The Washington herald., 1919-01-14

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detective. See that you do"
Delaney found the hats and coats
In the foyer. These they donned.
J opened the outer door, and stepped
! into the night With jaws squared and
hands thrust deep In their pockets.
Iney crossed the sRow-mantIed ave-
nue. upon long diagonal which
brought them 10 the uptown corner
and the waiting taxi, whose engine
was softly purring beneath its hooded
bonnet ...- .
The driver was asleep. He woke as
Drew laid hand on his arm.
Seen anything" asked the de-
tective
"Nothin'. boss, but snow. Sothin'
] at all" he ya~ned
Delaney glanced about He opened
the taxi door on the street side and
lunged inward with a sigh Of relief.
Drew followed and pulled the door
shut.
fWhere's the bunch?" he asked
Just how did you post them7'
1 Floods with the fi1ed-post COP on
the avenue. He's down a block.
Flynn and Cassidy are in the alley
In the yard. ] mean. They're watch
| ing the junction box and the wires.
Joe and O'Toole went east Hsrrisan
is planted across the street That's
him between the two buildings See
him 20
boz. Blsrred by snsw.
Drew rubbed the rear glass Of tn.
taxi. He pressed his nose assins,
this A blurred form. almost OBJ.
liberated by failing snow, showed
where the operative was guarding the
mansion.
Delaney. who was watching ou'
through another window, suddenly
ciutched Drew by the arp. Look
he exclaimed. Look. chief Owe
); toward the big house,
The detective drew back from hi
study of Harrigan. He turned on tn,
seat and followed Delsneys pointinl
finger. He clamped his jaw shut Will
click Of strong teeth.
Y Somebody's coming out Of Stock
BRIDGES" said the operative.
"Quek"' signaled Drew. "watci
closely" he added in a whisper.
A girl came through the doorway
and opened the iron-griIled gates Sh.
paused and glanced north and soutl
through the curtain OF doun-fsllins
snow. She turned with resolution anC
oAchk Cast sac OF lnt
avenue. She was at the corner oppo.
site the taxi. when Drew reached and
opened the door with sly fingers
Tall her." he ordered. Right afte,
her. Delaney. I'd know that littl,
lady in a million"
who Is she, Nchief?"
'T>oris Stockbridse"
"SureT'
Yes! Right after her! There-sh,
turned east. See her white spsts
See her furs7 Some queen 20 be out g
night like this. Don't let her get toe
far ahead OF you. That's right, De,
laney,"
Nsatshes In Crowds
The operative sprang to the curb
He rounded the hood Of the taxi
He slouched along the pavement tc
the corner. waited for the fractfr
of a minute until a limousine passed
then hurried over the avenue He
disappeared into the canyon who's,
walls were towering apartments anc
whose end was marked by a row oi
soft arcs across which. snow falling
from house tops. sparkIed In the
night like diamonds beyond price.
The avenue churned with returning
The roar OF the city. came to the
waiting detectives ears like a giant
turning IN hi. first sleep. The sitting
\ snow ssnded against the windows OF
}the taxi The purTing motor missed
sparkling now and then. 1t shook the
cab as II resumed its revolving with
a sputter and a cough in the muff1er
The driver huddled deeper IN his
sheepskin coat collar. He snored in
| synchronism with the engine
Drew rubbed the glass before him
and studied the aspect with close
lidded intentness He marked the
shut gates Of the mansion down the
avenue. He saw that the lights from
the inner globes had been extinruish-
ed. He counted the staring windows.
His eyes lowered to the soft rose
glow which streamed out through the
shut blinds OF the library. Snow was
on the stats and sills
A swift crunch Of heavy shoes at
the side Of the tsxAthe turning OF
the door lock-the burly form in black
that climbed in. announced DelaneS
"An right, chief" he said some
what out Of breath. "An right-move
I over Here she comes back"
Drew rubbed frosted pane with
mis- elbow. A blurred form-close 70
the shelterins wall OF the side stree,
revealed itself into Loris Stock
bridge. She turned the corner. she
glanced back over her. sabIed shoulder.
She pressed her glove hands deer
within her anuff and almost ran for
the iron-grhed gates of the mansion
| She connected with a blond lad
In olive-drab uniforrnI' said Delaney
He gave her something that Iooked
to me like revolver. Bot dye make
out-a that chiefT'
CHAPTER ".
"rh. MURDER
TrlSgy Drew had no good answer
for Deianey's question concerning. the
| revolver. The matter was importan,