New Britain herald., 1926-02-23
then consciousness left him.

then CONSEQUENCES lett nm.
 He aWoke to find the hlinding rays of a flashlight turned full on his face. Voices murmnred about him. A slim. cool hand was on bis forehead. It was Olga's She waa kneoling beside him.
 The voice behind tho ilashlighs said. You were lucky they were i, q hurry to get away or they mig''i have bumped you off. Yon're C. pretty reckless young feller, aren't you?"
 It was policeman.
 "Wh--what happened?' Jimmy asked, dazedly.
 Well. if you don't know, nobody else does This young lady and tho taxi driver here found me down the street and said you had run in this house after couple of roughnecks. You've got q bump on the side of the head where somebody hit you. Some wallop."
 And they got away" Jimmy asked
 Clean. Two looked all around anu I've got squad to come and search tho neighborhood. What's the game What were you after them for" Who were ihey?" He volloyod the ques- lions at Jimmy.
 "One of them I'm pretty sure is q murderer. Ask Lieutenant ODay. | lIa knntpa n kOut 1t p Don't ask him any more ques- lions, officer, please" If was Olgu. She had wet her handkerchief At the faucet--they were in the kitchen of the ho,Xe-and was applying cold water 10 Jimmy's temple.
 Did you ever see the mon be- fore?" The officer turned 10 the taxi driver.
 T haven't seen them yot. This man and the lady pile into my cab and tell me to follow the green se- dan. I do. and here's where wn ended. I didn't get q good look at either of the guys in 1t. This guy here wanted me to come into the house with him. Hell. I've got q wife and family. should get bump ed off in somebody else's argu- ment!"
 You did just right. I don't blanc you" the officer answered. This young bucIo here has got too much nerve for his own good"
 "You don't understand how inn portant it was" said Jimmy from the floor. You'd have done the same thing If you had been in my shoes. You wouldn't have stopped 10 figure on any danger" He was in- terrupted by the chatter of feet on the front porch.
 It was a squad Of policemen.
 Lieutenant O'Day listened atten- lively 10 the story that Jimmy and Olga told him. They were sitting be- side his desk in the station.
 What did he hit you with?" he asked, looking at Jimmy's face.
 T don't know it might have been just his fist He's q great big fellow. I don't remember thing. lieutenant-just that blow and then waking up on the floor"
 Come upstairs with me. We'll go up to the Bertillon room. I've got a man now looking up the license number of the sedan. Chances are t's stolen car. These crooks never use their own. Come on. I want you to look at some pictures. Upstairs in tho Bertillon room ho produced several books and threw hem down on the table. Here" le said 10 Jimmy. "you look trough this one, and you" indicat- ng Olga. take q look at this one. Zee if you recognize any of the pictures in there. We've got som noro files to look at If you don't co anything there"
 They turned the pages of the al ums. A tense silence fell on the oom It was broken by cry from ,lga.
 Look. Jm-here." She was ointing with her finger. had risen rom her chair in her excitement Right here! That's the man."
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