Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-26


How much more likely that an en-
ployee Of the place was in the pay
of the plottersl And now to learn
that the telephone girl was, If not a
criminal herself, at least the associ-
ate of criminals.
"She's got no record that know
Of" the detective admitted. "but she
couldn't be Lefty Moore's wife with
out being crook herself"
THAT helps explain things" / said
more to myself than to him.
Explains what?" he asked SUSPECT
ously.
Look here" l said with a new de-
termination. "There have been some
mysterious happenings in the Grand
deck, and brought this girl here to
try to pump her. asked her ques-
ton or two, and she became much
embarrassed and confused. She jump
ed up and said she was going to the
telephone. Do you suppose that she
saw you and recognized your"
Not a chance" said the detective.
"Well, I'd like to find out to whom
she telephoned. Can you find out for
me?"
"Sure 1 can, but you got to get her
out of here"
"All right" 1 replied. "As soon as
she returns to my table, I'll pay my
check and Wen leave. Fll be back
by and by and see if you've learned
anything"
Here she comes now" said the de-
tective. hastily taking his departure
but / noticed that he had stationed
himself behind some palms where he
could watch the girl without being
seen.
"Who was the fellow talking to you
as 7 came up?" asked Miss Kelly
curicusly.
She was cool and collected now,
Her telephone message-if she had
been really phOning-seemed in some
way to have fortified her.
'Oh, that fellow" / replied with as
sumed carelessness, "that was the
manager of the place"
"What'd he want?"
Nothing In particular. He just
asked IL everything was all right.
Why?"
'ETe looked to me like bull-like
detective I used TO know" she hastily
corrected herself.
Her slip IN using the thieves slang
phrasa-seryed to aid in convincing me
that my informant had been correct in
his Identification. I was as anxious
now as the house detective to get her
out Of the restaurant, and summoning
the waiter / FASTENED to pay my check.
Lets stay for couple of Dances"
she suggested.
"Sorry," I said, "but l can't dance"
mentally adding the words, with
you.
Lets go then" she said disappoint-
edly, and to my surprise on the way
out she renewed the subject of Mr..
CASTOR.
"You were asking if the old gentle
man left forwarding address. He
didn't leave any with me. If .ou find
out where he is. will you let me or Mr..
Wick know? Mr.. Wick wants to get |
in touch with him."
Something told me then it must have |
been Mr. Wick she had telephoned to. |
Probably she had informed him had
been asking about the Gastons adj
dress and had consulted him as to
what answer to give Putting the girl
into taxi l paid her driver to take
her home and hurried back into the |
hotel. l found the house detective
James German, l learned his name
was-waiting for me in the lobby.
'Was it to the Granddeck she tele-
phoned?" l asked eagerly.
ut was 5000 Plaza. That's pri'
vate number l called up information,
and she wouldn't tell me where it was.
I'll find out tomorrow, though, There's
other ways besides through 4nforma-
tiOn."
IF you find out you'll phone me
right away, won't your" asked him,
giving him my card.
"And have Lefty Moore'S wife lis
tening in" he suggested. Nothing
doing, son. You'd better call me from
a public pay station