San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Illustrated W.B.King

The long overdue note had been
presented. Judge Svithson Waddell
paid it, with interest.
Shortly before 10 o'clock that night.
men having been stationed all around
the house. Jerry Tryon rang the front
door bell of the mansion of Mr.. Rafael
Anatola, and was admitted, with Pei
ham and eight detectives. into mag
nificent hall. Soon both he and Pei
ham were thoroughly convinced that
| they were the victims of a gigantic
hoax. For Mr.. Anatolia was at home,
entertaining at dinner two foreign
bankers, a senator, a former member
| of the Argentine cabinet and their
wives. Not merely did the South
| American gentleman prove conclusive
| ly that Rafael Anatolia was not a
nom de guerre of the Gray Ghost. but
that Rafael Anatolia-though as yet
hardly known in New York-was a
man of high position in his native
Argentina, with financial affiliations
in three continents. Crestfallen, the
detectives departed.
Almost as soon as their automobiles
stopped before Pelham's apartment, a
member of the district attorneys staff
waiting there told them that at half
past 8 o'clock that night the warden
Of the Tombs had been served with a
writ of habeas corpus. Judge Waddeli
| had held court at once in the Ballan-
tyne case and had committed the pris-
oner TO the custody of his attorneys.
They went upstairs TO Pelham's liy-
ing room. telephOned uhe Tombs and
verified the statement made TO them
| by the district attorneys attache. Both
of them knew that the attorneys who
! were responsible for the person OF
/ the Gray Ghost would never deliver
him to the court. They would offer
story of violent escape, and though all
the world might suspect, no one would
be able TO diSprove their tale.
Its not hard to have hind sight"
said Pelham. Here are the facts,
Jerry. The Gray Ghost came to my
room prepared to kill me. l got the
jump on him. and he surrendered.
Nok, man of his great ability knew
that there was always the chance OF
my getting the jump on him. Yet he
took no precaution. He must have
known all along that he would man
age 10 get out"
You mean that he knew Waddell
would grant a writ Of habeas cor
pus:"
i IN sure OF II, dsserteu TeinaAs
"Oh. We'll never be able to prove COM
plicity between Waddell and the Gray
Ghost. but we know it just the same.
That's absurd, Mr.. Pelham" said
Jerry. why. if we'd been in town
when that writ was presented, we'd
have risked contempt proceedings rath-
err than surrender Ballantyne."
You've noticed perhaps" said Pei
ham sardonically, that we weren't Ia
town."
what do you mean?" cried Jerry.
81 mean that all this cringing cow
ardice OF Ballantyne's was assumed TO
quiet any suspicious that We might
have: it was feigned in order TO give
him couple of hours in which he
could be certain that We would offer
no interference to the schemes OF his
lawyers and himself.
But why on earth did be take such
a chance? 1t sounds as though ne
actually wanted 10 spend a night IN
jail" said Jerry.
Pelham started at his partner. he
leaped to his feet. Jerry" he cried;
that exactly it. He did want to spend
a night in Jail"
Why: asked Jerry incredulouslJ.
"Jerry." Pelham said, Il know that
I have my finger within an inch OF
the reason, but it might as well be a
mile. l don't know.
Next morning the papers contained
long accounts of the release OF the
Gray Ghost on writ of haoeas cor
pus issued by Judge Waddell. The late
evening papers were even more sensa-
tional. Phillips and Grathwalt, the at.
torneys TO whom the Gray Ghost sau
y L
TO state that their client had escaped.
Pelham was not even interested. He
merely wanted to know why the Gray
Ghost had submitted 10 arrest. For lie
knew there was a reason.
There must be money in stealing,
Jerry said, two nights later. You
know that gardener who worked for
Mrs. bennington"
The man that stole her jewel cas-
ket:' asked Pelham idly.
That's the man. You know they
got him an hou- after he stole the
Jewels. And the police know that be
hid the Jewels within half 8 mile Oh
Mrs. LeamingtoI's house in Crest
Neck. He wouldn't know where TO sell
them, for he was not professional
crook. just tough chap that went
wrong"
well, what about itF asked FER
ham.
.'rhe district attorney asked for
heavy bail. A hundred thousand dol
liars. This afternoon lawyers APP
reared for the gardener. put up
hundred thousand in cash, and the
man walked out OF the court. Now
where did he get the money to put
! Pelham groaned. "Jerry, now we
know why the GRAY Ghost was willing
TO take the chance of arrest, and also
the chance of getting away.
Il don't follow you" SAID Jerry.
| "NoT' said Pelham. a man steals
half a million dollars worth OF Jeweis,
! inst an amateur. The Gray Ghost Is
arrested and sent to the same prison.
The prisoners are allowed to walk
around: even il they aren't. commnnl-
cation is not hard 10 establish. Inc
GRAY Ghost escapes. Two days Later
your amateur thief puts up sundred
thousand dollars in cash for BAL.
Where did he get it,!
"You mean that the Gray Ghost
went down TO the Tombs 10 see him.
| found out where he'd hidden the Jew
els. and in return put up the money
! for his bail:" demanded Jerry.
Il mean exactly that replied FER
ham.
the mail a diamond ring. IL was se-
comnanied By a card on which we're
engraved the words. Mr.. Peter Bal
lantvne." and on which was wriiten-
/ in Ballantyne's handwriting:
a little souvenir OF pleasant s.ay