Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
TwENTY-FoURTH INsTALLMENT.

I FOUND a car outside my rooms
and Bloor, as nearly excited as l
had ever seen him, waiting for me.
1 Good evening, major" he greet
ed me- Il thought Id look in and
tell you the news. We're for it to-
night"
THE raid?"
He nodded.
Information has been coming in fast
and furious" he confided Let me tell
you this first, though. We are out of
one of our troubles. We got the Cheap
side burglars. A fair catch it was,
too
Good work. exclaimed. where
abouts?"
I'VE got them in a restaurant down
by Liverpool street. No signs of squeal
from them, but one of our men caught
Rogers-the leader of the three-try-
ing to swallow piece Of paper. 1t
was a note the waiter had just brought
in. Evidently one Of their places OF
call. Can't tell you what was in the
note, but it means that things are NOV
ing. Then the men I planted down
Shoreditch way have been sending mes
Sages up one by one. They are all
agreed the gangs full strength Is con-
centrated in a cramped radius of few
hundred Yards"
But what about Joseph?" I asked
anXiously.
ITS no good waiting forever" Bloor
pointed out. When Joseph left Eldon
street he left the neighborhood alto
gether and we haven't a line on him
yet. All the same, if we can break
the gang, he'll never again be the man
he was. Just cast your eye on this
plan"
He spread one out upon the table,
and 1 looked over his shoulder.
Its a nasty district" he explained,
land the danger is that they'll slip
away from the further houses and
either get us on the TANKS. II they want
to fight. or creep away, one by one. 10
the lodging houses by the river, which
are hard to search. Well have to take
our chances. Here's the river, you see
and along there are the wharves. We've
got the firm that own the big yards to
close their gates, so there's no gettlnS
past those, and we've couple OF ponce
boats on the river. This row OF houses
is called Tanners Cottages, and IN NO.
q We know that Clooney IS hiding, the
man who's wanted for that bank bust
ness. We shall open up there looking
for him, and down behind, IN TINS
corner. Patti RiSewell was seen yeSter-
dav. We want him, too. The road on
the other side is Fellmongers Jane
nearly the worst spot in London. We're
going to comb that out WIN plckeo
men who are used to handling a gun.
We could have stirred things up there
before. but we decided to wait until
we could make the big noise. ana I'm
clad we did Getting the CneapSlue
burglars has set our hands free Inc
chief doesn't mind so much now WhaI
we do"
"Supposing they won't come OUT l
thew
Sidney street business agan?"
we are ready for that. have an
arroored car at London Bridge station
that can be on the spot in 10 minutes.
we shan't rush it, They can take their
time. These blocks of cottages have
only two possible ways OF exit, aha
WE'RE ready for them, either emo;
Every one will come out unarmeo' ana
can prove himself the next morning 10
he an ordinary citizen we shant inter-
fere with. Every one who doesn't come
out is one of Joseph'S gang"
what time is the line-up?" I in
quired.
down two or three at a time, ana tney
are closing in as the clock strikes IL.
I don't want the slightest sign OF any
thing unusual until then"
I drew sigh of relief. BY midnight
If all went we'll, I should probably be
"T'm in it. of course?" I asked.
Bloor appeared doubtful.
you're a bit of marked man, you
know" he reminded me. You MADE
yourself very conspicuous and obnoxious
to the gang down at Breezeley. Then,
if by any chance Joseph gets to know
of the fighting and comes down to help,
he'll take jolly good care that you re
put out of the way
If there was any chance of Joseph
being there" I told him SaVagely. 1T
would take all Scotland Yard to keep |
me away. I'll be frank with you, Bloor.
I've got another job on first, but the
moment that's over I'm for the East
End know where to find you, and
hope I'll hear the guns popping when l
come"
You'll stick to me, then" he stipu-
lated IT don't want any of my fellows
to throw their lives away tonight, and
I certainly don't want anything to hap
pen to you"
Don't you think" suggested, that
Joseph has made it a little too easy |
for you? Remember, he's never brought
his whole gang together before. You've
come across fragments of it in Ken
sington, fragments in BermondSey frag-
ments in Camberwell. or at Tufnell Hill,
some in the Bethnal Green road, and
others in Kentish Town. Why do you
think he's brought them all together |
like this? Not for you just to pounce
upon and destroy. don't understand
it, and that's fact"
Bloor smoked on stolidly for mo-
ment or two
Il see your point OF view" he ad-
fnitted but look here, major. The
lads are there, and we want them. I
don't see how he can trap us. He
hasn't very high opinion of our in !
telligence, remember, as he has proved
more than once. Perhaps he thinks l
am fool enough to try and bring 10
CIooney and Risewell in with dozen
men behind me. We're not falling into
any trap of that sort. The men we
want are there, and I'm going after
them with two to one in numbers on
our side. What Joseph's idea Is in
bringing them all together like this,
I'll admit, can't imagine; but. KNOW
ing they are there, we can't be such
fools as to leave them alone. There's
no mining, or anything OF that sort,
can promise YOU There's nothing go |
ing on there we haven't heard about. 4
well, here's good luck to both OF
US" I said as he prepared to take his
leave. and, Bloor don't mind hav-
ing a small bet with you."
whats that?" Il
"I bet YOU bottle of the best" told
him, that I see Joseph before you do"
Easy drinking" he laughed. I'm !
on"
I found Mr.. Isaacs waiting for me
outside his establishment In Grafton
street. He was carrying brown paper
parcel under his arm, which ! rightly |
guessed to be the iron Golfer.
''Well young man. he said. "you are +,
sent for my protection. You look