The Washington herald., 1919-01-22

This bird may have been so fright
ened by the shot which WAS fred IN
the library. that IL recalled the words
used BY Stockbridge before the shot
was fired. These words. in my opin-
ion. tell US that the millionaire was
Z 'phoning 10 some individual prob
{ ably the whiEperfnR- R-voiced man This
/ individual and All. Sing! or Al. Sing
( Sing, or All. Singing! or ossining, are
closely allied. Now who OF stock
bridges enemies does that htZ''
/ Drew rose TO his feet and busted
I his knees Us that clear" he asked.
Clear as mud. chief ! don't set
/ it YET"
You will" said the detective. drop
ping down in his chair and reaching
I fr his papers. see these" he added.
swiveIing and darttng a quick glance
at the bird cage. These, Delaney.
are a list OF the old mans known
enemies. have compiled this list
! from the secretary's statements my
own newspaper reading. the facts we
gained at Morphy's trial. and from
what StockbridEe told me, in uhe H.
brary before he was slain" Drew
/ counted the list with a steady finger.
There's seven" he said.
rs that ALI thought there was
more an that"
mo, Seven is the number, He wa.
well hated as you will SOC. First and
foremost We have Mortimer Morphy.
who is serving from ten 20 twenty
years in State prison. with other In
dictments hanging over his iron-rray
I head. He's the captain OF them all
He lacks soul. conscience and heart
The Wolf OF the Ticker they used
to call him. ] had the warden on
the wire this morning. He's ready TO
aid justice to the limit. He SAYS that
| Morphy. or rather Convict S7512. I
think they call them inmates up there,
is well and working. He's in charge
Of the books in the front Office"
| He'd never keep any books for
me-" declared Delaney.
Drew nodded. Me either" he said
Il have heard too much about his
past to trust his future. Stockbridge
always feared him"
Does he fit what the black crow
said?"
He does. most certainly. Sing SIrE
and Morphy are linked together in
every way. Morphy must have been
mentioned on the wire and Stock
bridge shouted. What. in Sing Sing
or words 10 the same meaning"
Go on" said Delaney. ElancinE at
the magpie with round eyes.
Then comes NoEel. who was al
States prison, but whom they trans
ferred 10 the hospital AT Glendale.
wh--e he is said 10 be dying OF tu-
berCulosis.
Il remember him 4 little runt with
a big nose. That might be the Wits
pering voice. chief. Il hc's got T. b"
Hardly, I also had Glendale on
the phone. or HarriVan did. They
say Nogel is right there and is going
TO stay there. il nifty guards will keep
him"
Next CHIEF"
The next is VoEcI's partner. Ross.
You remember hin12 A ood-natured.
fat fellow with a bald head. lie was
always smiling. He's making little
rocks out OF big ones in a convict
camp near Lake George. He Was at
Sing Sing. or OssininC. for a time
Most Of the New York prisoners s--
taken there first. It's a sort OF clear
ing house for the other prisons Of
the State
Would he 1T in with what this
= bird said. chief
He might"
Go on. I'm getting interested.
Then said Drew we have the
] wv A.ANFA'lS " a-o Iltlf4If-0 MCFInN 9
Blue Sky. preferred. Flying Boat.
and other swindIes. They are at
. Sing Sing"
What's their names. chief. I've
forgotten"
! Greene and Goldberg, one con-
fessed and one turned states evi-
dence. They cot on with from two
TO four wears. 4 nice bunch OF
'sQueaIers"'
They u be out pretty soon. chief'"
'Nes-but they're harmless. 7 don't
think they had anything To do with
the murder OF Stockbrdec. The other
fellow might"
Who's that. CHIEF
"FnklesJein-the banker. The one
who went before the grand jury and
claimed exemption Hes somewhere
on the outside I think Flynn is COW
erinE him sent him over 10 Jersey.
where Finklestein has a place near
Morristown. Well hear Of him later /"
Delaney shifted his big feet and
started counting on his fingers. He
wldened his eyes. There's one
more" he said. as Drew leaned back
Yes, there's one more. kept him
for the last He's out Of sight. reaco
and hearing. You know who I mean 80
That guy who invented wireless
boat. or flying boat. or them movie
picture things in seventeen coIors. [
know who YOU moan. He beat e.
slick as any porCh-climbcr. What's
his name. chief"
"Morphy's brother Cuthbert Nor
|. ply Hes an electrical engineer and
the inventor OF all their shady Dro-
motions. He's the real brains OF the
mob You never saw him.
'No-diu youo''
Cant say that have declared
Drew with = snap y call him one
OF my failures. I've made enough
. Remember how Flood and Cassidy
searched for him after the others
were arrested? He's cost US thou
sands Of dollsrs-without result. I
charged it to Stockbridce"
Which way did he go. chief"
He beat il for Argentine. Fror,
, there he went across South America
TO AntofaEasta. From there he dis
appeared like a rocket in No Mans
Land No trace was found For ali
we know, he might be right ho-e IN
little old New Nork-the best hiding
place in the known world 7 hate
to think Of the places d man could
plant in this town
Sure, But they ALWAYS come
around the old corner. Remember
Dutch Gus. the bowman Five years.
chief in every town on the man.
and then hc was picked up At Forty
second street and Broadway Maybc
your friend. CuthcrJ. Will show un
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