Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-07

kest for the nFs' -.
es.. es. tse, can all 20 to It, and welcome
a.. .Ss' more publicity the better. IT'S only
.s.. .1. Jimmie's done me a good turn II
.a"' .S.ns n, information now and agar
tne "a VA ,ite to put something his way
az" ,1t,, all in your hands, Mac, SO loni
.s,r. isn't any slip in getting Hi
- ~,S,r lock and key. One Of the boy
im +, a, the house with the Warrant
I s,.,o.t As soon as you are
' p., NcCorty did not nt first turn hi
...,. in the direction Of the Crevelins
,,r S.r.. Instead be took a downtown
m,...d rr avenue car and alightcd at th'
@ ~ # the. Hildrcth woman's escape
'.'. ~, n,evious night. The stout youns
W ,,,t,r, from the detective bureau who
pS r.,,yed Yost was seated in the
,s.,,.n 10. where the broken door ant
.s,d A flower pots still bore mute evil
,.".. ~ siege and fight. It was evi'
denes o ~ from a basty glance nrorn,
GEM; ~ barely furnished rooms OF TN
I'VE "" a. that fost and the p"iise'
ntuc the beat had made nn ever
. fnss tborouxh search Of the pretnlscs'
no'' 'e..,hle clues than McCssty ON
N,i NWs,i an hour later, accompaniet
III ,hvious reluctance by anothel
wl.n ,Ss presented himself at thu
(pen, house and was admitted by
SfWnes wbo eyed his companion
Hoiln nnensily before he spoke.
Go Good v,Is'pa mGr1'ne Ere &c for You. n sale
p1.'ou 'ow you'd Be along presently
+" Tn all right; IN see him in
~. How is Mrs. Creveling"
n smst,sr sir. the doctor Gays. bu
-.,os Mrs, wsverly and Mr.. Alex
% 49,. are upstairs with 'er."
sno,t ~ don't want to bother any o
MeCarty said hastily. MY
unsin.,, i is with the valet, Frank Hill
WIN YOU ask him to come hereT
"yery good, sir ,
Uh.n Tho butler had departed upoi
Ms .rrand McCarty turned to his com
0 TSo Into III. breakfast room. there
,u+ i.ay, the door ajar. Listen I!
Nv vss,vthins that is said and when cal
W. come out. UNDERESTIMATE
''HHyss" Tho man moved over to tn
a,.r Indicated, shaking his head dis
am ssHurroyipaly as be went. II don't hk
,. bu,ine.sl It don't seem fair Il
- sysn Il this fellow has done wha
a .nr nav he has. It's a dirty trick"
''A bs disappeared a fourth man Silt
.,onnd from an angle Of the stair
.s,rs he had evidently been waiting
THsre, Mac. Here's the warrant tn
nn Msn sent up: want me to sta!
and serve il for you?'
"No Give it to me, Hecker, bu
,ou'd better wait with Yost. Go up
.tair, and bring him down to the bac!
hail as soon as I get into talk witt
mi. and when ! serve him you cal
do the rest"
The man withdrew and McCart,
nosk,ted The warrant as Hill, pale an
worn but quite composed. appeared o'
the stairs.
speak to me?'
"Yes. Hill, what did you do whe'
you were released from the station
house last night2'
y came straight back here, sir. l.
I hadn't been given any notice and
an still in service, for Mrs. Creve
Ling Is keeping me on, Mt least I'll
things are Strengthened out, sir. Ill
tone was respectful but indifferent q
though the reply were superhuou
one.
Where do you stay on your tim
of, Hill'' ~
place Of my own. I've been right wit
Mr.. Creveling all these years
"Do you ever travel under any Othe
name than the one you're known b
hsre1'
"0t course not :" There was jus
the proper touch of scandalized indig
nation in his voice at the question.
do you know woman who call
herself 'Hildreth ?" Mct'arty shot tn
snane at him and for a moment tn
mans pale eyelids quivercd, but h
CAV. no other sign.
d. NO. SIR | never heard OF N''
Then you didn't know that this
an alias Of Isa Helwig's. the house
maid who stole Mrs. Crevelins's emer
aids and jumped her bail?"
No, sir. Is It, indeed?"
"lt Is, responded McCarty grimly
And ! suppose you're not stuck o
hul You're not known as Mr.. Hill
dfeth' down in the neighborhood wher
she lived before we arrested her aEai
iast nishtt You didn't leave this hou'
ltst night between II and IL o'clock b
sh'nning over the back fences and g
Gown there, only TO run into a die
nom headquarters who was trailir
you and get scared off before ever yo
nM chance 70 see herr"
II did not. The shot had tol
ana az McCsrCy's mcpdacious statemcr
the womNn's arrest Hill had visibl
.sSed' ..hs' u cont know what you al
taxing about never heard Of an
S,maa named 'Hildreth, and | WASH
ou; o. the house last night"
Mr.. Cdell" McCarty raised h
,S ,o.ce hTmly and the shrinking figure
T.e S,s nisht clerk from the Third avrn,
SrSssstore Sssse appeared in the door of b
O'easa't s,n., room. who is this mani"
Us Mr.. Hidreth. sir" he stan
loud swear to lt?'
", ,1nG : nav" to, sir, it's the truth. Ol
' nO, hndreth, | hope yOun realize T.
St gong this of my own accord!
tbis .u 70 come and give you away liz
o,r What have YOU to say, Hnl?' NJ,
sSrrW,,,cu cut the druggists lamentatior
s,,,,nL, ,i arew himself up and, starir
tipc,Tr".! i". INTO Edell's eyes, he said di.
b.,o., Nothing, sir. never saw this mn
one. once h. N all my life" Then ali /
blv ~ ~ PECAN to trcmble uncontrolla