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("037‘ mu” Eimer u. Wishh'noh. vice-crui-
‘v H . . “Bit dent and secretary or the North as '
”be .Judd Compe'ny. said the crush
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“ ”WIN mm laden roof. lie scouted the theory
N c an explosion cousin the collapse; .
atlve Eggs saying that the condition or .the kilns
MODERN MARKET
in the building here out. ‘tlie fact
that there had been no
and turthermcre
explosion. a
there was
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9.111. l‘sirchild. Prop,
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plosive character
pairs were ibedo.‘ .
Glues intent In Windows“
nothing in the building ct an ex.
Iie said the building was examined
about I. your no by workmen from 1
the Berlin Construction Company
,, and was found to be in excellent
‘iie denied that the con-
crate roof was put in the foundry ..
eight months, use. but esid some re-
. COMPLETE HOUSE
30 North Main Street.
1 South , licrweih
Phone 747
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Phone 256
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'ster is located. and learn that
the ticket is a permanent resen-
vetion for THOMAS MARTY.
alloy is! plane to trap Fose‘rty.
Jhnuiy. coming from church.
sees two men In an automobile
following a girl. They try.“
“pick her up" and she looks up-
pealingly st Jimmy. who hits
one at the men in the mouth.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
‘ ' CHAPTER VIII' ,
man went down in a been
2' under: the impact of Jimmy's
not. bumping into his advancing
. companion on he-teil. He clapped
his hand to his mouth and brought 1
it away rcddensd with blood. His
trim little mustache was a trifle
_ awry as he twisted his mouth to
spit.
Jimmy stood menacingly, waiting
for the other one. It was quite evi-
‘dent that he had only one to deal 1'
with ‘now. The man on the pave-
ment seemed to have had all the
light knocked out of him.
The man whovhad been driving
: darted a swift glance at Ilimmy and
- then at his fallen companion.
. he had been drunk. he was suddenly
If
sober nain.
Ho dropped his lists to his sides
andhent over Jimmy's victim. help-
ins him tohis feet. Then he halt
dragged him into the automobile.
‘ tool: his seat behind the wheel and
, drove off.
Jimmy had quite forgotten the
When he turned and found her
behindhimhehalfetertedinsun
prise.
"I-I beg your Mon." he stem
mered.remcvinghishat. Here
uncluttered now that he had spoken
-toheras.ifsheweinancidiriend.
and hastened to- explain why.
“I understood as soon as you
It was quite due of.you. 1-
I thank you." She looked at him.
straight lath his eyes. and held out
i
of glass in windows of one well now ,
1. sirnding are intact." Mr. Wightman A .
said.
chars'e of manufacturing; also, .ide-
countod the theor
Mr. Sullivan said t
weight of snow caused ’the entire
roof "to go south."
nothing in the building which would
have can ed an explosion.
tent re _ .
been caused ‘by'Tgases 'was' seeded at
by Mr. Sullivan.
kilns had aidepth of only eighteen
inches and could not contain enough
gas to cause an explosion.
"We sulfid
afternoon " said Mayor A. M. Paon-
seen, last evening.“ referring to the
fact that he and Building Inspector
Timothy Honousewhnd 'Dep‘uiy lil-
"Proof that no explosion occurred
eVidont by he fact that the panes ' ‘
Ti. H. Sullivan. vice-president in
the“ an. explosion.
statement that the wind and
Beth olilcials said that there was
. A persis.
t . that. an "explosion-Vii“
He said thh‘t the
an investigation this
t when he heard '
that there had been an accident. he a
thought that the chimney. a ninety-
two and a half. feet high. had {tilol'i
. due to the baby wind.
‘ with Mr. Wightman late last night in ' -
He joined
Mai. John B. Coulterposes with
his new level coat authorized by the
Noic
the patch breast pockets with box
plaiis. lisp side pockets and skiit ’
The Sam Browne
belt"and'boots are limited only to
war department for all ranks.
onset of the coat
cilicers.
rnnmvunnic~snnnuamso. rowan-zoom
' building is s
A. M. Psonetes ssld tonight. "There
seems to be no sign of an explosion
having taken place: still. I do not
believe that the snow and .wind- alone
' could have caused it. The.wsiihi
of the snow could hardly have been
hudioient tcido-rit. I think the Will“
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plosion or a collapse '0! the side
walls." he added.
3|. collapse of the
“The reason:
tery to me." Mayo:
must have swept conei
snow oil the roof an
ad according to all re uiroino “Bert
‘ Chief of Policer W‘qllkmfl
paid:
ere'ble of the
The oleycr would not say that
- taulty construction enters into the
~. hence of the caustroplis. do for as
he knows the building who do tract»
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"1 ore-unions." will ham a
Proper investigation. by whom I'm
the
wells. "
; Medical Examiner Dr. Waterman
pycn 'eaid: “From my investigations
so f
unfortunate accident. and do criminal
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tiou :11st W!
at prepared to say.. In my opinion.
was caused by weakened
1 am satisfied that it was en
ciillisouce scissors. Any investiga-
be for the purpose
f determining responsibility in the
There is
. matter of compensation
criminal responsibilitlI- "
‘ weighed hundreds of ’.tcn's
0“ " he said. '
According
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speét‘or Arthur NyRuthefiord con-'
forum ‘at the scene or the catas-
"Thc tailing of the roof
trophy.
