Evening star., 1923-08-18
THE OWL TAXI
BY Herbers Footner
ga. Copyright b, seos. a. Dora, co~s.ay
Continued From Yesterdays Star.
By Herbert Footner
cop~,rn, b, seors. IA. Dora, co,as.ay

CONTINUED From Yesterdays Starr
Exactly, Not content with mur.
dering' my poor friend he intends {,
black en-. his memory. Nunez will in
troduce him as Antonio Bareda. The
Visit will be reported in the news
papers-Bareda sees the PRESIDENT
and the news will be cabled to Mana
quay. What de socotra will tell the
president one can guess; ii Will Ger
tainly not be anything that will leat
him to take action in ManaRUay. Per
haps that Will be reported in tht
| papers, too: 'Bareda tells he lresi
cent Managuay is happy and con
tented under the present regime. II
any case when 'Bareda fats to re
turn to Managuay his poor follow
| ers who are SO anxiously hanging or
the result of this visit. will beIiev.
/ that their champion has betrayed
| them How simple"
How devilish" added Greg.
Estuban said DE Socotra must b.
arrested before he gets on me train
Greg thought anxiously of Amy
THAT won't do YOU any good" n
said quickly. You couldn't prove il
! advance that he intended TO imper
senate another"
Il could prove the murd az"
Not without Senorita de Socotra
| And she won't testify against him
Then must he go free?" cried rs
| tuban stormily.
mo. Let us get the little blacI
| book from him and he is helpless
You could carry that to the I'resi'
! dent yourself"
How do you purpose getting hclt
| Of it,
Il don't know yet have -four
| hours before train time. III find Z
| way. At least | know now that II il
! on his person
| Go ahead and see what YOU can do
| But if YOU fail l must hold myself
/ free 10 act. will be on tn" traiI
on which he travels to WASHINGTON.
| But he must know YOU said Greg
II shall be disguised"
| This gave Greg an idea. do yol
know anything about dissuises?r NJ
| asked eagerly.
srtmIy. That's very ne 'essar,
part Of conspirator's work n Man
| aguay.
F; could you disguise me-"
! What as?'
! "A shabby old cabman.'
! THAT oughtn't to be hard with th'
| examples We have before US d"wf
| here
GOOD have to meet maj
/ untown at 2:45 You get togethel
! what materials YOU need. and
! be back at the yard in an hour
Hickey was taking the de.soS",,,
ladies To matinee this et'rrnoon
! After he had dropped ia" ladies
! the theater Greg met hlm bS apootn'
| ment AT the nearest corner. Afte1
! his unhappy parting with Amy IN
! night before Greg did not know wha
10 expect There was note lo'
| him in the usual place.
| lie deSoured it, 1t was suffctennS
bathing The tone was friendly. ou'
! there was not the slightest reference
! to the ride home the night before
! ON the whole Greg was relieved.
| a moor Henry
He came back from his visit 10 YOU II
! a Al Of the black sulks and has beer
/ Occurring me ever since. Men arc 80
! irving, I'm sorry had no luck
| with the |. h. b. ! anxiously avail
! word from you. Francisco says ht
| is roino out of town this afternoon
| bur gives us no hint of his destina'
tion. He says he'll be back day after
| tomorrow and then We'll all go home
II am distracted with anxiety ane
/ completely a sea.
| AMY w"
/; What orders for the afternoon? :?
asked Hickey. shall try to picl
| up little trade until 4:45?"
/ Greg was standing with hand OF
| the cab lost to his surroundings. Hu
! plan was beginning to take shape
I; He shook his head. NO time 70
| that Hickey" he said suddenly
| "can you drive Pa simmons car. thu
! Pack-Arrew
Sure"
!; Good. Then I'll want you Il
/ change with him You can tell th'
| ladies when you come back that you,
own car broke down. see? til tak'
! the fiivver because | know its ways.
! First Greg had Hickey take him Il
! a firm OF etatipners. where, after
! somewhat lengthy search through thu
! stock. he found looSe-leaf note
! book bound in black seal that a
| least in a general way resembled tn
famous little black hook. This Gres
carried TO the Stickney Arms. wher'
he delivered II to his friend the hall
hoy. with a dollar and instruction.
| to slip it to he knew who AS th
hoy was beginning to look 90 thi
AFFAIR as regular source of income
there was little danger that he woul'
fail him.
! Greg. Hickey and the fivver the,
hastened down TO the yard.
Pa Simmons called Greg up 500
after and reported that de Socotri
was now a the Office of the Mana
guayan consulate. on 36th street.
Has he his bag with him." aske,
Greg.
No"
Good. Then he'll have to go bacl
to the hotel for il. We have a lin
on him now. You needn't wait. Com
on down 10 the yard. I want to Dor
row your CaD loT Il Whlle.
In his room Greg wrote to Amy:
important developments. Dare no
trust them to paper. We have foun'
a friend. 1t is to Washington tha
F. goes this afternoon. He hopes &
see the President tomorrow. | hav
I learned that he is now carving TIL
l.b b.. on his person and I'm going t
put II up to YOU to get IT. Here l
my plan: | will send him this tele
gram timed to reach him just befor
he leaves his hotel for the train
Must see you for few minutes be
apartment. Amy / am dependin,
on you to find an excuse for tele
graphing him and to secure what W
are after If YOU are able. You vii
need a similar book as eubstitut
and I have sent YOU one through tn
ing the impossible, but it was tn
best plan I could think of. wa
handicapped by not being able 10 tall
things over with you. Anyhow.
know you'll do your best. If yo
fail, don't lose heart. for IN b
there is third in reserve. Franl
has told me that your apartment i
on the eighth or next to the top foo
and that the window of your ow1
room is the third from the corne
on the river side. ] shall be watch
IL you get the l.b. b. from him ham
something white out of that windoy
and I'll know everything is all right
If l have luck F. will be riding il
my cab. but in any case I'll be har
on his trail. GREG"
When Pa Simmons came I'm wit
his cab this note was slipped i'm tn
usual place behind the back seat an
Hickey was dispatched up town II
the Pack-Arrow to take the ladie
home from the thAater Pa Sim