Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29
HAPTER XVIII CONTINUED

~ comfort Of a huge leather chair in
1s wide front room. and turning,
mted excitediy to bullet hole in the
nolstery upon which moment be-
- his body had been lolling. In
4ntly there was panic; men rushed
way ana that, seeking like fright
ned rabbits to escape
Now, too. the sound Of splintering
wc upon the door was heard punctu-
ID BY the screams Of frightened WON
on the street. Eventually the door
asnsd IN and hoodlum mob streamed
49 tne halfway shouting coarse threats
aca welding biacktacks on every head
a ~ could reach. Their work once be-
y Sn was busipesslike and methodical.
1ey hammered their way through the
III ana into the parlors front and back.
nicn ecnoed with curses. blows. means
90a shouts as the brutal work went on.
1ut when the tide Of the invaders headed
s3& the stairs, there was Kelly standing
Seiciy on the landing. poised revolver
Don't come up said the division
Evef There was slight tremor IN
4 8euy's voice, but none apparently In
Sno hand that pointed the automatic.
Zen ducked away from before its frown.
+ and nobody came up the stairs
The wave Of invaders surged out as
S0ckIy as 1t had swept in. and Jerry.
/ uAnsnxed by what was happening, and
4, naving forgotten his telephone call. fol-
3 owed Kelly down to the halls and on a
eour Of the wreck below stairs where
amid the welter Of overturned chairs,
ga0ies and cuspidors. men rolled about
q pain or slumped unconscious on the
Something slipped disagreeably under
Sofry's foot as he crossed a threshold
e was blood! Pools of 1t stained the
pe.: css1: ana fs. bleeding, reeling heads had
kind Of prejudiced by this time, amt
you; MT. Archer?" queried Kelly dryly.
kind Of" admitted Jerry dazed and
,t,-A
fibls.' he shuddered after a minute. .'
1T was q sergeant Of police who
led EN-" affirmed Kelly.
He fired the shot through the wall
ana into the chair. He thought Jimmie
carey was settin' in it,
.Unbelievable - exclaimed Jerry.
But you do believe it. don't you?'
\ incurred the division leader. with a
eearching glance as II he must doubt
ne sanity of any one who did not be-
Yes said Jerry. II believe It. But
s Who.who can you appeal to-" stam-
S fnered Jerry.
That's it," snapped Kelly quickly
That's the idea! When the police beat
4 you up-who can you appeal to?"
OF course these were not all police
Z men" Jerry reflected.
But policemen led 'em. aided and
abetted by our friend Maldono. Did
4 you see him jackin' the cripple in the
doorway? The rest of 'em was this
choice bunch Of Frog Hollow gunner.
4 from New York"
Appalled, and overwhelmed by the ex-
hibition Of lawlessness and brutality to
\ which he had been witness. Jerry
thinking deeply, bade Kelly good-by,
Z passed out Of the club. made his way
through the crowd which had gathered
! mobile.
And this was the day of his victory
Z ever the brazen Rand-the day he had
1 W0n hi9 franchise and he should he
Wildly happy. Instead. he had never
been SO depressed in his life. He gave
up wanting to communicate with Ruth:
!, His sense of shock was too great and
turned to Victor Robinson. and he felt
1 aA immediate impulse to unload upon
II his stalwart mind the burden of dismays
,isEivnss and perp,e1i1ies with winch
Recalling Rollinson's habit Of working
nights. and noting that the hour now
4 was half-past eight he drove direct to
I the lawyers on the chance of finding
i enough and alone. hunched over law
book, the back of him shrouded in dark
ness. the viking face silhouetted by rays
!. from the hooded shade of the electric
Hight that flooded the page on which
his eyes were bent.
II see you whipped EN-" he said
Z with his big smile as he reached out a
Sl.d e. and and, vigorous js hand why what's
Terry. deiectedly. Master Victor. ;
have Just witnessed the most revolving
sight I ever saw in my life"
The expression Of Jerry's face and
1; he tremor in his voice, were enough
~ show how the memory of some recent
ssleht still fingered and distressed him.
my God. man." exclaimed Victor
I. s.etAnding up and laying hand on Jerry's
shoulder. You look i'll! Sit down and
Y fall me about It,"
<stkst lot more distressing to be an inno-
ssSsnt bystander than to have a part in
II healthy scrimmage yourself. That's
4 the psychology Of II, guess, but SIT
& down yourself and let me give you an
0arful of what I've Just been seeing"
While Victor smoked at first slowly
ana then with increasing rapidity Jerry
! Inscribed the scenes Of violence to
which he had just been a witness AZ
1 IL end Rollinson's pipe had gone out
4 nssnt. with eyes on the distance in that
fsnecting way Of his. but with tightening
) ltps. and every muscle OF hts race SEEM
ing to harden into a mask OF smplac-
smash 'em! S-s-s-m-ash EN-" He
4 81 out the words the second time with
eao~ii HShted with that pid blue viking FIRE which
a "And the first blow" INQUIRED Jerry:
S,I "YOu've struck your nrst plow. Sdiu
victor "Maldono Is where / start"
(which reminds me-" Jerry responded.
EsI have found the Aurehtsky family. :.
ris that so?" Robinson had started
8A6 II in surprise. his mood. his whole
SS5sYes, and / went to see him tonight.
MT was what took me down there.
II the man won't talk. Aided and
Ctted by some sort of an anarchist
B 3end Of his he's gone so dotty that we
q II only can't use him but can't APP
fpaeh him. Can't do anything for the
HE1yl even"
4sCant"
Jerry was at some pains to describe
'&lho circumstances Of the Aurentskys
EfSSd the varying states Of mind which
= 7ylvy had revealed to him. Robinson
66psared to listen intently. but in an
- 6srbsd sort Of way. his big blond
Sfriof face. wrapped in a mantle Of
~ thought. At length he sighed
Her face haunts me-" he said. In
foage. dreamy tones of deep feeling:
1l face. her eyes. her voice. all OF