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to   the   trans´   mitter�察  �and   listened   to   the   words   that   came   from   the   thin�察�

truculent lips curved into a contemptuous smile。 

     ;That     the   Morning      Mars�拭      �  。  。  I  want  to   speak    to  the   managing 

editor 。 。 。 Why�察�tell him it's some one who wants to talk to him about the 

Norcross murder。 

     ;You   the   editor�拭   �   。   。   All   right。   。   。   。   I   am   the   man   who   killed   old 

Norcross 。 。 。 Wait� �Hold the wire�察�I'm not the usual crank 。 。 。 oh�察�there 

isn't   the   slightest   danger。   I've   just   been   dis´   cussing   it   with   a   detective 

friend   of   mine。   I   killed   the   old   man   at   2��30   A。   M。   two   weeks   ago   to´ 

morrow。 。 。 。 Have a drink with you�拭�Now�察�hadn't you better leave that kind 

of talk to your funny man�拭�Can't you tell whether a man's guying you or 

whether   you're   being   offered   the   biggest   scoop   your   dull   dishrag   of   a 

paper   ever   had�拭   �   。   。   Well�察  �that's   so�察  �it's   a   bobtail   scoop      but   you   can 

hardly expect me to 'phone in my name and address。 

     。   。  。  Why�拭   �Oh�察   �because     I  beard    you   make     a  specialty     of  solving 

mysterious crimes that stump the police。 。 。 。 No�察�that's not all。 I want to 

tell you that your rotten�察�lying�察�penny sheet is of no more use in tracking 

an intelligent murderer or highway´ man than a blind poodle would be。 。 。 。 

What�拭   �   。   。   Oh�察  �no�察  �this   isn't   a   rival   newspaper   office�察  �you're   getting   it 

straight。 I did the Norcross job�察�and I've got the jewels in my suit case at  

'the name of the hotel could not be learned'  you recog´ nize that phrase�察�

don't you�拭�I thought so。 You've used it often enough。 Kind of rattles you�察�

doesn't     it�察 �to  have    the  mysterious      villain    call   up  your    great�察  �big�察  �all´ 

powerful   organ   of   right   and   justice   and   good   government   and   tell   you 

what a helpless old gas´bag you are�拭 � 。 。 Cut that out�察�you're not that big a 

fool  no�察�you don't think I'm a fraud。 I can tell it by your voice。 。 。 。 Now�察�

listen�察�and I'll give you a pointer that will prove it to you。 Of course you've 

had     this   murder      case    worked      over    by   your     staff   of  bright     young 

blockheads。 Half of the second but´ ton on old Mrs。 Norcross's nightgown 

is broken off。 I saw it when I took the garnet ring off her finger。 I thought 



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it was a ruby。 。 。 。  Stop that� �it won't work。; 

     Kernan turned to Woods with a diabolic smile。 

     ;I've   got   him   going。   He   believes   me   now。   He   didn't   quite   cover   the 

transmitter   with   his   hand   when   he   told   somebody   to   call   up   Central   on 

another 'phone and get our number。  I'll give him just one   more dig�察 �and 

then we'll make a 'get´away。' 

     ;Hello�  � 。 。 Yes。 I'm here yet。 You didn't think  I'd run from such a 

little   subsidized�察  �turn´   coat   rag   of   a   newspaper�察  �did   you�拭   �   。   。   Have   me 

inside of forty´eight hours�拭�Say�察�will you quit being funny�拭�Now�察�you let 

grown men alone and at´ tend to your business of hunting up divorce cases 

and street´car accidents and printing the filth and scandal that you make 

your living by。 Good´by�察�old boy  sorry I haven't time to call on you。 I'd 

feel perfectly safe in your sanctum asinorum。 Tra´la� ─�

     ;He's as mad as a cat that's lost a mouse�察─�said Kernan�察�hanging up the 

receiver and coming out。 

     ;And   now�察  �Barney�察  �my   boy�察  �we'll   go   to   a   show   and   enjoy   ourselves 

until a reasonable bedtime。 Four hours' sleep for me�察�and then the west´ 

bound。; 

