The Ear in the Wall

y to the campaign head

ht for political life

ent of appeal to the people, in printed and oral form of every kind, urging them t

ly associated with political headquarters in previous campaigns. There was a notable

d hopeful. It seemed to speak of a new era in politics when things were to be done in the

the condition of the canvass. Other maps of the city in colours, divided into all sorts of dist

a vast amount of campaign "literature" in a hurry; in short, a perfect system, such as a gr

ose. Indeed, it would have taken no great astuteness, even without one's being told, to deduce merely from the surroundings that the people here

nger generation was coming upon the stage, a generation which had been trained to achieve results, ambitious to attain what in former years had

h proportions as to warrant anyone in taking his political life in his hands by defying the powers that ruled behind the scenes. In fac

gan. But, at least they did have many willing workers, men and women, who were read

n office of his own, and it was to this office that he led us, after a word with the boy who guarded the

is eye through some letters that had b

ss, with a pretty little rakish hat and a tantalizing veil, stood a moment, hesitated, and

rton, laying down the letters instantly

smiled and he quickly crossed the room and held th

l-chiselled profile denoted intellectuality from which no touch of really feminine charm had been removed by the fearsome process of the creation of the modern woman. Si

"Of course you have heard of Miss Margaret Ashton, the suffragist leader? She is the he

e in deeper lines that Miss Ashton had that indispensable political qualit

r. Jameson and myself have heard and read a great deal about your work

famous woman's college, and had had several years of newspaper ex

what they considered the proper "sphere" for women and choose to go out into life and devote herself to doing something

, but had belonged to the same social circle and had always held her in high regard. In fact the at

ady I felt sure that I scented a romance behind the o

ruck me, both then and often later, that the candidate for District Attorney had an extraordinary interest in the newspaper campaign, much more, for instance, than

rious newspaper editors, local leaders, and other influential citizens, recording changes of sentiment and possible openings for future work, all were very f

g also had observed the state of affairs betwe

om of Dorgan at Gastron's. I heard of it first through Mrs. Ogleby, who attended one of the dinners a

iss Ashton quickly. "S

I can't be

w more about Mrs. Ogleby than he ca

ing the story, Miss Ashton sho

only person capable of eavesdropping. As a matter of fact, I think the instrument was put in by Har

Ashton more closely. As far as I could see, the inf

pursuing a possible rival and using his official position in order to do it, he was not considering

took the notes over the detectaphone for the Black Book, has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. If she is gone, it may be diff

gn of embarrassment. Evidently she would just as we

you were always interested in things of the sort that happen to girls in the city and thou

rse, the first thing for us to do is, as you s

d "us," but Miss Ashton was still

ore about her?" sh

already told us. Miss Ashton seemed to be more than interested

be torn by conflicting opinions. The more she thought of what might possibly have ha

ies, knowing how she felt toward many of the social and

harm to her," she said finally, her earnest eyes now ablaze w

sappearance. I could see it interested him that she did not seem even to consider that Langhorne might be responsible.

re is no telling what they might command against a defenceless

eed? The first step naturally will be the investigation of this Little Montmartre. How is it to b

for the cyclone cellars. They all know me, and those who don't are watching for me. On the contrary, if you are going to start there I had better execute a

ted and came

sked Kennedy quickly,

just how you'd take a

lly. Wha

w young

e who is investigating vice and who

corps of investigators of his own already. Well, there is one of them, a woman detective named Clare Kendall, who is the brains of t

es a problem I was already considering. Of course we shall need a woman in this case, one with a rare amount of discretion and abi

ized the

t my laboratory in hal

You will c

enty minutes and there is a

gratified at Craig's reception of t

old me that they had succeeded in locating and arresting Dopey Jack. That ought to please you,-it w

y have got hold of more young girls and caused more tragedies than any other gang. If you need any help in getting together

Of course, we can hold him only for primary frauds just now, but I may be a

nodded enc

some of his followers may, about the robbery of Mr. Langhorne's safe,-if

ead. At any rate I can suggest that to the various societies and other agencies which I intend to set i

ed, "and I can say only this, that we are all deeply inde

aving overcome the first hesitation which had existed b

on we could give of the missing girl, her address, and other facts abo

ver one name, then with a su

y Langhorne about it, t

l something of impo

have asked it of her, yet was gratified that she saw it to be her duty to leave nothing

em and the underworld really do affect them. They think it is all something apart from the rest of us, and never consider how closely we a

se. It goes from Wall Street to gangland, from Gastron's down

ain. "That reminds me of Martin Ogleby. I must see Mary and try t

old you of the detectaphone record. It might do more harm than good, just

ow to Kennedy for support. We had been, for the most

nd made no effort to conceal the admiration which he felt for her, after even so brief an acquaintance. "I think Miss Ashton can be de

lways depend on me," she assured us as she gathered up her portfolio of pape