Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
The Wolves of the Waterfront
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By Edgar Wallace.
By Edgar Wallace.

! MOra-k1uQd
Nita-Jenny
Olivia-Ina
Pamela-Nita
Rita-Olivia
Sara-Pamela
Theresa-Theresa
UrSula--Zena
| Vera-Yolande
Wenda-Vera
| Yolande-Lena
| Zena-Wenda
On one page was hastily scrawled In
pencil:
| Pamela
| Rita
Jenny
Bertha
I Ursula
Olivia.
He studied the book for some time
put it back in the little box, and went
to find Mrs. Oaks. She was in condi-
ton bordering upon hysteria. The
strain of the night was telling upon this
woman. bending that iron nerve of hers
When John Wade saw her, she was, In
turn, fearful and defiant.
He produced the little box.
I've rescued something of yours
Mrs. oaks" he said. "You might at
least be grateful"
At the sight of the box her manner
changed.
There's nothing in there, except pri-
vate papers," she said shrilly. and made
to snatch the box from his hand.
Also code" He held the box out
of her reach. "A number of girls
names. A cumbersome little code. l
think. Each name stands for letter
of the alphabet. I see you've scrubbed
down Pamela. Rita, Jenny, Bertha,
Ursula, Olivia'-that means danger,
doesn't it?"
She did not reply.
ITO whom have you cabled-or wire
lessed-in the last three months?"
She was quite calm now.
IT don't know what you're talking
about. That's a list of young ladies'
names that / got out for friend of
mine who wanted to find q name for
her baby"
Whom have you cabled to-" persist
ed John. Come across, Mrs. Oaks.
It's going to be easy to recover all
your wires from the telegraph office
and decipher them"
Then do it." she said promptly, and
he knew, without further explanation
on her part, that such kilograms as had
been sent were in some other name
than hers, and that the difficulty of
associating her with them would be
well nigA insuperable.
"Is that all you want to see me
about?" she asked, dropping into her
more truculent manner. IF 1t is all,
I'll be glad If you'll clear out! I've had
enough trouble with the food don't
know which is worse--the river or cop
pers."
Wade smiled.
"Coppers are worse" he said fiippant-
". 1.-The waters of justice never go
down. I've only one further question
to ask you-when did they take Anna
from the cellar?"
Her eyebrows rose at this, but her
air of surprise was not convincing.
Anna? / don't know what you're
speaking about"
John Wade's eyes were fixed upon
hers, and he saw her mouth witch.
"You mean the woman about whom
you asked me before? I've never seen
her"
John Wade nodded
"She was in the cellar, in the smaller
room I've just found a coat of hers
1t will be sent to Maidenhead, to be
identified. I've warned you once be-
fore, Mrs. Oaks, it will be very seri-
Gus business for you-"
If she was ever here, should know
it,"
The woman was thrown, for a mo-
ment, off her guard.
I'VE leased the cellar-at least Golly
did-to some people who wanted a
place to store their things. I've never
been in the cellar-and don't know how
to get in, but Golly knows. They paid
us a pound a week. Golly used to give
me the money"
Her eyes were fixed upon the black
box in Wade'S hands.
That's my property" she said. "I'd
like To have it."