Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-28
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COPYRIGHT. 1890. bU LeroU Scott.

which he had lived the solitary life
of bachelor these many years, and
locked the door. Then very carefully
he drew down every blind. After that
he took off his suit, so old that it was
familiar to all his friends he removed
every garment in which he had been
seen that afternoon; even the socks
and shoes These he made into nat,
scompact parcel Then he dressed very
lightly in quite other clothes, omitting
coat and vest, and slipped on long
raincoat-for fortunate for his purpose
drizzling rain had begun to fall. And
then. last of all, he showed an auto
matte into his hip pocket. This last
act he did somewhat awkwardly, for
this was the first time in over fifteer
years that Black Jerry had had arms
upon his person.
4 With the fat parcel under his rain
coat he went down into the street.
Since he wore the black derby he had
worn all day, none who knew him and
saw him would suspect that he was
dressed in other than the blue serge
which was his iuvariable wear. First
he went to a drugstore in which there
was a public telephone in a booth. He
was certain both Kenneth and Slim
jackson were then in the city, and he
was almost certain where each was 10
be located at this hour; but this knowl-
edge he verified by the discreet use OF
the telephone.
Black Jerry had these many, many
years been law abiding, at least in the
technical sense of the laws and as he
understood them; but he had many
friends in what is called the under
world, who were loyal to him and who
hod orpfOun1 rpaSOu To he
He made his way to | pawnshop; 1t
was an indubitable pawnshop--out also
it was other things.
'Joe," he said to the old proprietor
when they were safe in the after back
room, II want you to send out one
message and two kilograms for me. 1t S
up to you to get 'em out so they can
never afterward b. traced as being any =
thing except perfectly straight. 1t 5
part of your business to know how to
do such thingS-So I'm not going to
give you any ADVICE. Take pencil and
I'll read the stuff off to you.
The first was q message to the cap
tain of the Myra. the Harrisons' yacht,
which Jerry knew to be now at anchor
in the Hudson river. From the vim
dictive Doris Dorraine he had learned
that there we're frequent and very
the Myra OF nightS-and that prior to
such events the captain and all the
crew were given shore leave. So this
first message was an order, in Ken
neth's name, to the captain for all Oh
board to absent themselves at once.
The second message was a telegram
to Slim Jackson, so worded as to be
of such veiled Importance as woulc
make certain Sims obedience, asking
him to be on the Myra at nine thai
evening. This telegram bore Kenneth 5
name.
The third message was to Kenneth
bore the signature of Slim Jackson anC
was in substance a duplicate of thu
other. Jerry had made the hour a
early as nine so that there would hardly
be time for the two to communicat'
with each other. He believed, more
over, that the veiled Importance he haC
put into the messages wou bring abou
the unsuspecting compliance OF botl
men.
This task attended to land he kney
- the business would be done well) Jerr
went out of the pawnshop.
Three quarters of an hour later h
was uptown on the opposite side o
the city. close TO the Manhattan Gach
Club. He waited in the darkness. TO
he knew that the men from the Myr
would land here.
He had not been there more thai
fve minutes when a boat drew up along
side the end of the club float neareS
him, and four figures stepped out, mad
the boat fast and disappeared. He wa
sure that these were the Myra's crew
but he waited until the stern OF tn
boat swung around toward him; tn
light from the clubhouse was dim, bu
he could clearly spell out -YR A
He now had no doubt, and he CAREFUL
pushed out from shore in a small row
boat he had Communicated.
Ten minutes later he stepped on tn
deck of the Myra, and made fast hi
boat to the ladder. He made Il eau
tious and swift round of the yacht
Not a soul was on board-just as h
had counted. Returning, he united th
painter of his stolen boat and cast
loose upon the outgoing tide; then
took off his shoes and dropped theI
overheard.
Another ten minutes passed, and the
o rowboat softly bumped the Myra
side, and Slim Jackson stepped uno
the deck. At once the boat pushe
off and slipped back toward the shore
Presently another boat bumped IN
NdtDt \ sue. ulSELtIstu IL pdSStuSNl
and made back for the shore. The in
stant Kenneth went down the com
panionway, Black Jerry threw his derb
hat far out into the water, and slippe
off his raiuCOat and tossed il 'ikoWi,
over into the tide, which might carr
it dozen miles--perhaps hundred
from where the Myra lay at anchor. II
now stood in shirt and belted trousers
While he had waited he had drawn U
a pair of delicately thin rubber 2
such as surgeons wear; they had u
finger prints down at Police Head
quarters, and he wished to leave benin
no slightest proof that he had bee
on board that night, r,,.
drawl as Kenneth threw off his rain
coat. THAT was queer stunt, Jeu
MES giving herself up today
at certainly was" replied Ken
meth. II thought she was out of Il
country"
suppose you wanted d business Ia r
that's why you sent that telegEa"
mey' .,
claimed Kenneth. Il never sent ar
telegram to you. l IL here because
one you sent me.
cone | sent you%' Slim sprang e. h
feet. II never sent you one 70
never sent me one-Kenueth, there
something crooked here
''There sure is, - agreed Jerry heu]
voice as he stepped through the cab
doorway. o.,
The two men whirled about upon hil
..Black Jerry =" calculated Slim Jact
son.