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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
: Harvey Pays a Midnight Call
By Octavus Roy Cohen

and reputation. and was vastly i'm.
pressed that the great international
figure should dcign to chat with him.
For perhaps an hour they conversed
affably. At the end of that time there
came to Jim's ears the sound of .
whistle around the corner. He babe
the patrolman good night and joined
his confederate. They walked toward
the center Of the city.
Put 'em back. Bob"
slick as "a whistle
Not a bit of trouble""
Nope. 1t was so easy was
ashamed. But. by gosh. Jim, feel
better. So long as i had those pearls
within reach / could feel myself slip.
ping"
well. It's done. And now l guess
it's wedding bells for Bob ferris"
1T is, JIM" The mans voice be.
came serious. And. IL ever feel the
old call. I'm coming straight TO you.
You can see things from q crooks
angle--and I'll probably need that
once in a while"
They shook hands and parted, and
for 10 days did not see each other.
v
WHEN they next met, 1t was as the
w result OF message from the
detective to Bob Terris. Bob answered
the summons; but this time he did not
meet an unperturbed person. Jim had
disconnected his gold toothpick from
the watchchain and was jabbing 1t
viciously into the window frame. he
jerked his head toward his visitor.
'Siddown, Bob"
"Sure,'
ferris waited. Jim was undoubted-
ly wrought up to as high pitch as
II was possible for man Of his
naturally placid nature to be. And
when he spoke, his words were close
clipped.
bob" he started, what did you
used to be-"
"Eh? / don't get you
What line did you follow before
you turned straight"
Terfis frowned. II don't SEQ
Guess you'd call safes my speciality"
Sure. Nice, high-class safe-crack.
ing. Gentlemanly yegg word. Courte-
GUS. con Jobs. In other words, you
thought you were a crook, amt that
it?"
YES"
"Well----" Harvey swung on him
and banged one fat fist on the table.
Bob ferris, you never knew what 1t
meant to be a crook. You were al
ways a nice, straight, honest man.
You were an upright gentleman. You
didn't even know what it was to be
crook
ferris was amazed. This was an
astounding burst Of oratory from the
habitually close-mouthed Harvey.
spill it, Jim. What's eating on
you?"
Crooks" snapped the big man. II
hate EN-"
Meaning who?"
Morton McMasters.'
'Oh.' ferris sighed with relief. II
thought, Jim. that you thought had
been embarrassing you
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Sir William Talbot, who trans
lated Lederer's report, says of his
reception: THAT stranger should
presume Though with Sir William
Berkeley's commission) to go into
those parts of the American continent
where Englishmen never had been,
and whittier some refused TO accom-
pany him, was in Virginia looked
upon as so great an 1nsolence that
our traveller on his return, instead
of welcome and applause, met moth
ing hut affronts and reproaches; for
indeed 1t was their part, that forsook
him in the expedition, to procure
him discredit that was a witness to
theirs; therefore no industry was
wanting to prepare men with the
prejudice against him, and this their
malice improved to such general
animosity that he was not safe IN
Virginia from the outrage of the
people, drawn into persuasion that
the publick levy of that year went all
to the expense Of his vagaries."
On this expedition Lederer looked
over the broad Shenandoah Valley
from the mountain tops-but he did
not descend into the promised land.
Apparently he started out some
where near the present site of Fred
ericksburg and traversed portions
of Fauquier. Rappahannock and Gull
pepper Counties, making close observa-
tons all the way.
u " X
7 EDERER'S account Of his third
- and last expedition "from the
falls of Rappahannock River in Vir-
ginia. (due west) to the top of the
Apalataean Mountains" follows:
ION the twentieth Of August. 1870,
Col. Catlet Of Virginia and myself with
nine English horse. and five Indians
on foot departed from the house of
one Robert Talifer, and that night
reached the falls of Rappahannock
River, in Indian Mantapeuck.
THE next day we passed over 1t
where it divides in two branches
north and south, keeping the main
branch north of us.
The three and twentieth we found
1t so shallow that 1t onely wet our
horses hoofs.
THE four and twentieth we
travelled through the Savanae
amongst vast herds of red and
fallow deer which stood gazing at
us: and a little after we came to
the Promontories or spurs Of the
Apalataean Mountains.
these Sayanae are low grounds at
the foot Of the Apalataeans. which
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McMasters selected cigarette from
the stand beside his bed. He spoke
conversationally.
