The Argosy, October 1906 — page 194: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

He ae Tr the’ hedge Saad held the bushes apart for Marsland. Street ‘sidewalk. “ Down there, is” Pee "2 eal Bridger. = “We'll just stroll along hurriedly, as it were, so as not to attract the attention of _ the gentleman, should he happen to be = about.” Marsland, the mild air, gave excited assent, and they steered a course down Bell Street. The thoroughfare was not closely built up, and the few residents were mostly at the evening meal. Fora Dlock, then, they encountered no one, and Bridger, at the crossing his breath. “It’s as deserted as the Salrara Des- = if the fellow went the ert!” he said. other way “Who's that awed: = ‘Bridger strained his eyes. With some difficulty, he described a hurr iedly mov-_— sid ing form on the next block, going in ~ their direction. “ Give it up!” he said. we il overhaul him. If his conscience-is clear, he'll ePenal it. run! ” Their pace was quick Femet and ie sound of their steps rang out sharply on the still evening air. And that sound had its own resnle for under a gas lamp the man ahead — turned for a minute, seemed to survey them—and broke into a full run! — “ Spotted, by thunder!” cried Bridg- er and gathered himself for the chase. In a moment both men were ij So madly along Bell Street—and the other more madly, a block ahead. For ‘some them neither lessened nor — increased. Bridger was pushing his strong-muscles — : to greater effort, when—the man cSap = most ¢ peared. One instant he had been there, clearly discernible in the street light ; the = next he was pone “What the “The blind alley beside house!” panted Marsland. — im there!” 7 At the same instant the noise of a Seely’s — — bent low and raced ahead, and - Side by side they ran across the vacant building plot, and Teached the” -Bell wooden gate. other mighty aa the © for eetiel of his velvet gave way before smoking- jacket and. hhatless condition in » growled under — = Howse If if isn’t, hell — whisper, ‘ what I have been “ He’s gone = T HE ARGOSY. They after a anane gate reached them. few seconds— they stood before a solid 2 FP his- see moment. Ss Yes.” -= Crash! ders came against the thick boards. Bridger. turned for the The detective’ s Broad eiaek _An- Into the_ black wooden fi ence—and _ the ligt 7 Fie eee th a right!” ‘The deiecee a pulli self to the top, and with ; a terrible effort, Marsland follew ed suit. = ried f onan at =e sidewalk a eee Sa in thee ie cae ea was ae ae like a — of = sed lightning!” _ tt ‘ But—— = oi through ae gone ‘pausing fon an instant here ) _and there to light a match, examine three hundred feet, the distance between tic sand ee ae cti wall = te to “ “Mr... Tn = Bese an’ “The professo: colncidanee isn + alley ‘Bridger Tishaa —— headlong. _Marsland came close behind: — Now, it waquld have been SupOEbiC for a child to ‘slip past them in ; - Tow. passage; yet they reached far end -and found themselves” before ‘the : | eg they Send arctic vacant ‘plot S partly dug for new building operations. ‘Bridger took a quick survey and hur- — — “through the ed Js3 — : le made up a = ~ comicbooks Cc