Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-27

Slim promptly decided to investi- gate. But he also decided to advance with caution. Before he could place a foot on the runniugboord. however and thrust a pertly inquisitive head into the hooded gloom of the car. that car, began to move forward again. Yet before it passed from his reach the gioved hand thrust into his own an en- velope.
 On this envelope was clearly in- scribed:
 "Dr. Ludwig Palidori.
 Care cf Jules Legar,"
 and beneath these words Sims be- wildeTel eyes made oHc the UuIiste6- able emblem o5 a laughing mask. What it meant was more than he could tell
 So inscrUab bic did this mystery seem. iu fact. that Sim. after one min ute Of deep thought. promptly yet de- licately slipped the blade of his pen knife along tfe gummed flap of the envelope and forced t open. Cl a single sheet os paper he found written the cryptic words:
 Remember the Hammer of Cod, which smites, and orushes whcm it smitesl'
 Slim. the gcv cat and rauEster. pug zled much over this message as ne restored it 90 it's violated envelope and adrOitlvE vEa-caled the flap
 Now. who tclrs gc.t.u his little f-r4rsaf-..Hs that bewIdorad worthy of himself as he made his guarded way back to the underworld rendezvous which was known to his cOnfrcres as the Owls Nest.
 The Owls Nest proper was an un- sayory cellar room in one of the most unsayory sections of the lower East side. Years telore it had been a wino cellar. presided over by a NeapOlitan of Nauo Ners aEliati0ns, until Q fed Cral shoO-fy. .u scsa~ch for "coiuers,' had been found stilc-t0ed behind one Of it's casks of Narsa.a. wLereupo1 the .NeapClita1 had vanished and in due time the Owl herself had taken possession 0. the quarters.
 
 With the advent of Jules Legar. the mysterious center Of a mysterious cir rle Of evildcers about whom. she knew, it never paid to be too inqusi- . five, life hal become easier for her 1 Her cellar. iucors- -icU0us in Q dis ! trict so crowded with equally dubious warreus. had proved precisely the type ] of quarters the leader CT tbe new cir 1 cle was 'n need of And as LeCar him l self stepped down into the cellar. ad- , vauciug with his peculiarly padded . tread as softly as ll animal steals in- l. 60 it's lair. the Owl remembered that l the hour of her reward was not far . distant. For she had proved jealous guardian of the fairhaired girl whom Lcgar saw fit to keep hidden so long from the world.
 It vas plain Co see that Legar was accepted as a leader by the half dozen dips ard eaursters and moll-buzzers 1 1to whose midst he had so quietly slipped
 Where's Iorato@" he curtIy asked as he glanced about the circle.
 That question orsw red itself. for a-en as it was rut Legato himself slipped down into the dim light of the Owls cellar
 Whats this2' demanded Lesar. as the newcomer. without speaking. handed the letter of mystery to his chief.
 That's what l want 10 find out. was Sims rctort. "A eink in a Fit avenue go-cart hands me this and speeds on'
 LeElr tore open the envelope His .errotv eyes narrowed as he unlolded he sheet
 "Thc Hammer of God again." he said with a snecr. Hut a troubled looI, 'gcpt into his face as hc stood study ug the message and the envelope in which that message had come. Then DO laughed Tut tt was a laugh with ,ut mirth "Palido-i2" he muttcred. Why should 2 know anything about l . man named PaHdori.'
 Then weu strike before the Ham. ner Goest- he announced. with sud. ! lem determination And with go Eas- ure of imuJ,'eucc lc commanded Inc )wl 70 tJkc Hm to the eIrl t.e Iic- en girl uu whom stll hinged his re8ms ot vengeance "liDI..e he , -''~' back as he V,ut "se, T4t-Do