OFFICER 666
[Illustration: HIS GAZE HAD WANDERED TO THE GREAT CHEST, THE LID OF WHICH WAS DISTINCTLY RISING.]
OFFICER 666
BARTON W. CURRIE & AUGUSTIN McHUGH
NEW YORK
A. L. BURT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1912, By The H. K. Fly Company
CONTENTS
I. A Grapefruit Prelude. 9 II. Mr. Hogg Enters the Lists. 15 III. Whitney Barnes Under Fire. 21 IV. Smiles and Tears. 28 V. Whitney Barnes Telephones to the Ritz. 33 VI. Officer 666 on Patrol. 38 VII. The Little Brown Jap. 44 VIII. Art, Mystery and Love. 50 IX. The Curse of Millions. 56 X. The Heartbeats of Mr. Hogg. 61 XI. Gainsborough "Blue Boy." 65 XII. Approaching a World of Mystery. 73 VIII. Travers Gladwin Gets a Thrill. 77 XIV. Thrill Begets Thrill. 83 XV. Heroism, Love and Something Else. 90 XVI. The Torment of Officer 666. 96 XVII. Travers Gladwin Is Considerably Jarred. 100 XVIII. Sadie Becomes a Conspirator. 106 XIX. Helen Leaves an Important Message. 112 XX. Michael Phelan to the Rescue. 118 XXI. Travers Gladwin Goes in Search of Himself. 127 XXII. A Millionaire Policeman on Patrol. 133 XXIII. Old Grim Barnes Gets a Thrill. 142 XXIV. Auntie Takes the Trail. 148 XXV. Phelan Meets His Uniform Again. 159 XXVI. Gladwin Meets Himself. 168 XXVII. Misadventures of Whitney Barnes. 179 XXVIII. An Instance of Epic Nerve. 187 XXIX. In Which the Hero Is Kept on the Hop. 192 XXX. Gladwin Comes out of His Shell. 202 XXXI. A Visit to the Exiled Phelan. 207 XXXII. In Which Bluff Is Trumps. 214 XXXIII. Bateato Summons Big Much Police. 222 XXXIV. Phelan Loses His Bribe. 228 XXXV. Bateato Keeps His Promise. 236 XXXVI. Repartee and a Revolver Muzzle. 247 XXXVII. Handcuffs and Love. 254 XXXVIII. Kearney Meets His Match. 262 XXXIX. Piling on Phelan's Agony. 269 XL. Striking While the Iron Is Hot. 278 XLI. The Escape. 285 XLII. Michael Phelan's Predicament. 291 XLIII. The Circumvention of Auntie. 298 XLIV. Miss Featherington's Shattered Dream. 304
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: Officer 666 by Currie and McHugh
- 2: The grapefruit hit her in the eye
- 3: Demanded the immaculately garbed minion of the Ritz
- 4: And with all this grapefruit in my eye
- 5: Sadie turned with a start and blushed furiously
- 6: She stole a glance across the table at Sadie
- 7: And Joshua Barnes's big voice suddenly softened
- 8: He was her Viscount Reginald Vere de Vere
- 9: Hogg forgetting a thing like that
- 10: And the Gladwins are the very best of people
- 11: Whitney barnes telephones to the ritz
- 12: As Whitney Barnes squeezed himself into the booth
- 13: He met plain clothes man Tim Feeney
- 14: Michael Phelan did not open the door as he passed out
- 15: As Phelan continued to glower at him
- 16: Bleated the Jap and his grin returned
- 17: Whitney Barnes greeted the little Jap cordially
- 18: Gladwin make papers say he in Egypt
- 19: Replied Travers Gladwin curtly
- 20: Young Gladwin drained his glass
- 21: Travers Gladwin looked up with a wry smile
- 22: HOGG I received this morning your courteous note
- 23: Travers Gladwin fell into a moody silence
- 24: But see here objected Travers Gladwin
- 25: Whitney that I keep the matter a secret
- 26: Gladwin glanced about him nervously
- 27: But Helen's gayety did not communicate itself to Sadie
- 28: Travers Gladwin was both bewildered and embarrassed
- 29: Travers Gladwin's emotion matched hers
- 30: She whispered Shall I tell him
- 31: He didn't say he was going out
- 32: Appealing eyes to Travers Gladwin Then won't you oh
- 33: Said Travers Gladwin desperately
- 34: You've loved Travers Gladwin four years
- 35: Travers Gladwin reeled a little where he stood
- 36: On a latitudinal line with the patrolling of Michael Phelan
- 37: Travers gladwin is considerably jarred
- 38: Gladwin addressed Helen upon a sudden inspiration
- 39: You know that Travers Gladwin is just mad about art
- 40: Confessed the spellbound Sadie
- 41: Sadie yielded her hand with shy reluctance
