New Britain herald., 1921-08-27

from the list of prisoners given be- low the name of James Gordon, but the boys stepfather, the Rev. Watson Duncan, called to the telephone short ly before our going to press, assured us that such was not his desire.''
 And the rch-fgure himself, at seven-thfrty the night before, little realizing how prominently he was to share the public prints with her whose appearance he was awaiting, lay back in the sheuter of heap of discarded scenery in the alley, numb to bodily discomfort, cheerfully unaware even of the passage of time.
 He was watching to see Evelyn Latham depart in her electric car aft- CT having been the leading lady" in the performance. Which, hidden be- hind the scenes, he had already wit messed with eager eyes.
 When Evelyn had departed, Jimmy saw Sidney Banks and Lloyd Jame- son go by with two girls, one of whom he recognized as Melody. They were going to Hanlon's, he saw, and he followed them, scenting a frame up' When he entered the back room of Pegleg's place he found Sidney and Lloyd seated at table playing poker with Whitey Garritty. The girls were not playing, but Melody was perched other girl on the arm of Lloyd chair. Jimmy watched and saw clearly that the girls were telegraph ing with their eyes to Garritty the cards held by the other two players Sidney and Lloyd were losing heavi- ly. Melody, confused by Jimmy's sated gaze, could no longer play her part.
 Where in hell are your eyes % Whitey grated at the girl, and, as she shrank back, he whirled and mo- toned Jimmy to a chair with a jerky gesture Sit down." he snarled. 'It you aren't going to sit in, sit down"
 Jimmy mild drawl answered him.
 Her eyes are all right, Garritty,' he said. 'She was watching. How do you suppose she's going to flash to you what he's holding when she knows I'm watching herr"
 Now Garritty leaned across the table. It seemed that it had been quiet for hours. And then Jimmy was speaking again, slowly and dis ftinctly.
 If you're going to get any more tonight, Garritty," he said, ''you'n need the cold deck in your pocket
 With that Garritty's hand went crawling behind him, and came crawling back. Jimmy's lean face looked haggard, but his crooked grir arched his lips. And then the door which led into the long hall leaped iconvulsively. With the first blow that set it to vibrating upon it's hinge. the fear was gone from Melody: eyes. She lifted a chair and swung # with thin arms that bent like steel and whipped it across the table into Garritty's face. Garritty went down Tumult within rose above the tumul without, and drowned Chief Hen dricks' first below for admittance. shot spattered the plaster of tht ceiling as Garritty went down. 4 woman screamed. When the waiter snapped off the lights and ripped oper another door Jimmy dragged hi
 cousin Sidney and Lloyd Jameson
 from beneath the table and jamme
 them before him into passagewa
 which led to the open air.
 And then the lights were up agair e Steady, you!" A voice warned tn
 boy He closed the door upon tn pairs retreat and turned back int
 the room.
 S Jimmy was blinking as he face the light The eyes of Melody wer g c1inging to him. And she was tn V only one of them all, jaunty or sulle = as the sex might be, who attempte
 an explanation. Her fierce outburs , an officer checked with an expel 7 twist of her wrist, which made tn 4 bone crunch and brought her wit a moan to her knees.
 Q Hendricks, Warchester's chief C 0 police counted them off.
 "Nine,'' he grunted succinctly. Tn n crash of glass and shivered windo' = accounted for Whitey Garritty's es e cape. Take them out to the wagon
 And this is how James Gordon wa if given twenty-four hours to leav n town. q Jimmy did not take advantage C e the twenty-four hours allowed him b
 the judge to get out ot town. He we1 Q at once, refusing all offers of Hanlo C.