The Washington times., 1926-02-04

-
bit helped. ana when we came out
on the boulevard ] doubt that Lem
himself would have recognized VI
at first.
At Laurel the three men left NJ
They didn't stop to argue about the
loss Of their trucks or the hundred
dollars bonus. All they wanted waa
20 ret away. Their trucks theix
only means OF livelihood. were con.
ffsca&ed. and three more recruits
were added to the bootleg army.
Teok Time For Lunch
We cot q ha1f.gallon can Of cot
tee. and sandwiches in proportion
and drove on. It stopped raining
about noon. and we pulled & little
way into q Wood-road to eat our
lunch and give me q chance 20 tell
the drivers where the receiving ga.
rage was, and how we could get
each other by phone IL we had 70
separate. Nelson knew the city
fairly well, 50 it was arranged that
he should lead Williams next, and
/ would guard the rear - that's
where the trouble generally ccmes
from.
At Florida and Rhode Island Ave.
nueg q police car got inqIiisitive
and trai1ed along with us. That
made Nelson pretty nervous, and at
Twelfth Street, instead OF turninR
into @, he stepped on the gas and
headed for the North Pole.
Williams followed instructions and
turned into Q street for all he could
dO-gomething like 40 miles ar
hour. I got In front Of the police
car, slowed down and swung TO the
left. When they tried to pass over
on the right, swung that way
too, and had the driver right nervl
Gus by the time Williams reached
Fourteenth Street, a hundred feel
ahead Of me.
no my left on Fourteenth
Street taxi was speeding up to
Daas 4 street car before the stop
DOink was reached. Williams had
time to walk across, but II could
| delay the police car for two Sec
olnds or 50, 1 could get them In
| position where they would hRve
/ 20 walt several more seconds ar
collide with the taxi.
I slowed up as reached the
sidewalk line OF Fourteenth Street
and In the center Of @. or perhaps
a little to the left Of the center
| I knew that no sane driver would
J pass me on the right there at any
great speed. His view Of oncom
ing traffic would be cut off b.
my car. a pedestrian might steI
out from in front Of me-he hat
to pass me on the left.
But that forced him toward on
coming traffic. and gave him lesI
time to cross Fourteenth Stree
! than he had figured on.
The motorTnan threw on hi
brakes as quick as he knew how
which was pretty quick. and
heard the crash Of a three.cornereC
collision as / shot around In from
of the street car.
Fifteen minutes later the trucl
was in the garage, and half II
hour after that it was out again
empty, bearing a brand new Sc
Of tags. and waiting for a hcav!
coat Of paint to dry,
Checked Up ON Nelson
| I called up the clearing hous'
to find ont IL Nelson had phone,
In. He had not. and / left wore
for him to call me at the garage
l was hide0usiy sore. tired. AM
woebegone. but would not ALLOW
myself to rest. That was whel
the black thoughts came to me-
when / was resting. I knew b.
past experiences that in = Eev
moments / would be trying 4
drive them away with alcohol
and had that $4,000 load OF run
to find and bring in.
My mind was like an engine rae
ing-tearing around at full spec
and shaking the machinery loos1
) Anything 70 give Il work.