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Tin Garden Wicro Jennie Grew
LIFE'S' histories do not begin nt
Home definite point, before which
there wns nothing, nnd nfter which
there is everything, rhelr beginnings
Tench bnck through yenre nnd gencrn
tions nnd through the conditions which
have helped twist or nourish or glori
ously develop them. Hut since histories
must stnrt somewhere, this history ot
Jennie Mnlone, nnd of her strnngo
fnther, Blnck .Terry, nnd of the three
ncn who loved her, nnd of the hnlf
Jozcn or more other persons who vl
jilly Influenced her ambitions and her
mil this history mny bo started, per
5aps somewhat arbitrarily, on n certnln
tight early in October in the Pckin
afe. For the Pckiu had been Jennie's
t ivironment slnco her cnrlv childhood ;
a habitues, many her friends, hntl
I been familiar figures to her; nnd I
.Mn such scenes ns this evening's she
n.l peeped almost nightly.
M thnt October evening, In the
'I tic office nt the rear of the smoke
lived, orchestra-Inspirited cafe, snt
in men, a bottle of imported mincrnl
'tttr between thein. One wns deep of
frt nnd of powerful width of shoul
!.) s, nnd hail n square, grim face, with
tiitt stippled duskinc which the
iloscst' shaving cannot expunge from
cl..rk nnd heavily bearded skins. It wns
thnt swarthy skin, together with his
shining ebonv hnir (forty bnd now
mnrked it with a few lines of gray),
which, long ngo, in this quarter where
every one who devinted from the nver
ngc wns tagged with his outstanding
characteristic, had caused him to be
rcchrlstened "Hlnck Jerrj-."
The other -wns ns blnnd nnd open of
mnnner ns .Terrv wns crim nnd reticnt.
lie was of indefinite ago sixty might
be near the middle of one's guesses. He
ncnth eyes and jaw were deflated
pouches, suggesting bulkier days when
nn iinprotestiug stomach hnd permitted
a generous eating of ail good things ot
the earth. His few short gray hnirs
were parted exactly in the middle: of
eyebroks he had none nt all, of ejelnshes
almost uone. His gray eyes were gen
ial, bland, shrewd infinitely wise
and Mjphisticatcd nnd resourceful.
Among his friends lie wns known ns
"Uncle George." though by blood or
law he wns uncle to none. At present
lie was out of his hnbitnt ; rnrelv in
these, his more mellow yenrs. did lie
wnnder below Fourteenth street, except
ns now to visit Hlnck Jerry. Some
thirty or forty blocks uptown, in the
territory where stood the smnrtest res
taurants of Hrondway. and the seem
ingly moro proper but rcaly ery
similar hotels along Fifth avenue that
was Uncle George's home country.
Just now Jerry's face hnd relaxed
somewhat of its grim control, for Jerry
wns in the .company of n proved nnd
trusted friend. Hut the relaxation was
only partial. The habit of reticence
and self-containment wns so strong
upon Jerry that lie could not really let
himself go even with such a friend ns
Uncle George.
"Now, see here, Jerry, what's
worrving you?" insisted the older mnn.
"Nothing worth tnlking nbout. Uncle
George."
"That's what you said before," re
turned Uncle George in a dry. drawl
ing voice, but with n keen look nt the
other from his old eyes. "Hut, excuse
me. .lorry I may be too wise a guv,
nnd like the top side of the earth's
crust too well to call you n linr but
words to thnt effect nre what some
mmo reckless pnrtj. who had no proper
regard for his beauty in the place
where it last was, might in a thought
less moment try to say to you. Hut,
Jcrry.'I'd be publicly insulting my own
intelligence if 1 didn't mildly slip jou
n hint that thnt bunk don't go with
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DREAMLAND
IIY DA DDT
"The Rajah's Elephant"
(I'cany is taken to India by Oa-la- ,
Jn. There they help restore to J
Ilajah Mir-Iiuhu Ait davghtcr, Lada,
)cho 7int been stolen by liamda-Kin,
a magician.)
The Rajah's Gift
RAJAH Mir-Bubu clasped his little
daughter I.ada close to his heart.
