The evening world., 1921-06-29

been that nobody had es-
capped in that direction that the
rope stin dangled unnoticed from
the tree. It's lower end within easy
reach. McCfue climbed up and looked
over-just IN time to see the back Of
a retreating policeman on guard out
ssde. The detective smiled, olsen
gagged the rope, fastened the hook to
tho top of the wall, and let himself
down. A skillful jerk was now suf-
ftcient 70 release the grapple, and
coning the rope rapidly around his
waist beneath his coat-he walked
away across a stretch of sand to-
ward the shore OF the Sound. BY
the time the policeman was maxi
ing his return trip he was safely
hidden beneath a boathouse and a
few minutes later had reached the
rear of a neighboring estate.
After that, 1t was an easy matter to
gain the highway, where he hailed a
passing automobile in charge of a
lone chauffeur.
suppose there Is a hospital some
where near" he said to the driver an
they swept into the village
I'll take you there" was the good
nntured response. And McClue soon
found himself entering a large edifice.
Have you any recent accident
cases7" he asked Of q young woman
ct the desk.
-Fracture case came IN early this
morning"
~FTaoture of whatf.
Compound fracture OF the right
tramp"
Gould I see himr' asked MoClue.
see no objection. But you won't
md him very prepossessing. He
says he fell trying to catch a freight
train. and looks exactly like that sort
Of person"
Tho patient hay In a bed at the end
of an otherwise empty ward, and
seemed to be asleep. And as soon as
they were alone the Ferret took his
lens from his pocket, picked up the
hand that was lying outside the COW
erlet, and brought the finger-tips and
glass firmly in contact. The sup
posed tramp sat UP with a start.
Hey. Doc, whatre yeh dom wit
my lunch hooks?" he demanded.
"Just feeling of your pulse. that was
all" said McClue, carefully wrapping
the magnifying glass in a sheet OF
the mornings newspaper which he
had found beside the bed,
Pulse nothin'! And say. you amt
the doc, after all. Watts the gamer"
There is more than one physician
in this hospital. my friend" The de-
tectives eyes were scanning the re-
1 mains of the paper, but it was a New
Work sheet and there was no sign
that any news from Ivy Towers had
yet reached it. Amy physician is
WAITS that?"
you were hurt trying to steal a
ride, you know, and they're rather
hard on Migrants in this county. But
l must be going. Nothing at all in
the paper, / see. You'll find 1t dull
out here in the country. I'm afraid
Goodby."
mot much yeh don't say soodby
Professor-not yit. Watts the lay.
asks yeh7 An wat d'yeh mean by
they's bein' nothin' in the paper?"
McClue had turned to go. Now
struck by familiar intonation in the
others voice, he wheeled about.
why, IL 1t isn't Chicago Mike!
And here I've been wasting time get
ting your finger prints"
Come off! Yeh spotted me the
first wink, Ferret-jist as I did you
or 1 wouldn't have drawed no spot
light on myself by startin' arge'
ment. An yeh amt got nothin' or
me, 50 yeh might as well say wat:
dom. Yeh don't think-or hope
that I been leavin' my finger-marki
behind me on no job. do yeh? Fergi
it! An give me a snipe."
McClue tossed a package or cigar
cites and a box OF matches on the bed
.T see YOU feel safe, Mike, or yol
woSl+tn't be so generous with the CHR
music, But it's too bad you slipped
on the itghtning-rod and broke YOU
leg. The second story Is pretty hisf
al Ivy Towers, especially in the darl
and when it's raining cats and dogs
The rod was in wretched condition
too-you might have got struck
Wby didn't you go out by the kitchen
window? There's where I was wait
ing for you" A.. -
narrowed. , .nno, a.
busted me runner tryin' TO Jump
beam. an I don't know nothln apou
M wv Towers nor lishtnin' -rods.'
wv nat "ctc Sou iNo>o -
per for. then?" co. -,
politics. always send out TOT on
rho first thing in the mornin.
.All right Mike. But I'd like q
make a bargain with you. Don't tei
anvhody rye been here, and don't spli
vour real story to the police TN ~.
Zen YOU again. / needn't ASK yo'
Dot IN run away-you can't
.I,S make a bargain wit you, Fer
cot as soon as wit any fly cop hvin
~ sooner, cause yeh're square an
IN saws yeh wsn't prosecute gel
,son't" said Chicago Nike causln
Ne hill which had been slipped int
t s. hand TO disappear under the ped
r,othes "An' I amt likely to spill n
story to the bulls as ! amt sot non
~ s5iII 'ceptin' that about the ratu1l
Rri II yeh's figurin' on my comm
,hroc,rh with bit of info TO Eo
,ater on, somethin' moren fiVer ma
.sre,I me all that happened las
u,eht" said the detective and y.
aEree to get you off on any en nt
tSat's brought against you-short u
murder" ANT, ~. ohru-tlv II
~ hed then lowered himself Saie
suuy To tho pillow. his eyes a''A'e