Evening star., 1921-08-16
CHAPTER XIII.
The Curse Of Scotland.

THE d1lQretn nat consisted only
L of four small rooms and bath, the
-esothes closet, and Mccarty and Den
mis- : searched them thoroughly. but
found no trace Of the woman. The
quick, double honk of a motor horn
in the street below came to their ears
as they were on the point of de-
crowd Of excited tenants gathered in
the halls and on the stairs, with a
blue-coated officer pushing his way
through the throng.
Get back. there! It's all right.
there's Ao trouble. It was just a bit
Of row, but it's over now and no
broadly. up at McCarty on the stairs
and then addressed the jabbering
crowd once more. "Get back where
you belong and quit making a dis
turbance or I'll send for the wagon
and run you all in. Come down, sir"
He led them out into the vestibule
Detective Sergeant Martin tipped
me off," he whispered. you're
former Roundsman McCarty. sir?"
Yes special deputy now under In
spector Druet." McCarty explained
briefly. Woman on the fourth floor,
rear. under the name of Hildreth is
wanted down town and we almost
had her, but she got away on the fire
escape. Take Martin and search the
yards and the roofs and il you find
no trace of her leave him on guard in
the fiat until he's relieved. Report
by telephone to Inspector Druet at
headquarters"
Right. sir" the policeman replied
with immense respect. Whats the
Hildreth woman like"
Before McCarty could answer Mar
tin entered the vestibule.
"Hill walked clear over to 5th ave-
nue. and waited all this time for a
started up town and came back ac-
cord!ng to your Instructions, Mac, but
you were nowhere around and
couldn't keep on sounding this horn!
All at once hell broke loose here in
the house and I figured you were in
1t somehow"
description Of the :Hndreth''
woman, and Martin whistled.
The Helwig girl to a t." he ex-
claimed. "And that valet-so that's
how.,the land lays! Well find her il
After a few final orders McCarty
with Dennis in tow. returned to the
drug store and nodding to the sur
prised clerk he entered the telephone
booth and called up police headquar
ters.- A long ten minutes elapsed be-
L lore he IedppedEcup TeQ anu peTSpif-
Ing. and said In a hurried undertone
to. his companion:
"Yost is on his way up to the Crew
cling house as fast as the inspector s
own. car can take him. He's to find
| out II Hill is there and stand guard
over HIM"
"But why? Dennis spoke cautious
ly out Of the side of his capacious
mouth. why don't he run him in
again, and bring him up before the
magistrate tomorrow to be held for
trial? you've got clear charge
against him now of aiding and abet-
ting that woman to jump her bail;
Instead. II it's not too late for the
first editions. the inspector is going to
see that every morning newspaper
carries the word that he's been re-
leased for lack of evidence and is
back at the Creveling house" Nc
to see that he don't get out again or
send any messages and to trace and
report any phone calls that may come
! for him"
IT get you!" A light broke over
Dennis face. you think the woman
when she learns that he's out again
and back on his job?"
McCarty nodded.
"She doesn't know that he's beer
| IN the. .neighborhood here tonight. mol
that he led US straight to her. Hell
keep on believing that she's safe
enough and think we're only guard
(! ing him on his own account" He
turned to the clerk who was watch.
ing them with curious eyes. 'Wha,
are your hours here?"
Eight to eight" the latter replied
still staring.
'sWhere do you liver
| Fright up over the store. The jani.
tors wife takes care of my four kids
but T wouldn't feel easy about 'em II
they wasn't here in the same building
| with me. Say. who are you fellows
anyway? It seems to me you're ask
| ing a lot of questions around herew
"And I'm 'liable to be asking a lot
morew McCarty interrupted grimly
| "We:re from police headquarters, il
you want to know"
Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)