Guy Garrick

siting police headquarters. It was, of course, Commissioner Dillon, one of the deputies, whom he wanted to see. I had met Dillo

d honest voice which both of us came to know and like so well later. Garrick had met him

into an inner sanctum. "Did you read in the papers this morning about that

d up a few things that your ma

Garrick. You're on the job. Also, you're on the square. You don't go gumshoeing it around behind a fellow's b

ck, "you have always played

ormation, didn't you?" pe

ck no

girl was who was murdered

dmitted

iumphantly. "We haven't given it ou

s it always has been, that we shouldn't work at cross purposes. I have drawn my own conclusi

ed, leaning forward impressively, "I'm going to tell you somethi

e surprising revelation of the commissioner. He w

ship for the purpose of betraying it. But the system is here. I didn't start it and I can't change it. As long as it's here I must accept it and do business under it. And, that being the case, I can't afford to let matters like this killing pas

p and down the office in his excitement

all right. But here you come in, Garrick, and tell me you picked up something that my man missed up there in Jersey. I know it'

tly debating some

nt on, half to himself. "I don't ca

like to have you take up the case for us, too. I've heard already that you are working on the automobile cases.

was almost as if

en, and each day every policeman is furnished with descriptions of cars stolen in the past twenty-four hours. The policeman then is supposed to inspect the garages in his district and if he finds a machine that shouldn't be ther

remarked Garrick quietl

isn't in the

a number of ways. Now, I have a little secret fund at my disposal. In so far as the affair involved the murder of that girl-and I'm convinced that it does-will you consider that you are working for the city

on the level with me. I can trust you. Consider that it

s of his proposal. "I had her at work getting evidence against a ladies' poolroom i

e at me. Evidently we were

to the place well introduced, a man, accompanied by a woman. They got into some of the games. The man seems to have excused himself. Apparently h

at a murder or violence of any kind has been done. One fact is established, though, incontrovertibly. Rena Taylor disappeared from th

es that the car has been in

that's how we work together

h investigation. He has been getting the goods on another swell joint on the next street, in Forty-eighth, a joint that is just feeding on young millionaires in this town, and is or will be the cause

him with us than against us. I knew Garrick's aversion to the regular detective and was not surprised that he did not overwhelm Mr. Herman by the cordiality

n that Rena Taylor case," explained Dillon. "I wan

assistance from the regular detective force, with the exception of Dillon. And I noticed, also, that Garrick was not volunteer

was Rena Taylor?" a

mmissioner hastened to reassure him, "I have told Mr. Garrick that she was

nformation, and I felt that it was natural, for if he succeeded in wor

uppose there was some fellow who got her to come to New York and then left her in the lurch. She wasn't a New Yorker. She seems to have drif

tle. Perhaps it was indeed all he knew, for, although Garrick put several other questions to him a

, all right. They don't take long to square

d the underworld isn't alone in tha

l work with you. I wish you success, all right. It's a hard case. Why, there wasn't any trace of a murder or violence in that pla

ick, "so far it does

ould see that he had little fait

other departmental matter terminated ou

remarked Garrick, phrasing my own idea of the matter, as we paid

of there being no bullet. I'm glad you said nothing about the cartr

ce Garrick into talking. It worked, at le

ejoined. "As for there being no bullet, there was a bul

nd of thin capsule. It mushroomed out like a dumdum bullet. It was deadly. But the chief advantage was that the heat that remained in Rena Taylor's body melted all evidence of the bullet.