Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Hello. kid" he greeted him casually.
What do you know"
Smiling Jimmy looked around and
his face lighted.
"Oh, hello. Duke" he said. pleased,
and then. chuckline: What d'ya think
oi my new boat? Just little thing /
picked up 70 run r~cund torn in
addressed as Duke "Fzow Gomez"
Just tagged a ride in from the
track" JIMMY explained.
How You dnin'?" the ycu1s man on
TIE sidewalk asked
Jinnp shrugged Bent o2cr barrel
ana tied down ttghf. Dul.c" he con-
ie2sed Didn't e9on haze cs-fare back
from the trac;;. Flow about H.? Can
y2u stand touch for a few days till
l hit one?"
The young man nodded briea;. He
/ drew wri5t-thiek roll from his trousers
| pocket. peeled OF two one hundro Idol
/ lar bills. and held them IN. AS he did
so he put ona foo. on the running
! board OF the roadster and leaned close.
Screw" he sid ten-ely
Smiling Jirnmy'5 heart skipped a
beat. then raced af1ecd. HIS alert mind
! worked so rapidly that the conclusion
it achieved might have been mistaken
/ for instinct. Re know his underworld.
| did Jimmy. He wos occacionally in it.
| but never of it. lie kncw his Duke
| kes3lHr veil. ISn.T him end knew his
/ racket Rnew that he vas one of the
| most daring sticS-up men in The coun-
/ try. Knew he ives desperate who
made his money with a gun and put
! 1t beck into circulation at The race
| trac !;s
| Jimmy knew. for Example, that he
/ was good for ten or sTonty dollar
! touch from Duke, If the latter hap
/ pencd to be flush and IN generous
/ mood He knew, too. TINT Duke Kessler
/ would no more offer him Two hundred
/ dollars for nothing than work for an
/ honest living
| Jimmy knew, lie kn.w that when
/ Gregory came out OF the Jewelers. and
i started 10 get into tn. car Kessler
would brush against him End sneak 10
| him n low voice, Jam . gun muzzle
| In his r;ts-the weapon veil enough
| concealed by his topcoat-~thrs eaten him,
ours, him DOM. force him into the
| driTc-'s sect. end get into to car be-
/ sid" him. Thereafter h would compel
I MN - drive rs ordered until a spot
/ YVES reached v'i1cre robbery and prooa-
/ BIZ n1Ir31r could easily he committed.
| II GREGORY Glsc0eyed. pat ND . fight.
| mao s1y cutlery. there would be a
| sharp report OF gurshot there in the
BUS. crowded street. report that
| So11,ss so unfortunately like the back
| firing Of an automobile, lightning
risk O. 4 limp figure. and q trained
bandit melting hto the crowd before
any che knew Whist had happened.
Smiling Jimmy ives no trouble seeker.
! Herc.sm Vas not habit with him.
| He Led never seen Mason Gregory
pri9r to that afternoon, ror had the
lattcr's favor Of lifting him into town so
| touched Smiling Jimmy tlst he would
/ riSS run-tn with Duke Kess!cr TO
/ Sars him.
/ Blown Snake was the factor that
/ counted. GT>gory worked for Hickman.
! and Icca.ncn ognsd Blown Smoke.
/ Tha relation vas thin, but Jimmy did
| net consider this. ale was for Blown
smoke ed c1e OF the Blown Smoke
crow v2S ccout 10 have trouble
Net knowing just what 10 Go cSout
1t, jimmy stalled for time
! Screw he repeated, in a puzzled
tcne. "{Trat do va mean, DrSs' what's
You heard met" the gunman said
/ viciously. LAM I'm working here. and
you're messing the works Get out of
there. take these Two yards and duck"
Smiling Jimmy simulated look OF
/ sympathetic understanding
/ oh" he said softly rising to his
feet, Il Get you, Duke. Right! I'm
brSe-ing"
+ STANDING In the car facing Duke
- KeSsler. Jimmy stopped and swung
| open the door, He moved his left foot
| forward as though to put il on the
running board. and planted IL instead
/ directly on the edge OF the floor OF the
/ cer Then suddenly viciously. he swung
| has right foot forward and up. The
| Toe OF the swiftly driven shoe caught
! the unsuSpectinS gunman directly
under the chin. KeSSler toppled back
/ ward, and, as he fell 10 the sidewalk,
| Smiling Jimmy dived from the car
lencinS on top OF him. A vicious mo-
1 ment oi nction with thumb and knee
9 SURE grah Tor ths automatic under
| me ermpit n swift dart across the
| Sidewalk and Smiling Jimmy. pale
/ now. and trembling from head To foot
, was safe in7ids the store.
! 'SticE-un! he gaSped They were
! layin' for "a. Look! got his gum"
A precious half-minute was wasted
/ IN questioning and explanation. Then
/ armed guards hurried forth to the side
/ walk, DUKE fscSsler and the two men
who had ridden with him In the blue
/ dan were gone. The crowd that mad
! sees them 80 was Just breaking up.
No one Enew what Ii was I'll about. one
/ explained that there hsd been fl3ht.
emo that the man who had h,en
knocked down had bncA taken away
by friends. Others gsid q mca mad
tainted and been carried 20 he Ncs~
rital. Tnay we're gone snd cons clean.
Smiling Jimmy vas ta.:sn hct5 into
the store then end Questioned by de-
! tcStitSs, Having f.Si,cd his life 10 save
| Gregory, hts queer. rigid code now babe
him liz 10 protect KesSler.
Il don't know his name" he insisted
i've ssen him around. here and there.
and | knew hs was a Stick.up"
Pressed for description, ne gave
completely false one Thers after he
accompanied Gregory 10 the Rita under |
| armed escort In suite tAers later he |
met aud told his tale personally To the |
owner OF Blown Smoke, When he de-
parted he had In his pocket the sum !
OF 1901, reward from G, X Hickman |
OF the exact amount he had lost In |
two unncky bets on the westerners |
horse
Two hours later c, X, Hickman pre- |