Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
INSTALLMENT XVI.

</V YHAT are you going to dc
n now?" said Peter, in the
w elt css4i.y d,A,t .n.w.,
him until they were out
side.
"Slow UP a bit, I guess" he said
This Ross Is scared pretty bad, Pete
He wouldn't talk just now, but I've
seen EN- lot more set than he was
and crawlin' on their bellies for 9
chance TO spill all they knew half ar
to think things over bit. I'd like him
to come acroSs--I sure would"
"But-you said you knew already
what he could tell you?"
Sure I know it. But one Of the
things you learn first of in this racket
Pete, is that there's lot of difference
between what you know and what you
can prove Wait a minute
He went OF, and talked for minute
in a low tone to the detective stationed
outside the house-to watch Ross and
back, scowling.
Lets get a cab" he said. Peter
hailed the first one that came along.
II want to go to some police sta
ton" said Charley.
east Fifty-first?" suggested the
driver.
NAV. Wait minute. Go south" He
leaned back, in frowning thought; then
his face cleared IT got 1t, he said
and tapped on the window. Mercer
street." he ordered. "I don't want To
run into any one else that's workin
on this job" he told Peter. Mercer
streets good I got buddy there who's
apt to be on the desk about now"
inf station
house, surrounded by loft buildings that
were dark and quiet, now that the
DAYS business was over. The lieutenant
behind the desk looked up as they
entered.
"'Lo, Charley" he said. Whats on
my hat" said Charley. Shake
hands with my friend Mr.. Smith;
Lieutenant Greene. want to shoot OH
a gat. Tom. Mind if spoil some pill
Help yourself" said Greene. !.
"Ill do that And, listen--you amt
seen me since a week ago last Easter
see?"
"Pighti Wouldn't know you If did,
said Greene.
Charley led the way upstairs to the
long dormitory-empty, as 1t happened,
at that hour. Charley busted himself
collecting pillows from various cots,
piled them up, and then, taking deliber-
ate aim, fired the automatic he mac
found in the Thayer flreproot safe
Then very carefully he hunted among
the violated pillows until he found the
bullet.
Il suppose you know what you're
doing?" said Peter.
Il got an idea I do. Peter. Gawo
knows I may be wrong. amt toe
proud to learn. But I think know
what I'm doing this time. All right
let's 90. Pretty well heeled, are you!
I'm apt to cost you plenty for taxis
before you get through with me THIS
night"
GO as far as you like" said Peter
"I cashed a check this morning.
didn't know what might turn up.
Charley chuckled.
"And you don't yet do you?" he said
We'll, here's where got to take a
chance. We're goin' down toward head
quarters, an you're goin' to wait right
in the cab TIL get back. don't want
YOU trailin' in there along with ne
I'm riskin' runnin' into the boss, as II
is. or gettin' a message from him with
orders that would interfere with my
pursuit of happiness, which used to ot
my right under the Constitution OF
IHeSe mere OIllbcu OCdJCob ~ i uAANSA
stand tia same. But 1t can't bt
helped"
SO again Peter had to play waiting
game. But he was helpless. Charley
would tell him precisely as much or a.
little as he pleased. Still, he was mo-
unduly impatient as he waited in thu
dark cab on a Center street corner
with the .Acessant traffic of Lafayette
rumbling along half a block away. HI
didn't know what Charley was doing
but he could guess that, however OBJ
scurely to him, forces had been set II
motion that were working in Martha
interest, and Charley, he could see 10
himself, was well pleased, even though
h had suffered check at the hand!
of Ross. II, indeed, he had; Pete
wasn't quite sure of that.
Charley came back in less than hal
an hour. He was smiling. The lool
of the predatory animal was gone, TO
the moment anyway from his eyes ant
, mouth. He was actually singing, o.
making SOL DIS that, Peter guessed, n
supposed to be musical, and the tun'
was one that Peter remembered from
two or three @unmers back.
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