Nogales international., 1930-06-06
Third Installment
SYNOPSIS

thar he has been ruined by investments recon-
tnended by Luke Madison, wealthy banker. to
whom Margaret 10 sngaged Dainty Morell, rather
SAady character, informs Madison that Rex had
eashed check for $4,000 pounds bearing Luke.s
Signature. Detective Bird, known as THE Sparrow
calls ON MAddison, who refuses to take any action
although his signature forged TO the check.
Madison does know of the dead mans aeeus-
aeion of him, Margaret does not know that her
brother was forser. Her love for Madison turns
20 hate but she decides to keep her promise to
harry him. She is desperately poor and Madison
nakes over his entire fortune to her, everything he
possesses In tho background of these events Is the
figure, still shadowY, of Gunner Haynes famous
American crook, who had encountered Madison
Ind Margaret, apparently by chance, the evening
before Rex's death.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
She stood there, her hands gripped,
her breath coming quickly and more
duickly, and heard him override the
protests which came from the other
end of the wire. Presently he hung up
The phone and turned to her, smile
Nf triumph on his flushed face.
"You are Maddison's!" he said
grandly. "Locl, stock, and barrel, dar-
png-1 am what old Bird calls child
Of the poor"
Even she could not realize that he
gas speaking prophetically.
"Do you want to see man named
EewingS Stiles asked Madison.
"Lewing? Who is he?"
! From Mr.. Stiles expression. of dis
arrangement hs gathered that Lewing
vas not q any great account.
"Show him ln."
The man who followed Stiles into
The room was tall and spare of build.
His deep-set eyes had in them fur
Iiyeness that was almost animal. He
slanced quickly around the room, and
It almost seemed to Luke that he was
pricing every article within view
against the night when he might enter
Ind take away such movables as would
show him a profit.
"Mornin', SIR
He held his head downwards and
sideways, looking up from under his
heavy and untidy eyebrows.
Like to speak to you private, sir"
be said in his husky voice.
Luke glanced at the manager and
sief2a I'd him to leave the room. Mr..
Still left with the greatest reluct-
anc5
own, viii you?"
No taEirg his eyes from Luke's
iacc. ne " Il stretched out hand
and d1ex E CHAIR TO hiG:e
"We11?"
The visitor sat down.
"Gunner's got three moon for bein'
a suspected" he said in low, hoarse
voice. THE Sparrer spoke up for him,
but the beak handed out the three
moon. The Gunner's appealin' to the
sessions"
Luke nodded.
HE has got three months hard
labor and is appealing? l hope ne
gets off. Did he send you to me? 2?
Lewing nodded slowly. He had the
appearance of man who was lying
and expected to be found out at any
moment. -
"Yes. A few quid would. do him
bit of good. He wants a mouthpiece.
The Sparrer says he'll get off-an the
Sparrer knows"
"Who is the Sparrow"
A slow smile dawned on Mr.. Lew
ing's face. Nit.
name"
Luke nodded. He remembered Mr..
Sparrow, whose activities were appar-
ently not wholly confined to inquests.
II was inside meself-for breakin
an enterin'," conhded Lewing, but
they couldn't prove nothin' so l got
:o,1t. But me an the Gunner'S like
brothers. He was in the next cell to
me at Brixton an he told me to pop
I'D an have talk with you-a few
quid would help him."
Luke was puzzled. His acquaint-
ance with the redoubtable gunman who
called himself Haynes was a slight
one, but it had struck him, during
:neir brief interview in the Carlton,
that the Gunner had the manners and
certainly the vocabulary OF a gentle
nan, and that this mean sneak-thief
wkc was looking at him stealthily
uoo1 the otnyr side of the table was
n>iGly the type of man in whom the
Csxupner would confde his commissions.
Like felt in his pocket and took out
a few pound notes.
&c. suppose you k:&ow Gr. Bird very
w~A ?" nc asked IS ne counted the
ErTHy'.
The mSa gri1lned.
The Sparrcr? l should say so !!
He's aiw4ys goin' on about the chill
d,rl of tne roor-but he's always lag
g+l' EN-! lie oretends there's lot of
Dopr L:op!e vilo are sufferin' because
oi tAe likes o." lie was about to say
''l.:." lat changed his mind-"of fel-
tss WHO go csa the crook. That's silly.
i! yu<1 cs:.lt do work yoa'Sc got to do
,>.~..c::;;,i;:& *; .-o'1 can't st.rvc. The last
:irne the Sparrer started tai!<irl' to me
Akksot it I says: Look he, M Bird,
!yh' ,Aea't yol 60 after the children OF
1r. +~h al. ,n&Ss, 'crn pay their whack
% these c;7;!6r=: CT the poor? He
,ozlAA,.'t a,ase7~- rAe Ee was dumb
f1xsxioe.,. ~. ai.r,S.~S f-ostin' people ii
argEuzasc'sS.
Rs a+-...1 *, ~s:ae:, r:cxd of this ac-
,sssrsss'ac. 7a.set vas na+ without his
vsss8:ss8, e-~n I lie f>d 20 lie about
MS teiN4caxsss.
'+ESl<1e Is tsn ;:.o~4is&s. Give that tc