Above this was the hotel.

The guests stole in at midnight and stole out at dawn.
This gambling-den was frequently the bone of contention between energetic ministers of the gospel and the police department.

Regularly the police swore that gambling did not exist in town, and regularly the ministers went on a still hunt for proofs.

Singularly enough, they never found any.

A hint from headquarters, and the den would close up till after the excitement was over.