Evening star., 1934-10-03
INSTALLMENT XXI.

suggested that it would be
Il advisable for the Blues to leave
Chicago as quietly as possible
The Chicago press was wild. There
vas smoldering fire in the things
they said about the Blues and the
strange sequence of murder that fol-
lowed them about the country. 1t
was the series of articles in the Chicago
papers that gave Terry inspiration
tor the article he wrote that afternoon
on the limited as the train raced
tor Detroit Terry's article was re-
printed in most of the large cities in
the country. He reviewed the series
of crimes which had thus far been
closely allied with base ball and turned
the finger of suspicion toward the
Blues.
How do we know" Terry asked
"that the crimes are connected with
base ball at all? 1t is true that each
of the victims thus far has been a
figure prominent in the national game
but how do we know that those
crimes are motivated by anything in
the base ball world? Perhaps the
police have been too anxious to cover
up their failure to solve the crimes
Has there been sufficient search into
the lives of the people murdered?
Have the reasons for these crimes been
properly investigated to their full eX-
tent? Why should this wholesale
slaughter have anything to do with
the game? We are now in midseason
Will there be a murder in Detroit
Will there be a murder in Cleveland:
How do We know that clever criminals
are not using this public suspicion
to cover their own tracks,"
Terry typed words and words and
words, not believing any of it, but
he felt better and hoped that the
murderers would leave him out OF
their calculations in the future.
Craven had been restless while
Terry worked. As he walked up anc
down the lounge car, he would stop
and look over Terry's shoulder. Once
he stopped and said. You don't
believe all that belly-wash. Why
write it?'
If something doesn't happen We
will have wave of hysteria all
through the base ball world. If this
thing keeps on, the game may be
called off for the rest of the season. >
Terry was serious
Say, depression or no depression
this is the greatest year this league
has had in years. It's a wonder the
Consolidated League hasn't started a
few murders of their own to bring ur
their gate. People are ghouls. They
love it and I'll bet the first day ir
Detroit will find the park jammed tc
the limit. They'll hope to see a mur-
der committed right before their eyes.
What do you think about all this?'
Terry asked.
Il think it is some gang trying to
force the Blues into first place"
If that is true" Terry argued
wouldn't you think the police woulc
have some clues? Suppose you were
suspicious. How would you go about
finding the guilty people?"
Search me, I'm no detective. u
Craven pulled flask from his pocket
Lets have a drink before We &c
back for dinner"
After the steward had brought
glasses and water, Terry leaned for
ward and said. Listen, Craven,
want to tell you something Keep il
under your hat; don't ever breathe
what I'm saying unless I should dis
appear. If do, go to Kelly in New
York and tell him anything you may
know about me. Will you promise?'
Sure, but think you're nuts. This
thing is getting under your skin
You need a rest"
Then Terry told him about the tele-
phone call in st. Louis and his mar
row escape from something, he did
not know what
Craven whistled, and then said
"But why should they be after you?
I see. You know too much, or they
think you do"
I'VE learn things, we see things
It's part of our job to do that. II
the time comes when I turn up miss
ing, just keep your eyes and ears
open, will you? You may be able to
help me out of hole. Anything un-
usual that you see or hear might be
just the thing. I'm not quitting on
this murder business. I've some ideas
and I'm going to follow them up in
my own way"
What are they?"
II can't and won't tell you, or you
might find yourself in the same boat. "
Il see. What do you want me to
do?"
II don't know. Just be on the job
always"
Like what?"
well, for instance-Army has a
mascot, hasn't it? A mule, and you
always see that mule when you see
the Army play, don't you?"
YES"