For five long years she had been lost,
and now that Oo-la-la and Peggy had
given her back to him he wns overjoyed
As for Lada, whose dream had come
true, she snuggled as close to her
father as she could get. She did not
want to be parted from him again.
Itnjah Mir-Bubu smiled upon Oo-la-la
and Peggy. .... . .
"Mighty inagicinn," he said to
Oo-la-la, "gold and precious stones
shall be your reward for giving my
daughter back to me. And to bear your
fortune away I shall give you Pindar,
mightiest of my elephants."
Before Oo-la-la nnd Peggy could
thank him, the rajah cried in a loud
voice: "Ho, Pindar! Ho, Pindar!"
rvunlv. un ..nil ihn clnnt. plenhant
who had lifted Oo-la-la nnd Peggy ouf
of the palm tree came swinging uii iu
the rajah.
"Behold vour new master, O Mighty
Pindar! Behold your new mistress!
Snluto them!" cried the rajah.
The giant elephant rnised his trunk
high In the air and trumpeted loudly:
"Hail, brave Oo-la-la! Hail, fair
Peggy!" Then Pindar dropped to his
knees and held his trunk so they could
mount to his back.
Thrilling with delight, Peggy climbed
into the golden howdah, while Oo-la-la
perched on the elephant's head.
"Now we will journey buck to our
home," said Itajah Mir-Bubu, but even
ns lie spoke a horseman came galloping
down the dusty road and pulled up in
front of him.
"Woe! Woe! My master!',' he
shouted, "Last night as yve slept rob
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worrying yon die or you wouiuii t
look like you do."
Uncle Gcorgo might nt times be cun
ning, even shifty, but just now nil his
impulses were kindly. "Come on,
Jerry, get it off jour chest. Hobbc I
cnu help you out. I saw Casey leave
as I enmo in. Did thnt plainclothes
copper have anything to do with this
smile of jours that won't come on?"
"Onscy did try to throw it into me,"
ndmltted Hlnck Jerry. -But I didn't
let him get nway with nnjthlng."
"Casny's n pretty wpinre guy for n
copper."
"Oh, Cnssy's squnre enough."
"What did he want? If jou don't
milid telling me."
"I don't mind telling you nbout
Casey," returned Jerry In his heavy
voice thnt seemed to hnc its origin in
suli-dinplirnginal regions. "Casey
comes in about a guy named Morrison.
Five or six weeks ago this Morrison
blows in here, already carrying n lot of
booze, with a nnrty of friends. He
orders the best eats nnd drinks in the
house; he's short of dough nnd asks me
to cash n check for flftj. I feci lie's
snfe nnd I cash 'it, and it goes through
the bank nil right. While lie's here,
being already stpwul. he loses his
checkbook. Hut it's found and glie
bnck before he lenes
"And that's all ou know about it?"
"That's all 1 knew till Casey shows
up tonight. Casey savs tills Morrison
lias innde a holler about a forged check
not the check he give me, but another
check for twcnt live. Morrison didn't
discover the forgery until he got Ills
canceled checks from the bank the other
day. Casey sas he's gone over Mor
rison's talk and all the evidence. Casey
says he's handing it to me straight, and
hn snr.s then- iiin't no doubt tlllll the
forged cheek came out of Morrison's I
pocket checkbook ; no doubt that it was
lorn out by somo one while bis chci k ,
book was lost in my place; nnd Cnsej
says there's no doubt it was forged by ,
copying from the good check which I ,
had in my cash drawer. So ('asm
tells me straight out that the trick
was turned by some one in my place, j
and lie oiders me lo come across and
help hiin ginb the guy thnt done it." I
"Does he think jou wrote the check, j
Jerry?"
"Niiw!" with n growl of eontonipt. '
"I'm nn good with the pen. nud Cnsc.v I
knows it ! Hesides. if 1 did go into a i
crooked ileal, it wouldn't be for no such i
piker's stake ns twenty -live!"
"Hut even if you hnd nothing to do I
with it, wouldn t it l' hejlcr lor you
to'square the sucker by slipping him
back the twenty-live?"
"That's what I offered to Casey.
