The Washington times., 1930-10-30
Gangster Guns Spit Death
In This Gripping Serial
cHAPTER XVIu

corner OF the Ok2p Vk11&1a4AAA
courts building and STOPPED op-
posito the high gray walls Of
the county jail. In trent Ce 9
plate glass WindoW marked
HENHIESSY SURETY CO.
1AIL BONDS.
3. Goldman. Pres.
The driver silently pulled his
cap down over his glass eve.
At Q cigarette with q sulky geS.
ture and settled down TO wait.
The small man beside him
opened the door IS the ear
ierked to . stop. and slipped
out. buttoning his blue coat
tightly about his lean figure.
He looked swiftly up ana
down tha street and then
brushed past q stocky fellow
Iounging ct the door on the
far side Of the window, and
climbed swiftly up the marrow,
creaking stairs to q dusty door
on the second floor. on which
could be- disceTned the labels,
"BlgeloW @. WeeIns, Attorney
and Counselor>atIIaaW!"
Noiselessly he tried the knob,
gently releasing 1t when he
found the door locked. He
pressed an Old-faShioned white
enamel bell button, ana stood
closa to the door aS 8 bell hum
med inside and o shadow Ap'
peared on the opaqued glass.
The door opened suddenly,
silently. but closed Is sud
denly after pale green eyes
peered searchingly throuah
thick lenses. That iS, the dOOr
started to close.
A Nervous Clerk
The compact visitor sprang
into the breach, doubled his
elbows in q peculiar manner,
and slipped inside.
"'Er, Mr. WeemS is, or, in
court today" the spectA Acled
clerk mumbled nervouSly.
The small person glanced
swiftly At several Shifty.face0
men. and worried women sit
ting i'm the waiting room. Than,
smiling family, he turned and
murmOred: +
"Tell. him Goldie sant me-"
The clerk, coughing in en-
barraSSEnent, hesitANed, and IN
that moment the visitor walked
across the room and let him
self into the door on which
the, world Private" was print
e6 under. the name 4of Mr.
Weenas.
In the shadow, behind . lit.
tered desk, beside o dusty win.
dow, the shining bald head
sprang up ana nervous fingers
atjuSted thick hOrn-rimined
spectacles resting on i mag
nificently huge nose, magnify.
ing quick; black eyes. '.t.s,'
whats tlle !, big idSA"
snapped Mr. Weens. : ..',%. n.
"Qoloaa sent me- replied
the visitor with authority.
WeemS' stared for . moment,
then turned. abruptly to q
seated client: -:
wait outside
Startled, the man hurried out.
"WeN, speak mp. quickly: 7
can only give you two, min
uteS,n Weerns snapped. II
didn't recognize you. BIG Ears"
The visitor lighted q fresh
cigarette. to which he helped
himself from q box on Weems'
crowded desk. ...'.
"0oldie said to bring you out
to. Silver Lake. HeI-wants TO SEE
you,"'' he responded, after In
hahng deeply. .e.:. :.
&s".NonsenSG. Doesn't the, ab.
Eurd idiot know I'm. up to my
neck in: Work?":ii, 4
The said to bring you,n, Zig
Ears repeated. softly. ~,
r,Wsems stared silently for q
: ?SThe damn foOl;;"5.he aid
finally. Soh, Ill right. But he'll
pay for it."=. a....: =.
He snatched his hat and ;il1nl-
brella and. led; the way out.
II don't, know when? I'll be
hack" he said to. his clerk. add
ing something In o. whisper. :"
Two hours ct breAkiaeck 4dEiy-
ing over slippery roads, far out
into the country, did nothing
to, improve Weems', disposi.
I'm tell that .nutty. near.
Napoleon ? a thing : or, two"
.Weems mutter'e d as. he
stepped out Of the Cal. on the
driveway in front OF an eiab.
crate country estate, and sour.
ried to the door. aT} .'-~.-.
> Int the Library
The car craWled on around
. q turn in the drive toward the
camouflaged garage.
Through o reception hall with
gold-lacquered Chinese furnish
ings and objets dart the guide
led WeemS- still mutteridg IN
dignantly-into the. library.
The late afternoon light Sifted
in through golden gauge cur
tains on walls Of gold paper
and many rows Of books reach
ing the ceiling-all gold-bound
and gilt-edged, with the mono
gram 20. G." stamped over
the title On the hack Of each
book. y . -
Goldie, smiling lrbanely, was
waiting, hands clasped behind
him, at the end Of the room
In front Of the great fireplace.
''Well, here I am" Weems
said, abruptly.
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