Evening star., 1923-08-19

vaudeville acts. He was especially
interested in building up Bozell's act
until 1t became a complete evenings
entertainment. He had good sugges-
tions, too, as to how this could be
accomplished.
II took less than an hour to con-
vince Bozell, always on the lookout
for easy money, that Mr.. Jonas Perkins
was the most gullible backwoodeman
that ever breathed. Even the low
cunning that Mr.. Perkins showed in
demanding that Bozeli put up an
equal amount in financing the new
production did not change the ven
triloquist's estimate of the mentality
Of his new acquaintance. He agreed
to put up the equal share demanded
by Mr.. Perkins, and to prove his
ability to do so he ostentatiously
showed the new angel his bank
book.
Slim took a mental note of the
name of the bank. Next day Pelham
was permitted by the bank officials
to examine the account of Samuel
Bozell. He discovered that Bozell had
deposited checks recently which had
not been earned in the practice of
his profession. Those checks were
covered the address Of the J. II. john
| son who had drawn them.
THE house wherein j. II. Johnson
i resided was watched by two oper-
| atives of. the Tryon agency. They
were accompanied by the owner Of
| the vacant house behind the estab-
lishment Of Bennett & Darius. From
| the recesses of a taxicab the landlord
| saw entering the watched house a
| man whom he Immediately identified
| as the agent Of the novelty company
| to whom he had rented his premises.
| At 8 o'clock that night Bozel. under
the third-degree examination TO
| which Pelham and Jerry Tryon quite
| unwarrantably submitted him. broke e
| down. He admitted that he had been
| engaged in several criminal transac-
tions with group of men whose
| names he gave to the detectives. He
| said that he had initiated the voices
| of Pelham and Tryon over the tele-
| phone. He said that he had not yet
received his share Of the proceeds of
the fur robbery, stating that the furs
were in the building now watched by
| Tryon's operatives. that there had not
yet been time TO dispose of the stolen
| property. But he also said-and no
/ amount of ross-examination could
make him change his statement-that
| he had never met the Gray Ghost,
| and did not believe him to be the
master hand behind the group with
which Bozell was associated.
| You see.' said Tryon, after the
man had been led away, they'll tell
| anything except where to find the
Gray Ghost"
Pelham shook his head. "Bozell is
scared to death; he'd surrender his
own mother to the gallows. He
doesn't know"
Mean tc say that the Gray Ghosts
| followers c~C. be in on half a dozen
| jobs and not know they're working
| for him." grunted Tryon incredu-
lously.
Pelham sighed wearily. II don't
| know exactly what do mean, Jerry.
| Let's CO."
They motored to the house which
]. H. Johnson had entered a couple Of
hours ago. Outside, in shadows across
the street, were the operatives who
had seen him enter They were re-
inforced by dozen other men in plain
clothes, but these were members Of
|, the police department, acting tenn
porarily under Pelham's orders. The
| surrounding streets were also guarded.
At a muttered order q group Of de-
| tectives followed Pelham and Tryon
up the stoop. Pelham rang the bell.
He rang it again He waited three
! minutes, and then gave a command
| for the door to be battered in. He
| led his followers into the house, with