Burglar"
Nope"
"Then to what fortuitous circum.
stance may / attribute this rather in:
formal CALI"
'oh--nothin' special Just thought
I'd drop in for a little chat"
II see. Quite interesting. Pardon
me, If I appear lacking in enthusi.
asm."
"'Squite all right. I didn't exactly
figure you'd try to kiss me-"
mo can't fancy any one doing
that What. then. are you here for?"
We'll" Harvey clasped his hands
across his waistcoat, "for one thing. 1
wanted the experience of talking with
as dirty crook as there Is in the
world"
"Yes?" McMasters's voice was quiet.
but a flush mantled his pasty cheeks.
Exactly. 1t happens that I've been
thrown with crooks pretty much all
my life. A good many of them are
my friends; and / admire them tire.
mendously. But the thing I admire
about a real crook, McMasters, Is that
he takes a chance He does some
thing outside the law. knowing that,
if he's caught. he'll be sent up for it.
But you-you're just naturally low.
down.
MacMasters was sitting up straight.
"Who are your" he snapped.
my name is Harvey. I'm detec.
tive"
A sneer decorated the others lips.
That's interesting. You ought to be
in the movies"
81 am kinder handsome. Maybe.
though, you'll be interested in know
ing that one Of the firms / work for
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! place they came f.om. ] want EN- to
he as they were before ] COPIED EN-.
Then they couldn't prove positively
that they had ever been gone, see?"
"Uh-huh Kind Of. But why not go
and put 'em back
And perhaps get caught at It?
Then they would have me. You've got
to help me do It. JIM"
"yeh." The big man tossed his half.
smoked cigar into an ash-tray and
lighted another, kind Of a queer
case all round Bob; but l don't see
why I shouldn't. My company wins
two hundred thousand by 1t, and you
get clean slate. Sure--I'm on
Terris's right hand came out.
jim" he said huskily. you're a
crook has got"
"Aw. cut II. Bob. You ela't crook
any more, remember"
You're right. I amt And I'm
starting In right now being straight"
He produced from an inside pocket
an ordinary envelop. From 1t he ex.
tracted something that cleaned and
glistened as he dropped 1t on the table.
Harvey made no move to touch the
jewels He spoke in slow drawl:
When see stuff like that, Bob.
don't hardly blame a man. And ]
guess you must be on the level, or you
wouldn't banker TO return EN-"
= -
LIE picked up the pearls; put them in
L the. little envelope. folded 1t and
placed II in his pocket. then seated
himself to discuss the affair.
Bout the best plan I can sum up"
he concluded, us for you to proceed
Just about as you did when you were
fixing TO cop these. You've got the
Icy already. All you've got to do is
to time 1t so McMasters will be out.
III watch for you outside--and you can
sin 'em back where they came from"
ferris thanked him effusively and
departed
Four days later Bob informed Jim
that McMasters was to be at a ban
quet that night and probably wouldn't
be home until after ] o'clock.
tits apple sauce. Jim. McMasters
is great banaueter. and he's gonna
make a speech tonight, so he amt
thinking about anything else. Don't
think he cares about anything but
himself. anyway. You know the
type"
Il know the man." drawled Harvey.
"He drove the Office almost crazy
over his insurance. Personally amt
wild about him."
You and me both. He appears to
be too dog -goned honest to be true"
"Uh-huh, Bob. You sure said it that
time
At $50 that night Norton McMas-
tiers left his home. which he was
occupying alone in the absence of his
wife, and motored to the big hotel in
the ballroom of which he was to eat
heartily and deliver an address. At
IL O'Clock Jim Harvey sauntered
along the street opposite the McMas-
tiers house and introduced himself to
the patrolman on duty.
The patrolman knew Jim by sight
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all the winter, spring, and part Of
the summer, lie under snow or
water when the snow is dissolved,
which falls down from the noun
tains commonly about the beginning
of June, and then their verdure is
wonderful pleasant to the eye,
especially of such as having travelled
through the shade of the vast forest;
come out Of a melancholy darkness
of a sudden, into clear and open
skie.
ITO heighten the beauty Of these
parts, the first springs of most of
those great rivers which run into the
Atlantic Ocean, or Chesapeake Bay,
do here break out, and in various
branches interlace the flowery meads,
whose luxurious heritage invites
numerous herds Of red deer (for their
unusual largeness improperly termed
elks by ignorant people, to feed.
