Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
NsTALLMENT Xxx.

lNSTALLMENT Xxx.
TT was not police car In which
Nance had escaped but the private
vehicle of Detective Sergeant Flynn,
i and its loss troubled him until the
car was found, abandoned, out in
the Mission about "a hours later. A
glance at the speedometer comforted
FLYNN. The car had been driven six
miles. In company with Angelloti
(both now happily recovered from their
terrible experience) he drove in the
same car from Lanny's house, via the
most direct route, to the point where
patrolman had picked up the car;
thence via the route followed by the
| patrolman when he came of duty and
drove the car to the central station
garage and reported it. The mileage
was six and two-tenths miles!
'Shes holed up within a block or
two of where she left the car" Flynn
decided.
mot such a cold trail after ALL"
| Angelloti exulted: wen just have to
patrol the neighborhood' in our of
moments. I'm sure the girl doesn't
know she swiped your car, and that
she gave us a clue to follow her"
IF crooks didn't make mistakes and
| give us the breaks, my boy, you and /
wouldn't be where We are" Flynn re-
minded him. Il think it might be a
good idea to interview the druggist in
the neighborhood and see if she's been
| in to buy new lipstick."
A round of the neighboring drug
stores, however, proved barren of a new
lead, and as they had other matters
claiming their attention, they were
forced to abandon the search for that
day.
Dan Mcnamara was much too in
telligent to make inquiries of the as
sistant district attorney who had is
sued the search warrant, but when in
formed that Flynn and Angelloti we're
down with fiue he called up Lanny
| at Stephens Office, and received a
fled in the car my dicks arrived imp"
he queried. That's terrible. A de-
scription of the car must have been
broadcast to all outlying police and
the surrounding country stations i'm
mediately by Flynn and Angelloti, and
Nance will be picked up somewhere
down state"
replied cheerfully. angels can do no
more. I borrowed the car you left out
front. It's in garage. I'll send you
the claim check"
For week the chief waited for
news of Nance Belden, but no news
came through beyond some gossip
around the Central Station that the
car had been driven but three miles
and then abandoned-for which evil
dence that the Almighty was still on
his side the worthy fellow was CRATE
full.
So Nance was still in the cityl Nc
Namara's mind worked so automatically
he did not even have to tell himself
that, undoubtedly, she had taken sane
tuary within a short distance of the
spot where she had abandoned Flynns
car, nor did he have to remind him
self that Flynn and Angelloti would
come to the same conclusion. He had
no difficulty in aScertaining the spot
where the car had been recovered.
Folsom street and Sixteenth, eh?"
he reflected. "Residential-hat build
ings and cheap apartment houses,
cheap rooming houses and working
mems hotels. No, she wouldn't go to
one of those. Nut that she is, she has
class-and she had 5000 in her pos
session. She's holed up with a friend.
What friend? Why, Ella Gates, of
course"
He had already secured Ella Gates
address from the banker in San Jose.
However, he realized it would not be
wise to call upon her and run the risk
of having Flynn or Angelloti run
across him in the neighborhood or see
him entering Ella Gates house. The
obvious thing, therefore, was to cast
about for a job in another part of the
city and see that both detectives were
assigned to it. If he sent them out
of the city for day or two they might
suspect his purpose and have some
other dick friend of theirs shadow
him during their absence.
While he was considering where he
could dispose of them, the president of
the Security Trust Co. in San Jose
rang up.
Miss Penelope Gatlin has just been
in the bank. chief" he told Nc
Nanara. "She has purchased a letter
Of credit for $4,000 and has with
drawn in cash the remainder of the
funds on deposit to the credit of her
checking account, amounting to 81 100.
rs she in the bank now?"
Yes"
Have one of your clerks follow her
Give him some expense money-Ill be
responsible for its payment. And when
you get his report please telephone me-"
At $3.50 the banker telephoned again.
"She purchased a ticket to San Fran
cisco on one of the BUSES leaving here
at 3:l5. She spent two hours shopping"
The busses, Mcnamara knew, entered
the city via Mission street; the bus
depot was at Fifth and Mission streets.
Ella Gates lived on Howard street, be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Howard
street runs between Mission and Fol-
Som-and F1ynn's car had been found
abandoned at Sixteenth and Folsom.
Nance was smart She had left the car
a block from Ella Gates home and
walked there. Mcnamara reasoned the
incoming bus would drop the girl off at
Sixteenth and Mission streets-a regu-
lar stop-and she would then make her
way to the Gates womans house.
He glanced at his watch. He had
an hour and half to intercept her;
fer that hour and a half he must have
Flynn and Angelloti in another section
OF the city. To his annoyance he dis
covered they were out on detail, so
he decided he would have to risk it,