The Washington times., 1922-07-23

where she resumed her career Of
blackmail and extortion with a
slender, curly-headed gentleman
crook she had met on the boat 60
ing over. This new accomplice
was known alternately as Sabine
Jackson and Charles Smith.
Neither was his real name. That
has never been disclosed, and, as
said earlier In this chapter, l
shall not betray II now. Suffice 1t
to say that he comes from a very
excellent and aristocratic Virginia
family, which has been greatly dis
tressed by the disgrace of his i'm
prisonment.
From the first, Charlie Smith
was wildly In love with Chicago
May. She was too clever to recip-
rocRte this affection, although she
pretended to. There is nothing
that is SO dangerous to a profess
sional criminal as a love affair.
Love affairs have landed more
criminals In jail than the COM
bined police forces of Paris and
Scotland Yard. I am speaking Of
real criminals, of course; not
thugs or pickpockets. The reason
seems to be that when a man or
woman criminal falls in love eau
ton goes to the winds.
So it was with Charlie Smith.
When Chicago May told him Of
Eddie Guerin's treatment Of her,
Charlie Smith became furious. He
was jealous of Guerin, anyhow,
and Chicago Mays tears over
Guerin's conduct famed his
frenzy. He swore that he would
shoot him on sight. This pleased
Chicago May, whose former affec-
tion for Guerin had turned to in
tense hatred.
It was not long before America
became too tame for Eddie Guer-
in. A very wealthy New York
broker was sailing for Europe, and
Eddie decided to tag along in the
guise Of an invalid art dealer, and
thus to take" Mr.. Broker for as
much as he could.
The itinerary of his intended
victim led to London, and Eddie
followed and put up at the same
hotel. This was two years after
his escape from Devils Island and
his parting from Chicago May, and
both incidents were merely SOU
venirs of highly interesting past.
1t never occurred to Guerin that
Chicago May might be in London.
Even il it had, the thought that
she might feel bitter toward him
was ridiculous. Like many other
men, Eddie Guerin took his love
affairs, with their untold possi-
bilitics, very lightly. And, like
many other women, Chicago May
took them very seriously, indeed.
So, when the news ran through
the Underworld grapevine" that
the elegant Mr.. Guerin was a first
class cabin passenger on the Car
mania there was an informal COM
mittee Of reception waiting for
him in London, composed of Chi
cago May and her youthful accom-
plice, Charlie Smith.
And one day, when Eddie had
donned his Sunday suit and silk
hat and prepared to trail his VIC
tim down the Strand, a carriage
containing Chicago May and q
total stranger to Guerin wheeled
up to the curb.
Eddie was about to greet his
old accomplice with the utmost
cordiality when something in the
expression of her companions
face warned him, and he jumped
behind the cover of a post box.
Young Charlie Smith pursued him,
firing as he ran.
sidewalk and the assassin coolly
pocketed his pistol and prepared
to rejoin Chicago May. But the
police had been summoned by the
shooting, and both Chicago May
and Smith were captured. The
dismay of Smith was complete
when he saw Eddie Guerin hobble
to his feet and limp into the near
est shop without assistance. The
bullet had only pierced his foot.
Smith was brought into court
and given a sample of British jus
tice, almost as stern and relent-
less as that of the French.
Asked his name, Smith drew
himself up haughtily and replied:
"Mr. Nobody, from Nowhere"
"All right, Mr.. Nobody" re-
piled My Lord Chief Justice.
you'll have an address after this.
Twenty-Five years"
For fifteen years Smith slaved
at hard labor. If he thought that
CHICAGO Nav would reneat the