The right elk, though very common
in New Scotland, Canada and those
northern parts, is never seen on this
side of the continent; for that which
the Virginians call elks does not at
Europe, but in his dimensions.
which are far greater, but yet the
elk in bigness does as far exceed
them. their heads of horns are not
very different: but the neck of the
elk is so short that it hardly
separates the head from the
shoulder, which is the reason that
they cannot feed upon level ground
but by falling ON their knees. though
their heads be yard long; there
fore they commonly either brouse
upon trees, or standing UP to the
belly in ponds or diversified upon
the banks; their cingles or tails are
hardly three inches long.
II have been told by a New Eng.
land gentleman that the lips and
nostrils of this creature is the most
delicious meat he ever tasted. AS
the red deer we here treat OF, I can
not difference the taste Of their flesh
from those in Europe.
1.-THE sixth and twentieth OF August
we came to the mountains. where
finding no horseway up, we alighted.
and left our horses with two or three
Indians below, whilst we went up
afoot. The ascent was so steep. the
cold so intense, and we so tired, that
having with much ado gained the top
Of one Of the highest. we drank the
kings health in brandy, gave the
mountain his name and agreed to re-.
turn back again, having no encourage.
ment from that prospect to proceed
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mo! You're an honest crook, Bob
As straight criminal as ever lived.
| But this McMasters-"
Whats he done, JIM"
Hes done a.plenty. For one thing,
he's found those pearls; I'm as sure of
that as I am that I'm living And,
drat him! he hasn't said a word about
| 1t to the insurance company
ferris emitted long. low whistle.
well, I'll be darned!"
MAKE it double. Would you believe
there was men in the world that dis
honest? Man like him, too. Rich
and everything. Got millions--or so
they say. And just because he thinks
he can get away with dirty, rotten
fpiece of crookedness like this
Listen. can't you see what it means?"
"Yeh--sure." Then. as an after.
thought. "What?"
You copied them pearls off McMas.
ters. His claim for insurance money
was on the level; everything fine so
far. But one day. after he's been
paid. he walks in and finds that the
lost has come back--and what hap
pens Why. that low-down gets the
same reaction that comes to the bird
the street car conductor overlooks. He
don't give a particular boot about the
trimming the company. That's the
kind McMasters is. He wouldn't steal
a dime: but slip some easy graft his
way. like this, for instance, and he
amt got strength enough to resist
temptation"
HANEEY sank into a chair and
stared through the window Beads
of perspiration stood out on his broad
forehead. He fumbled for his hand
kerchief and slipped it between neck
and wilted collar.
"Golly!" said he at length. This
world Is full of wicked folks
ut certainly is" responded the man
who had for 10 years made an excel
lent living by safe-cracking. II just
can't understand an honest man do
ing anything like that
Trading on his rep" snapped Jim.
That's what makes me sore"
In the dusk of early evening they
stared across the room at each other.
1t was ferris who broke the prolonged
silence.
"And now-what?"
burned If l know
Have you talked to McMasters?'
"Nope."
"Why?"
mo use, Bob. The man that would
keep his mouth shut this long is a
crook. It's his idea to fleece the com.
pany. So just talking to him wouldn't
do bit Of good. He'd probably even
have the nerve to say that the pearls
never were returned"
That's right. That sure is right.
Jim. But you've got to do some
thing"
"Uh.huh. certainly have. The
question is-what?"
And Jim Harvey settled back In his
chair for a session of intensive
thought Automatically his fingers
fumbled for the golden toothpick that
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hung from the massive watch-chain.
Only once did the detective speak:
II sure hate" he murmured half
aloud, ito deal with crooks like Nc.
Masters
At 10 minutes before midnight Nor.
ton McMasters arrived at his home,
dismissed the chauffeur. and was ad.
mitted by his man. At 20 minutes
after IL Norton McMasters lay in
solitary state in his antique four
poster bed, bathed in the soft glow of
distinctly modern reading lamp. and
immersed in a magazine article. The
valet entered.
us that all, sir?"
Eyes, Williams"
II may go?"
yes"
Good night Mr.. McMasters."
might, Williams"
The door closed softly behind the
man servant. A few moments later
another door closed downstairs. Nor.
ton McMasters was alone in his home.
He bulked large under the sheets,
and his rather rotund face beamed
with n carefully cultivated expression
Of geniality.
