The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-31
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@ 1929 By NEA Jerviee Ire.

of sticking around? You'll be get
ting in a jam with Newton first
thing you know. You can't talk
sense to a man when he's liquored
up. Wait till he sobers off. Then
give him the devil"
What good will that do?" she
demanded.
Search me. I only thought you
might like to. It's a mess anyhow.
and can't see as anything you do
/ is going to make much difference.
If you marry him after this, you're
little fool"
And if don't, I lose Rita
And that's that finished Red.
We'll, what are you going to do
about it? Will you leave town. like
a good girl? And stay away until
the shootin's over?"
Il suppose so, I usually do what
you want me to, don't u"
Not always. 1 asked you to
marry me once"
But you didn't mean It'll"
We'll, that's neither here nor
there. Now I tell you what you'd
better do. Send Rita out. There1l
be reporters and photographers
around, but I don't believe they'll
bother the kid much. Have Marie
take her to the park, as usual. and
tell her to stay there long enough
to make sure they're not being
watched. Then. when the coast Is
clear. tell her to take a taxi to the
South Station, and go directly to
the waiting room.
Leave the house a while later
yourself. Dope out your own pro-
gram. But contrive to throw them
off the track some time between
now and o'clock. Get a taxi,
and use your wits. There's an
afternoon train for Lenox. All you
have to do is to get to the station
in time to pick up Marie and Rita,
and make that train. If you'll dc
it, I'll wire ahead for rooms Cor
you. What do you say?"
I'll DO it, Red, if you think It's
the wisest thing. I'll do whatever
you say"
"'Atta girl. I'll make the reser-
walton in the name of Mrs. William
Blake. Don't take any bags. There's
a crowd in front of your place now,
I suppose? Well, don't excite their
suspicious. You can have your stuff
sent up later. Everything o. KIP"
"Fine!" she said. you're a great
little manager, Red"
VoU need a manager" he
IL growled. Better get married,
Molly"
Don't talk to me about marriagel"
"All right. I won't. Run along
now, and do everything the way I've
told you. I'll keep you posted. Don't
forget your name-Mrs. william
Blake Oh, say. almost for
got to tell you'll ran into bird
last night who thought fishes Of De-
sire was a crime book. What do
you know about that?"
why not?" she retorted. "You
don't think I'm kidding myself that
everyone reads my stuff, do your"
Red laughed.
well, this particular bird was a
chap named Jack Wells" he de-
clared. 1--WE sent him one of the
copies you autographed for me.
That's fact, Molly. He said he
thought it was another one of those
things. Meaning. take it, that he
didn't think so much of Delphine
and Sacrifice"
Molly laughed.
He used to want me to write
poetry" she said Poetry, or fairy
stories. You'll let me know if you
hear anything special from him,
Red?"
Sure" he promised. "I1l shoot
you wire tonight"
Molly telephoned the Ritz. and
made an appointment for facial,
a manicure and shampoo When
the reporters, waiting on the steps,
besieged her, she told them, truth
fully. that she had an engagement
at the beauty shop. Being suspi-
cious folk. by nature and by train
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When she went in the Ritz, one
of them phoned to ask if Miss
Burnham had an appointment there.
Having ascertained that she would
be there for at least two hours, they
relaxed their vigilance. When the
coast was clear, clerk came to tell
Molly, and she slipped out the serv-
ice entrance into waiting cab. She
lunched alone at a quiet hotel. And
reached the station in ample time
to board the train leisurely with
Rita and Marie.
Some hours later Bob discovered
that she had left town and taken
Rita and the nurse with her. She
had left no word as to her destina-
ton, and he was beSet with fears.
If he reported her disappearance to
the police, he would be making a
laughing stock of himself. If he
took no notice of it, she might re-
main away indefinitely.
Perplexed and worried. he made
the fatal error of calling on Red
Flynn
CHAPTER XLVI
DOR found Red in the press room