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Now Billy Byrne had not killed Schneider He had been nowhere near the old fellow's saloon at the tied with the crime, was an old enemy of Billy's, and Sheehan had seen a chance to divert some of the suspicion from himself and square accounts with Byrne at the same time

The new Billy Byrne was ready to accept at face value everything which see in any way to the environirl he loved Law, order, and justice appeared to Billy in a new light since he had rubbed elboith the cultured and refined

He no longer distrusted or feared theht--a square deal

It see froed a perpetual battle with both Noas coive himself up, with every conviction that he should be exonerated quickly Billy, knowing his own innocence, realizing his own integrity, assumed that others ht Billy, "I'll go take a look at little old Grand Ave, then I'll givetime, an' if it does I want to see some of the old bunch first"

So Billy entered an "L" coach and leaning on the sill of an open atched griuard's "Granavenoo" announced the end of his journey

Maggie Shane was sitting on the upper step of the long flight of stairs which lean precariously against the scarred face of the frame residence upon the second floor front of which the lares and penates of the Shane fa rooie was off She sat there rather disconsolate for there was a dearth of beaux for Maggie, none having arisen to fill the aching void left by the sudden departure of "Coke" Sheehan since that worthy gentleht a ie Shane and Mr Sheehan's bondsie scowled down upon the frowsy street filled with froomen and frowsy children She scowled upon the street cars ru by with their frowsy loads Occasionally she varied the ths, holding one end between a thugie spied a rather pleasing figure sauntering up the sidewalk upon her side of the street The nize his features, but his size and bearing and general appearance appealed to the lonesoie She hoped it was soht easily becoie was bored to death