Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-23
Fifteenth EPISODE
The Double Resurrection.

AS Legar leaned back in the dim
seclusion of his smoothly running
limousine he permitted his scar-rav-
aged features the rare luxury OF 9
twisted smile.
Behind that leering face the active
brain was marshaiing certain past
events and generating certain future
schemes. One fact was indisputable
in the past two men had blocked
him at every turn. These enemies
were now out Of the way-they were
dead
The limousine purred steadily
southwark through the deepening
shadows of the almost deserted ave-
nue.. II turned into a mean side street
and drew up beside the curb. well
beyond the range Of the suffering arc
light.
Two skulkfng figures sided out of
a gloomy areaway and approached the
limousine as Legar got out These
worthless, answering to the appella-
lions of Red Eagan and One-Lamp
Louie, were Of that primordial type
which recognizes only the law Of
brute force. so 1t was that Red
Eagan, mistaking Legar's twisted
smile for something approaching good
humor, attempted an unusual degree
Of familiarity.
Say, gov'nor, I don't want { raise
o boiler, but that swell buzz wagon
must eat up a pile Of swag."
Legar replied CURLY, with darken-
ing face.
You'll get your share of the stun.
Eagan. no more and no less. But
there are times when that kind Of
talk might prove unhealthy, and the
sooner the fact penetrates your thick
skull the better"
The trio cautiously approached Q
ruinous old, Washington Square man
sion. and slipping into this dubious
rabbit warren, crossed the hall. dimly
LIT by one sickly gas Jet. As they
started up the stairs, a slender, heav'
fly yelled young woman came hastily
out of one Of the rooms on the tor
floor. She leaned for a moment over
the rickety balustrade, striving tc
pierce the half gloom enshrouding the
identity Of the oncoming visitors
Wheeling about the young woman
darted swiftly through one Of the hall
dozen doors on the hallway. Hel
refuge proved to be a windowles.
walled room cluttered with dilapidatet
trunks and useless relics OF bygon'
dodgers.
From the depths Of an ancient cab
met, the yelled stranger drew forti
q telephone helmet AS she Quickl!
adjusted the microphones over he
ears she heard the sound of voices
The voices, restrained and low-tonet
at first, rapidly became loud and quar-
relsome.
The angry tones were those Of julie
Legar and Red Eagan. The storm
of heated words conferred about tn,
heavy iron safe standing In one COZ
ner Of the room. Up to a oompara
lively short time ago this safe hai
been the receptacle of certain valr
ebles looted by Red Bagan and One
Lamp Louie, under Legar's directions
from a palatial upper Fifth ayenu
residence. The safe door now stoo
open-its contents scattered promii
cuously about the floor. but of tn
Van Horn family plate there was n
trace.
The guy what cracked this crf
had the inside dope for sure" wa
Red Eagan's muttered comment.
Are you trying to insinuate thi
IA a plan 10 double-cross you an
Louie?" queried Legar.
'T amt insinuatin' nothin'," was fh
others suriy response. hut who els
was hep 10 where the stuf wa
saltedf"
The answer Red Egan received wa
both prompt and effective. A heav
IRON projscti1e caught him neatly o