This outward evidence of good-fel.
lowship had been the shoal upon
which many a trusting bark had been
wrecked in business. The only men
who dealt with McMasters success
fully were those who knew him with
appalling intimacy. or those with suf-
ficiently keen perception to detect the
frost in his blue eyes. McMasters
hated his eyes; he could smile with
his lips; he could crinkle his forehead;
but he could not, try as he might,
bring softness to those eyes. And he
wanted to be known as a friendly,
easy-going man; it made things so
much simpler.
He read unit, 10 minutes after /
o'clock. Then he snapped out the
light at the head of his bed and
turned over on his left side. Three
minutes later he was asleep.
Precisely 81 minutes later he walked.
The room was flooded with light. and
1t was several seconds before the man
on the bed accustomed himself to the
glare. And several seconds more
elapsed before he shook the final
troublesome vestige of sleep from his
cold blue eyes.
HIS gaze came to rest upon his visi-
tor; a large man upon whom a
worn sack suit hung alphabetically
This person was seated in a small
rocking chair, putting contentedly
upon an atrccious black cigar A big
hand toyed idly with gold object that
hung from watch chain For few
seconds silence held. and then Nc
Masters spoke. his voice cool and even
THAT cigar" he commented, lis
terrible"
Hanvey's eyelids f1ickered apprecia.
lively. II smoke 'em all the time"
II can't say I admire anything but
your courage. If you will extinguish
that, you'll find some really excellent
ones in the humidor.'
Thanks. I'll just keep on with
this"
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Gas for Limekilns.
THE first gas.burninr ,imAkiln.

THE first gas-burning iimekilns &c,
up in the United States were
those at Knowles in Wisconsin. simi.
lar installations had been made
abroad, but were never INTRODUCED
into the United States except in iso.
lated instances. Coal is supplied to a
gas producer, being fed automatically
from the bunkers every Is minutes.
The owner Of the plant states tina
his innovation has resulted in the say.
ing In the cost OF manufacture Of
about 10 cents for every barrel of
lime produced. The plant produces
about 400 bushels day, which would
be large capacity for a wood.burninc
kiln.
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DoD LINE FROM THE HSE OF RoREFT TaRR FG RIPARIAN
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is the insurance company which paid
you nearly two hundred thousand dol.
lars for those pearls that were stolen
from this house a few months ago."
"A.a.ah" A flicker of understand
ing appeared in the eyes of the man
on the bed.
I'VE want that money" continued
Harvey.
What money!"
THAT you received for the loss of
the pearls"
Don't make me laugh. Those
pearls were stolen.
"Of course, they were. That part
Of 1t was all right. You never would
have been a straightforward crook to
engineer that part of 1t yourself.
But, when they were put back the
other day, you didn't say word about
it to the company"
II don't know what you're talking
about"
Harvey did not raise his voice.
You're just liar"
Now, listen here"
I'm listening"
NTacMASTERS subsidized. II suppose
A'A I'm in no position to resent any.
thing you might say"
you're dog-goned right. you amt.
came here with a pretty definite
idea Of what I wanted; and I haven't
forgotten what that idea was. l want
either the pearls or the money"
"Mr. Hanvey-you're talking like an
IDIOT
81 suppose you haven't discovered
that the pearls have been returned?"
Certainly not"
'Fine. Well go right down to your
living room safe, where they were put.
II you haven't discovered them, you'll
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WHEN I SEE STUFF LIKE
THAT, BOB. / DON'T HARDLY
BLAME A MAN. AND / GUESS
YOU MUST BE ON THE LEVEL,
OR YOU WOULDN'T HANKER
TO RETURN EN-"
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LIE picked UP the pearls put them IN
the little envelope, folded it and
"In hand 1t to you, Bob. You're a
genius"
FERRIS sighed. Il guess 1 am, Jim.
I never knew you were with those
Insurance people. or ia probably nave
been afraid to tackle the job. Just
shows you what ignorance will do"
I'VE never even got clue. 1t was
O pretty piece Of work"
And simple. Sometimes / think
It's a shame for chap with my
ability to turn straight.
Now. son: you know that ain no
way to argue"
II guess not ferris lighted a
cigarette. II reckon you suspect why
came to you. eh?"
"well--not hardly"
II want to get rid of those pearls.
