Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
CHAPTER XXXv
Like a Thief in the Night

INROM 1O,OOU DulDS Lne mo'ihs pie
Il ture houses of Curtis street were
flinging a glow upon the packed side,
walks when Kirby came out OF the hotel
and started uptown.
He walked to the Wyndham. entered,
and slipped up the stairs Of the room
ing house unnoticed. From the third
story he nscended by a ladder 10 tne
fat roof. lie knew exactly what ns
had come to investigate. From one OF
the windows Of the fourth toor az the
Paradox he had noticed the clotnes.
line which stretched across the Nyhu-
ham roof from one corner TO ahother.
He went straight to one OF the posts
which supported the rope. llc ih"ae Il
careful study of this, then walked 70
rho other upright support and examined
the knots which held the line last mere
"I'm some good little guesser, ne
murmurcd to himself as he turned DucN
to the ladder and descended to the hoor
below.
He moved quietly along the corridor
TO the fire. escape and stepped out upon
it. Then, very quickly and expertly, he
coiled a rope which he took from
paper marcel that had been under MS
arm. At one end of the coll was ioop;
He swung this lightly round ms nead
once or twice to feel the weight Oh ~.
The rope snaked forward and up. lts
loop dropped upon the stone aputmehI
he had noticed when he had been exam.
lining the exteriors of the buildings WIN
Cole Sanborh 1t frightened "heh he
gave jerk. :,
Kirby climbed over the railing ana
swung himself lightly out into space.
A moment, and he was swaying peslde
the escape of the Paradox. ne
caught the iron rail and pulled himseli
to the platform. r.,,
BY chance the blind was down. Ihere
was no light within. but after his eyes
had become used to the darkness ne
tried to take a sQuint at the room from
the sides of the blind. The shade hung
an inch or two from the window frame.
so that by holding his eye close he could
pet more than a glimpse of the interior.
He tapped gently on the glass. The
lights inside flashed on. From one
viewpoint he could see almost half the
room. He could 60 to the other side OF
the blind and see most of the other
half.
A man sat down in chair close to
the opposite wall, letting his hands fall
on the arms. A girl stood in front OF
him and pointed a paper -kniie at MS
head. holding it as though IL were
revolver. The head OF the man iell slde-
ways.
Kirby tapped on the window pane
again. lie edged up the sash and step
ped into the room. =.
The young woman turned to him
eagerly, a warm glow in her shell pink
cheeks. "Well?' she inquired:
Worked out fine. Rose Kirby said.
Il could see the whole thing
"Still. that don't prove anything,
the other man put in. He belonged to
the staff of the private detective agency
With which Kirby was dealing.
Mo yyroming man smiled. eft nroyes
,,r I .ioory 10 nHsSihlo. Knowing Olson,
~ ~, m;Ilin, to SAMPLE he didn't sit still
- !" .ho Nv fro. nscnne on' lot thnt drawn
biirI Hi tIAh shrt him off from what was goin'
om inside He was one mighty inter.
OF. on ~ i1sine. shsnr,or e Now E he must 'n' known
ehtru .hara oUS w.oa n clothes. line on the roof,
1nerr Tnnn, tha T" street vou can see a washin
FROM, irol.i ;po o,,t ,Lorc any old fine In his
,,Im miare I'd a. hopped up to the roof an
90, ,ho, limo Which is exactly what
got iL''t I'll ii''t to. Tho i,no had been tied
'r .Iu' @ rosts m With a lot of knots. lie
n. TO tne no 49, w W., rmt;a a. 80 he cut the
r"nn r"o' f,.s bccn snliced out since by q
rope. rnr oeoi' a differcnt kind"