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CHICAGO LEDGER
at A Movie Detecctiive
Or, The Press-Agfented Gem
Bytioyd Thacher
"These things have made it possible to save him!"
[Copyright 1916 by VV. D. Boyce Co.]
Begunvln No. 2, January 8. Subscrip-
tions can begin with that issue or back
copies can be obtained from news
stands, our agents, or by mall from
office of publication.
CHAPTER VII.
HE taxi in which the
detective and the
man in the uniform
of a policeman-
known to Syde as
Blake and to the
man's friends a s
Gardner-sped on
over the now rough
ro d It was sev.
eral minutes before Blake's fingers were
withdrawn from the detective's throat,
but as the most Syde did to extricate
himself from the grasp of the other was
to make weak motions with apparently
listless hands. the man in blue became
disgusted, wondering, then relieved.
"Wash matter?” gurgled Ti, as soon‘
as he was able to speak at all. "Wash
matter wish you?"
The man in blue struck a match and
gazed down at the form of the detec-
?a'l aimless waving of the hands disclos-
ed slight evidences of life.'. V ' '
The eyes were closed,.but now, in the
:. glow of the tiny‘ flame they opened 3.
bit, and rolling eyeballs attempted to
fix their gaze on Blake. but the detec-
tive made no attempt to rise.
“What are you doing in
exclaimed the man in blue.
this cab?"'
“Cab? What cab"!". came the maudlln
question. ,‘ ‘ '1' 5
"This cab .". esponded Blake,
frowning‘ ' '
"Ain't iii .n'y'c. ,". declared and
tive huddled in a corner of the seat."
file saw there an almost lifeless figure,,
' the arms hanging limp, but an occasion-
the voice was the voice of one far gone
under the influence of drink. “Tliish my
room in hotel. Whash you doing here?"
e match had burned out and all
was darkness now. Blake could not see
the detective’s hand steal into n pocket
of his trousers, take therefrom a small
flask, unscrew the top, and then place
the bottle to his lips. But, a second
later, he could smell the strong odor of
whisky, and his shift of disgust was
audible to Ti, to whose face in the
darkness came a smile of satisfaction.
“So you took my cab for your room,
eh?" he questioned incredulously.
"Get out, you," snapped back Ti, “an'
lemme sleep!"
There was a long silence, and the
regular, audible breathing of the detec-
tive was plainly evidence of satisfying
sleep. The hand of the man in blue
now stole into the little receptacle
where. beneath the papers, the little ob-
ject which had come from the throat
of Helen Hayden lay apparently undis-
turbed. ‘
A sigh of relief came from Blake as
his fingers closed over the.thlng, but,
taking no chances, he struck another
match, and turning his back to Syde,
took a good look at the jewel, his body
between it and the detective. -
"Safe!" he ejaculaterlualoud.
Ti Syde‘did not move. . llis breathing
was not interrupted. and after a mo-
ment of indecision Blake replaced the
gem, then spoke to thc chauifeiir. The
car came to a halt. and Ti turned to
ass me a more comfortable position.
“When did this fellow get in the car?"
asked Bl.-ike of the driver. 4 , :;
‘‘l--l haven't any idea." was the sur-
ly response. v “ - "
“I'll see that you don't go to sleep. on
the job again," growled Blake. “Qrive;
on till you come to a street lampyand
let me get a good look at him." ‘ '
‘perfectly trained facial muscles.
ity.
. "What’s your name, fe11ow'."' he ask-
ed
v much has been written. but little seen,
The man did as he was hidden, and
lnza few minutes the machine was
standing beneath the yellow light of an
old-fashioned lamp. Now Blake stood
long gazing down at the man apparent-
ly sleeping so soundly. And never was
sleep simulated more perfectly. The
deep lines in the detectives face, which
altered his face completely from the
face of the man who had appeared in
the studio. did not tremble or disclose
the’ fact that they were the result of
grease paint was necessary for this de-
tective to alter his a com-
pletely. And no grease paint was there.
His hair was rumpled and his collar
crushed. The suit he wore. the well
made, Blake hail never seen before, and
its appearance told plainly the story
of’ a man of the better class suffering
the effects of a prolonged drunk.
“Blamed it I know what to do," mut-
tered Blake to himself. "lie sure is
drunk all right. I can smell the whis-
ky. The jewel is sate-and I'm daslicd
if I'll take him back to the house and
have those others laugh at me, or pct-
liaps worse, for running the risk of
leaving the jewel here, and then find-
ing some one in the cab where he could
get hold of it. But I don‘t like it-
I don't like it!" ,-
He took Ti by the arm. No result ex-
cept 8. grunt. A more severe shaking
brought a semblance of Consciousness
and a frown to the detective's face.
Then followed a look of utter imbecil-
“Wash yours?" mumbled Syde.
“Never mind what mine is," und
Blake's anger was reflected in his voice.
“You‘re drunk."
Again Ti Syde's eyes closed. and again
sleep seemed to come to him, but his
mind was active. And from what fol-
lowed it may be seen that, clever and
far-seeing as he was, he did not belong
to that class of detectives of whom
to whom no accidents ever happen, or
who never inade a mistake.
For at this moment, as the light from
the lamp outside and above shone into
the taxi. a small object dropped from
the detective‘s pocket making the faint-
est. of noises as it struck the floor of
the vehicle.
Like a dash Blake was upon it. lie
picked it up and held it for just an
instant in his hand, as to his conscious-
ness came a realization of what that
little object meant.
For the thing that he held in his
hands-the thing that had dropped from
the pocket of Ti Syde, was a little elec-
tric searchlight, the possession of
which, under these circumsmnces.
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