Hlnck Jerry was meditatively silent for
a moment. "What I'm wondering
nbout is, who wrote that iheck?"
"I'lenty of clever crooks hung out
in jour joint, Jerry." suggested Uncle
George.
"Hut which one of tliein wns clever
enough to get hold of that good check
to copy from? that good check being
in my cash drawer. That's what's got
me guessing. Uncle George. Casey s
coming in lo see ine nbout it again in
an hour."
He was grimly composed again. 'It d
be n little thing for anybody else, but
it's dimmed serious for me. Willi the
police watching for n chance to fall on
me, I can't afford ro have am thing
crooked happen in my joint."
"It doe" have n nnsty look, Jerry
considering your sitnntion."
For n moment Jerry s gleaming ejes
were fixed on the old face of Uncle
George. Then he remarked abruptly:
"Hut that phony check that's the
least of my worries."
"Then what is the matter with you?"
exclaimed Uncle George, staring.
Hut Jerry, ns though lie had not
heard the question, stood up. "Ixcuse
ADVENTURES
bers from the hills come and carried
away all the gold and jewels from your
treasure house"
The rajah gave a loud cry of anger
and grief.
"Alas, my T.adn, you will come home
to poverty instead of to riches. Alas.
Oo-la-la and Peggy, I cannot give you
the reward I promised."
"Kr-llinph! Hr-umph!" trumpeted
Pindar. "Foolish mortals, if you could
but understand elephnnt tnlk, I could
tell you yvhere the gold and jewels have
gone nnd I could help you get them
back. Ur-mnph ! Fr-umph ! But you
arc stupid. You do not know what I
am saying."
"I know what you are saying, O
Mighty Pindar." cried Oo-la-la. "Tell
me and wc will get back the rajah's
gold and jewels." .
Pindar shook like an eaithuuake when
he heard Oo-la-la's voice tnlking to him.
He was astonished thnt Oo-la-la and
Peggy could understand elephant talk.
"O most wonderful of magicians, who
knows even elephant talk. I will take
you to the place they hnve gone. But
we must go nlone. you and Peggy and I."
Itajah Mir-Iiuhu, I.ada, and the
rajah's followers listened in amazement
ns Oo-la-la talked to the elephant. They
knew the magician was talking to the
great beast, but they didn't hnve any
idea of what whs being snid. Oo-lu-ln
culled down to the liijah:
"He of good hemt, O Itajah Mir
Bubu ! Peggy and I go to seek your
gold and jewels. Pindar says be will
guide us."
The rajah's followers fell on their
faces before Oo-la-la.
"Oh, mighty magician, who talks to
elephants! He will bring back the
rajah's wealth."
"Hr-umph! That we will,"
trumpeted Pindar, and nwny lie swung
down the road with Oo-Ia-lu and Peggy
clinging to his back:
(Tomorrow Pindar reveals a secret.)
me guess I'd better hnve n look nt
wlint's doing outside. I'll be bnck in n
few minutes."
Uncle George gnzed scnrchlngly nt the
fnee of the mnn who, in nn enrllcr
dny, hnd been the theme of ncrcs of
reporters' romnnclng romnnrcs which
hud resulted in his being still remem
bered, though somewhnt vaguely, ns a
grisly nnme thnt once upon n time hnd
done something (just what was per
haps forgotten) which wus brutally
tragic. Uncle George, wise old world
ling, thought he understood Jerry; be
lieved he knew what Ideas, what Im
pulses, wluit passions existed behind
that dnrk, taciturn surface which wns
shown the world, lint sometimes Uncle
George was not nt nil certnln, nnd he
wondered just ns he now snt wonder-?
lug ns Jerry stepped out of the ouice.
