Evening star., 1921-08-14

was striding toward the avenue,
"'Tss a fine subject you picked TOT
your discourse. but come on; think
I know where our bird ts headed for.
but he's only calling the inspectors
bluff and playing safe"
With one accord they turned and
started of in the wake iof that delib-
crate figure ahead and as they passed
the corner the slouching youth reaps
peared from nowhere and trailed
along unobtrussvely in the rear. y
After that first comprehensive glance
about him Hill did not even look back.
but walked on as though lost In
thought yet with a definite object In
view. He crossed an iHtersecting ave-
nue. or two and then. on reaching the
fashionable -thoroughfare on the
farther side of which rose the park
wall, he turned north.
where's he making for?" muttered
Dennis. =.
"Where would any faithful employe
be going when he's freed from being
under an unjust suspicion but back to
the place where he works?" McCarty
returned. II told you he'd play safe.
IT'S the Creveling house. no less. that
he's headed for, now and there 1t Is
just ahead"
They slackened their pace and were
a full block behind when Hill stopped
At the tradesmen's entrance of the
white stone house and pulled out his
key. Flattening themselves in the
shadow Of the~same cornice beneath
which McCarty had enaced himself
when he ,trailed the embryo burglar
on the previous night. they saw him
unlock theNdoor and disappear within.
"And now what?" Dennis demanded.
Here comes Martin; are you going to
leave him to watch the place."
"There's a blank wall that sur
rounds the yard space at the rear
like a we'll with never a door nor an
opening that man could crawl
through as far as I could see this
morning, but I'm taking no chance"
McCarty responded. The houses on
both SIDES of the Crevelings are
closed. but there might be a way
he could get out, at that. Martini:
he added, as the detective from mead
go back a couple Of blocks. cross
the avenue and climb over the park
wall: creep along the other side OF
it till you are just opposite the Creve-
ling house-tis that white one there
in the middle of the next biock-and
watch both doors. You got q good
look at Hill?"
"Sure; down at headquarters today,
when the chief was hauling him over
the Goals" Martin replied. Me and
Yost both give him the once over:
He amt ever been mugged, l could
swear 10 tnal.
well. keep your eyes peeled and
If he comes out again give a squeeze
to this and then trail him.. From
beneath his coat McCarty produced an
object not unlike a small motor horn
and handed it to the other. If ne
don't come out stay where you'll be
till you hear two quick honks OF a
horn like that one. or we join you. II
it's morning. Understand"
Fright. Mac" Martin grinned at
Denny "The chief thought your side
kick here would be with you.
could tell a mile off, Riordan. that
you were on the job"
He walked OF chuckling at Dennis
discontinue and McCarty remarked
consolingly:
"Never.you mind. Denny. every man
to his work and it's your own line
you'll be following tonight"
MY own line?" Dennis repeated.
You're ne, thinking of starting fire.
are you. blc?"
mo. Eat there may be bit Of wall
scaling l. be done and you're the lad
fore IT 'Tis hard place to reach.
though. and I've no mind to be nabbed
by p!gheaded householders for break
ing and entering. Clancy ought to
happen along soon on his beat and
we'll wait for him.
.But why would this fellow Hill