Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-09-26
INSTALLMENT XIV.

AN my job and that's get
Y Y ting news, and because
I do it I have you
bounding me on one hand and the
police on the other. Kelly thinks
I am mixed up in the murders, thinks
I'm doing it to increase circulation,
and you think have inside dope.
What am I going to do? Kelly
dragged me down to Centre street in
the middle of the night"
II was coming to that. How did
you know that the bat would be in
the river?" the man with the gun
demanded.
Use your bean, mani What would
you do with something like that II
you wanted to get rid of it? Kelly
had me on the mat and I was just
wise-cracking when hold him to look
in the river. After they found the
Dirkin's death. AS if I'd be fool
enough to tell him if I really knew
anything"
You know too much. Where dc
you get your dope?"
But I've just been telling you-l
don't get any dope from anywhere.
And I don't think you're that
smart, see? Come on, out with it."
Should I put the screws on him
boss?" one of the men asked eagerly
Keep out of this!" the leader
growled. Now, listen, Burke, and
get it straight! We won't stand fol-
any more butting in from you, under
stand? Maybe you're telling the
truth and maybe you amt, but well
know before very long. 1t looks like
a leak to us, and if it Is we'll gel
you and the guy who is spilling his
stuff. Get me?"
Terry nodded.
Amt you goin' to ask him why
he put up dough on the Blues?" the
eager henchman asked. This guy
is givin' you the run-around. Why
don't you let me play with his toes?'
he asked plaintively.
Terry shivered.
Remember, Burke, you're playing
with dynamite and you can never
tell when it will go off. You know
that. don't you?"
Eyes" Terry felt relieved.
Gag him." the leader said to the
man who had been SO anxious to have
little fun torturing Terry.
Taking Terry's head roughly in ONT
hand, the man said, open it up
Come on!" and he gave Terry's neck
twist.
Terry opened his jaws wide anc
could just see roll of cotton waddine
before it was rammed into his mouth
He gagged and the man laughed.
you're lucky, sucker. Guys lik,
you is better dead. It's a good thing
amt runnin' this show"
The gag was bound in place with
a handkerchief taken from hi,
dresser and he was thankful that Il
was clean.
This is just little warning t
you. Burke, so you'll know we NEAR
business" The man went over to tn,
desk and rummaged around, finall,
finding Don't Disturb" sign. wei
lock you in and hang this outside
They'll find you sooner or later.
One Of the men cautiously opened
the door and peered out. Terry coulc
see him slip of his mask, but h,
could see only the back of his head
He stepped out into the hall and aftel
moment said the coast was clear
The leader and the second man with
their backs to him took of theil
masks and slipped into the hall also
The door closed and he heard tn,
lock going home.
Terry squirmed in the chair ant
finally managed to get his feet fla
on the floor Then he tried to stant
up and found it an amazingly diff
cult thing to do. After a great dea
| of effort he was erect, but found
very hard to keep his balance. Hi
only chance Of moving was to jump
He tried and made two or three small
hops, always tottering. With fina
effort, he gave a bound, felt himsel
going over and tried valiantly to kee]
his feet. But over he went striking
he went down.
When Terry came to, he was still
and sore. The cord about his wrist
was cutting into his flesh. H
wriggled, but each move was an agon,
Of pain for his head. He could Sc
his electric clock on the desk. 1t wa
1890 and he had promised to cal
Alice. He tried to move, but couldn'
bear the pain.
At 1887 the telephone tangled. H
thought of the things he had reat
about and seen in the movies. Mel
! loosened their bonds with bits o
stone or broken glass. They save,
through ropes and were free.
The telephone kept ringing. If h
! could only roll over to the door int
the hall, he might be able to make
noise and attract attention that way
He could hear the whirring, suckin
sound of the vacuum cleaner In tn
hall. Maybe he could roll over to tn
door.
At 1890 Alice had stopped he
work and waited for Terry's call. A
1926 she seemed to have been wait
ing an eternity. She called his apart
ment hotel and when the operate
! told her he did not answer, she aske,
him if Mr.. Burke had come back.
The boy, who doubled on tn
switchboard and in the elevator dur
| ing off hours, said he had not seel
Terry 60 out.
Alice waited until quarter to !
She finally called Centre street an
asked for Kelly and explained VIII
she was calling him.