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abet can we ae with er now! » } “Get a carriage the first thing and take ner away.’’. } “Where to?” eee the East River, for all I care! | We have been here too long now. ZF se many of Nick irter’s men are sneaking around here.”’ “Well, Nick ain’t sneaking around. ; Thats one sure thing,”’ , _ Hereg goes mick Bh said the fellow I er aw: way rein “aaet ’ There were no signs of opposition on the part of the woman as the men carried Sher into rei vacant lot. =... ae + ‘‘We must set HO} you stand 7 > ‘Phere j isa nly a few blocks down the street.’ = What’ Ss tl hat? . let any prass grow under your , * i bata — | in ; “ae | +. - oo . ~ , | ql ' ai r . ‘. r . r " ia ‘ » “4 nm" ’ | . ;. id . a . oy h . _ ¥ " bi ‘ ; ’ 7 ™ 2 7 a » , -~ - 4 “ ij oN * nt ~ COF | + \* | ' 4 - 2 = © - a ~ , @ * e 4 ape | ae f ke al a ’ - | A -) ee \ again,’’ said Adams, viciously. _ oa! < . < ; ‘ - 2 le zon are after that cab, Mose.”? fay in the darkness, an 7 °' ‘ 3 - me a Kane ee to be int : street opposite. He seem e intently watc , ‘ rr is Sy | - a 4 | ‘ - ~~ . , “ - Ing a a” F TOl ~ — —s.. - ay. - a d. “I alor the street. im | ° + ‘ , ; . leas aa M " 4 fm 4 4 “Iv's a righ r said Mose, ‘ 21 “Vou bet Ido. Dutch Molly will take care of her to the queen’s taste.’’ ‘IT don’t care if she never sees daylight “Von'd better come back when you get rid of her, and show up at the littie saloon over on the avenue. There’s a little back room there that I have used before now.” ‘'What then ?” “Why, if the police ain’t too thick around here we’ll get the money out of the basement and jump,” ‘Hurry up there!’’ shouted the cab- man, in a hoarse voice from the street. “Tt ain’t any too warm sitting here,” The woman was soon placed in the cab, after which Mose sprang in, gave the driver some whispered instructions, and was driven rapidly away. After half an hour’s steady driving the cabman drew up at the side entrance to a dilapidated wooden structure in a street anything but respectable in appearance. As he did so a faint scream came from the vehicle. ‘“What’s the trouble here?’’ he de- manded, stepping close to the side of the cab. ‘The whisky’s going out and temper’s coming in,’’ explained Mose, struggling with the woman to abate a repetition of the 1 noise, ‘‘T am not drunk }? sobbed the woman, in spite of all her wares efforts to make her remain quiet. — | cata ab: 1 “did not ee was ad vancing ae eeitry 1” said