Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1936, Page 33

THE taxi moved '~ along headed ‘water front. In the rear compartment sat John Randall, banker. A big man, about 50, well groomed, dig- nified, A cigar was in his mouth. sive pigskin suit- case was on the | & ly. geat beside him, & cowhide the floor. Soon he would be at sea, bound Hawail. A for GOOD LIKENESS By Douglas Cronin. swiitly, for the Davis time. years, in fact. a brother. * x % handsome. THIRTY An expen- bag on been 22 proud, youth. They had been 20. headstrong studied the man's This was Dave. felt sure of it. had been a long Thirty He It But one cannot forget years ago. John re- ‘membered it clear- A poor fam- ily living in Day- ton, Ohio. He had Dave A had business trip. He suggested it A visit Honolulu branch. An excel- lent suggestion. to com- bine business with had himself. to the was easy pleasure in ‘The taxi signal. In been inseparable friends as well as brothers. Then, suddenly, unable to endure a long pe- riod of joblessness, 2 “You—you don’t know me?"” Dave ind run away. To New Hawaii. | York, perhaps. Or Chicago. He left drew to a halt &t & stop no word. They never received one. a mild way, under his| jonn Randall leaned forward anx- breath, John Randall cursed the sig- | jouy “But maybe you don’t remem- nal tiently. still ample Abruptly, through the side window, the eyes| All signals. He sighed impa- But no matter. be your name?” he suggested. “Your home? Your youth?” The man laughed. A queer laugh. “Sure. I told you my name. Born |iIn New York. A big family—how There was time. after an idle glance of John Randall widened. |could I forget it—with eight kids? ! MAN, had stepped out of the small| pawn shop 8 look of bitterness on his face—as ex L b | The old man booted me out when tall and shabbily dressed, |1 yoq 1. Been a bum ever since. And expect to be one when I kick on the corner. There Was off Any objections?” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936 TREASURY'S RAIDS DUE TO NET 2,000 1,088 Already Held as Drug and Alcehol Units Press Drive. The Treasury felt confident today that its raids on dope and counterfeit~ ing headquarters would net at least 2,000 arrests by tomorrow. Already 1,088 persons are in jail as a result of the dramatic invasions of the un- derworld during the last two days— 502 taken by the alcohol tax unit, 456 by the narcotics bureau, 106 by the Secret Service and 24 by the Customs Service. Eight, men and two women were held in Richmond, Va., described as the dope center of the mid-Atlantic States, after a second series of raids yesterday in the city by narcotics men. D. W. McGuire, druggist, the only one of the eight charged with violat- ing the Harrison narcotic act, was re- leased on a $500 bond for his appear- ance Monday, when the United States District Court grand jury convenes. McGuire said when he was arraigned that he had sold narcotics only on physicians’ prescriptions. The arrests brought the total num- ber seized in Richmond by Federal officers, assisted by city police, to 36 persons. Of this group, nine ar charged with violations of the Harri. son act. Twenty-five others are fame, one is charged with' operating charged with being persons not of good | » disorderly house while another was eld on & drunk charge. Police said that many of those held as persons not or good fame would probably be brought before the Fed- eral grand jury as witnesses next week. © - As & result of the big round-up, the Treasury. has & Jot of what it calls “surplus properties” on its hands— including two boxes of face powder, NOBLES YOUR ORDER RULES “Pote” to- D ow-rand et the. majd et her beau. Enjoy this Ty “mobde” feast. TOMORROW The ALLEN POTTS SPECIAL DINNER $1.00 Served from 6 t0 8:30 [ HARRINGTON 1ith & E Strests, N.W, * - “The Perfectly Air-Conditioned Hotel Augustus Gumvers, Mgr. one bull, two pounds of fish and & bunch of wild bird feathers. The customs bureau made a great many of the seizures which have Treasury officials scratching their heads. Pood, blankets, clothing and similar goods may be sent to Federal hospitals or prisons, whisky may be used in hospitals for medicinal purposes, and some other articles may find their way to other Government depariments. New §| lll.'cllsfil:n‘s But some of the seized articles present more difficult problems. In their drive against alleged smug- glers, customs agepts in the St. Law- rence River area reported seizure of “one cow and one bull, 20 pounds of butter, 2 quarts of cream, 3 