The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-22

Continued From Our Last Issucl
While Hawkins carried out his
orders. Crewe pulled out drawers and
dumped the contents OF them on
the floor lie took nothing. exam
lined nothing. because he felt assured
that sutherland had taken away
everything that he wished not TO be
found ON the premises
within 30 minutes after they had
entered the apartment they were OUT
Of Il. and had descended two az the
stairways toward tho street. when
voices and the sound OF footsteps
ascending the stairs below them
made them stop.
Then came tho sound % an elc-
vator ascending In one Of the shafts.
and Crewe realized that retreat was
cut off Directly opposite the point
where they stopped was the door 10
one of the apasments on that floor.
Grove seized Hawkins by the arm
and yanked him across the corridor
toward II.
Jimmy H. IN give you just three
seconds" he ordered.
II was well for Hawkins that he
had mcrited n reputation rs the most
expert cracksman In the profession.
His tools seemed Co ny into his
banda There followed ercakinK
noise. and the door fell aJar before
his effort.
He sprang into the black interior
81 the Sixth floor apartment. Crc~e
followed instantly. and seized upon
| the door and closed H.
'Stay where you are. Jack" crewe
breathcd into Hawkins ear. III
find out II We have Weakened any
body"
lie riided away noisclessiy toward
fhe Interior Of the apartment The
tail extended only a short distance
hcfore n made sharp turn 20 the
/ ieft. where u opened upon room
that occupied tho full width OF the
house.
Cruwe came 20 sudden stop when
he reached the turn. The room NJ
1 the end 81 the l. was lighted. and the
osior Of stale cigar smoke greeted his
novtriis
| lie stopped long enough "a tie n
silk handkerchief over his face. and
I 10 turn down the rim Of his soft hat;
then no moved forward again. came
q, last 60 the opsn doorway and
pe-red into the room--and eneoun-
tered the surprise OF HIS life.
BADLY. the onc-time King OF con-
fldencc men. was seated within tho
depths OF huge. leather covered
arm chair. fast asleep. II was evident
that he had dropped into sleep from
sheer exhaustion. for there was n
towel tied tightly over his mouth.
which esfectuaiiy gagged him. His
, hands had be.n pulled down, and a
stout cord was Iooped around each
wrist. beneath the chair. Another
cord was stretched loosely across his
tAroai. and stiil other confined each
Of his ankles 10 the front isgs OF tho
chair.
Whoever had irux~d him up IN
that manner was no novice AZ the
business
Grove watched him In utter silence
for several moments before he went
silently forward and severed IN.
bonds that confined him. Even then
he icf, the gar across Ra'dy's mouth
an the last. and pulled the dix hand
kerchics from his own face. 20 tha,
Badly would instantly recognize him.
and therefore maintain silence
Baidy's astonishment upon SEEING
crcw- was almost a. great as
Crc~~~'s had been at finding him In
such an incNpilcabie predicament
For the love % Mike. where'd you
come from he Easped. @oh. you
needn't be ieary Of me talking
when crewe gestured for silence.
Ills nihs that you sent me 10 play
Tn con game on knew me on sight
He Just naturally led me 60 this
place. like n lamb to slaughter. and
then fixed me tho way you found me-.
And say. Grove. Two spotted him. all
right You'd never gueas who ho IL
no, in ten thousand years. believe
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