Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

the handbag.
II want you to send that porter nm
to the police station for a couple of
officers" I said to the desk clerk.
He shook his head.
'Oldershaw tried to get a couple of
men, but the chief told him this was
circus day and he was already short.
handed for his city work"
"All right" I said. But at 1east
get that porter Off the door before
Oldershaw and Brescher come back.
And now tell what you know about
q jeweler here named Kishinger."
'Kishinger." meditated the desk
clerk. why. that's the Main street
jeweler who went, bankrupt this week
max came here about year ago from
Newark"
In two minutes I was down in the
booth talking over long distance to
Sculiard of Newark. In another Ave
minutes he had given me Kishinrer,s
record, the consolingly unsatisfactory
one OF two assignments and a safe
ROBBERY within space of twenty two
months.
"A newly arrived guest. powdered with
'roan dust. was standing before the reg
lister ana obviously demanding official
attention when 1 left the booth. I,wait-
ed until that dusty newcomer had reg
istered and followed him into the ele-
vator. I continued after him, in fact.
and followed after him to his duly as-
signed room number,
whats happened?" demanded. for
this arrival was Wilkins of the alliance
Office.
well. I've combed out this tangle all
right" proclaimed Wilkins, as he locked
the door.
'what is the tangle?" I meekly in
quired.
i've just followed a yegg and box
man called Humpy Jansen over here
from oakvtlle. He's laying low in Mo-
rams livery stable until he can get in
touch with his confederate here. And
I'm going to work the ropes around 'em
and pull 'em both inw
What ,confederate? I asked.
Curate Sam" was wilkins replv.
sat down on the edge of the he'd ana
let this sink in.
so he's in this. too" I ruminated
aloud.
No wonder this man Oldersba We
scared out of a weeks growth. with a
crook like that shadowing him around
the country" declared the man from
Sloan's office.
Then what are we going to do about
Brescher?" asked
Il guess those two carriers can take
care OF themselves" anhouncad Will
kins
But who's going to take care of that
two hundred thousand dollars worth
OF Maiden Lane stones?" / next in
Quired.
That's not what's botherin' me just
now. Balmy. What's interesting me
just now is Humphy and Citrate Sam"
But If those stones, nearly quar-
ter of a million dollars worth of them,
ever get loose, where'll we ever see
them again." ..
you've kind of got this doped out
little different to what I've done it,"
he suggested.
II intend to try and save those
stones told him.
I caught Toosey on the wing at the
telephone booth and sent her up to
her room for an empty suit case and a
couple of hand towels. while lodged
out and duly invested in a cotton
clothesline. l met Toosey on the cor
ner and pushed on through the crowd,
for all Chamboro was gathered along
Main street to see the circus parade.
"We're going straight to Max Kish-
ingers shop" told her. And we're
going to get there before certain 9TH
or parties" announced For there's
man from Maiden lane, Toosey. who's
trying to double cross his house. He's
been waiting for big cleanup, and
he's figured on hitting this town on
circus day with a stock worth well
over hundred thousand dollars. He's
even coaxed another carrier to swing
in with him. with another ninety
thousand dollars worth of stun for
the haul. They have cached that
stock in Kishinger's safe. Kishinger's
q bankrupt. He sweetens the pot with
anything worth while from his own
stock. Then Humpy Jansen walks in