Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06

by the time / found the switch il
the wall and turned on the light
again Shaw blew his whistle outside
Ihere must have been a Sccou,
light switch in the stoSeroom and ;
second door leading up into the yard
ana the kid had evidently plamnc,
his getaway ahead. for he's wcarin,
cioth cap. which 1 guess he ha,
been carrying folded UP in an insid,
| pocket since before i came on til,
!op' ran out of the house. fount
piake on guard at the corner, an,
ne toid me young Chalmers had com,
OUT OF the tradesmen's entrance or
'he side street and started due east
with Shaw trailing him.
borrowed Blakc's hat and hot.
rooted 1t after them picking up al
ihird Avenue in time to relieve shaw
just rs Gene was boarding surrac,
car. BY sheer luck. a drank han.
pencd to be getting out OF taxi II,
front Of Bud Westlcy's old poolroom
and grabbed it and traiIcd the ear
The Kid couldn't have had a suspicion
'h"' he was being Swallowed: for he
| e'' OUT At this corner and made
straight for that shop over there
without even looking around"
You were an ass to be taken in
IKE that, Porter, but perhaps il is
Just as we'll" Odeli commented our
young friend must have been pretty
desperate TO risk such q move when
ne knew that. the house was guarded
inside ana out. | wonder why Miller
hasn't come back? II doesn't look
good to me-"
Look" Porter exclaimed. touching
his superior's arm. THAT man. He
has walked twice past the mouth OF
'hat alley; there he goes in! Think
we had better trail along"
NO. Give Miller chance If he
gets In any trouble he'll blow his
whistle"
For few minutes longer they
waited in silence. and at length Mill
Ter appeared from the shadows OF
the aleyway and FASTENED across the
avenue towards them.
Did YOU see that, man." he asked.
Il had narrow squeak. ! can tell
you. That was Sims. FARLEY Drcw's
valet"
What have YOU been doing all. this
time odcll demanded Does that
alley extend through the block
NO. 1t ends in d blank wall mid
way, back of that butcher shop. |
should say" Miller responded. There
are doors opening on it from all the
shops as far as it reaches. and win
dows. too; but the back room OF the
iailor's is the only one lighted up.
The door was locked and the window
fastened and covered with a shade:
ou' the glass in tho lower sash OF
mat window is broken bE,what looks
Ike bullet hole, and the shade Is
ripped. ought TO have come back
and reported at once, | suppose: but
| put my eye TO that hole and |
thought YOU would want to know
what was going on in there. y young
smooth-faced, blond-haired man was
sitting at 4 table, guessed that was
your bird--and facing him was an
older man, nearly forty. ! Judge who
looked like Il dssipatcd swell.
He talked so low that 1 couldn't
hear what he said, but he seemed to
be laying down Inc law 10 the kid.
who was getting madden by the min
ute: and when he broke in he raised
his voice so that ! could hear every
word. You can't blun me with any
more of that bunk. Drew he said
1 know you can send me up, but you
won't; because you'll go, too. and you
know il, You can bet your boots
kent your letters. they were the only
protection l had! / was sucker and
you blcd me white. but don't forget
I'VE got come back The other one
Growled something | couldn't hear, ard
then the kid broke in again. Not q
chance! don't know whether got
away with it tonight or not. but lis
the last; and if YOU don't want to
have to answer some embarrassing
questions you'll clear out until this
thing is over. tell you Tithcrcdgc
wised up that chap from hcadquar-
tcrs as to how you stand in our
family circle and don't think the
statement was iiattcring one
Il heard footsteps coming down the
side street then. and duciIcd behind
a pile of p!ckie-tub that the deli
catcsscn next door had stacked up in
the alley: 1t was lucky | did. for Il
man passed twice on the sidewalk
looking in and then turned and came
straight toward me. I thought he had
seen me- but he went ri:ht up TO the
back door OF the tahor'S shop and
Knocked twice quicl : and after a
minute once more. the door opened
aud he went in, and beat it back
here 10 you"
All right. Go over and watch the
front door OF the shop and IL any one
comes out stop them and blow your
whistle; McCarren's on his heat and
he'll be along here somewhere" OdciI
turned to Porter. Come on. Well
have look AT what is doing in that
back room
They crossed the avenue. entered
the alley and crcpt to II position be-
meath the lighted window. where the
detective Strengthened and pcercd
through the ragged hole In the shade.
Only two men were visible in the
room. the older one whom Miller had
described and "A stranger The lat
ter was gcstIculating cxc!tcdly. AMI
fragments OF his speech reached
Odcirs ears.
Il told him II week sir.
Yes he seemed TO, but you can't tell
about those bulbs IN,