF
them had looked out OF the wiucuS
OF the chiefs office AZ that miuu'o h,
would have seen a weary, b~edraFgic'
creature holding q small, white care
In his hand, wander past, looking fol
an address
Tho weary. b~edraggied creature wa'
Charles Gordon. fugitive attor ~
who. after a night spent OF a dam
park lawn. was seeking Man Lamar @,
throw himself on his mercy
The sight OF a blue uniform wit
hraGr buttons on the street come
ahead OF him made hin dodge rapid
INTO a convenient doorway Heavy
regular footsteps approached his hid
Ing rlac'-tho measured pacing of th'
patrolman on his beat known sO wei
% evaders OF embarrassing situations
The blue, well.fed hguro got abreas
OF tho spot--passed Il. unseeing. Tn
coast was clear
Gordon jumped from the doorway
skirted the building. keeping close 4
the wall, and turned the corner Their
he drew a free breath and pushed hi
hat back ON his forehead.
Tho second large doorway from IN,
corner had BLACK Building" carve
In the stone up Over the arch. Gordoi
looked at the care In his hand.
The penciled line under Lamar
name read, "5l2 Black Building III
|. walked through the huge glass doc
and started 10 mount the stairs. 4
, mar sneaking from the laws hand
does not trust himself TO elevators
or rather people who run them
| AZ the top Of the fourth flight h
turned down the hallway To his lcf
, and looked for the door with tina
? number on II. He found 1.-THE doc
slightly ajar.
Very cautiously Gordon pushed I
wider.
A graceful prettily gowned
was seated In "A chair beside the deah
with her back to him The click o
tho closing door mad her jump "a
ana face him.
Gordon rasped I, was June Travis
Mr.. Gordon" she exclaimed, looh
ing around norvously. why dii yoI
come here How foolish of YOU 4
, take the chnnce' You had such
splendid opportunity tn get away
, why didn't YOU take advantage OF II