The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-19

IN the opposite oval Of mirror. .aw
everything.
Al the almost imperceptible touch
breath come and 60 quickly. Some
thing strange - something terrifying
yet blissfully happy-dawned all a.
c In her soul.
June" he bresthed, tenscly. bend.
ing over until his face was close TO
hers. June! My"
There was a stop In the hallway. |
Mary appeared lettering. as " with.
out purpose. Just outside the open
library doors. The spell vas broken
June came TO herself with a start. ~
though from some wonderful dream.
Il am afraid IL In rather late" said
Lamar. forcing q commonplace tone
into his agitatcd voice. Good night.
Miss Travis. am glad 10 have been
able TO get back your pendant for you
And I'm sorry 10 have had to tell you
your reformed friend. Sam Pagan. Ia
still a crook and Ia q fugitive from
Justice. Good night"
Patrolman O'Hars-newest member
Of Surfton's diminutivs police force
was walking his beat In q disconsolatc
frame Of mind. Patrolman O'Hara
was in love. The brilliant summer
moon, tonight. brought him momen.
tary visions Of the girl he wanted to
marry. But common brought him
far more clear visions OF her obdurats
old father who would not hear OF such
u marriage until Patrolman O'Hars
should win promotion.
ratrolman O'Hsrs sighed. Lucx
was lodging him. That Was certain.
Yet he was forever looking for
chances to distinguish himself. For
instance. only thiA very evening. .
circular about . famous metropolitan
crook had arrived at the Surftou po
lice station. O'Hsra had read II sis
times. He had studied the picture OF
tho crooks face until he felt he would
know II . mile away.
Patrolman O'Hsra turned q corner
and came to . standstiii az abruptly
as II he had run into q stone wall.
Fifty feet ahead OF him u an all
night lunchroom-the only place on
tho block whose window lights were
stiii burning.
In front of the iunchroom was .
blackboard menu. setting forth the do.
lights Of various stodsy dainties a.
u comfortably low price.
And. In the full Hare OF the window
light. his hat pushed back on his fore.
head. stood q man. hungrily reading
the menu.
Patrolman O'Hara had not studied
that police circular for nothing. AZ q
glance he recognized the man beside
the blackboard menu. II was the
crook whose roeue's gallery photo.
graph WAS reproduced on the circular.
II was Smiling Sam" Esgan.
Patrolman O'Hara had visions
~again-this time visions Of swift pro
motion. His chance had come, lie
stepped forward
At sight OF him Eagan wheeled and
began 20 shuttle away into tho com.
parative darkness Of the moonlii
street. That was quite enough for
Patrolman O'Hara. With q shout. he
gave chase.
Sam. at sound OF the q~uickened
steps behind him. broke into a run
Pntroiman O'Hara's last doubt van
ished.
Long legs must ever win a race
against short. Speedily Patrolmar
OIiara gained upon his quarry. as
Sam dashed aimlessly up one street
..l -uv. ..A. nA-.- ~ $40.
almost within an arms length OF tn,
putting fugitive. Another ten seconds
and his hand would DO on Eagan's
collar.
Halt" bawled o'Hara. Halt. OF
IN shoot"
Sam turned In at the entrance ot
an alley and with q final squirt ol
speed ran up the a~lleyway. O'Hars
close behind. The ~policeman's fngel
was on the trigger. lie lacked the pa
thence to run his winded man down
Instead. he made good his threat b,
firing again. Purposely no aimed high
but he was no marksman. and th'
effect Of his bullet filled h,m with tn,
widest CONSERVATION.
!, For Smiling sam swerved SHARPLY
In his run. gsv q coughing cry. stag
gered forward upon his knees. hal
rose. then tumbled prone upon hi
face In the mud Of the alley.
Good Lord" groaned Patrolmai
O'Hara. suddenly unnerved and shak
en- with nausea. I've killed HIM! w
Two murdered q mani"
He stuck the pistol into his bel
and went forward to where the liner
body lay. H~esitstingly no turned tn
huge. ~lifeless bulk over on its bacl
and stopped to feel the heart.
And In the very same moment tn
murdered man came to life.
Patrolman OIiara felt himsei
clutched by q sinewy. thick hand
whose fingers dug deep into his throat
Eaga... with his other hand. wrsnche,
the pistol from O'Hara's belt AM
transferred II to his own pocket
. Then. with both hands and arms AM
legs. he proceeded to grip tho dun
founded of1ccr and lay hirn nat an,
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