Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-22
"DREAM STREET,
The Story Of :he Griffith
Photopldy Made From
Burke's "Limehouse
Night Adventures"
CHAPTER v


lamp shade well down. three raisings
and coverings Of this shudc to give the
! inspector the Signal that Spike was
present. With all woman's wit in the
crisis she agreed in order to get the In =
spector from the room, fearing Spike
might enter at any minute
Now 1t has been set down further up
In our little narrative that Sway Wan
lived just across the airshaft. lie was
ever peeping and listening and think
ing of Gypsy.
Spike barely missed the inspector as
he rushed into Gypsy's room. SO tense
was the excitement and keen the
thoughts for. escape that Gypsy did not
tell OF the inspectors visit.
-, spike asked her IL she could get old
Tom Chudder to let him use his secret
passage for escape.
She darted out the door, only to be
stopped BY Spike who told her the police
were down stairs. With all the agility
OF cat she swung from the rear fire
escape and made for Tom Chudder's.
Spike Is betrayed
Spike was left alone in her room,
awaiting the word from her. Sway Wan
was anxiously waiting and listening
across the court.
win GYPSY gone and Spike sitting
win ms back To- the window. fairly.
worshippihg the little dressing gown OF
Sypsy. swan Wan, by the aid of a
l3ng wire, stealthily lifted the lamp
shade the tatal three times. The police
lost no time in rushing the room: With
gun In hand the inspector crowded Spike
against the wall, while another cop fixed
the cuhs.
AT this Juncture Gypsy returned,
having obtained the consent OF Tom
lChudder To the use of his secret pas
sage.
Stunned by the scene before her, she
almost swooned. but regaincd her com
posure and was about to place her arms
around Spikes neck when the inspector
with cynical smile. thanked her for the
signal and showed tive-pound note
into her hand.
! 1t dropped to the floor and so did
GYPSY. Spike, with flood of dire
thoughts crashing through his brain,
believed he has been betrayed. Gypsy
tried to tell him but he would not listen.
The evil one came upon him and he
spurned her, he cursed her, he tried
to strike her.
Cr,s,. Chan. Io. .9,,.,
To the court went Spikc. the inspector
and his stool pigeons" As they pro
cecded down the rickety stairs Of the
tenement there was door on crack
underneath 1t. There. peerins out. was
Billy. lie was struggling. He wanted
to yell out, stop. but he was under
the spell OF the evil one and was q
coward.
= iiandcuffed and in the dock at th'
court, there courScd myriads o
Thoughts. of good and evil through
spikes fevercd brain.
ne was seeking ont OF the comple'
mlSts those iarawaE thoughts OF nov
an. what 10 90. ne was innocent
but ne must protect MS precious oroth
er. Ills dead mother seemed TO stretc'
forth her heart ana soul 10 him'
lie wanted I" De noble. lie whhtc'
to be iorgiving. lie wanted TO do right
Ana ms was the 'ood ihnuehce.
But then ther" cam" the love o
gypsy and the betrayal: And then Ev'
plays upon his soul those melodies
paln and the demand for revenge.
The hrst witness after the lnspect"
was called was 'yRSy. ohe quesuoi
was asked her.
h:% do you kho" 'h'S man Is III
Ru,, R,shes 7,
t,",s ', .,,, c.u
he ."id iir himself, tep.u p o.pS.
ana lne r'i, & VI" MaS III .n" .h,o tS",. a.
roon. ""d ~ ''at Ju' .,'o,,,' 800
da,hs ,r",b and n"tb;nr but the truth
',e tru'n nnn wv. 'n cnns,'s -,
to outs. ., m,inI ,huS .ho, sno,h T. Iooked a
.hnmnh ,ho " ar;, n"e had tr;umnhrd nm
I'll there was a great commotion at tn
door and; rushing pell NEIL up the aisle
came biii!.
lie begged to speak. and SO pitiiu
was his plea that the Judge ordered mn
to the stand; lie recit'd accurately IN
incident OF the thiti Nealing ms saving
and how IN the hgnt that ehS"eu
shot the thief IN self-defense.
Then Sway wan, Wishing 10 ihgra
tiate himself into the heart OF the IN
spcctor, asked To speak WIN MN: Spik
heard ms WHY taie poured 'nto 'nc va
OF the lhSpecu", anu oi, '" ', inno iip'
was true IN an she had haiu ana uone
The good innhehce pegah 10 ef'nch.
his soul. lie askel ,ypss 70 i"IEM
him ana IN TINS iprs'Nins in'h,.m, an '".t .t
descended upon that uasm crne IN W. W.
glory OF peaceiu n tnusn'S I'm y"
mighty cohqurri"s i;nh. so,tn,o. '' W.,
Blily receiNtu nk' 49, 80 @
through thr ihnI'US IA u 80 "n, haa.
ricai pro"u.rr ""9 aJ hn',sa 'n"s;n "u ha,
nypS. !" ~ Wv ",u a, SmiLa and heard nj
and had ihter met SpiSs nhu he".n ~ II,
glorious baritone No''e WI" n''' " ~
a KING phIuoh:: .. .; J. o.
ryps! anu op,h. 70 n ,ho,s H.
|