The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-29

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Can I see her?" demanded Jack.
oh. she's still under ether re-
piled the surgeon casually, and
reckon she's not going TO feel like
receiving for a while. But there
nothing to worry about. One of the
nurses will let you know when you
can see her. They'll be moving her
out of there in few minutes"
Another man had joined the re-
porters' group. A tall. thin chap,
with red hair and rounded Shout
ders.
Look" Rita grabbed Jacks
arm. That's Red Flynn-from
MOllys office. Haven't YOU ever
heard her speak of him? Let's ask
him what he knows about it"
Red was already talking with
Bob and Zip, and in q moment
they came to join Jack and Rita.
Red was very pale, and Rita no
ticed the way his freckles, stood
out. Big brown freckles, like
Wesley Barry's
THEY We got the man who did
4 it, he told them brusequely.
"Dopey Dan, a hophead that used
TO be with the Mandinello gang.
Crazy as bedbug. Popped Molly
off for target practice I guess.
They found list of names in his
pockets, with Judge Brewster and
the district attorney up at the top,
Good Lord! Where did they get
him?" broke in Jack.
Columbus avenue"
Red drew a box of cigarets from
his pocket and passed them around.
Rita noticed that his hand was
trembling, and she wondered if it
could be that Red was in love with
Molly. She knew that they were
working together on q play. She
looked quickly at Jack to see if he,
too, had noticed Reds extreme ner-
vOuSneSS.
Dan was strolling along" Red
was saying, when he saw a couple
of cops coming up the street to-
gether. When dicks travel in pairs,
any gunman's apt TO get nervous.
Well, DOpey Dan pulls an orange
from his pocket and begins to suck
on it. It's easy enough to spot a
cokey. Hennessey and Dolan sized
him up soon as they clapped eyes
on him. 1t was Dolan grabbed him.
But the fellow got his gun out first.
It's a wonder he didn't let the boys
have it. But he turns it on himself
and takes bullet through his
lousy heart.
The orange he was sucking was
smeared with rat poison. Now if
that amt a classy way for a. gun
man to kick off, You got to hand
it to the cokeys. They think up
the cutest little things"
ITS lucky thing he didn't try
to slip any of his rat poison to
Molly declared Bob.
Molly gets all the breaks" af-
frmed Red. She's the luckiest kid
I ever knew"
Lucky" scofed Jack. 4 sup
pose you call it lucky to get a cou-
pie of bullets in the shoulder"
Sure" retorted Red. unruff1ed.
she might have got them in the
heart. Besides. see all the good it's
going to 90 her"
Good" exclaimed Rita,
Sure. Publicity. Didn't you
know Molly's writing play? Little
advertising doesn't hurt a play
wright any. Mollyn have her face
on the front page ali over the coun-
try tomorrow morning. And if that
amt a million dollars worth of ad-
yertiSing. I'll eat my shirt"
so you're the chap who's per-
Susded her to take up f1lth?" cut in
Jack.
Red ficked an ash from his ciga-
ret before replying.
so you're the chap" he retorted
irsultingly. who loves her in big
way?"
Jack doubled his fists furiously
and his white. set face crimsoned
with rage. It was Zip who stood
between them. Zip. with his eyes
still red with grieying, and his boy
iSh mouth swollen from weeping.
Cut it out" he told them stern
~ You're acting like q couple
OF guys in a book"
d ED grinned sheepishlv. "Suitors
IN Fight for Love of Girl Re-
porter" he gibed. Jealous Swain
Threatens Police Court Man ct.
Don't worry, old chap. I'm not in
the running. Mollv's told me about
you She's real little square
shooter"
Jack tugged at his collar ember-
rasedly. "Sure-she's told me about