The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
HIS WILD OA7'S---By Harold MacGrath

somely bound volumes, corner of a blue Chinese rug. the bowl of an OK blood vase made into an exquisite lamp, cigar humidor on a mahog- any table; then suddenly the disc darted upward and paused above the fireplace
 A face stood out strangely. A lovely face, not exactly youthful, but still young; and it smiled at the prowler tenderly and yearningly be- cause q great artist had caught that expression and understood.
 Boom, Boom.
 It was the gong of the clock in the hall Stygian darkness followed. The whole lower part of the house hummed with the vibration for full minute; then silence.
 Once more the disc came to life and roved. It stopped, focusing small safe Straightway the disc grew un- til the rim dissolved in the pressing black shadows. This phenomenon was due to the hurried approach of the person who held the pocket lamp in his hand.
 All at once the disc appeared on the beamed ceiling and remained there, motionless. The lamp had been set on end. The safe was dimly visible.
 Now came the sound of gently falling numbers. and shortly the door of the safe swung open. A shadowy hand reached into one of the pigeon holes and extracted a long envelope.
 This envelope was held toward the perpendicular lance of light and the flap lifted, revealing the edges of crisp. green currency. The safe door was slowly returned to the sill, and the bolts went home with 9 sharp click.
 Thereupon the disc of light leaped down from the ceiling to the floor and moved toward the hall. Once there, it vanished.
 A rectangular wall of dull white became visible. and q gust of cold air swept the hall. This wall ap- peared to move steadily and obliquely downward and was vaguely touched by the blue fire of an arc lamp in the distance. It was snow, thick, heavy and soft.
 A shadow passed down the steps and hurried toward the sidewalk. The house from which this shadow had emerged stood rather aloofly from it's neighbors and well back from the street It was of gray stone. half French chateau and half Amer ican ginger cake
 The shadow bored on through the cold, clean smelling snow, his hat down. his collar up. An hour from now the tracks would be obliterated completely X nighthawk taXicab Veered in toward the curb, but was told by quick gesture that it wasn't wanted The shadow took the first side street. turned into an alley, cut across main theroughfare to an- other alley. and so on until he came upon the railway tracks. These he u
 Evidently he had timed his actions. A train rolled in noisily and stopped with rattle of brakes and hiss of steam. The man ran down to the bag gage truck. which was piled high with trunks and suitcases. Recogniz- ing his own. he trotted back to the smoker climbed aboard and slunk down in a seat. remaining in this po- sition long after tA train had drawn outside the city.
 One afternoon a year later a man entered the private office of a we'll known detective. He laid a photo graph on the deteetive's desk and sat down At the same time the detec- tive laid aside the visitors card.
 The visitor was John Hazelmere, iron man; he took ore out of reluc- tant earth and transformed 1t into giant skyscrapers and bridges
 " GIL MI. hd1ellneEes WAat Iue difficulty?"
 q want you to find that young man." said the iron man, indicating the photograph.
 Whats he done?'
 Run away with some money"
 'Absconded, eh? How much?"
 Five thousand in one thousand dollar bills"
 How long ago?"
 About year ago"
 Too late"
 "Oh, the money is of no importance now. What want is the man who went away with it" The millionaire's collar seemed to be bit tight, for he ran his finger around inside. T am absolutely certain that he is here in New York"
 First offense?'
 Yes"
 What name did he go by in your towng'
 "Hazelmere"
 ''NYhat2"-explosivel
 Yes. The boy happens to be my son. Mir. Haggerty. and I want him"
 Somewhere in North street, New York, there stands a four-storied red brick dwelling used by a Mrs Cal thorp as a boarding house.
 For us, among her eleven diners to- night there are only three-the eternal triangle but in this instance nSt quite so harsh as it sounds.
 Let A represent d girl, the apex nF h tTf1 rte~lo