Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15

scared O. his operatives that he can't
take 'em into his confidence for five
minutes and show 'em what they're
likely to run up against?"
sloan. of course, has his own way
OF carrying on his own business
said, with a quietness which was in
tended to carry its note Of reproof.
"Well, he's goin' to carry me on to
something more strenuous n this, here
bla- bla wagon, or you'll see men beatin'
1t away from your heightened hotel
section straight back to little old Chat
ham square. where there's more dom
and less zooin'"'
"Then what am l to report to Sloan
when see him.
How soon is that goin' to happen"'
Right away"
Toosey gave her French wicker
perambulator vicious swing about into
the channel Of traffic.
Then tell him for me that he's
harkin' up the wrong tree. And
would also add that the next old
chaser who rumbles up and tries
handin' me the <mash-line is goin' to
get pavin'-s tone bent over his coco!"
Inspector Sloan's estimate of the
Holshaw house, 1 soon found, differed
materially from Toosey's. 1t was
plain to see that he was puzzled by
ly evident that he intended to keep
his teeth shut on the bone Of that
mystery.
We'll just let Toosey crouch along
there for a day of two" he quietly
announced. But with you, Balmy. I
think I'll swing over to another PLAN"
1t was easy enough to say. But to
carry it out was a much more COM
plicated matter than one might i'm
agine.
This plan began with the trained
nurse, who at s o'clock every after
noon was supposed to go to the 42d
street subway station. And it
began that same afternoon. For that
afternoon as this same nurse pushed
her preoccupied way in toward the
SAo"oCu hiOch ohC SOiiluCu NlOiChliy
and apparently by accident with an
unknown man.
This man. the next moment. raised
his voice in loud lamentation, ran in
dignantly after the nurse and caught
her by the arm. He then announced
to the assembling crowd that his
pocket had been picked. The nurse
naturally denied any interest in this
event. But during their altercat ton q
pocketbook fell to the ground and the
man pounced on it with cry Of
triumph. 1t was his Of course. She
had tried. he protested, to get rid Of
1t This she denied.
Their dispute was ended by the APP
,pearance Of an officer in plain clothes
who, after showing his shield, asked
the man If he was ready to lay a
charge. The man was most decidedly
ready. So the indignant young Flor
ence Nightingale was hailed to the
nearest precinct station, was exam
ined, and was searched by the matron
who there awaited her. The raglan
coat which she wore was taken from
her. The Holshaw house passkey was
also slipped quietly and unostenta-
tiously of her ring.
Sloan, in the meantime, had me wait
ing in the next room, in a nurses uni
form, an exact duplicate Of the prison.
er's. He helped me into the raglan,
saw that 1t fitted to turn, and sighed
with relief.
Now. Balmy. here's the passkey to
that house. The windows are wired,
but the front door isn't. Get inside
that door as quietly as you can, and
find out as much as you can. Wen
hold this woman till morning. We
may be able to hold her longer, but
we mustn't count on much more than
one night. You're taking a chance.
Of course. but know you're not q