The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-06
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hiAfk mlkt NhN NffitfnH AWAY from
the crap rooms. deep In an ugly train
OF thought. To a man Of his tyne.
brought up with The gangs from his
Kid days there VAS no such hin az
COINS straiEht-unless for a time to
throw the cops OFF the scent b. STALL
Ing them with falae information-or
Ia get graft.
The more Silva figured II out. the
more he was SURF that Madden was
not "coming through clean" because
he was lone with him-had no fur
Their unc for him-and Il might he
only n matter OF hours before he
himself would be delivered over ia
the nearest plain clothes man.
silva decided to act and to act
quickly. Under the bazaar ~ Chang
10 was n cellar. the former meeting
place of Maddcn's ganF-it was
through being under the same roof
that the wise old philosopher n
Silent had become ~ well acquainted.
This place was at the intersection m
a street and an alley. ana on this
corner. leaning against "a lamp post.
Black Mike took his stand
II was surprising what an effect
his presence caused. He did nothing
apparently was thinking OF nothing
as he loafcd therc-and yet most or
the dcnizcns Of the uc%ighborhood
took OCCASION To- pass tn front OF him.
no some he was utterly oblivion
to others uot-hu the utmos sign
he gave to any at thom was "a flicker
OF his cyclid In the direction Of the
| cellar.
So Il happened that Inside or an
Jour after he had LETT Mndd,u'a. every
member OF tn" gam was gathered
together. and silva WAS telling the re-
suit OF his conversation,
Tho only slip w In the entire pcr-
formancc was that provided hv
Chang Los boy. joe Wong THAT
briEht and ambitious younE Celestial
was "a product ur the Mission schools
and intelligent Ear above his appear
ance lie noticed. as hr was running
in and out OF the Kitchen preparing
the hot rice his aged master al
ways enjoyed before retiring. D un-
usual gathering OF men tn the old
meeting place. every one NJ which was
"a member OF the old Hang.
Wong, being as before Rnid unusu-
ally discerning. delivered his tio" as
soon az possible. and squnttod nrnr
a convenient grating where M" could
hear. II not see everything gulug on
In the cellar.
In "a few moments u became up-
parent 10 him that his m1Htrt'a friend
was the subject OF u violent argument,
and ns this gained IN violence under
tho smooth l"naiuuntlons Of Black Mike
IL Became ryidvnt TO Joe that most uf
tho EuugstDrs were already ut SIlNuH
mind-thc few who held out did sp
more through fear of Madden than
love Of him.
An / tell you" Mike was saving.
no gamblin' Joint cau last as Ions
rs his. not even by ]sluariug tho big
chief. unless the plain clothes bulls
get theirs. too-and an they want To
keep their hands OFF yuh and me
knows its tips, Thcm's tho things
they need the most aud many u Joint
We know that's kept open hy nothing
else but just squealiu
Thcr, was a muttoriug OF agrco-
ment.
An I say went on silva. his voice
rising in his excitement "l,t's ,uok
this bird SOS hen live up 10 his name
-and let's do II now before he rots
busy
or hell wild Madden" cried "a voice.
and the Mortified Joe WONG di-tIu-
Euishcd IN" voice ot Lou'y Fang n
po,k-Warkcd mixed breed whom
Madden had saved from sturyiUE and
set up iu business 10" winter before.
This grateful camp follower voluu-
tcetod TO c3rry 70 message Co. hIf fore
mvr chief Co got him out Boz tho open
where there would Doe fewer WI1n.Hs'
just seen his KID 40 uHf 600 . NIl
nj hers hats sick. said Nt .ll stall
him that %, other chicken iH took
mad and his girl sent Tor him then
yuuso and de- rest '
DO, waited tu hear no moro. Tie
gathered himself for "a lightning rTu
90 warm Madden lu.k NI" mot
with him Just us he r~'rugEi'd iH
Dis feet sfiff from his trumpsd posse
i tiuu. M, rusty ErutIuE gave WIE un-
der him and h, wa. thrown INTO "a
hole half filled with ush's and refuse.
As be Jas there. Dhukod and bruised,
tho EauE died silently out OF ih, cell.
lar and disappeared with tho s"iin's'