A tinli n( ai.rnimu ilmf n(T Hm ltttln
office, nnd nlso n side door opening oit
n hnllwny, from the dining room, nnd
behind these screens Jerry paused nnd
glanced through. The I'ekin was doing
good business that night, as, in fnet, it
did nlmost every night. The dining
room wns lnrge nnd low-ceilingcd, with
rows of iron -topped tables barren of
napery, with snvvdust-covcreil Moor,
with n cleared central nrcn where at
this moment a lithe young mnn in
evening clothes nnd his showily dressed
partner wcie whirling nbout in n be
wildering dunce for this wns yenrs ngo
nt nbout the time the cnbaret and the
Inngo nnd its coevnl dances were moving
uptown to their period of prosperity and.
popularity. At the tables neatest Black
Jerry sat the passengers of n "rubber
neck wagon," captained by n guide who
knew every thing nbout the world nnd
who wns communicating his informa
tion by use of smirking innuendo in
order that his charges might likewise
know everything nnd jet not have their
refined ears befouled bv the direct word.
At other Iron-topped tables snt men
and women but mostly men of n dif
fcicut sort; theirs wns the nlr of be
longing here; thej glained up casually
nt thesi1 invaders, smiled nt ench other
and spoke in low voices, nnd returned
to their food nnd drink. Hut the cargo
of the sight-seeing coach gazed nbout
with nil the delicious stirring of horror
for which they had been prepared nnd
for which thc.v hnd come.
The guide hnd just begun his "spiel,"
and Jerry, nt his back, could but nvor-
nenr ir all. "Well. Iieie you nre, ' tly
shepherd wns sajing to his dock in thnt
suppressed nnd guarded whisper which
so heightens tlr effect of recitals that
have lo do willi Iimror nnd naughti
ness "heie jou arc in the joint of
Blink Jerrv Mnlone perhaps the
toughet joint of its sort in tow. .
"You nil know nbout Hlnck Jerry
his big trial ten years ago how' he
bnrelj beat his case one of tile most
notorious men in New- York And
these people nt the other tnbles, they're
mostly crooks of one sort or another
burglars, cracksmen, pickpockets, con
fidence men, nnd I won't offend' you by
telling you whnt the women nre
And Hlnck Jerry hns n daughter, prettv
nnd smart Jennie's her name. Wish
I could show her to j ou ; she nnd her
1 coiil.1 snow her to you ; she anil her
'o'i'i'"!0; r'nnd'irrer.
nn
The guide became more serious. Pro
fessional experience had taught him that
a bit of phitoophy , with a touch of
sentiment, was always effective with
these good people from out of town.
"I'm not one of these here sociology
men." he went on, "but did jou ever
think what must become of nil the
children of criminals? children who
are born in tills sort of surroundings
nnd never know anything else? And
there nre millions of them ! I'ver
think whether their parents can really
care for 'cm? and if so, how? Hver
think what such ihildren grow up to
be? Something big to think nbout there,
you bet! It's sure got me guessing !'
The sightseers nodded excitedly ; it
wns indeed something big to , think
about, and it had them guessing, too.
From behind the screeus Black Jerry
stared keenly, suspiciously, nt the
guide. The mouthing of thnt gcntlemnn
seemed to Jerry to be uncanny. It
wns ns though the guide hnd stolen into
the secret places of his own heart and
mind, places which lie had not yet even
explored.
Presently he became aware that the
hall door just behind him wns being
gently opened. He stepped quickly to
one side, keeping behind the door.
There slipped in n slender girl of per
haps sixteen. She peeped cautiously
through the door of the office Jerry
had just left. Then she peered through
the space between the screens nnd rap
idly surveyed the interior of the cafe
Incitement was flushing her face, and
she was reaching out n hand to pmt the
screens, when Jerry whispered sharply
"Jennie!"
She whirled about. "Dad!"
She was even then pretty, moie than
pretty though not as pretty, as she was
later to be with dusky skin and dark
hair, and eyes of gleaming blackness.
Her grace and lightness of figure she cer
tainly could have had only from her
mother; but in her rounded face there
were hints of qualities that might be
derivations from her fnther.
"Whnt are jou doiug down here?"
demanded Hlack Jerry.
"Aunt sent me to get two dollars for
the washerwoman."
Jerry did not speak bis unbelief. He
handed her .the sum requested, and
pointed, at the door through which she
had entered.
"Tell your aunt, when she wants any
money, to wait till I come upstairs or
to coinc down for it herself. You bet
ter remember what 1 told you; you're
to keep out of here."
