Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-17

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of the Strake apartment. The
trooper came out of his abstraction,
rose and laid his cigarette in an ash
tray where the butts Of numerous others
were clustered.
Hello, Wade" he said, i've been
smoking myself cockeyed, sitting here
and waiting for you.
Have they found that grln?" Walker
demanded. canting his crimson face to-
ward the sound of moving furniture at
the other end Of the hall
NO" said Delaney. shaking his head.
and they're On the last room now.
Where you been all morning? Out to
sMeek's, I'll bet That SomerS girl seems
to be wrecking all the police in this
neck Of the woods. Did you see any
thing of Cameron, anywhere?"
II did" Walker replied grimly. Hes
the freshest young squirt / ever kept
from busting in the nose"
isn't he JUST" Delaney grinned, Il
gave him hauling over this morning.
Didn't it take?"
'It did not" the chief responded
"I've got news for you, any rate. That
car license belongs TO Irving Lapin OF
200 West Ninety third street, Manhat-
tan. I got that dope early today. /
wired the New York police to look him
4 up, tllC1l. ! SVCPPC4 W A1CoNa4AoAS va .
Just now and got this.
He held a yellow sheet up to the
light and read:
HLapin left roonning house, your ad-
dress, last week, leaving no address"
And there we are" the sergeant re-
marked with Shrug. I'm obliged TO
you, Wade"
Don't mention It." the chief grum-
bled IF you'll ship this young Cam
eron back TO barracks, well be even.
What was he doing out at Meek's this
morning, anyway"
What were you doing out there?"
Delaney countered, suppressing q grin.
Looking over that car" Walker
snorted
We'll. so was he-theoretically any
way" the sergeant replied THAT
Eomers girl seems TO like him. doesn't
she. wade?"
I don't know, and furthermore I
don't care" the chief Snorted, indig-
nant at Deianey's hooking grin.
sure YOU don't" agreed the trooper
what did you find out about that
carp"
Nothing" Walker confessed. except
that Meek says the Woodpeckers are
messed up in it somehow. He's got
them on the brain since Les Popling
Meek says he's going to bill you for
towing and storage. Probably include
the cost Of the shell he fired and wear
and tear on the shotgun. How his step
daughters stand him. ] don't know"
Delaney sat down and rolled another
Cant tie it up With this murder.
anyway" he uucried.
"Of course, not, Walker snapped.
sYou can't go back of physical facts
That Jap did IT,"
Look the trooper said. blowing a
smoke cloud ceilingward I'm not so
sure. I've been doing your job this
morning while you've been doing mine
Some one might have walked in on old
man Strake and shot him between tt
time his visitor left ard the Lyon girl
got here"
"A lot Of hoy" the chief diagnosed.
"The Jap did t."
"Yeh?" Delaney said skeptically.
"Well. listen some more: There are
two coons on duty here till 10 at night
the Eustace smoke and the milk-ard-
cider one that's at the switchboard now
His names Cuthbert. But Cuthbert has
an hour of for dinner between ana I
and Eustace gets of between and b.
80 at the time Strake was killed there
was only one Of EN- on duty--Eustace
II he was in the elevator when who
ever killed the Old man came irl--
"Uh-huh." Walker acknowledged, Il
see what you're shooting al. Some one
could have passed through the hall with
out seeing HIM And then. suppose,
he craxied in under the apartment
door No. Danny, you've got 10 build
up better alihi for the Jap than
that"
But he wouldn't have had to crawl
in that way" Delaney pointed out
smoothly. The front door was on the
latch Remember Cameron speaking
about 1t when We got here last night?'
Walker twisted his heavy shoulders
impatiently. and shook his head
Bunk" he said Grossly. THAT latch
was probably fixed that way by some
one who came In after the murder
There were a dozen people IN or out
Of here before you boys came. And
you're trying To make me believe thu
some one just happened 10 get here
when the coon wasn't al the switch
board and happened 10 ind the door
of the latch and happened 70 walk In
and shoot Mfr Gtrake. Come out Of it
Danny Besides. If that door was un-
1atched, the Jap must have done It,
and that brings us right back 10 him
again. doesn't it2 You talk like a news
paper reporter"
We'll" Delaney conceded slowly, ~
isn't my party. Wade I've said M
piece and now I'm through"
II ISN'T that I'm not Obliged 10 you
Danny" the chief acknowledged awk-
wsrdly IF I'm cfabby this morning
its the fault Of these reporters and
your. flip partner. left him al Meek's .
"AI right" the sergeant aekncw-
edged rubbing the FIRE from his cigar
cite STUB, I'm have 10 get rid of him
guess"
"The Loft o1ll e all q PIECES. .