Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1935, Page 23

DAILY SHORT STORY: HUMAN CONTRABAND BY STANLEY CORDELL. EAVER PAX- ‘TON was smart. you had to give him’ credit. That's ‘why the chief called him in on the hu- man contraband case. “Chinks!” the ehief said. “Chinks! Dozens of 'em. Smuggled in and confined in cellars and back rooms of saloons. They hold ‘em for hostage un- til their friends raise the price to get 'em out. Usual- ly three or four thousand dollars, And the best we've been able to do is locate a few of the Chinks and shipg *em back to China. Haven't made a | single arrest of importance.” Seaver Paxton chewed his cigar. He was a man in'the middle 40s with a | hard face and iron-gray hair. “Well,” he said, “who've you been working on? How about suspects?” “Suspects?” The chief gestured an- | grily. “Hundreds of 'em! And what good does it do us? None! Seaver, I tell you this bunch is smart. Smarter than we are, if you want to know. ‘We haven't been able to get a thing.” “Who especially have you got in mind when you talk of suspects?” “A man named Wood. Allyn Wood, respectable merchant. Deals in Ori- ental tapestries. Lives in an apart- ment on Memorial drive. Well known. Respected. Esteemed. Yet, I'd swear Allyn Wood came expression turned to he caw the automatic in Seaver's hand. lishment on the house phone. “Go right up,” he said. “Mr. Wood says he'll be glad f to see you.” Seaver rode up in the automatic elevator. Wood, & smallish, dapper man, wearing & silk dressing gown, greeted him cor- dially. “It’s an honor to have so distin- guished a detective call on me,” he purred. “I suppose it's about the hu- man contraband case?” Seaver nodded and sat down. “Sorry to bother you like this, Mr. Wood, but you seem to be the only man of importance who has direct dealings with the Chinese ele- ment.” “Don't think of it as a bother. I'm flattered to feel I might be of some service, though I'm afraid I've already given Chief Howes any information I have that might prove of value.” A telephone rang and Wood rose, excusing himself, Seaver waited. The voice that came over the wire seemed to give the little man a start. He lis- tened a minute, then said: “What? What?” And clicked the hook rapidly. But the man who called had appar- | ently left the phone, ‘Wood hesitated a moment, standing near the telephone table. Suddenly he seemed to remember his guest, and into the room. His astonishment when THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO ARMY ORDERS. Clapham, Col. John F. Adjutant General’s Department, from Balti- more, Md., to the Hawalian Depart- ment, about May 14. Dougherty, Col. Andrew J., In- fantry, to be retired from active serv- ice, effective April 30. Staples, Maj. Chester C., Infantry, to be retired from active service, ef- fective April 30. Bierbower, Maj. Henry C., Medical Corps, ordered home to await retire- ment. 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The chief leaned across the table. “Frankly, Seaver, every one thinks I'm crazy. It's my hunch he's our man. 1 don’t know why—just a hunch.” Paxton nodded. “A hunch,” he said, *is sometimes more important than a lot of evidence that can't be proved. Got any idea where the gang has its headquarters?” “There’s a joint at 42 Norcross street. A bar room. We've definitely linked its owner—a chap named Joe Murden—with the smuggling. But he's only a tool. If we could connect Wood with this Murden that would be enough, But as far as we know, Wood's never been anywhere near Norcross street.” Seaver got to his feet. “O. K.” he said, “I'll begin working on it at once.” The chief regarded him curiously. He grinned. “You sound confident enough. What's your first move?” “To play a hunch. One of my own.” Paxton returned the chief’s grin and went out. He hailed a taxi and gave the address at Norcross street that the chief had mentioned. It proved to be a bar room, located in the worst section of the city and catering to riff-raff. The barkeeper eyed Seaver suspiciously. “A whisky and soda,” the detective | said, and looked around. The place was beginning to fill, and from the | shadows surly-faced men watched him. | A man came in and sat on a stool | . The barkeeper nodded to him. Ed,” he grunted. “What'll “How are you, Gus?” The new- comer glanced sidewise at Seaver. “A | whiskey and soda,” he said. “Same as this jigger.” Seaver sensed that the fellow meant to engage him in con- versation. He hesitated, eyed the man for a second, then paid for his drink and went out. He found his taxi driver waiting and gave him Wood’s address on Me- morial drive. Before reaching it he stopped at a drug store and made a phone call. Wood's apartment was located in one of the newer and more expensive sections of the city. There was a doorman, who called Wood’s estab- | phoned one of my men and told hlm; | to call Allyn in 10 minutes. He was he said, and started for a door lead- ing into an adjoining room. The moment the door was closed, Seaver rose and crossed to a radio which eccupied a prominent place against the wall. He pushed over the switch and idly turned the dials. | Presently the door opened and Allyn | Wood came into the room again. There was a puzled expression on his face, an expression that turned to| astonishment when he saw that Seaver | held a blue automatic in his hand. Chief Howes looked up in amaze- ment when, 15 minutes later, Paxton herded his prisoner into the office. Seaver grinned. | ““Well, here’s your man, chief. And I guess I've got the evidence you need.” | Even then, Howes was skeptieal, but | he was also eager to be convinced. The possession of evidence to convict | Allyn Wood was just then the thing | he wanted most. | “It turned out a lot easier than I expected,” Paxton began a few min- | utes later. “First I went down to Nor- | cross street and learned that the bar- keeper's name was Gus. Then I| to say only: This is Gus. Hell's to| pay, and the old man wants you to call the joint at once.’ Then he hung up. Wood was curious, perhaps a lit- tle suspicious, but he couldn’t afford ! to take a chance. So he went into | another room and called the bar room.” | “Called the bar room? But if he | went into another room, how did you | know that?” Seaver grinned. “By turning on the | radlo. You know, when dial phones are used near a radio you can always hear them if the radio is in operation. Now if the spring on the phone is at all weak, it isn't difficult to count the clicks as the dial swings back into| place. And by counting the clicks, you can tell what number is being called. Now, then, the number that Wood called was the bar room, which proves, of course, that he had plenty of con- nection with the place, and knew what my man meant when he said ‘hell’s to pay’ and ‘the joint’ Also he knew the number, and I guess if we quiz the bar room owner a bit, we'll find out just about what was said during that phone call.” (Copyright. 1935.) COMMITTEE CLEARS BANKRUPTCY JUDGES By the Associated Press. A conclusion that the evidence does | not warrant impeachment proceedings was reached today by the House Judi- ciary Committee after its investiga- tion of receiverships and bankruptcy proceedings in Illinois. 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