Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16
HOW MANY CARDS?
By ISABEL OSTRANDER
NJ "The Island Of Intrigue "Suspnse Ashes Ashe
= Copyright W Robert N, MoBrSdo 8

down. .lons a different line than we
TOOK G.,roctor wsJ Druet pressed the buzzcr in
ip,L and when his subordinate APP
n,s n,,sd briefly gave the order. Th'n
P".N door closed once more he sat
Ssck IN his chair. 80, 49,, ~,
=, W have him charged. Mac. with a
ni ~ no can't prove on him or this
erlu tho press will howl for my Official
h'.S '..SSrber'ye howled for II more than
hsfore. sir, but IL hasn't fallen
on.v McCarty grinned affectionatcly
ye'..,s chief and then his face grew
az ans ans "I'm not going to bring any
s..y .o whatever against the young
.rook. but instead with your pcrinis-
.ion I'm going to tell him We II let h'm
dawn as easy as we can u ne come
.Cro,s with a little information.
Information'!' y the inspector re.
,..,ed with raised eyebrows. Didn't
have him on the carpet down here for
,.rss hours on Friday! Your own
.,stsment proves that he couldn have
s,.d that shot. and he beat it the min
n,s No found the body"
u'e..yes. but why did he pick on the
c,.,.ling house in the first place.
W,rsrty asked suddenly. HE was not
;n.t sauntering along looking for II
yyts, law when I saw him first he was
~ Tho lob and knew where he was
~; .a;rs YOU can bet OH that. He said IL
s as His Hrst trick and he only tried to
,"rr Il TO prove to tho rest Of the gang
,S.t hc was all there. but you know
s.or, erpericnce yourself. sir. that the
nsIlowest crook will keep faith with his
iunch II he's got the fear OF God IN
him" A.. ,.o
i .,ked. "you don't think he was work
ipg alone then?'
"llone, maybe. but he was not
| vandering along the avenue looking for
,ho Hrst opcn window to crawl through
don't soy he was working under orders.
Lnt he'd either been tipped of or ease
MA found out there were valuablcS IN
,he house and it is not any too well
Guarded lust now. Something stccrcd
Kim toward Crcvcling. SIR. and I'm
going to have it out OF him
Rut when Bodansky was brought in
no did not at first find the matter as
simple as he had anticipated.
"Look here, Joe. | suppose you know
rou're in for a stretch McCarty began
imprcssively when a glance from In
spector Druet put the Interrogation Into
Bodansky grinned foolishly. but the
sl,am OF shrewdncSs fingered in his
gaze. ,
II amt done nottin';" he avcrrcd
dcggedly. "'Coursc | had dc gat an de
lack an dc keys on me. but it's foiEt
ofsnsc. barrin' dat stretch in de re-
torm'tory an I'll get of light
"What makes you think so:' de-
msnded McCarty. do you suppose
your gang would bother to have any
wires pulled to set you off, you poor
little runt Of a white .livered pikcr? That
Lexington avenue gang of cheap crooks
have only been kidding you il you think
they stand in with the ward boss, let
alone anybody higher up
II amt kickin,' vouchsafed Bo-
dansky, slumping comfortably forward
in bis chair with his bullet head out
thrust between his hunchcd shoulders
like that OF a turtle. I'm willin' to
take whatever yousc can hand me.
didn't have nottin' to do wit croakin'
Crawford--'
Crawford McCarty caught him
up sharply, so you knew Crcveling ae
Crawford, ch?"
The slumpcd figure stiffened suddenly
and the rat eyes shifted, but he drawled !:
"Creveling, was it? It's all de same
to me. fought yousc called him
Crawford dat night, an amt been
readin' de poipers regular since.
He grinned again, but his lips trcm-
bled and he raised slack hand to cover
them.
McCarty seized the opportunity which
the final remark presented
III you had, you'd have known bet
ter than to take that line with us. Joe.
We're on to it that CreyclinS was known
as crawford sometimes. and why. but
we didn't think you were in on that
deal. You II go IN for something more
than attempted burglary now, my goS-
soon -
shade Of terror darkencd the pasty
face and Joe Bodansky writhcd in his
chair.
~ dunno what yousc mean. he
whincd. Honest t'Gawd I never heard
o. Dat guy till saw him lyiu' derc wit
nls face gone. II he was known as
Crawtord youse must've said so den
an dats how I got it. Honest
McCarty turned to the dumfoundcd
inspector and asked graphically:
shall we get the other one over
@ from the Tombs and face 'cm. sir ?
we've got 1t now that the big fellow
was ho!ding out on us about Joe here.
ana when he knows Joe give him
away--"'
y INN, waiIing cry broke in upon him
and bodanSky,' shivcring with fright
turned 'mpIoringly to the inspector.
l.. amt no snitchcr. | didn't give
a!m away What are yousc trying to
hmane me torE II youse get him over an
Ss S INKS ! spilled on him youse had
S.u.r send me up for life, for he'll see
fs s III croaked de foist time I show me
rsee IN dc street amt in on his game,
Ln Lns my modder ! amt. He don't even
Anow .N, I'm wise to it !"
,au,ihen ihen come clean" the inspector
Crun",1 Ccrn,sed grimly. Tell us how you knew
or,e.yyeling ,.yg was Crawford?''
yo, .. was all on account Of dat skirt
svsc az; SUCK on, Bodansky admitted with
Csmst Cuent reluctance. 81 told youSc de
tn,Ses tSu trut when | said dat i'd never
ushhd ihaed trick before de night youse
hstoea hat me comm out of dat window,
hi SI' ! stood in wit de gang an got my
~, . Wnen dey pulled off anything, see?"
r,y. ABOUT two mont's ago a guy was
SaNa tyhea over on Madison avenue oh, I
uI ~ nave anything to do wit dat mart
ranis, an ! don't know who did de
tr,n n 80 ! amt afraid to open me
usp sp sogot it; Anyhow. when de split
rsS a aasae IN Hogan's back room drag
~ H. GOWN twenty iron men an de foist
WV ! fought of was a gold bracelet
IN Ro Rseo stones in 1t over across de way
lsot,no,s th,o,sakor 8 window, Me goil had been
S,r 'h at 1t an hintin' around dat de
ssbs gay owns de candy store where