Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-27
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would come.
He had been patient now these
many years, he could be patient lit
tie longer. And while he waited he
would be helping her; he who alone
could help her to forget. For her
dreams must cease, they must be
stopped by one means or another, so
that the figures of Mario and Leonora
might no longer haunt and torment
her. 1t could be done, they could be
stopped, it was a question of means
merely. Fosdick pondered two, alike
distasteful: drugs and hypnotism
Sincerely Fosdick believed he chose
the lesser evil when, taking a pad Of
blanks, he jotted down a formula for
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 be
filed. and at the same time announced
Mr.. Andrews, calling by appoint
ment.
Ushered in, he sat himself in the
easy chair beside Fosdick's desk,
mumbling a cigar and nursing a rusty
derby on his knees: commonplace
citizen incarnate at the mean of his
unremarkable mediocrity, 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 Fosdick's pleasant query: "Well.
Andrews, what luckP he replied mild
ly: ."Guess I got your party located
all right"
$50 soon?" Fosdick's manner be-
trayed some excitement. "WhereT'
"Hotel Walpole," Mr.. Andrews
stated in a voice exasperatingly mat
ter-of-fact.
"You,re sure?"
swell, she answers your description.
Registered about twelve last night.
Seemed all fused up. Wore a long
cloak and no hat. A dark-complected
guy that come with her fixed up for
her room and everythin'- in ad-
vance, because she didn't bring no
baggage-and beat it as soon's he'd
said good night"
"Under what name did she regis
terY
"Nora O'More." Mr.. Andrews pro-
duced slip of tracing paper from a
worn leather wallet. II took a copy
off the register"
Fosdick studied briefly the traced
signature: a round, firm, but uniformed
hand.
'Is she at the Walpole now?"
"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 a lady's-maid. The
dark bird hands your party into the
car. and the Jap has her goin' before
the porter can nip his tip"
Fosdick frowned thoughtfully for a
moment. did you call up the mar
riage license bureauT
"Uh-huh, but nobody like them par
ties has applied there today for per-
mission to hitch. If they shows up
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mine, he'll gimme a buzz"
"Where do people go, as a 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.
Il presume there's nothing more"
"Nope, only-yunno that CarnehanF 2
"Did you find him, too?"
"Yeah," said Mr.. Andrews placidly-
''in the morgue. He kicked off in 9
ten'ment fire last night. A guy know
down to p'leece headquarters gimme
the noos. 1t seems Carnehan and Bic
linsky-Leo the Blood, what shot VI
harness bull and a coupla plain
clothes at Ristori's a while ago, yunnc
anyway he got the credit for all Of
the shootin'; but 1t seems somebody
slipped headquarters the tip it was
Carnehan bumped off the detectives
only headquarters wasn't lettin' On i
knew, hopin' Carnehan'd maybe thinl
1t was all right to come up for air, ant
do it Well, anyway: them two
is layin' up in a fiat In one of then
ten'ments. Bielinsky just manages tt
get out before the staircase caves, and
Is spotted and pinched when he trie!
to sneak through the fire lines. HI
says Carnehan was slow gettin' to th'
stairs, account of him bein' stewed
and this mornin' they takes Leo to thu
morgue and shows him the stiffs they'C
dug outa the ruins and he identifies
one as Carnehan."
"But are the police satisfied will
his Identification? I understand tn
members of these gangs are rathe
loyal to one another. Bielinsky ma.
have lied to give Carnehan anothe
chance"
"Oh, dunno. I guess headquarter
must've figured 1t was Carnehan be
fore they called on Leo. Only m.
friend says they finds this body in tn
ruins of the ten'ment next door, wher
the fire started, instead Of thc hous
where these two birds was hidin'. Blu
that's easy explained if Carnehan trie
to get away acrost the roofs. YUM
them old-law ten'ments: flre-traps
that's all. And that gale last nigh
helped a lot
II. RESIGNATION.
When he called, late in the after
noon, through some blessed acciden
Fosdick found Priscilla alone, and sh
had q brave smile of welcome for hin