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It was the White Moll, all right; and the shots came from her companion, a man whom he described minutely the description being that of the Adventurer, of course. They seemed to think that he, Danglar, was a plain-clothes man, and tried to sicken him of his job by frightening him.
"Good-morning," said Jimmie Dale again. "Your name's Hagan, Bert Hagan isn't it? And you work for Isaac Brolsky in the secondhand shop over on West Broadway don't you?" The boy's lips quivered, and the gaunt, hollow, half-starved face, white, ashen-white now, was pitiful. "I I guess you got me," he faltered "I I suppose you're a plain-clothes man, though I never knew dicks wore masks."
Few of the football fellows saw the trouble, for they were busy boarding the car named by Captain Wadleigh. Dave Darrin was the only one to pay urgent heed. "See here, Hemingway," began Dave, "Dick will come back -you know that. He's desperately needed today. Won't it do just as well " "No," broke in the plain-clothes man, reluctantly.
Surely he is phenomenal enough to deserve a memorial in Westminster Abbey, or at least an effigy at Madame Tussaud's. Presently our shop was visited by another class of men plain-clothes detectives. They came in couples, and it was easy to understand their business. We were, therefore, not surprised when, on January 29, 1883, we were severally served with the following summons:
It would have been difficult to carry out my idea at the Viceregal Lodge, for in the hall there, in addition to the regular hall-porter, there was always a constable in uniform and a plain-clothes man on duty, to prevent the entry of unauthorised persons, so I waited until we had moved to Baron's Court.
The conductor nodded. The plain-clothes man hastened on down the street. He saw Pete turn a corner several blocks south. When the detective arrived at the corner Pete was just entering the door of the little clothing-store next to the restaurant. Presently Pete came out and crossed to the saloon. The detective sauntered down the opposite walk and entering the restaurant telephoned to headquarters.
"We're ringing up headquarters ourselves, anyway." The plain-clothes man did as he was told. Quest took up the receiver from his telephone instrument and arranged the phototelesme. "Police-station Number One, central," he said, "through to Mr. French's office, if you please. Mr. Quest wants to speak to him. Yes, Sanford Quest. No need to get excited!... All right.
As pay-day approached there came the duty of standing a half-hour at the station gate before the departure of each train to watch and discuss with the ponderous, smiling, dark-skinned chief of Panama's plain-clothes squad, or with a vigilante the suspicious characters and known crooks of all colors going out along the line.
I ought to have followed my first impulse and done it immediately, and I should have had we not seemed on the high road to success without help. The plain-clothes men will probably be miffed at being called in now that we have meddled with the case and messed it all up." "But I don't see how we have done any harm," retorted His Highness, feeling it a little ungrateful of Mr.
I was not much interested in them. I was thinking of the man on the other side of the museum door and wondering if he had ringed hair. "Presently the plain-clothes officer made a discovery. 'Hallo, said he, 'here's a carpet bag. He drew it out from under the table and hoisted it up under the gaslight to examine it; and then he burst into a loud and cheerful laugh.
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