Evening star., 1921-05-22

he aolne in there, or is there some
one with him?"
'Well. sab. Ah'd sho'ly like TO- to
oblige yo' wifi inframmation. but
: -" The messengers eyes rolled ex.
pressively and sickly grin spread
over his sable face.
Here. my boy" spoke up the
| clergyman in subdued tone. look
ing the negro full in the eye. Here's
there or isn't there police inspector
| in there with him? My friend here
and / are in the secret; you needn't
be afraid. to tell us-and: besides
there's fyer in it for u'...a you .,a
! coon. his hands twitching for the
goldpiece and his eyes bulging. "Ah
/ sho'ly needs dat five, but-but-jes'
| wait minute"
And he battered away down the
Hogans red jowls paled with sud.
! den panic; the dominic glanced
| around with remarkable keenness for
SO near-sighted a man.
THE jig's up" he whispered
! or we're Topped! Here. freeze on to
some of thees papers and then we'll
-skiddoo. Tho bulls!'
The last words burst from him in
an irrepressible panic as the street
UOOT OpeHSu IpIy anu q 0ANSSSs~
officiously entered the bank.
Hogan sprang up. tipping over his
| chair. and with fistful of loose pap
ers hiked for the rear exit hard
, pressed by the clergyman. But ere
the worthy pair reached safety the
, presidents door burst violently open.
Mr.. Goodrich, darting out with amaz-
| ing agility, headed off Stats and
| foored him with "facer." The stln
| blow on his meaty muzzle sounded
,;<l- ctr lit q
-; beef.
At Stats fall. which ratified the win
dows. the dominic backed up into a
| corner. whipped a venomous automatic
! from his coat pocket and. with un-
! biblical language. covered Goodrich. But
! before the ministerial trigger finger
i had time to pull, the messenger huri-
| ed q brimmng ink-Well with such
| excellent al mas to strike the out
stretched arm like an inky meteor.
Crang!
The gun barked deafeningly and the
DETECTED bullet splintered gilded cor.
nice Just as Chief Inspector Ferreli
popped out of the office.
NEXT instant Goodrich leaped In
I ~ on the bespattered clergyman and
| the two went down rough-and-tumble IN
i a tangle Of fists and bad language.
SldLS OH tuc hSSdhe' "'SS ~~ -
pent, though not harmless as a dove,
thrust the newly written check into his
bleeding mouth and essayed to swailo"
| it: but Ferrell. prying open his jaws
| with deft. ungentle thumbs. dredged out
| the paper, bedrabbled but still leg1D'e.
| Thoroughly cowed. Stats lay beiio"ins
! for mercy like a yearling cali.
"Explanation! Explanation for this
outrage" painted the dominic from un-
derneath 23O pounds Of president. AS
! sault on a clergyman! Explanation
| here and now! ] demand it
! "Steady. Steady!' growled Goodr1ch;
| .'Here. Are you still too near-slgnted
/ to read this, or shall l lend you my
glasses?"
| And, still keeping a strange-hold with
one hand. he held in front OF the
| dominie's eyes with tho other teie-
graph blank bearing this cryptogramlc
E! "Certified check 45322. forgery. no
! funds in Baltimore Exchange. make ar
rest, alleged Benedict wanted connection
| Crangers' Bank. Chicago. last March,.
! ITS fifteen years apiece, all r1ght' an
right" calculated Ferrell. elboWinS ms
I wsv through the turbulent crowd OF
! clerks and minions. "Fifteen years
I over and above a good stretch for the
| Chicago break! Mr.. Goodrich, allow. me
| the pleasure of maxim you acquainted
with the guy you're fiattenin' out-hes
Pittsburg Bender. alias Doc Ben. want
ed in the Windy City for touchin me
| Grancers National last spring TO tne
! tune Of forty thousand dollars!
| Copyright. 1921.)