The Washington herald., 1919-01-19
Whispering Wires By henry = LEVERAGE T G
Who Killed Montgomery Stockbridge?
Copyrfght. 1918. By Mofat. Company. York)

them OF the awakening city which
was stirring in its last sleep. tuE
whistled hoarseiy somewhere on the
East River. Its bIare and gnal
echoed down the towering canyon.
An answering rattle sounded from the
elevated. 4 milk wagon ChUrned by.
A deep-seagOing hanson cab. of the
vintage oil ten years before, strug-
gled along Madison avenue as the
two detectives paused on the corner
and sought a pathway through the
snow to the opposite side.
Some night" said the operative.
pulling down his derby hat and
taclEg Drew. A he'll ola night to
be out. Good thing Ne walked. though.
My head is clearing.
1T needed clearing" said the de
tective. Some Of YOUR deductions
were impossible. Whom do you sup
pose we're going to meet herc2'
How should I know. chief"
Guess
Harry Nichols"
Who else"
Search me, chief"
who's that over across tho street
in the shelter OF the stoop" See, He
sees US. You ought TO know who
that is"
He looks familiar" admitted De-
laney
It's O'Toole"'
That's right. chief II is, H."
trailed the lad in the fur benny from
the drug store and came here. The
lad in the drug store was Harry
Nichols. The thing works out all
right"
"Get ovar 70 H., ,,r 4.
street and tell O'Toole that he can go
home and get some sleep Tell him
TO be at the Office not later than \
o'clock-this morning. Get what in
formation you can from him. This
brownstone house with the sign out
is our address. IN wait on TIE
stoop."
Delaney was over in three minutes.
"AH right" ne said cheerfully.
'O'Toole says that Nichols left the
drug store and walked south Trail
led to Freds Old English Chop House
where Nichols drank split of min
eral water and had chop with a
potato. He phOned twice before leav-
ing. O'Toole don't know where to.
The booth was soundproof and all
The lad did was to drop coins. He
LETT a piece OF paper in the booth
OToole got it. Here il is. chief"
Drew slanted a torn portion Of en-
velope and studied its surface. He
deciphered a scrawlinC handwriting
INTO the words. "Loris. Loris.
Gramercy Hill. Attorney Denman. OF
Cedar street. will consult with him in
morning. Drew's Detective Agency
look out"
"tmph" said Drew. Dockoting the
scrap Of paper with a thoughtful
frown. That last may be warning
Again 1t could be a mere notation.
What else did O'Toole find. Delaney -
That's all. except that he put the
boy to bed here at about l o'clock.
There's phone in Nichols apart
ment. O'Toole sneaked up the stair
and heard il ringing. He had to
come down for fear of queering
things. He said that's all. chief"
The detective turned and entered
the storm door. He struck a match
and. shielding it with his hands.
searched the names over the mail
boxes. \ neat card. set in we'll
polished bronze, indicated. Harry E.
Nichols, apartment three"
He keeps this place all OF the
time" said Drew, jabbing at the but
ton. He's down on furlough or
government business. Nice place.
this he added as the inner door
lock clicked and he thrust his foot
forward. Looks like about two hun
dred month. This is exclusively
bachelor"
Them bachelor apartments" said
Delaney with candor as he glided into
the hallway. Them places like this
amt what they seem. There's some
big parties pulled of in them. 1 re-
members-"
'Sisst!' warned Drew. clutrhing the
operatives arm. Easy" he wis
pered. Come on. Somebody is wait
ing upstairs for US. See his head in
the light by the banister. Same chap.
amt it,"
Cant see. chief. Might be-
Nice house" commented Drew as
his feet sank in a deep-blue hall car
pet Good ornaments and fixtures
throughout the place. Nice house,
Just about what'd expected. Here we
are. I'll do the talking"
A blond pompadour, under which
was pair of wide gray eyes that
blinked at them, greeted the two de-
tectives as they turned the last band
ing. A thick-lipped mouth. in VIII 'cb
was considerable strength and de-
termination, opened and revealed n
double row of strong. young teeth
that would have delighted an army
recruiting sergeant.