Judsonia weekly advance., 1920-05-27

How much more likely that an em. ployee of the place was In the pay of tue plotters And now to learn that the telephone girl was, if not a crim,nai herself, at least the associ- ate oS criminals.
 She's got no record that 1 know of," the detective admitted, but she couldn't be Lefty Moore's wife with out being a crook herself
 That helps explain things" I 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 1 brought this girl here to 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
 Well, I'd like to find out to whom she telephoned. Can you find out for me?"
 Sure I can, but you got to get her out of here.''
 All right" I replied. "As soon as she returns to my table, I'll Lay my check and we'll leave. I'll be back by and by and see if you've learned anything"
 Here she comes now" said the de- tectiye, hastily taking his departure, but I 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 I came up?" asked Miss Kelly curlously.
 She was cool and collected now Her telephone message--if she had been really phoning-seemed in some way to have fortified her.
 "0h, that fellow,n I replied With as- sumed carelessness, that was the manager of the place."
 "What'd he want?'
 Nothing in particular. He just asked. if everything was all right. Why?"
 file looked to me like a bull-like detective I used to know" she hastily corrected herself
 Her slip in using the thieves slang phrase sery ed to aid in convincing me that my informant had been correct in his Identification. 1 was as anxious now as the house detective to get her out of the restaurant, and summoning the waiter I hastened to pay my check.
 Let's stay for couple of dances" she suggested.
 Sorry" l said, "but I 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 Mir. Gaston.
 "YOu were asking if the old gentle man left forwarding address. He didn't leave any with me- If you find out where he is. will you let me or Mir. 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 1 had been asking about the Gastons' ad- dress and had consulted him as to what answer to give. Putting the girl into taxi I paid her driver to take her home and hurried back into the hotel. l found the house detective James German, I learned his name was-waiting for me in the lobby.
 'sWas it to the Granddeck she tele- phoned?" I asked eagerly.
 Tt was 0909 Plaza. That's a 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 informa- tion.'"
 If you find out you'll phone me right away, won't you?" I 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 Eublic pay station"