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He crossed the street and entered the, alley and gazed up at the

fire-escape dohich Mason had made his escape What impelled the

detective to leap up and catch the lower bars of the ground-ladder he

could not have told you He pulled hierty had nerves like steel wires, but a slight shiver ran down his

spine Open, and Crawford yet on the high seas He waited, listening

intently Not a sound of any sort caeously and slipped with his back to the wall, where he waited,

holding his breath

Click! It seeht

"Come out o' that!" he snarled "No monkey-business, or I'll shoot"

He flashed his pocket-lamp toward the sound, and aimed

A blow on the side of the head sent the detective crashing against a

cartonnage, and together the quick and the dead rolled to the floor

Instinctively Haggerty turned on his back, aimed at theand

fired

Too late!