"All right, dud" and the girl slip
ped through the door.
Black Jerry gazed after her with nar
rowed eyes as she mounted ihe stuir
woy; then he closed the door, and re
sumed his survey through the sireens.
The lithe young man and his showily
ilressed partner had huished their ex
hibition number and couples from thei
tables were making for the central open
space. The lithe- young mnn crossed
to the tables where sat the bight
sccing group, nnd in a mauner which
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wns nn effective blend of nudnclty nnd
deference, wns inviting n young woman
of the party to dance. She drew bnck,
startled, but then was caught by the
spirit of ndventure nnd rose and gave
herself to his arms. Jerry's eyes were
nxcu upon the pnlr every instnnt, and
when, the dance ended, the voung mail
wns bowing his" partner into her chair, j
Jerry, without nppenrnnce ot having I
nurrieii, wns instnntl.v through the
screen nnd wns slipping a hand through
the joung man's nrni.
"Want a word with von. Slim." he
said, nnd led the other into his little
office nnd closed the door.
Hello. Uncle George: clad to see
jou down among us cheap gujs," the
young man snid easily, "I say, Jerry
wnv uio hurry in rushing me in
here?
"I wanted .vou here before vou hnd
n chnnce to pnss It on to some one
else," replied Jerry.
"I'nss what on?"
"The watch vou lifted off Hint vonntr
dame jou danced with."
Why. Jerry, honest to God. 7
didn't"
"Shut up!" snapped Jerry. "I seen
It nil. The ticker's in jour left limits
pocket right now! Take it out!"
The voung fellow's smiling, hand
some fnee beenme inflamed with sud
den passion. "I didn't take any watch
nnd if I did, who nre jou to be cnll
Ing me down for it?" he cried. And
then his voice bccnmo mocking in its
inge. "Black Jerry Malonc It's
enough to make a guy laugh, you to
try to cnll me down for merely lifting
u watch. You! when if you'd got whnt
wns coming lo jou, you'd hnve gone
to the chair! And everybody knows
Black Jerry moved one tep nearer
the other and his powerful shoulders
lifted menncingly. ''What I done has
got nothing to do with this proposi
tion," he growled. "Take that watch
out, damn jou, or I'll smash that fnee
of jours so far through jour head jou'll
see backward when you wnlk!"
The young fellow shrunk before the
glare of Jerry's eyes, and (lie passion
latieu irom ins lure, slowly he reached
into
to his left tiousers pocket nnd. held
t a Indy's watch.
ou
"rut it bnck m your pocket," Black
Jerry ordered.
AVonderingly the young fellow re
turned the watch to his pocket.
"You damned cheap crook," Jerry
flamed at him "pulling a s-ttint like
thnt in my joint! You know thcre'd
be n holler on account of that watch
nnd you know how much worse I'd get
in with the oppci.s just beenuso it hap
pened in my place. And yet you try
to pull it just the same and me nil
the time paying you good money to
work for me! Damn you!"
Suddenly Black Jerry's right nrm
shot out nnd his open palm detonated
upon the other's cheek. Though it was
onlyln slnp, the other went staggering.
But ns he was falling Jerry's left hand
I'uugiic iiiin nun swung Him t l,is fPOt.
,. SI'ut up!" Jerry ordered, befor
Slm could open his mouth "If ,, , ,.o
& 'A " P-'
, moment, glaring at the other.
.men ne spoke sharply. "And the
worst thing about you, vou stiff is
that you don't have to steal. You're
clever enough to get on without steal
ing. You re a clever performer I'll
hand it to you for that."
He shoved the young fellow toward
the door. lou go in there now nnd
put .that watch back on that dame!"
How?"
"If you knew how to take it off I
guess you know how to put it back
Dance with her again."
Slim started to slip through the door,
but Jerry caught him once more. "An
other -word, Slim," he said menacingly
"If, 3u want to keep your health,
you d better keep nway from my Jen
nie. Now, go to it!"
Jerry followed the young man out.
Again behind the screen Black Jerry
watched Slim, with his pleasing man
ner of audacious politeness, ask the
youngj woman to dance. His keen
practiced eye was on the couple everv
instant they whirled nbouj: the floor";
and wns on them when Slim bowed
her back to her seat.