ounces of yarn, 18 pounds of pork, 1% pounds f | ) sausage. Officers at Tamps, Fla., took 21 bot- tles of foreign liquor and two boxes $1.50 Cogswell Chairs___$11.50 $14.50 if he regretted deeply the loss of what he had just pawned. Now he was walking down the street. Soon bhe would be lost in the crowd. The signal changed to GO. “No, wait. Not yet.” John Ran- dall was speaking to the driver, but his eyes were fixed intently upon the shabby man, trying to follow him through the throng on the sidewalk. His voice, usually well under control, was charged with excitement. “Take the luggage back to my office. Il have to get another hoat. Here.” He thrust a bill into the driver's hand, then opened the door and stepped out. As he reached the curb he saw the man disappear into a cheap restaurant in the middle of the block. He sighed with relief. Recovering most of his calm,” he moved quickly along the sidewalk. At the door of the restaurant he paused, looked in through the glass. The man in the shabby clothes was seated at a table in the corner. i {JOHN RANDALL stood beside the suddenly | man, hesitated, then dropped a hand upon his shoulder. On the instant the thin, shabby man glanced up. His eyes, sunk deep in his lean hard face. peered for *a moment into John Randall's features, then swept his entire length with a long, staring glance. John Randall smiled. “Don’'t worry, Dave. It's me, all right. Your brother John. God! years! I saw you from my taxi. You were coming out of that pawn shop on the—" “You'd better calm down, fella,” | the man interrupted in a tired voice, His thin, unshaven face was with- out expression. “And lay off that “‘Dave’ stuff. You must be drunk. My name ain't that and never was. I'm Bam McKean.” “What? Sam Mc——. Why it can't be! end sat down. He gazed fixedly at the man across the table. “You're Dave. Dave Randall. My brother. Don't you think I know: 2 Don't you think I know?” the man feturned with a wry grin. ‘You—you don’t know me?” “No.” The man seemed bored, im- patient. He turned his head as if searching for the waiter, dall sighed, bewildered. In silence he After all these | John Randall drew out a chair | John Ran- | John Randall continued to lean forward over the table. The man's features seemed to grow more and more like his brother's. It was al- most impossible to believe otherwise. | “You're sure of all this?” he asked |in desperation. “Positive your not Dave Randall? If you are I want to help you. I've got money. Plenty of it. I can—" * ok k% PAUSE. The waiter approached, placed food on the table, then left. The man began to eat, rudely ignoring his questioner. | John Randall leaned forward. He 1placed a greenback beside the man's | plate. “Here. For your trouble—" |~ “No, thanks.” The other looked up, | his mouth full of food, and shook his |head. “No, thanks, fella, = Abruptly he stopped, then smiled. He picked up the bill, slipped it into his | pocket. “Well, sure. Why not? Thanks.” Again, rudely, he fixed his | attention on the food. John Randall turned and left. | He had been a fool. Had missed the boat. But the resemblance—it had | been impossible to overlook. And he could get another boat in a day or so. Of course. A taxi aproached. John Davis Randall hailed it. Sam Mc- | Kean finished his meal, left the res- | taurant and returned to the pawn shop |on the corner. As he stepped inside he was reaching for the greenback. A moment later he came out. He paused for a moment on the sidewalk. A watch was in his hands. A large | old-fashioned silver watch. He turned it over several times, slowly, studying | it, holding it gently in his palms as | though it were some fragile, priceless thing. Its hands were gone. Its face was faded and stained. As a time- | plece it was worthless. Only the sil- ver case held any value. And the ine scription on the back. He looked at “From John to Dave on his | 16th birthday—1901." He slipped the watch carefully into | his worn vest. As he moved slowly down the sidewalk a smile was on his | lips. An odd, sad smile. his head high. “Thanks, John,” he murmured, half aloud. “Thanks just the same. I'll get ‘along somehow.” (Copyright, 1936,) — Yes. But he held CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Meeting, Philatelic Society, Carlton Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Alpha Zeta Beta Sorority, Carlton Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Pennsylvania Democratic Club, Willard Hotel, 8 p.m. TOMORROW. 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