Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-24

n white taxicaN diverged into Fifth
avenue, picking its why tortuously in
and out between a crush of all man.
ner OF vehicles
However much excitement there
might be in prospect, this rather
tedious progress southwark was not
celebrating. On the contrary, it was
layed issue which both men knew lay
at its end. As block after block was
traversed without incident. they grew
more and more fretfully impatient.
The new scenes had for Brooke, un-
der the circumstances, absolutely no
interest. The Washington arch,
around which they. passed. he scarce
ly noticed. He was possessed, absorb
ed, dominated by &onesiairi sand pur-
pose-to visit vengeance upon those
outlaws ahead Of him, and, in so do
ing, recover the property which he
had come to regard as a sacred trust.
They were now navigating q YER
table network of narrow streets to
the southwest of Washington Square.
Brooke had noticed Macdougal street
On a lamp-post sign. AT intervals, off
to the right, he got glimpses of steam
ship wharves. Presently they passed
again under an elevated railroad
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a corner. around which the first cab
had preceded them, they were. at
their journeys end.
Even as their cab made the turn
they saw the two men spring nimbly
from the still-moving car. which aft
.er less than a seconds halt proceeded
on through the contracted py-way.
The larger man, carrying the bag.
was a step in advance Of his tcom-
panion, but an instant sufficed for the
basement of IN old-fashioned three
story brick house to swallow them
both.
The street was very narrow indeed
and very short as wel1-ai tiny strait.
as it were! between two streams but
little wider or longer; and irons end
to end it vas deserted, a by the
two cabs, one Of which was already
disappearing around the farther COR
ner.
Brooke lost no time In pursuing his
quarry. While the slamming door
still echoed through the silent alley
he .sprang across the thread Of side
walk and, with Moore close behind,
plunged down the squalid areaway.
finginG himself upon the door, which,
having failed to latch swung unre-
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But inside the dingy little box OF a
room on which: it gave he paused in
sudden disrnay. For those upon
whose very heels he entered were n6-
where in view.
Moore, halted, too, on the thresh-
old, amazed, bewildered.
On n side of the place. was q
tailor's bench. on which, cross-legged
sat an old German, red-nosed and
gray-haired, imperturbably plying his
needle. On the opposite wAll were
tackled a couple Of fadedsAna out-of-
date Autographs OF mems fashions.
Across the rear OF. the room extended
"a shelf, beneath which. against {
dusty black cotton background, was 9
double row Of coats and trousers on
hangers
The old German lookedsup inScaln,
Inspection OF the intruders.
"yas ist z he asked, smiling 90
naively that he added not q little to
their disappearing.
swer questions. Ignoring .}thatquery,
tha.e stanpsd-heavily about the, little
enclosure, fancyinE that nothing
short Of trap In the floor could acs
count for the miraculous appearances
he had just Witnessed. But tho boards
gave no sign. The flooring was APP
parently OF equal aolidity in al parts
savas ist?" repeated the tailor
throwing to one side the wafstcoat on
which he had been working and drop
ping his feet Ger the tables edge
yon away from dens closes!n
Shes commanded exeltedly HOY sf0i
Brooks,>with sudden inspiration had
plunged into the lins q hanging teT,