Then he necks
"I’m quite sure it isn't likely to
happen twice in one ”evening. Be-
sides. I've only a few blocks to
walk."
"I'm sorry for that." he comment
“I'm . n 110 “m 01m
we've'oh tow blocks to was.” " ‘
She di'ytzell.‘
Galahad :- shall IZ-fceil alll’Oli“8li:
Launcelo five a iced mind to lead
you hom by- the lenient wuy‘." ‘
- "My pains? he addéd.‘ "lsf‘neith‘ei-
Galahad nor Linncelot. but Redd-—
hsrhaud. "And mine”. she';
do many 1. .... thought, would neither Guinevere nor mains. but
have been all n wane and shutter. bonus—Mary iaweil. de triends
, perhaps «351113.119. had slayer hefore‘
cpil mo Mary. but not on such short
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notice 1 so this."
' set right about now."
ed. she glanced at him. cuulec. ' '
drapin-
’ ' ‘ shellias .been rescued?" she coun~
Moons transfjrred his revolocr to his overcoat pocket.
on the door. , . » : .
wish I could repay the favor. i’m
dreadfully sorry about your hand."
"About the bligest fever 1 could
said Jimmy.
"would be a job. " 1 .
"Toll—you mean you' re looking
for Work?" ~ »
W.;f',iamend1'mnot.thope
I don't have to " He stopped. "Gosh
thstisouods e Greek. doesn't it?
Lin'een that if! stay long in Cleve-
laud—and} hope i don't have to—
1'1] bios to and a job. We must
eat. you know." ‘
"-_Whl. perhaps I can repay the
ms; after all." she said. "rim is.
if y‘opire really ‘serious. l’m users
taryte‘ the chief cits-if of theQ. end
Eh Railroad. l’.| speak to him about
'you. The. adios is downtown. You'll
dud“ therdross intthe directory "
milieu 1mm. I may
is is rather unexpected,
tohesteeredintoaiobbysycung
"Whatelsecouldeisdydowh
lplgiit have been.cauacd by an ex.
A. comment you sv use seamen me.
' a' largeuhald spot on. 11‘. mm.
' hand on .hissrm.
‘ Rand; we’re‘gcin' with him." 1
ty to fifty years ago.
essa's recollection. however
he saw the (building are
twenty years ago.’ .
was red -to the roots. of his hair.
“Oh well" he added hastily, l"let's
. forget it. " ,-
Mooney gazed at him thoughtfully
and said nothing. ’
"All right. Rand.” he said. “we'll
be getdng in the theater."
They had not long to wait. A few
' minutes. hetero the curtain rose
. Mooney eudde'nly poked Jimmy
sharply in thc’ ribs. "Fanny!" be,
“p whispered.
Jimmy surveyed intently the man
who was taking his seat Just in front
of them—a burly man of perhaps
‘ '220 p’oundsn large‘faced. heavy. of
iowl. with .deopvset eyes beneath
bushy eyebrowe. His hair,_.of dull
sandy color. wessparee on top with
it
was trimmed close at the sides.
He stood up to take oi! his light
- weight topcoat. and Jimmy saw the
dash of a large diamond on the lit-
tie linger of his left hand. He
waved to several persons in the
orchestra seats and settled heavily
in his chair.
Jimmy felt alternately hot and
, cold; This man before him—what
secret dldhs hold locked in that fat
throat of hl‘s? The murder of Jim-
. my's father?
.All through the- play Jimmy
. watched him-Levon stoodclose to
him in the smoking room between
acts. tBeside him Detective Mooney' s
U face was a mask—studying, think-
ing..
The curtainiell. Fogarty got up
stiiflysnd clamped on his hat. strug-
gling meanwhile into‘hls coat. Jim-
my felt the pressure at Mooney's
“Stick close.
charty did not iolter. He struck
up a swift pace. surprising in one
of his weight. that- brought him in
a few minutes to the Mayfair Hotel.
Mooney and Jimmy wore cio'sebe
hind him when he entered
In the lobby he paused to greet
the~ girl behind the cigar- counter.
who smiled wordlesely at his re-
marks and turned quickly to another
customer. He stopped at the bell
captain's desk. and Jimmy heard the
words. "Ginsu ale and cracked 100-"
Then he got into the elevator.
Jimmy would have followed him
bed not Mooney held him back.
“We'll take the next one." he whis
pered. ‘
Jimmy's heart was-pounding as
they not oi! at thesfourth iloor and
walked along the hall. to front ct
rm T407 Moons stopped. ‘
.“Jllst sit-
”he can-
no necessity for investigation as to
Chief William J. Noble or the tire '
department expressed the opinion
that the collapse of the roof was
due to excessive Weight (if the roof.
"The root w-as constructed of rain-
forced concrete and ‘ must have
The re-
infcrced concrete roof. which was
about five inches in thickness. was
put on about eight months ago. cm-
- bf the officials of North & Judd in- l
- formed me today, and this and the ;
added weight of the snow probably '
- caused the walls to collapse. 'i‘hv
wall was about tweJVo inches in
thickness. This “as the first sever
snowstdrm elnco the root was no
The building that is now leveled
to the ground was 90 by 150 feet
one», story high. brick construcud'n.
to tho recollection oi‘
some of the older residents of New ‘
Britain thd building was erected tor. 1
Mayor Peon-
‘as that
ad about“
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