Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-05-07

asked.
"Well"-I am afraid I colored, as I
realized that my acquaintance with
the girl was limited-"Tve been living
there for week or so, and I've talk
ed with her Two or three times and"
u thought so," said my inquisitor.
There's nothing to it. She's Lefty
Moore's woman all right. If I'd seen
you come in with her, you'd never
nave got table in this place."
What is the matter with her? Who
is Lefty Moore?"
An expression of amazement came
into the mans face.
Did you never hear tell of Lefty
Moore, the cleverest three-time bur-
glar there is in or out of Sing Sing? |
Fourteen years he got the last time, |
and 1t was quite write-up the papers
gave me for catching him"
1t began to dawn on me then who |
the man was. He must be an expo
iceman employed as the restaurant
bouncer or house detective.
You're sure Miss Kelly and Lefty
Moore's wife are the same person?"
I've reasons for not forgetting her.
She was with him that time when ]
took him. I've got the marks Of her
nails in my face yet. It's her all
right, even if she has gone to work
as Miss Kelly while Lefty's doing his
stretch. She's a bad one, she isl
SIS she a crook, too?'' I asked ex-
citedly. 1 was trying to measure up
the Importance of this astounding bit
Of information. Already my deduc-
tions had convinced me that some
band of criminals was in collusion
with someone in the apartment who
was carrying out their plots against
the Bradfords and me. I had been
thinking Of an apartment surrepti-
tiously tenanted by criminal gang.
How much more likely that an en-
ployee of the place was in the pay
of the plotters! And now to learn
that the telephone girl was, if not
criminal herself, at least the associ-
ate of criminals.
"She's got no record that l know
Of" the detective admitted, "but she
couldn't be Lefty Moore's wife with
out being a crook herself"
"That helps explain things" said
more to myself than to him.
Explains what?" he asked suspici-
ously.
"Look here" I said with a new de-
termination. "There have been some
mysterious happenings in the Grand
deck, and I brought this girl here to
try to pump her. I 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 you?"
"Not a chance" said the detective
swell, I'd like to find out to whom
she telephoned. Can you find out fol
me?"
"Sure I can. but you got to get hel
out of here"
"All right" I replied. GAS soon a.
she returns to my table, I'll pay my
check and We'll leave. I'll be bacl
by and by and see if you've learned
anything"
"Here she comes now," said the de
tective, hastily taking his departure
but I noticed that he had stationet
himself behind some palms where h
could watch the girl without bein;
seen.
: "Who was the fellow talking to yo1
: as I came up?" asked Miss Kell
curiously.
She was cool and collected now
Her telephone message-if she ha
> been really phoning-seemed in som
: way to have fortified her.
'Oh. that fellow" I replied with as
!. sumed carelessness, ''that was tn
manager of the place"
''What'd he want?"
= Nothing in particular. He jus
= asked if everything was all righ
: Why?"
. ''He looked to me like bull-like
: detective I used to know" she hastil
corrected herself.
Her slip IN using the thieves Sian
phrase served to aid in convincing N
that my informant had been correct
= his Identification. I was as anxiou
now as the house detective to get he
- out of the restaurant, and summonin
- - the waiter fastened TO pay my checl
- Lets stay for d couple of dances
- she suggested.
- "Sorry," I said, 'but I can't dance
- mentally adding the words, "wit
you.'
as 0erI1 e,aS n 4 ItcsayO nfr~
~ edly, and to my surprise on the WE
- out she renewed the subject of NJ
CASTOR.
~ "You were asking if the old gentl
man left a forwarding address. E
,o didn't leave any with me. If you fiji
10 Ct where he is. will you let me or NJ
Wick know? Mr.. Wick wants to G
of in touch with him."
Something told me then it must ha
nj. been Mr.. Wick she had telephoned
Probably she had Informed him I hi
~ been asking about the Gastons' a
no dress and had consulted him as
is- what answer to give. Putting the e
ne into a taxi 1 paid her driver to ta
80 her home and hurried back into
at hotel. I found the house detective
no James German, 1 learned his nar
- was-waiting for me in the lobby.
lid f'Was it to the Granddeck she te
he phoned?" asked eagerly.
lat 'It was 0909 Plaza. That's a p
ng vate number. called up informatiC
MS and she wouldn't tell me where it wi
,at I'll find out tomorrow, though. Their
lie, other ways besides through inform
,x- tion.'"
ad ''If you find out you'll phone
= right away, won't you?" I asked hi
nj giving him my card.
.av "And have Lefty Moore's wife
tening in," he suggested. "Nothi
ed doing, son. You'd better call me frC
,at a public pay station"
in A night visit from a
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