The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-17
@ 1929 By
NEA ServicGinc

OeIOT6 dIlSHSIllS.
"Huck." he said you amt goin
to stop to do no kidnapin', are you?'
Huck answered indirectly. Can
YOU get hold Of Arnold" he asked.
Duke nodded Easy, but whats
on your mind. Conner? \This danes
got YOU goofy.
Why don't YOU let go while the
lettins good? There1l be a hell OF
row kicked up if anything hap
pens to her. Her old man will turn
heaven and earth .
But not hell" Huck cut in. And
she'll find Poberlin's hell all right.
She's got it coming. But you can
tell Ras to have the Deacon on hand.
Wen make it a respectable hell"
1T won't be legal Why bring in
the Deacon? That just makes one
more to know where you're planted. y
It Il
XXTELL have the Deacon" Huck
w said stubbornly Hes safe.
That leaves you and the Poberlins,"
he smiled evilly.
II know none of you would peach,
Duke, but it doesn't disturb my
peace of mind any to know you
don't dare"
you win" Duke replied briefly.
Thanks for your advice just the
same" Huck said.
Duke stood up. "I'll send for
Arnold" he said heavily. and went
out. He thought Huck Was a fool
and he was too closely associated
with him to enjoy the thought.
Arnold Palcof arrived an hour
later. He was man of HuckS
own stamp: one of those who had
assisted him in his crooked poker
games.
Huck confded nothing Of his
present trouble to Palcoff and told
him nothing of his future plans.
Palcoff asked no questions. He ap-
peared to be interested only in the
instructions Huck gave him.
He was told to go to the JudSon
hotel and take a room. Then he
was to have a duplicate key made
and bring it to Huck.
With that key in his pocket Huck
walked calmly and unhurriedly into
the Judson hotel.
He chose an hour when he knew
Pamela was not likely to be about.
Her father would not recognize him,
so he had small concern there.
But the hotel employes-the pages
and elevator operators-Were a diff
ferent matter. He must avoid them
as much as possible. Also Stephen.
From the side entrance, where
he passed through the revolving
doors at the moment the carriage
starter was engaged in giving an
address to a chauffeur, he made
his way to the mezzanine floor and
from there up the stairs to the
room occupied by Palcoff.
He was forced to risk being rec
ognized by the room clerk, but as
he'd never been on that particular
floor before he felt fairly safe.
He stopped at her desk without a
sign of nervousness and asked her
to ring Palcoff'S room.
CHE did, and told him Mr.. Palcoff
- was in, giving him the number
of the room.
She noted that Huck had come up
the stairs instead of using the ele-
vator, but men, visiting each other
from one floor to another, often did
that
She did not consider 1t a
suspicious circumstance. Huck's ap-
pearance favored him: he looked
like one of the hotels best dressed
guests.
Among the instructions given Pal
coff had been one to the effect that
he must get a room on the eigh-
teenth floor.
Look here. Huck," he said when
the latter reached his room. Il
don't know what you're here for but
I got it from Gus that this is that
Judson girls floor
Tell Gus to quit and get out, -
Huck snapped back without an in
stant's hesitation.
How about me?" Palcoff asked.
IF you're getting ready to pull any
thing raw.
Pack your keyster and take q
trip" Huck advised abruptly. Work
boat
Come through" Palcoff said with
sudden earnestness. III you're fixin'
to make a fall guy out Of me.
Take it easy" Huck broke in
You're clean in this. Some time
today I'm going to walk out Of the
hotel with Miss Judson.
Straight from my room?" Pal
colt Sneered.
We'll. what OF it? I'm going to
marry the girl After that there
won't be any squawking.'
Palcoff gave him a hard. search
ing look. He had his own opinion
of Harold's death--Huck's going
into hiding so soon afterward told
him the story-but he knew nothing
of the other events with which
Huck had been connected.
Had he known that the police
wanted Huck he'd have left him
fiat. Even Gus. the waiter in their
pay. did not know.
He reasoned that Huck was lay
ing low until it was pretty certain
there was no evidence against him.
If he got the Judson girl-that
might make it nice for his partners.
All right he said, smiling
crookedly.