Evening star., 1917-09-30


sending for the record of the accident.
The headquarters central spoke to
him.
"oncer Dooling on the wire. com
missioner"
All right" said Herkomer.
A moment later Plain Clothes Man
Dooling spoke.
'T'm up near tho sinsabaugh place,
commissioner: Phonin' from drus
store round the corner on Madison ave-
nue.. William Sinsabaugh. the railroad
man and financier. sir. On the Waring
matter. sir.
Kelcey had done more than tell Her
komer that he had assigned mon to
the pursuit of Waring. He had writ
ten their names and their posts on a
slip Of paper on the commissioner s
desk Herkomer glanced at this list,
now.
You are detailed to the Explora-
tion Club. Dooling."
Yes. sir. And the doorman there is
Tom Fields. Before your time. com
missioner. He was broke for drunk.
we remembered each other. and he
gave me the tip-off on Waring. War
ing had been In there half an hour
before 1 got there. Been in with MT.
ute or two-had a drink, guess; then
they left in a taxi outside the CLUB
The chauffeur was there, and l asked
him where they had gone. Straight to
the Sinsabaugh house. he told me.
chased right up here. and officer Car
michael was on the corner. He Knows
Sinsabaugh by sight, and he said he'd
been on fixed post at the corner 1or
half an hour and he hadn't seen S1nsa-
baugh nor any one else come out lie s
watchin' the house now while l phone
I told him If Waring came out-Io ON
Field described him pretty we'll. and
Carmichael says the man that got out
of the taxi with Sinsabaugh is that
ri 0f
havin no reason to lie
Loquacity under excitement was a
thing that Herkomer had to contend
with frequently. AS he had brought
brought Dooling back to earth.
We'll. what are you driving at,
Dooling?" he demanded.
Dooling coughed deprecatingly.
"Sergt. kelcey said to make pinch,
sir, and If Waring should come out of
the Sinsabaugh house I'll do it-or Car
michael If he should come this minute.
But + didn't know. but perhaps you
was in a hurry. commissioner. and
breakin' into the house without a war
rant and takin' him away
He paused. to let the commissioner
digest the inalienable rights of Anglo
Saxons.
That's all right" said Herkomer.
You don't need a warrant for murder.
am in a hurry. Go to the Sinsabaugh
house with Officer Carmichael. Ask for
waring; If he won't come out to see see
see fit. The charge is murder. II he
asks you questions. don't answer them
Bring him in"
fright" said Doo,ing. The receiver
clicked and Herkomer leaned back
comfortably in his chair. He forgot all
about his worry of little while back;
accident to the unknown man in front
of Warnings house was suspicious
enough to Justify the charge of murder
nd
false arrest.
The telephone rang again. Eagerly
Herkomer answered it, to hear a very
discounted Officer Dooling state that
Waring had slipped through his nm
gers.
"I didn't believe Sinsa baugh. sir. The
servant who answered the door told
me that Mr.. Waring was dining with
the Sinsa baughs. but Sinsabaugh came
out and said there was mistake. Mr..
Waring had gone half an hour ago, and
i searched the house, and-he amt
there. sir. Only guest vas a young
been there. and there wasn't any place
set for him. and then the servant that
answered the door said he must of been
mistaken. and-whatll do. sir?'
Herkomer sighed. Then he felt his
spine stiffen. William Sinsabaugh was
a rising man in the city's affairs, but
the law was bigger than any man.
Dooling was painstaking officer:
tarmlcHael WIS iOpt. there was no
question but that Warine had been in
the Sinsabaugh home. There was no
reason for Sinsabaugh to lie about the
time of Warnings departure. unless
him. William Sinsabaugh was a most
daring financier. who had rehabilitated
himself. after losing one fortune, with
amazing rapidity. Could 1t be possible
that-why not? No more impossible
than that Philip Wartng was mixed up
In the bewildering plot,
you watch the house, Dooling. If
Sinsabaugh goes out right away. follow
him. and when you get a chance, phone
here. I'll rush relief. so that Sinsa-
baush won't know that he's being fol-
lowed. right up to you"
He hung up the telephone and pressed
the button. To the clerk who entered,
he said that he wanted Sergt. Kelcey
to come to him.