Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-26

dlstasteful: drugs and hypnotlsm.
Sincerely Fosdlck believed he chose
the lesser evil when, taking a pad OF
blanks, he jotted down a formula for
a sedative which he hoped might give
the girl nights of dreamlesS sleep
without harmful reaction.
The assistant who answered his
summons took the prescription to he
filled. and at the same time announced
a Mr.. Andrews. calling by appoint.
ment.
Ushered In. he sat himself I'm the
easy chair beside FosdIck's desk,
mumhllng a cigar and nursing n rusty
derby on his knees: commonplace
citizen incarnate at the mean OF his
unremarkahle medTocrlty, distinguished
by nothing whatever more than an
utter lack OF distinction; the sort OF
man who, as we say, would pass in a
crowd-unseen.
To Fosdlcks pleasant query: "well,
Andrews, what luck?" he replied mild
ly Guess got your party located
all right"
$50 soon7" Fosdick's manner be-
trayed some excitement. "Where7"
Hotel Walpole," Mr.. Andrews
stated In a voice exasperatingly mat
ter-of-fact.
you're sure?"
well. she answers your description
Registered about twelve last night.
Seemed all fused up. Wore long
cloak and no hat. A dark-complected
guy that come with her fixed up for
her room ana everythin'--pald In I'D
vance, because she didn't bring no
baggage--and beat 1t as soon's he'd
said good night"
Under what name did she regis
teri"
"Nora O'More." Mr.. Andrews pro-
duced slip of tracing paper from n
worn leather wallet. 81 took copy
Off the register"
Fosdick studied briefly the traced
signature: a round. drm, but uniformed
hand.
'Ts she at the Walpole now7"
"Nope-she flew the coop with the
dark-complected guy about ten this
mornin. He called for her with a
tourin' car, Jap chauffeur and skirt
what looked like lady's-mald. The
dark bird hands your party into the
car, and the Jap has her goln' before
the porter can nip his tip"
Fosdlck frowned thoughtfully for
moment. did you call up the mar
rage license bureauT
"Uh-huh, but nobody like them par
ties has applied there today for per-
mission to hitch. If they shows up
later, one of the clerks is friend of
mine, he'll gimme a buzz"
"Where do people 60 as rule,
when they want to marry IN hurry
and without publicity?'
Jersey City, gently; sometimes
Stamford, Conn"
wish you'd get in touch with both
places"
"Sure."
Fosdick hesitated, then reminded
himself Of other appointments.
II presume there's nothing more"
"Nope, only-yunno that Carnehan2
"Did you find him, too?"
Yeah" said Mr.. Andrews placidly-
ain the morgue. He kicked off In q
tenment fire last night. A guy know
down TO piece headquarters gimme
the noos. 1t seems Carnehan and Bic
linsky-Leo the Blood, what shot VI
a harness bull and coupla plain
clothes at Ristori's while ago, yunnc
anyway he got the credit for all OF
slipped headquarters the tip II was
Carnehan bumped off the detectives
only headquarters wasn't lettin' on II
knew, hopin' Carnehan'd maybe think
II was all right TO come up for air and
do 1t Well, anyway: them two
Is layin' up in fiat in one of them
ten'ments. Blelnsky just manages to
get out before the staircase caves, and
Is spotted and pinched when he tries
to sneak through the fire lines. He
says Carnehan was slow gettln' to the
stairs. account OF him bein' stewed,
anu lllS lHoTHlh lIey luhtS Leu 10 lile
morgue and shows him the stiffs they'd
dug outa the ruins and he Identifies
one as Carnehan."
"But are the police satisfied with
his Identification? / understand the
members of these gangs are rather
loyal to one another. Biellnsky may
have lied to give Carnehan another
chance"
ooh, / dunno. I guess headquarters
must've figured 1t was Carnehan be-
fore they called on Leo. Only my
friend says they finds this body In the
ruins Of the ten'ment next door, where
the fire started, instead of the house
where these two birds was hldin'. But
that's easy explained II Carnehan tried
to get away acrost the roofs YunnC
them old-law ten'ments: fire-traps
that's all. And that gale last night
helped a lot :"
II. RESIGNATION.
When he called, late In the after
noon, through some blessed accident