The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-19


avoided her eyea "You all make
mo hiokl Eddie rcts pinchcd-and
you all IN on me AS the sauoalcr be
cause I happen 10 be a few minutes
late tonight why. you poor fiAh--F'
She checked abruptly. noting an.
other questionable gap in the com
pany. why pick on met Where's
Leo bielinaky1 Why isn't he hereg
IL being iate's uroof OF nquealing--
he's later than mo,'
THAT amt all. Nora English
Addio intsrposed- I'VE want "a
know where you rot those clothes"
Whats that 10 your Can't spend
my money. dress myself decently. II
I want tor"
"Yes: but whcro'd you ret the
front you was wearing when Harry
seen you up on Fifth ave. yester
day.
lie never
-Oh. yes. did. Nora the Nut I'm.
terruptod. mincing his words In the
fashion he found useful In uptown
bars "Putting on dog-traveling
with dame that looked like she
wouldn't take nothing from the
Queen OF England. tell you. naw
you"
THAT'S another Her But the
stoadincss OF Harry's eyes was dis
concerning.
We'll. then. tell us whore you
wore at four o'clock yesterday after
noon" Addie suggested hlandiy.
At that hour Leonora had been IN
a Second ave. motion picture theatre
with Mario; an indiscrc,ion to which
she could not possibly conf,na.
None Of your damn businens.-
Better tell EN-. kid" Red coun.
seized uneasily. You got To come
cican----
Like hen have- Once moro the
flames Of rage ioapt high. Il don't
owe this gang anything. The shoes
on the other foot Most Of you'd be
up tho river today II II wasn't for
mo How far do you think you'd
get II my brains didn't work for you.
tell you what 20 do and how 10 get
away with u without the bulls tumb-
iingT And hrcaus. I take
tho trouble not To lead coupla
guns right up to you touight-and
because tho Nut saw somebody that
looked like mo ali doiied up on Fifth
ave. ycrtrrday-or thinks he did"
-it was you. ali right" Harry af.
firrned coolly.
Their gianccs met and ciash~i.
the girrs nupcr~xcitrd intelligence.
graphing with tho problem Of how
10 confuts his implicit accusation.
experienced q lightning Like stroke
Of intuition.
"if you want 10 know who
squeaieG.- abe suggested doiiber.
atnly. why don't you ask Harry
where he gets the coin for hi. swell
clothes. who he talks to when he's
buiging up TO tho bars OF the blk
hotels. Ask him why the cops nj.
ways look thu other way when they
sse him coming. why no ain't never
pinched----
with an cath Harry ehruss back
his chair. guilt Eiinung fcarfniiy In
Same instant the door--ieft neglL
gently unlocked after the entrance
OF Ieonora--war hastily opened and
slammed The company turned sim.
uitiln~ouaiy and with confused cries
and questions got 10 its feet
Painting. his face uvid. eyes terri
fled. Leo Beliinsky. alias Loo the
Blood. sank back against the door.
on. hand pressed 10 his laborlng
matte pistol described a gesture for
silence.
80 croakcd q bun down the
street coming out OF Bcnnle's
place. Corbin and Ennis tried 20
jump me ss corbin got H. Looks
like frarncup cops everywhere
I turned 80
Red demanded furiousiy. what IN
heifd you come here for7-
mo place else 20 no - eorncred
I tell you - . Liatenr' The Russian
held up n hand. There they come
nowl For Gods sake. get me out
OF thisr'
-Ffrec~cape,- Red indicated With
a tcrk OF his head. The murdcrer
rcelcsi across the room. and iurchcd
out upon an iron platform.
Now heavy feet caInc pounding
up the stairs. Panic fastened upon
tho wits OF those In the private din.
ing room and stampedod them 10.
ward the fire-eecape. In their fright
men fought with women for first
place at the window. Not more than
two had managed 20 get out to tho
iron platform before the police were
at the door. Leonora, thrust bru-
tally 10 one side. stood clear OF the
crush. watching the panels of the
door trcmble under a storm OF kicks
and blows.
Fear was absent from her temper.
but she was shaken with regrets.
This meant an end 20 all her hope
Of happiness with Mario. For she
had not the remotcst doubt but that
she. with majority OF the others,
would be arrested.
Seconds dragged like minutes. and
the door still held Only thre now
remained in tho ROOM Charlie the
Cokc-alrcady with one foot across
the sili-Red. and herself.
Tho hammering on tho door
stopped. She wondered why. Charlie
contrived TO jam his tcrrorracked
body thru tho window. Red caught
Leonora by a shoulder. and tried 70
thrust her out after Charlie. But
the crush on the platform was stu
too dense. She heard "A duh crash.
and swinging round. saw the door.
It's lock shattered by tho impact OF n
brawny shoulder. slam back against
tho wall. The policeman sprawled
full length upon the floor. The plain
clothes man. Ennis. leaped In over