Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

gunner, you know; at least that's his
reputation. OF course, he hasn't got
| caught at it, or he wouldn't be maving
around the Bright Light district with
| the entree into sporting clubs"
That's shorely interesting. Wen,
I'll turn downtown here and go to bed.
reckon" Bill said. 'Much obliged
for a pleasant evening"
He remembered now where he had
seen Tostelli's face before; it had been
the Van, wouter. And the gunman
had been talking with two other men,
one of whom. who had turned his back
had queer, uneven ears. Then Tolstelli
had come into the apartments of the
brotherhood Whist Club few mo-
ments behind him.
In his room he opened a trunk and
got out an automatic pistol, with am
munition. He looked to the mechan-
ism Of the pistol and to the hang Of
At about this time, from a pay sta
ton, Luigi Tostolli, known up and
down New York as Lightning Louie"
was calling Mr.. Benny Silver OF the
law firm Of Riley, Holland. Silver &
Stoneman.
1--WE been looking over that prospect
you want to make the sale to- he
said. after a carefully worded CONVEX
sation had convinced each Of the others
identity. III it's worth commission
OF hve thousand. I'll take it on
All right" Mr.. Silver acceded. THAT
goes. When-er-when will the sales
man go up against him?"
Personally, the lawyer had never be-
fore heard just the note in Tostelli's
voice that marked his answer.
Tomorrow night" he said. But it
ain't going to be any helpers job.
I'm going to make this sale myself"
Capt. Titus. having found little to
amuse him all day and being irked by
confinement and lack of company,
went out to a late dinner
He saw Tostelli in the main en-
trance. 1t was only glimpse and the
man had passed out of sight, but the
ex-Ranger's eyes were keen.
Up to this moment the Texan had
not planned what he should do if an
emergency arose: he acted now on the
spur Of sudden determination. " '
He went swiftly down Broadway
! and turned unhesitatingly into the
first cross street he came to, which
was inadequately lighted and prac-
tically deserted. He did not look be-
hind him openly. but, on the excuse
of adjusting a shoe-lace, he contriyed
a glance back that showed him the
gunman coming around the corner.
keeping well in toward the building.
A second later, taxicab turned into
the street and passed Tostelli, coming
very slowly.
Tostelli stopped and slipped back
into doorway. The taxfcab passed
Titus and crawled UP toward the curb
ahead of him, but did not quite come
to a standstill.
DILL snapped about on his heel,
swearing frankly, expressively
and loudly. well, of all the yapping
fools" he sputtered, obviously refer
ring obscurely to himself. He started
rapidly back toward Broadway, tap
ping the outsidei of his coat in the
vicinity of his breast pockets and
muttering reproaches on any man who
would leave important papers lying on
q restaurant table.
Titus gave no sign whatever that he
was conscious of the man in the
alcove. although he could see him and,
more important, could see both his
lhands-empty. He went hurrying on,
talking to himself-somewhat as one
might talk who had been drinking a
little too freely-and hia hands kept
up their play over his pockets. as
though he were loathe to believe that
he really had lost his papers.
strides of Tostelli. that the gunmans
right hand was creeping toward the side
pocket of his coat.
did I put 1t in this pocket, or was
it inside?" Bill demanded Of himself.