New Britain herald., 1924-12-31

She shook her head, saying that she did not know who could have talked about her, because she knew no one, but she had heard that he was the man to whom one came when one wished to pay a bail.
 "A bail." exclaimed the judge, starting in his chair. and then rock ing far back in 1t until his short legs swung clear of the floor. Ball? Who the devil --- I mean, what bail do you want to pay?"
 His violence drove some of the color out of Joans cheeks. and as she stared at him, he sat forward again and managed to reach out and pat her hand,
 There, there" he said T didn't mean to tighten you. Whose bail do you want to pay?"
 She swallowed.
 There is man who was arrest ed last night think he's called Sandy Williams" She saw the face of the judge dark"n.
 My dear Miss Daniels" said the judge, what interested you in him?"
 q cant tell you that" she ad- mitted. But here have the money to pay = the whole five hundred, you see:"
 And she leaned forward, her eyes bright with delight The judge. however, paid not the slightest heed 10 the money. Instead, he picked rp yellow telegraph slip from the desk beside him and extended 1t toward her,
 "I don't know what you know about the man who calls himself Sandy Williams But no matter whatever else you know about him, l imagine that you don't know this and you ought to-"
 She looked down to the slip of paper and saw typewriter across 1t in capitals:
 HOLD SANDY WILLIAMS IN TIL MY ARRIVAL, HIS REAL NAME. HARRY GLOSTER, WANT ED HERE FOR MURDER OF HAL SPRINGER AND RUDY NICHOLS LAST WEEK. TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD WILL BE PAID TO-
 The brief remainder danced into 4 smudge of black.
 CHAPTER XII
 News came hobbing out 10 ths citlzons of the town in the form of an old man, who was the office boy ! ianitor, and aIl-round messenger boy of the courthouse,
 How he obtained this news no one could guess, for certainly Judge Conley had not told him. But per haps the walls in that building were ! overly thin, or else keyholes were overly large.
 At least, it was this old man who first bore tidings Of how Joan Dan iels had come with $500 ball 10 get Sandy Williams" free; and of how the judge had placed before her telegram announcing that Williams was no other than a certain Harry Gloster. who had killed two men a week before, and therefore he was not open to ball Of any amount
 This was the news which sent A . buzz of wonder through the town. It was 8 salve for the battered jaws and the sore rihs of the men who had stood up to Harry Gloster %e night before and found themselves going down like ninepins. For, after all, a man who was capable of double murder was capable of almost anything.
 But the only one who felt no thrill Of excitement was Lee Haines, For when he heard the news It seemed as though a weight had fallen upon his shoulders, lowing him. and that a shadow had dropped across his eyes.
 At any rate, he went slowly. slow ly back to the hotel, rented his room for anohtor day. and when in the room he first of all carefully removed his bandage from his right hand. That hand was stiff. and the ragged wound in his palm was still unhealed.
 But, making a grimace from the pain if caused him, he began to open and shut the fingers A few drops of blood oozed out as he con- tinued. but he kept working until