Pistol shots. It was only an official
warning for policemen In the vicinity
to be on the lookout for a running
man, anyone who looked suspicious.
The trio remained by the window
for a full quarter of an hour, without
exchanging a word, scarcely moving.
Presently they saw Haggerty enter
the alley-way. He climbed the fire es
cape and stepped into the room. He
wore a saturnine expression.
"Well, he slipped me; but that's
nothing. He'll never get out of th'
city. But I'm an ornament f th' of
fice. For six monthB I've been bo in
terested in watching you that I never
gave anybody elte a thought."
Conaumotlon of Gasoline.
In estimating consumption of gaso
line statisticians usually figure con
sumption by motor owners as the prin
cipal demand on refiner and lump
other consumption as not of great Im
portance. However, President Brace
of the National Association of Dyers
and Cleaners, recently called atten
tion to the great amount of gasoline
used by cleaning establishments. He
aays that the annual consumption of
gasoline for this purpose tn the Uni
ted Bute exceeds 70,000,000 gallons
"What has he done?" cried Craw
ford. "Why, the man has been with
me for ten years, constantly, faithful
as a dog. Twice in Mesopotamia he
saved my life. What the deuce will I
do without him?"
"He's th' man who stole th' Arml
tage mpTalds. th' Hollister pearlB an'
th' Monis rubles."
Crawford made a despairing gesture.
It was so incomprehensible. "What
proof have you?"
Haggerty dryly Indicated the win
dow. "He saw what was coming. He
knew that it I wasn't satisfied with
your thumbprints I might think of
his."
"Good God!" Crawford struck his
forehead. "And I am the cause of It!"
"Huh?" said Haggerty, Btartled.
