Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19

the room, the wavering light bringing
the keen vigilance of his face into sharp
relief At length he shook out the
flame, but 1t was long minute before
he resumed his chair i'll the darkness.
Funny" Cameron heard him mutter.
"What?" he asked with familiar
thrill courSing along his spine.
Now I'd swear Delaney said half
to himself, THAT there was somebody
else In this room. I've sat here and felt
1t. I've almost heard 1t. Have you
looked under that bed?" he added quick
~. addressing Cameron.
Il have" the rookie replied grimly.
THE first time the willies began to get
me. It's the wind. sergeant"
There was minute OF silence while
both listened and then Cameron heard
his partner reseat himself.
so the left sleeve had been cut off, !"
the sergeant said, contemplatively. You
think he was winged and some one, the
girl probably, chopped it off to conceal
evidence"
"Or else to get his injured arm out of
the blouse" Cameron suggested. And
there's one point more His sister keeled
over when she saw me last night at
Strake's She thought l was still out
in the brush"
YES" Delaney reflected you've
done big days work, Steve"
II was the first time he had addressed
his patrol mate by his Christian name
and Cameron throttled his pride with
unaccustomed modesty.
1T was mostly luck" he said, quietly
Lots of things are" Delaney COM
mented. Il wish you'd seen me sooner
though kid
Cameron gulped and twisted in his
chair and then, the darkness aiding
him. confessed:
Il was sore. sergeant. IL thought
I'd show you and that Walker fat head
up. I'm sorry"
Wen play it out together from now
on" replied Delaney Il take back
lot of the things l said this morning,
Steve"
Il got dizzy trying to put this thing
together right" Cameron resumed, has
tily. Il got Boris address at head
quarters, where | went to look for you.
They told me you'd gone on out to
Meek's with Miss Lyoff / was waiting
to telephone you, before the house here,
when he came out. That gave me CUTS
enough to come in"
"Boris?" the sergeant asked.
mo. the big guy" the rookie replied.
and told of his encounter with two
searcherS of the Milledge road.
And when turned around he con-
Guided. they'd vanished off the face OF
the earth. Evaporated. And there
warn't any more car around the turn
than a rabbit. Then tonight | was
standing outside here when this big bozo
came out He went busting away before
| could speak to him. / think he saw
me- Anyway. that mixed things up so
much that | had to come up and try
and find the answer
Reporters, probably, the pair OF
EN-" Delaney hazarded. the town $
been lousy with 'em ell day"
IF that big bohunk's reporter, I'm
a ballet dancer" Cameron snorted. No,
sir. He's tied up in this thing with the
Lyoffs somehow"
Well" Delaney quoted, 1--WE can't
do nothin' till Boris comes.
I'VE can pinch him then, can't we?"
Cameron queried. u was going to for
luck If you hadn't come in"
IF he's got hole in his left arm,
you bet your sweet neck We can" the
sergeant replied I'm beginning to see
a glimmer of light on this thing now,
kid. Boris may or may not be the Lyoti
woman's brother. Anyway, he's head
of some scheme she and he and the rest
of a gang tried to put over on Strake.
There was a slip-up somehow. Maybe
a double-cross The details are still too
foggy to bet on it. Maybe the old man
showed fight and they had to shoot him
or else the other half of the mob slipped
in ahead of Boris and sister. killed him
and got away with the loot.
LAS soon as the Lyoffs find out about
it. they set sail after the others, to get
back the loot or get rid Of possible
States witnesses. They knock you out
and Boris makes up as State cop.
Then--~--