- 42: Travers has the most wonderful things
- 43: Shall you be here when Travers returns
- 44: I said I wanted you to marry Travers Gladwin
- 45: Gladwin took a turn about the room
- 46: Gladwin unconsciously fell into the same pose
- 47: Gladwin whirled around and gripped his friend's hand
- 48: Gladwin stared at Phelan steadily a moment
- 49: Phelan couldn't believe his ears
- 50: Gladwin slipped it on over his other clothes
- 51: Phelan stood looking on dumbly
- 52: Travers Gladwin first tried on the wig
- 53: An' whin ye pinch your frind don't let him holler too loud
- 54: Travers Gladwin is good looking
- 55: Or rather the two Travers Gladwins
- 56: Sadie Omaha I mean she lives in Omaha
- 57: Hissed Phelan through his teeth
- 58: Phelan did not budge as Barnes left the room
- 59: Barnes was whispering to Sadie Ah
- 60: And Sadie looked up into his eyes confidently
- 61: And that is just what Gladwin is trying to avoid
- 62: Gladwin took him by the hand and led him to the curb
- 63: The Phelan shoulders and embonpoint
- 64: Gladwin dodged around the table
- 65: And to Gladwin he seemed inordinately calm
- 66: Watkins bowed himself out with his stereotyped
- 67: Responded the uniformed similitude of Officer 666
- 68: Gladwin was across the Atlantic I'd imagine that yez were Mr
- 69: And Gladwin forced another fatuous grin
- 70: Miss Hawker Sponge fluttered out
- 71: If that wasn't a pretty pickle for Whitney Barnes
- 72: McGinnis consented to this arrangement
- 73: He got up from the divan and rushed downstairs
- 74: Indicating the full length portrait of the ancestral Gladwin
- 75: And he strode swiftly out into the hallway
- 76: Sorr suppose the trunk is full
- 77: But Travers Gladwin was far from adept in baggage smashing
- 78: Still maintaining his fixed gaze upon Gladwin
- 79: Gladwin comes out of his shell
- 80: In another instant Travers Gladwin
- 81: And he Phelan powerless to intervene
- 82: Summoning all her reserve of nerve power
- 83: And Gladwin came in a little way
- 84: Gladwin looked about him and thought a moment
- 85: Phelan hissed through his teeth
- 86: Phelan tried to run four ways at once
- 87: Ignoring Gladwin and addressing the thief
- 88: All pleece quick robbers thieves ladies
- 89: Sobbed the distressed mistress of Zaza
- 90: Said Phelan from the bottom of his heart
- 91: Phelan was visibly swelling with the majesty of the law
- 92: And Travers Gladwin joined him in the exclamation
- 93: I'm the real Gladwin started again
- 94: When Gladwin and I were here together this afternoon
- 95: I'm looking for Travers Gladwin
- 96: Interrupted the real Travers Gladwin
- 97: He moved another step nearer the painting as Gladwin gasped
- 98: Whereupon Gladwin hastened to the doorway
- 99: Gladwin tossed the cigar to the thief
- 100: They'll shoot and shoot to kill if necessary
- 101: And I've never fanned in harems
- 102: These handcuffs are not half bad
- 103: Detective Kearney came into the room alert as a race horse
- 104: Gladwin I guess you know that
- 105: Kearney darted back into the room
- 106: Phelan made a flying dive for him
- 107: Turning and scowling at the condemned Phelan
- 108: Phelan was completely insensible
- 109: Kearney speaking about him upstairs
- 110: I am the Travers Gladwin you were going to elope with
- 111: Travers Gladwin could not resist a smile
- 112: Gladwin turned and took the young girl's hand
- 113: Was your father's name Edwin Gladwin
- 114: Gladwin went warily out into the hallway
- 115: Big much pleece come and tief run
- 116: He groaned as his eyes made out Travers Gladwin
- 117: Young Gladwin hastened to cheer him up
- 118: Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes
- 119: There was an intense pause before Sadie wheeled round
- 120: Sadie ran to her and put her arms about her
- 121: Not so on this fair November afternoon
- 122: Cynthia Stockley Port of Adventure