The evening world., 1920-06-08

ically, handing the things 70 MADAM
Madcap, who discarded the most ot
them as worthless or unsalable
That's alll" Red Riley said
Leave the door open, and stec|
back" Madam Madcap commandef
Riley saw that she had a packa
in her hand; and now she opened
and took out a rubber glove.
handled it carefully, drew II on
hand cautiously, ana pressed the u
of her fingers against the polish
door OF the safe, near the combln
tion knob.
whats the ideaT Riley wanted
knU.
"To throw the police off the track
and on to a certain other track" g.
whispered in reply. ~ got a cake
soap Hamilton Bronze used yesterdt
when you let him wash his face an
hands. His fingerprints were upon
/ prepared this thin rubber gloJ
with a coating that took up Il
finRsrprints from the SOAP
And you've just transferred n
Brone's fingerprints to the sa
doorT Riley gasped.
"Exactly!"
II getcha! The cops know Bro,
has disappeared, they know he w
crazy about you, and went awt
from that cafe with you and hasr
precisely" Madam Madcap ~,
terrupted. And. X they find that
these finserprints are Hamilton
Brone's, they will think that he wRs
80 infatuated with me that he turnec
crook 10 help me steal"
But don't quite set Il.
thought you expected to get money
out OF Bronze"
''And / thought that you were TO
ask no questions" Madam Madcap
said, steIniy.
"BrOne amt a crookl They won't
have his prints at headquarters.
They'll spot the prints on the safe,
all right, but won't be able TO find
any like 'em in the big book"
And you are not to worry about
that, either" Madam Madcap said
II may have some information that
you do not possesS-it Is barely pos
sible, you know. Comel"
They gathered In the hall and
Madam Madcap led them toward the
rear door.
Go out one at a time and scatter, +"
she directed. Get home as quickly
as possible. Slade, you and wtlger
pack that heavy stuff. and be sure
you deliver all Of It at the house. Go
70 your rooms when you get there,
and as soon as / arrive, we'll look al
our loot and hold a conference. Pro
lessor. you'll be the last to leave, be
fore me-" 'H'
One by one, they slipped through
the door and into the darkness. eacli
man to use his own skill In getting
from that dangerous neiRhborhooc
and back downtown. Slade was told
TO inform Marget, watching in front
that he was free to make his get
away. The Professor and MADAM,
Madcap were the last 70 leave the
house.
Detective Lionel waldron, dis.
gusted because he had lost The Pro.
fessor's trail. and determined x
hurry back downtown, had starteC
70 cut through the alley, taking q
shorter route to the nearest subyyaS
station. From a corner laTnp on ~,
next street there came a tiflv shaf,
OF light, Just enough to filter acros,
wan.
Waldron suddenly saw two form,
In the streak OF light, and aln,os-
gasped with surprise and deIIFht
The light struck the face OF pro.
lessor Salwick and revealed him tc
the detective. And 1t showed {
"OAAAAs HlA5hCQ.
He darted forward, silently. hurry
Ing through the darkness until he wa
within Jew PAGES of them as the,
walked down the alley toward m,
Limousine. Again he spranE forward
and the Professor whirled at sounI
OF his, approach.
Madam Madcap felt the Professor,
arm stiffen. She heard a rush of air
heard the crash OF a fist against 1esh
barely saw the form Of Lionel wal.
dron totterinG.
Hasten to your car, Madam Mad.
cap. and go on your way" the PRO
fessor said, dusting his hands. q
shall use-er-another route. Thii
gentleman will not be able TO bothel
for some minutes. II was a neal
blow-tust on the point OF the chin
II has been used by many Champion
of fisticuffs. l suppose I SHAH hav,
to keep out Of his sight hereafter"
The Professor busted his hand,
again and hurried down the alley n
a direction opposite that taken b.
Madam Madcap. On the ground
against the wall, Detective Lione
Waldron groaned. He was drean1lnI
that he was having a tooth extracted