He was satisfied. Slim hnd restored
the watch.
Black Jerry Mnlone
1 "p'OH a space Jerry stood gazing in
nt the motley crowd. His mind,
for the moment, wns occupied with
'just one thing his chnrncter nnd his
past wilh which the lingered Slim had
just taunted him, nud nbout which
j that guide yonder hnd just whispered
to his thrilled nudience. Automatically
I the dilcf events of that past, and some
I hint of their present significance,
passed through Jerry's mind in swift
review.
Jerry was a son of the old "Cherry
Hill" district, where to fight one's way
up nnd to be cleverer than the other
guy were the standards on which one
modeled one's manhood. Black Jerry
had first attained minor famo as a
second-rate middleweight pugilist he
had put on many a pound since then.
Then his strength nnd his dominntiug
character had made him the leader of
the "Ginger Bucks." most notorious of
New York gangs ?,ir njdrende and in
that position his wits and his control
over his pack had made him extremely
useful o n class of politicians that (ns
far as their nctual practice is con
cerned) is now happily going nut of
vogue. In this period lie wns charged
with participation in such political ac
tivities ns colonizing, intimidating
voters, overtaxing the capacity of ballot-boxes,
though nothing was ever
definitely proved against him and in
consequence lie acquired further notor
ity through the newspapers and th
ame, Black Jerry" Malonc, came to be
regarded by the good people who took
an interest In politicnl and social con-
ditions in New Y'ork as synonymous,
in a lesser way, wiin uu mat the
city held which was evil.
But that had only been the founda
tion or the springboaid of the real no
of
Life
By LEROY SCOTT
Author of "No. 13 Washington Square," "Mary Regan," eto
toricty of Hlnck Jerry. Enrllcr thnn
this he hnd innrrlcd n sentimental young
school teacher, who had been fascinat
ed by his personnllty.nnd the evil tales
nbout him, nnd who hnd romanticized
herself Into believing she could reform
him. When Jennie wns five years old
the pretty wife was overtaken by ro
ninnce ngaln. This time the limn wns
one l'hillp Gnrrlson, hnndsome nnd
joung and of n well-known family
nnd Jennie's mother, not pausing for u
second thought, went adventuring In
senrch of love with him.
Black Jerry, seeking his wife with
out having spoken his purpose to any
one, at length found her In n liltie
Harlem flat, the handsome cnvnller with
her. When the police arrived, attract
ed by the uproar, the picture which the
sophisticated officers saw explained
everything: a crumpled man, 14s skull
injured, an arm broken i n liysterii'ni
woman writhing on the flour, bleeding
from a bullet wound, yet still able to
see nil thnt was happening, nnd Black
Jerry standing between (he two holding
a revolver that examination showed to
contain two empty shells.
The pretty, light-minded wife in her
frcuzy, having ns her first thought only
the protection of her name, anil not
knowing the nature of her wound, made
a statement: Jerry hnd been brutal
to her, life with him had been etidur
ublei no longer; nnd in fenr of him she
hnd run nwny nnd gone into hiding.
It hnd been her intention to secure n
divorce nnd gnin possession f Jennie.
This Mr. Garrison, ou old friend, wns
merely cnllltig upon her, to help her
The Mystery of
By GEORGE
Author of "The It'oi Id's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents"
Copirlohr. fa9, bu ihr rave Co.
Copurtaht, 1919. by the Public Ledger Co.
it UV' and the words slipped from
hlni unconsciously, "So you've
been spying again it's becoming quite n
halnt with you, Mr. Detective.
I wns furious.
"(Jive me thnt dinmond," I cried,
"or by heavens I'll shoot jou on the
spot!"
It is difficult to describe exactly what
happened during the next few seconds.
All I remember is thnt the. smirking,
smile fnded from his fnee nnd gave way
to a look of hate, and thaHiis right foqt
suddenly ascended and kicked the pistol
nut of my hand. Tlv weapon struck
the floor nnd exploded, the bullet
whizzing past my ear and burying it
self in the side wall of the dining-room.
