Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

| Got Dover and told him what has
happened to Meek. Asked him to
instruct all patrols to watch the roads
for Big Nose and the Bohunk. They're
our only bets, SO far. He was short and
snappy, the way he always is, but
nothing to worry about.
Then I called him up again, when
I got back here, to tell him that Meek
probably wouldn't die. Something had
soured him in the meantime, Steve"
| He shook his head reniniScently and
drew long on his cigarette.
"I'm a lazy, inefficient road sergeant
and he's got mind to break me-" he
announced with grim note IN his
voice. i've been letting a rookie
meaning you--pull the wool over my
eyes and run around after a girl while
the whole country goes to pot. I'd DC
better as the head Of matrimonial
bureau than commanding patrol. He's
going to tell me whatever he forgot
| which can't be much, when he blows
/ in here this afternoon. He's bringing
| Tomlinson and Bannon with him. That
| means some one else is going to take
| over this patrol and you and T.
/ Delaney shrugged again and pinchec
/ out the glowing butt of his cigarette.
Where / made my bad play to be-
| gin with" he resumed slowly, was II
| trying to help Walker out with his
murders I ought TO have kept my
hands Off" st
Cameron cleared his throat and hes
itated before speaking,
walkers sore on me" he Tentured al
length
''Wade." the sergeant responded
with an obvious effort at tolerance, rs
| a good guy, generally, but he's cock
| eyed crazy over this Somer's girl. II
| addition. he hasn't been able to make
| end or elbow out of this mess we're
In. He's been abiding himself BY
squawking over the lack Of co-opera-
ton he's been getting from us and he's
tried to put spoke in your wheel by
complaining to Dover about the amount
Of time you spend over at Meek's."
| 'I've only been there when you've
/ sent me. since Strake was killed.
| Cameron commented.
| yes" Delaney agreed, Il told Dover
| that II didn't help your case and got
me in deeper. Walkers complained
/ too--or some one haS--because we
| haven't arrested the Lyoh woman
/ What for. for Gods sake?"
| He blinked truculently at Cameron
| as though the rookie had sponsored
| the criticism. Then, slowly. he grinned
at his own indignation.
I'm be sorry" he said graveiy'
when Dover pulls away from this
substation. It's real interesting here
and some Of the things are just be-
ginning to make sense to me. Walker
and / had words about the case this
morning"
asked. sardonically.
There's maniac loose In these
parts" Delaney said with elaborate
gravity. That's fine solution, isn't
| It? A maniac Is what a fat-headed
COP always. calls criminal who's toe
tricky for him. I told him that. He
didn't seem to like IL much"
He grinned widely, and rubbed his
close cropped scalp.
This siso0 900 cash sort OF bitches
things together. doesn't it9" Cameron
queried.
where did you hear about that?"
Delaney asked sharply
Miss Somers told me today
And Walker told her." the sergeant
supplemented He talks too much to
the wrong people The district attor-
new spoke to me about 1t this morning
/ In town. Walkers never peeped
I
600 reward. guess"
And Meek may have had that $780,
000?" Cameron suggested tentatively.
The sergeant sat up sttffly and
| looked at his partner with flicker OF
approval In his eyes.
You're not so bad for rookie, kid. .
| he said softly,
Cameron flushed and Delaney re-
sumed
"Strake got the money. Strake got
| killed. The money vanished Boris was
after 1t. Boris scragged you, Strake =
murderers stuff 1t into the gas tank
OF their car, They try to get 1t and
/ Meek shoots at them Boris goes to
Meek's to get q room for his sister and
| doesn't find the cash. Meek has found
| it already and hidden 1t somewhere,
The Bohunk thinks Boris has 1t and
kills him, Then he and Big Nose md
he hasn't and they open Meek's safe.
II isn't there and something frightens
! them of before they go after him. They
get him this morning and torture him
Till he comes through"
He rolled another cigarette with
nervous fingers.
That's a lot of action he conceded,
but you can get even more than that
for q hundred and Atty thousand In
real money And another thing: Meek
came To for minute. after ] cut him
tree. and laid him down, II was while
you were chasing Les, He said quite
clearly. Got It. Then he passed out
again.
THAT could mean two things"
Cameron said slowly,
| Yes" the sergeant agreed "r got
| It, or They got It. But not They
didn't get It,"
"'It' may have meant the place where
he hid ii, not the cash itself" Cameron
objected. 1T may still be IN Meek's
house, II so-s-~"
TITS a possibility" interrupted De-
| Ianey, but an outside one. Remem-
! Der isMN nervous the old boy was; how
he TAXED about safe deposit box;