Sim"
"Oh:'
81 can't marry the kid with those
things cached. First time / got up
against 1t, the temptation'd be too
strong. I'd take 'em out and sell 'em.
aiayDe ia get caught and maybe j
wouldn't: but it'd be doing her dirty
trick, any way you look at 1t. Besides
never would rest easy, knowing may
be it might be found out some day
that l had turned the trick.
Guess you're right, Bob"
Sure. I'm right. And that's why
I'm here, Jim. want you to help me
Uncommit that crime"
'H'mv' Jim's fingers sought the
glittering toothpick. That's O bit OF
new one-uncommitting six
nnonth-old crime"
sit is. And you're the only dick
with enough understanding to help
I've got the pearls. ] guess ] could
just turn 'em over to you and call the
matter closed; but that wouldn't be
enough. It'd still be that I'd stolen
'em. In case anything happened tc
you, somebody might get clue some
day and slough me for the Job. That's
why want the thing uncommitted--
instead OF returning the stuff. What
] want is TO return those pearls 10 The
New Britain herald., 1927-01-15

Supt. Holmes to give his opinion. MT. Holmes explained that similar situation arose before when an Armenian organization wanted a class room for the purpose of teach- ing the language but the board felt that since the purpose of American school should be to teach English as much as possible it voted against the move.
 Didn't we agree to allow edu- cational organizations the privilege of the school building evenings if the groups were organized at our Sep- tember or October meetings" Mrs. Kimball asked.
 supt. Holmes explained that the man in charge was conducting a class for which he collected a fee. After Mira Kimball asked if there would be objection If there were no fee. Committeeman Levitt said he did not believe that person should conduct a private enterprise with the use of public property.
 At this point Committeeman Will liam H. Day, said languages hold an important place in education and if 1t were not for this fact that the person Is probably making a private gain on the proposition he would vote in favor of it. He felt that the committee should not try to stop anything that would be beneficial educationally.
 Mrs. Kimball asked Secretary Burr to read that part of the October or
New Britain herald., 1927-01-15
DOINGS IN FOREIGN CAPITALS
BERLIN
German Nationalists Are Crying For
 New Messiah in Politics.

Berlin, Jan. l5-A cry for new Messiah to inculcate the German people with rell- zion based on true German ideals' is raised by a group of Nationalist and Monarchist lead CTS.
 'The Christian God whom we have wor- shipped has deserted and gone over to our enemies" one manifesto says. The Deutsche Zeitung, one of the chief nationalist dail- ies in the country, published another appeal which read in part as follows:
 Away with everything which IS foreign and repellent to the German mind! We must purge our religion of all foreign heroes No longer must our children be taught to respect Abraham Jacob, who defrauded his father and brother and was rewarded with riches, and David who slew Goliath at safe distance instead of in honorable combat, are not red blooded men in the Germanic sense. Our re- ligion in the future must be German in lan- guage and character.
 To which the Socialist daily Vorwaerts, replies: "The German heroes which the Mon archists presumably would have us worship are the murderers of Erzberger and Rathenau and the chieftans of the Black Reichswehr who killed score of Republican sympa- thizers."
New Britain herald., 1927-01-15

After Transatlantic Telephony, Tele-
 paphy is Next Thing Expected.

London, Jan. 15-After transatlantic telephone service and television. will come teepathy, which will do away with "lip-Wag- ging, breath -puffing antics" now essential to transmission of our thoughts, is the predc- tion of Professor A. M Low. British scientist.
 "Wireless is developing human senses at such a rate that it is preparing the way for telepathy," Professor Low contends. "As 1t is. we are not content to receive an impression by mans senses alone. We don't judge our friends by what they say, but by their looks. their touch, their smell and other senses of which we have no more knowledge than had ancient Egyptians of the X-ray or milk bac- teria,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-15
PRIVATE CLASS IN
 SCHOOL DEbARRED
Bordiere Refused Use Of Room
 to Teach Italian

Considerable opposition was voic- ed by members of the school com mittee at the January meeting in the school department office yestr- day afternoon when the matter Of allowing James Bordiere the use of one of the rooms at the Central Junior High school for class in the Italian language. A vote was taken and only one member voted in favor.
 According to his letter the class has been conducted at the Y. M. c. A. and he felt that since 1t was a step in the way of education the school department might look upon his request with favor. He said the class would meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
 After the communication was read. Committeeman Joseph M. Hal loran who was acting chairman in place of Chairman P. r. King asked