The thing happened so quickly thnt
I hardly hnd time to think but the next
moment we found ourselves glnring
at one nnother from opposite sides of
the dining-room tnble. The cold ey;es
of the Brazilian were blazing nnd he
spoke in short, suppressed jerks, with
all of theMiavity of his manner gone.
"You still have a chance to get out
of here alive,", he cried "do .it at
once."
I laughed mirthlessly.
"Do I look like that sort of a man
if you lliluk so. you've made the mis
takesof your life."
"Go!" he shrieked, "or take the
consequences!"
"I'm going in good time," I nn
swered, "but when 1 go you and the
Tied Dinmond co with me.V
AVe edged our way around the table,
glaring at one another like tigers. I
thought I heard a sound at the front
door and wondered if it could be
Bromley Barnes. But it died out iu
stuntly and I knew that I wns mis
taken. Calculatingly. I looked over Ha
inan. He had the advantage of me in
weight, but 1 was younger and felt that
I had more agility. We were so close
now that wc could feel each other's
breath. The bristles of his closely
cropped hair and of his mustache mid
goatee stuck out aggressively.
Suddenly I struck at him with all
of the strength at my command nnd my
doubled fist caught him squarely on
the end of his nose. It must have been
effective. I knew it drew blood. He
gave a howl of pain and aimed at my
face. But his huud was soft and the
blow did not even cause me discom
fort. I got back at once with another
punch and then he grabbed me near the
throat and tore off. my tie and collar.
AVe were both breathing heavily and
the next thing I realized wc were locked
in n heni'-like embrace. The fight ab-
J luptly turned into a wrestling mutch
and in this respect lie seemed to have
the better of me. Over and over ou
i the floor we rolled, upsetting chairs and
everything that came in our way. We
went from one side of the room to the
other and presently the big table was
overturned with a crash. I do not know
how long this lasted, but after a while
..... . .... ...if a. I n..l fniinil jMifunlvna mmf.
ing nt opposite sides of the room.
It was a truce lor a lew moments.
We were both trying to get our breath
and our strength before resuming hos
tilities. I do not know how he felt,
but I am sure that I was resolved to
get him or die in the attempt. The
candle had been upset and extinguished
and the room was in darkness, nil ex
cept thnt streak of blessed suulight
which streamed, in from the hole made
by the broken shutter. I looked down
along the biinbenm nnd caught sight of
something on the floor a something
that made me gasp."
It wns the Bed Dinmond! The glint
of sunshine- touched its many facets and
caused a brilliancy which cannot be
described in words it was n red llame.
It was a crimson pool. The sight of
that prize, lajiug on the floor between
us, renewed my strength nnd resolu
tion I made up my mind, then nnd
there, that I would fight for it to the
dentil. He must hnve seen It at the
same moment, for he tried fo tem
porize. "Well, my little bantam," he said,
in uu effort to ussume Ills old bantering
tone, "have you had enough?"
"I'll have enough when I see a pair
of handcuffs about your ugly wrists!"
I retorted.
" !-i'op right, 1019, by the ricll Syndicate, Inc.
with' advice, when .Terry hnd broken In.
Jerry hnd first shot Iter with the pistol
the police had found him holding nnd
hnd then sprung upon Mr. Garrison.
That was God's truth. God help her!
And thnt wns the nenrcst to God's
truth she ever told, for she suddenly
died within nn hour, without ever re
nlizing how scrloiiM wns her injury, nnd
never knowing thnt l'hillp Garrison had
died before her from n fractured skull.
And within the hour Hlack Jerry wns
locked up in the Tombs charged with n
double murder.
