Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-23
Liz STARTS THE STORY

sg' e,cdped. Ambrose, a dofeo-
Aid hos VII on Joe LeBrun,. 0nngster
fet, coz and demands TO knon toho
wt croo'' IsRrvn tells him fhdt
w y; ,.d mFrank" kno,o nothing
sn"" ""Jiodydnoers." as fhe cr'm'nat.
sg riih or ,oithout eo,denoe' imo
y" ,c,es ~ TO fasten the CRIME on mm;
H ~, I point, Polly, ddrghfcr OF
ms popsars in ni0htdress attire,
kbrpn,, G fhat she is thirsty and
20 e.pt toy n drink. Ambrose has q
w co,c ,rsooard for Polly, but is saspi-
edfm her preference for "Lddy-
wn y stranger, disguised to the
flyer" !, 1pnoInced. "You are
w And you, Lieutenant Am:
IsSi" he says. II oonf 70 %, ta's ,o,.n W.
rb y" about man named Asho. Ashe
y, rr;mirdi. He deserves no con
p,,,ation. He is a menace 10 sooiety:
s'h ~. hovr he is arrested
y, W., ,ou pih sufficient evidence
nma lin and on charge TO send
~ XIII" 10 lie penitentiqry for not ioss
IN I len years you can
~" ", n ME for $1,000"
"m., ".,s call, on a large safe manu-
A.,.,;,o ; coucern and todgcrs that ne
o H o,cn ann sato pithin q feto
siasis,. he asks Ambrose TO come
s.I ritne@ his skill ,,
"What are you up TO nopY ne
III Sor,blv. "IThdt are you doing
~, ~, After last night
~, TIC nerre Of pou"
~you see" laughed Ashe into
u,n;ito,'s puzzled face, "T'H bet you
n.Isi hs thinks 7 am the man Uho
ssci,d that safe last night!
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
EorvHAT am doing here" ho added
" pleasantly, lis giving Mr.. Hamil-
Nm a little private demonstration of his
I'm afe. ] thought that you, being in
I,,,,t.d in such matters from your own
,oIut Of view, might care to be on
taud."
sueaking, he slipped off his gloves.
Sev, Il Is not for business man like
\, Hamilton Hamilton to notice par
Bulsrly the beautiful things In the
Lstd. even when they are set under
M nose. Certainly his practical mind
I,d never pondered upon such matter
|, hsutiful hands. He had never in
n, years Of his life noted anything
.AIcb called for a second look in the
uc,t carefully kept pair of hands of
b. most delicately fastidious lady whom
|. knew. But as Ashes gloves came
way Hamilton Hamilton stared and
rendered and admired.
Once Joe lie Brun had epitomized all
hat there was to be said about Ashes
hands when ho had growled:
"The Internal things are alive! He
an see with them, he can hear with
hem, and hang mo IL ! don't believe
!, can smell with his little fingers !"
"Mr. Hamilton, as part Of his
,ublIcity campaign, Is offering re-
sard," Ashe was saying as he knelt by
be safe door, ito any man who can
,urlarize his safe down at Mandel's.
ae guarantees to give the man "a free
and and no end Of time and all the
ools he can name. And he'll put
10 900 in gold in the safe to be taken
ut by the man who can open 1t. Am
not right. Mr.. Hamilton?"
"YOu are" said Hamilton emphau-
ally.
"Mr. Hamilton is looking for pub
city" smiled Ashc. One hand touched
be little knob controlling the combina :
lon the other was laid lightly, with
lightly spread fingers, against the door
lselt, quite close to the knob. II am
ctI In minute. when you have
one, Lieutenant Ambrose, Mr.. Hamil-
On and ] are going to talk business,
We won't keep you for that part of It. "
Both Ambrose and Hamilton came
loser to watch him. Upon Hamilton $
rows was the first sign of anxiety, n
tile troubled frown darkening his
yss. He was sure Of his safe; this
as all tomtoolery. And yet Ashes air
!, quiet assurance was oddly dis
lietlng.
The young man leaned a little closer
the safe, turning the small knob
Witty, the expression in his eyes that
a man who listens intently. He
nled, placed his left hand a trihe
c'er TO the right, and leaned back
gain, his eyes lifted pleasantly to
amilton's perplexed ones.
Ambrose, seeking to watch the better,
lsily.
i can { work unless have quiet"
said sharply. Keep still"
Ambrose glared at MIN, but, out of Il
tloslty scarcely less than Hamilton's,
ew rigidly still. Ashes right hand
y an and spun the shining knob; his
u crept the fraction of an inch closer,
~ back, only the tins of the slender,
nue. sensitive fingers touching the
e! surface now.
LOOK at your watch" he com
..hIaed' his eyes still upon Hamilton's.
ave me ten seconds"
IN the intense stiffness the ticking
Tue watch was audible throughout
. room.
hamilton, more agitatcd in spite of
cooIness Of the reason he called
,oa than he had been at the very
ave moments in his financial life,
united the seconds. One, two, three,
", nve and Ashe, laugh
softly, was on his feet, tho heavy
~ Vni swinging open!
lnedr' ""'''n' an'
nSsnes San laugh was like the laugh Of
10Y delighted with the outcome of a
'I.Stul yIEesStul prank. In it was neither
,UuSnesS ,Co nor threat; nothing but the
0't '"erest merriment. With Il bit of
'sUiS s~is,i,i SKIN, whipped from his pocket,
swiftly and thoroughly obliterated
,i"asf i%nsef prints from the safe's polished
NJ, force of habit" he explained
Ivy, Safety first"
A. 4 u, withdrew the hundred dollar bill
Il tdhSaPped 1t into his vest pocket, along
~ "a the ChamoiS.
not Sot ruined, Mr.. Hamilton, he said
|dat d PLEASANTLY boyish voice of his.
u,ew on dis gloves while Hamilton
! nHorcSe stared at him. You've
90 fortune into the thing, ] sup
Iss wen, you've got one Of the best
v,o on the market. To be sure it's
sIeat trick IN ornn Il ia