The Washington herald., 1921-02-27

play some practical joke on his vic.
tim
There had been the cas-. Of NJ.
cholmondly-yones, whom he v,.,,.S
I'm the Beividon. an Apartment, -
I tel. end whom he had taken ove-
his knee and spanked when ,hs
became hystericsl ana refused 81
tell him where she kept her yaIu-
ables
There had been that Of the ola
darkey butler Of the Fairfs,e,
Southern family. After lootinr 81.
OLD fashioned safe in the IIbrary
the pirate had ascended 10 az.
Fourth floor and entered the ser-
wants room. thoroughly intim,dst-
Ing the old man by waving a revoI-
yer and. in the glare Of his oxn
electric torch. by q series OF fsn-
tastic facial contortionH. In IN.
words Of the negro, he done pinch
his face out wild his nnguhs and
make IL snap back. 3es' LAX a rub
He was described as dark-hat-.s,
reddish complexion, always wear,n.,
deeply tinted glasses. with a Ionr
or1sting mustache, an angry ngI,.
scar running across his nose ara
down his left cheek. He aIu.,s.
wore an overcoat (but then 4, y.,
wtnter). and strangely enough an
old-fashioned opera hat. He snoL.
with q decided foreign accent and
with q lisp. "o
For the most part he was ,.s,
only at night But one day A MIL
bottle crashed to the pavement a,
front Of Detective Macouinlan, who
had been assigned to the task .,
hunting him down. Macouinlan
who had been walking br,xLI,
came to an abrupt halt and looL.i
up TO q window in the second stor,,
OF the cheap hotel and saw ,be
private leering down at him. He
immediately rushed into the build
ing but the astounded proprietor
vowed that nobody answering that
description had been in his place.
MacQuinlan took occasion 10 soru,5-
nize every guest and emSloye. hut
the pirate. who had appeared AZ a
hall window. was not among tbsr,
| The police were at their wits
ends for being made a monkey or
when Harvey Hunt took a hand I'm
the game. He started at the chasD
hotel from which the milk bottIsy
had been thrown at MacQuiplaul
But his scrutiny Of the guests and
employees was no more illuminating
than the city detectives, SO he
changed his attack.
Acting under his instruction.
that night the proprietor took oc-
casion TO whisper to each Of his
guests a tip that the police wer.
going to stage a raid on the place
In search Of the pirate. He laughed
as he told them. as though the idea
were ridiculous. but also as a warn
ing. that the police might not nut
any Of his guests to too much en-
barrassment The affairs OF tho ma
tority Of them. in fact. would not
have stood a searching investiga-
tion.
Then Harvey Hunt took IN nj,
post. with MacQuinlan. in a closet
on the second floor, near the hall
window from which the bottle had
been thrown. They concentrated
their attention on the three rooms
nearest that window on the street
side.
Finally a huttering hash Of yellow
light came from under one Of IN.
doors. In an instant the two had
thrown their shoulders against the
panels. As the wood splintered in
they were assailed with the smell Of
burning gasoline and rubber.
, We've got him." grunted Hunt
as he planned through the wrecked
door toward the washstand. where
in the wash basin the flames still
futtered. and seizing the water
pitcher beside IL doused the flames.
Hunts swerve toward the wash
stand had disconnected the plain
looking man who stood with his
fists doubled up, as IL at bay; so that
Macouinlan's rush carried him TO
the floor.
whats he burning queried
MacQuinlan, arising from the man
acled form OF his captive and
Strengthening his rumpled collar.
And say. Hunt. how did you DOPE
this thing out? This nasty-faced
clam doesn't look like the bird were
after"
Do you know what was buraing. and Why
Harvey Hunt expected to catch the pirtts
In that particular part Of the boteli