And also within the hour the pnpers
were full of the nffnir. mid nt irrcgulnr
Intervnls they were full of it for months
thereafter. It hud all the elements of
a big popular newspaper story of which
the public con never rend enough : a
pretty woman, refined, of good family,
who hnd suffered unspenknbly to try
to mnkc nn honorable man of her hus
band and who nt the lust. In sheer lies
perntlon. hnd tried to escape back into n
better life; nnd n ninn, n likable, de
cent fellow, nn old friend, motivated
by impulses of chivalry, who hnd tried
to aid n hnrrled woman ; nnd n super
villain, the notorious Blnek Jerry, who,
nfter shooting down his wife, in his vin
dictive fury nnd with his goriljn-like
strength, hnd crunching!)' snnpped the
nrm of his wife h protector ami nan
then hurled him ngninst a steam 'rad
iator, breaking his bend. By the pn- I
pers Jerry wns tried nnd found guilty
thnt first dny. I
(CONTINUED TOMOimOW) i
the Red Flame
BARTON
I could feel rather than see that he
wns edging toward the mantelpiece. I
realized that he was grasping the brass
candlestick. I did likewise with the
similar armament on my side of the
mantel. Simultaneously we stepped to
the center of the room. One well
directed blow wns liable to send either
of us into eternity.
"Bendy!" he cried, in n voice of
bravado.
Wc made n few preliminary passes
with the heavy things mid-the dread
ful duel began. We. clashed and the
brass implements sounded like broad
swords. Presently I made n misstep
nnd he struck me on the side of the
bend. Fortunately the blow- glanced,
but I felt the hot blood streaming down
my face and that infuriated me still
more. or n minute or two we con
tinued fencing without gaining nny nd
vnntnge. Hut I could feel the enndlestick grow
jng "-rsenvicr and heavier in my hand,
nnd I began to fear that my strength
wns giving out.
"Would Bronilev Barnes never come?
The Brazilian looked more like a beast
than n man nnd he lunged nt me with
a ferocity that was murderous. I could
see n damp sweat on his brow nnd his
gray eyes were smoldering with rage.
lie took advantage of me in an un
guarded moment and struck me n blow
in the side thnt sent me staggering
.across the room. At that instant I
thought I heard the sound of an auto
mobile horn outside the house. 1 won
dered if it could be Barnes. But there
wns no time for dreaming. Jncqucttc
wns coming nt me ngain and I wns
forced to step around quickly in order
to parry his blows.
Suddenly I assumed the aggressive.
I caught him on the knuckles with the
end of my weapon nnd brought n howl
of nuguisli from his thick lips. Step by
step I pushed my udvnntnge until he
was backed into n corner of the room.
As I passed over the floor I caught a
fleeting glimpse of the lied Diamond,
glowing like n hot coal, nnd the reflec
tion that it would soon be in inv nos-
session filled me with great confidence.
But nlas for the fallibility of human
judgment 1 The Hrnzilinn gave nn un
expected twist of the wrist and sent me
stnggeriug away from him. He followed
me and struck me oh the head with the
candlestick. - A.
For nn instnnt the room seemed flood
ed with light, and then enmc darkness,
nnd I fell to the floor unconscious.
Jacquette's Sfory
WHKN I opened my eyes I saw a
white ceiling nnd four bnre wnlls.
It did not require u mirror to tell me
that my h,cad wns bandaged, because
the slightest effort caused me excruciat
ing pain. I pushed the coverlets aside
and as I did so heard the familiar voice
of Hroinley Barnes, ,
"Hello, Hugh," he cried cheerily.
"So you've come to life again?"
Visions of an awful nightmare ran
through my much -abused head.
"How long have I been here?" I
asked.
He counted on the tips of Ills fin
gers. "This is the morning of the third
day and you'vy made three attempts
to prove that you could talk."
"But I'm nil right now," I insisted.
"Yes," he admitted, "n little worse
for wear, but still in the ring."
"What became of Jncquettc?"
"At this particular moment he is
resting, his aristocrntic bones on n hard
iron bed in the F.astern Penitentiary."
"And the red diamond?"
"That hts been given to the secrctnry
of state at Washington and he has
formally handed it to the Brazilian min
ister, who isto have it returned to IMo
Janeiro next" week in care of Bir ugen'ts
of the se'-fet service who have been
specinlly delegated for this mission."
I heaved a sigh of profound relief.
"This has been c brilliant piece of
work, sou," continued the old ninn
"and it's going to bring you promotion
unless I'm all wrong."
"I'm sorry I let Jucquette get the
better of me," I said. .
(CONTINUED TOMOKUOW)
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