     The   two   dined   in   a   Broadway   restaurant。   Kernan   was   pleased   with 

himself。   He   spent   money  like   a   prince   of   fiction。 And   then   a   weird   and 

gorgeous musical comedy engaged their attention。 Afterward there was a 

late supper in a grillroom�察�with champagne�察�and Kernan at the height of 

his com´ placency。 

     Half´past three in the morning found them in a corner of an all´night 

cafe�察�Kernan still boasting in a vapid and rambling way�察�Woods thinking 

moodily over the end that had come to his usefulness as an upholder of the 

law。 

     But�察�as he pondered�察�his eye brightened with a speculative light。 

     ;I wonder if it's possible�察─�be said to himself�察 �I won´der if it's pos´si´ 

ble� �

     And     then   outside    the   cafe   the  comparative       stillness   of  the   early 

morning      was    punctured     by   faint�察 �uncer´    tain  cries   that  seemed      mere 

fireflies of sound�察�some growing louder�察�some fainter�察�waxing and waning 

amid the rumble of milk wagons and infrequent cars。 Shrill cries they were 



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when near  well´known cries that conveyed many meanings to the ears 

of those of the slumbering millions of   the great city who waked to  hear 

them。 Cries that bore upon their significant�察�small volume the weight of a 

world's woe and laugh´ ter and delight and stress。 To some�察�cowering be´ 

neath the protection of a night's ephemeral cover�察�they brought news of the 

hideous�察�bright day�察�to others�察�wrapped in happy sleep�察�they announced a 

morning   that   would   dawn   blacker than   sable night。 To   many  of   the   rich 

they brought a besom to sweep away what had been theirs while the stars 

shone�察�to the poor they brought  another day。 

     All   over   the   city  the  cries  were    starting   up�察 �keen   and   sonorous�察�

heralding the chances that the slip´ ping of one cogwheel in the machinery 

of time had made�察�apportioning to the sleepers while they lay at the mercy 

of fate�察�the vengeance�察�profit�察�grief�察�reward and doom that the new figure 

in the calen´ dar had brought them。 Shrill and yet plaintive were the cries�察�

as if the young voices grieved that so much evil and so little good was in 

their irresponsible hands。 Thus echoed in the streets of the helpless city the 

transmission of the latest decrees of the gods�察�the cries of the newsboys  

the Clarion Call of the Press。 

     Woods   flipped   a   dime   to   the   waiter�察  �and   said�此   �Get   me   a   Morning 

Mars。; 

     When the paper came he glanced at its first page�察�and then tore a leaf 

out of his memorandum book and began to write on it with the little old 

pencil。 

     ;What's the news�拭�' yawned Kernan。 

     Woods flipped over to him the piece of writing�此�

     ;The New York Morning Mars�此�

     ;Please   pay   to   the   order   of   John   Kernan   the   one   thousand   dollars 

reward coming to me for his arrest and conviction。 

     ;BARNARD WOODS。; 

       ;I kind of thought they would do that�察─�said Woods�察 �when you were 

jollying them so hard。 Now�察�Johnny�察�you'll come to the police station with 

me。; 



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     EXTRADITED FROM BOHEMIA 



       From near the village of Harmony�察�at the foot of the Green Mountains�察�

came Miss Medora Martin to New York with her color´box and easel。 

     Miss   Medora   resembled   the       rose   which   the   autum´   nal   frosts  had 

spared the longest of all her sister blossoms。 In Harmony�察�when she started 

alone to the wicked city to study art�察�they said she was a mad�察�reckless�察�

headstrong girl。 In New York�察�when she first took her seat at a West Side 

boardinghouse   table�察  �the   boarders   asked�此   �Who   is   the   nice´looking   old 

maid�拭─�

     Medora took heart�察�a cheap hall bedroom and two art lessons a week 

from Professor Angelini�察�a retired barber who had studied his profession in 

a Harlem dancing academy。 There was no one to set her right�察�for here in 

the big city they do it unto all of us。 How many of us are badly shaved 

daily and taught the two´step imperfectly by ex´pupils of Bastien Le Page 

and Gerome�拭�The most pathetic sight in New York  except the manners 

of the rush´hour crowds  is the dreary march of the hopeless army of Me´ 

diocrity。   Here   Art   is   no   benignant   goddess�察  �but   a   Circe   who   turns   her 

wooers into mewing Toms and Tabbies who linger about the doorsteps of 

her abode�察�unmindful of the flying brickbats and boot´jacks of the critics。 

Some of us creep back to our native vil´ lages to the skim´milk of ;I told 

you   so;�察  �but   most   of   us   prefer   to   remain   in   the   cold   courtyard   of   our 

mistress's    temple�察   �snatching    the  scraps   that  fall  from   her  divine    table 

d'hote。 But some of us grow weary at last of the fruitless service。 And then 

there are two fates ope
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