The Glasgow courier., 1916-05-12
The Strange Case
of Mary Page
Confined from Page Three,

about hfs neck were sOmeh how pressing
his vocal chords.
He was. he admitted. a private watch
man who had most Of the block near
the Hotel Republic, and he usually paid
visit to the back gate Of the Watson
clearinghouse once or twice during
the course Of his rounds.
He verified all that the buxOm cook
had already told, since he himself had
watched proceedings from dark cor
ner little further along the alley. but
his account was amplified and more
definite as to detail.
did you," asked IAngdon. ''know
who resided in the house into which
the girl was lifted by means Of the
rope swing?"
IL did. sor." he answered. 1T was
Barker's, the gamblin' place. you know.
sor: They KEEP it dark in the back and
in the front. but It was bright enough
inside, begorra."
ing?"
"No. sor. They had their own man
to keep an eye out for the bulls, but 1t
was that very night they were pulled.
Tim. the policeman at the corner. had
wised me up to it only an hour before.
"'Stick around, Denny says he.
therell be big doin's soon. They're
goin' to raid Barker,s,' sez be. and III
bet we pull a few big bugs. or my name
is mud
80 was kind Of hangin' around
waitin' when see this other fellow
posted in the alley. First OF, seq.
he's plain clothes man. Then l looks
at his feet and l says nix, he's a gum
shoe crook, and then the girl comes
down the fire escape"
when the girl had disappeared into
Barker's, what did you do?"
II Joined Katie and says to her, said
|, it's goin' to be big night. and that
girl has jumped out Of the fryin' pan
into the fire. And begorra. sor. I'd no
more than said It. then heard the sig
nal blow and saw the bluecoats march
in up the alley and across the street
| at the end surr0undin' the place
Good night to Barker's,' says L; and
we watched 'em batter in the door and
march up stairs. 1t was then that l
felt the other man tuggin' at me arm
'"The other MANI" It was more an
exclamation than question and Den
| mis- nodded.
"Sure the feller that had been stand
in some place in the shadows. 'Wot
are the perlice afterT he says all
hoarse like. who are they lookin' fer
the girl?' Not on your life.' says L,
they're raidin' Barker's.' 'Barker's? ?
says he, as II he'd never heard of the
place. I-I-thOught the trouble was
In the hotel. I-I-heard a shot
Then says l. you've got one OH me.
fer with all these auttymobiles hangin'
about. the man that kin tell bullet
from a tire has some ears You're
right says he. 1T was probably tire.
And he laughs; then he skunk away as
II he didn't like the perlice even If they
weren't doin' anything but raid gam
blin' joint
"Can you describe that MANI"
"No. He was kind of fattish. and
short. He looked like the sort of fel-
Ter that hits 'em up considerable but
I didn't take particular notice. sor."
did you and Miss O'Neill remain in
the alley after he had gomez"
| "Yes. fer the police had run up the
shades and we could see right into
Barker's place. Then l seen the girl
again"
"Do you mean Miss Pager"
"Yes. sor; leastwise. suppose it was
her. She was standin' with her hands
over her face. and one Of the police
men jerks 'em down and turns to an
other one and says. says he. is this
the girl?' could hear plain even down
in the street. but the other bull seemed
puzzled. 1T looks like it might be- he
says. especially the glad rags. but she
amt got Maggie's ear marks Then
he grabs the girl by the arm and says.
'Wot's your nameY But she didn't
answer. just means. and at that he
laughs and says. 'Playin' dumb, eh:
Same old game. Now I'm dead sure
you are Maggie Hale that buns around
the restaurants and hooks the suckers
Well, If you won't talk to us, you can
tell 1t to the judge. And with that ne
marches her away where we couldn't
see her."
"Just a minute. Mr.. Gallagher" in
terrupted Langdon. Lets return tC
that fattish man in the alley. Did he
come up the street with the policeT'
mo, sor. He was alongside O. me by
that time"
"Then he came from the other end OF
the street,"
Dennis scratched his head.
mot as I seen, sOr." he admitted.
"Would you have seen him had hi
come from the corner beyond the Hote
Republic?" Langdon's voice was vi
brant with eager excitement and the
spirit Of it swept through the court
room in shivering whisper.
Eyes, I'd seen anybody comm from
either end Of the street. allus cOul(
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