Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-03

Come on, doc. I'll 60 to your home
with you and pick these birds up"
mo, you shall not. I wouldn't turn
those two men over TO you for $4,000.
They're too"
Eyes, they have CUTS. They can be
| trusted on a particular job / want TO
put through. Word Of honor Steve,
I'll not pinch them. just want to
| talk with them"
! A block from Stephens home. Dan
Mcnamara got out of the doctors car.
| He had already received from stephen
Burt a description OF the ground-floor
plan of his house. And Stephen had
agreed to leave his latch key under the
mat at the front door.
The chief watched Stephen put up
his car and enter his home. A light
was shining in the entrance hall. and
this light Stephen, in accordance with
| the chiefs instructions, switched of.
| In about five minutes the chief saw
| this light switched on and of twice.
That meant the doctor had received
another telephone message. Then the
| light was switched on and of 10 times.
That meant the patient would arrive in
about 10 minutes, so Dan Mcnamara
| hid himself in the deep shadow of
| tradesmen's entrance at the side of
| house across the street and waited.
In 10 minutes almost to the second,
/ a CdIs Will uldWll CuALdiAA OlONE uR
to the house and two men got out.
The chief could see that one of them
had to have assistance, so the driver
| got out and helped the other man half
drag, half carry, the wounded man up
the steps. Stephen opened the door
and the three men entered: immedi-
ately Dan Mcnamara ran across the
/ street and up the front steps behind
| them found the latch key under the
| mt OfNaf1ad tho do0r and qfannQd in
side He could hear voices in Stephens
reception room, so he drew his pistol
and stepped silently up to the entrance
OF it.
Put 'em up. boys" he ordered cheer
/ fully. He drew back his left lapel and
revealed his blue and gold shield. No
necessity to argue in the smoke. This
isn't hanging matter
/ He forced the two unwounded men
to stand with their backs toward him
while he ran his facile hands over their
persons and relieved each of a pistol
/ He broke" both guns and placed the
cartridges in his pocket
Il beg your pardon. doctor, for en-
tering your house unannounced, but
you left your front door Unattached and
| I couldn't resist. had a notion these
men might call upon you. Just a
bunch because the warden tipped us
of to watch the home of your ONCE
nurse, Miss Lanning. So, while watch
| ing the home Of the servant concluded
to watch that of the master, also. Sit
down, boys Never mind us, doc. The
man on the table needs all OF your at
| tention. Fix him UP nicely and let him
! lie there until come back. He can't run
/ away. and If he tries don't you let him.
| You other men come with me down to the
| central Office till see If we have any
| thing on you. I don't appear to have
| the honor of your acquaintance, but
we'll look the rogues gallery over and
compare fingerprints. While there's
/ life there's hope"
| You're all wet. chief" the driver
of the car replied pertly.
"Perhaps-but not as wet as your
| friends And Mcnamara chuckled at
/ his little Joke. "You can't do 40
an hour through the tide-rips off Alca-
| traz Island without throwing some
spray You got an open fireplace in
your house, doctor?"
pretending they had not previously met.
Eyes, chief, In the drawing room.
| It's all set"
IT want to warm these boys up and
dry them out. They did good work this
afternoon and they deserve good treat
ment. Drop that wounded man long
enough to dig up a couple Of stiff jolts
of spiritus frumenti for my lads, will
| you, doc? I always warm a cold man
from the outside in and from the in
side out"
THANK you, chief" both men NUT
tered.
The three retired to the drawing room
and the chief tossed one of the men a
box of matches. Fire up" he COM
manded. Then draw yourself up to
the blaze and drink the grog the doctor
will rive
Top of the right shoulder, calf of the
left leg and biceps of the left arm"
80 he's the chap that dragged Nance
out of the water, Ell? He was in the
rear cockpit, but you were up front
driving the boat. There are 40 bullet
holes in the rear of that boat" He
sighed. These machine guns certainly
spray things. You didn't drop your own
machine gun overheard. either. They're
too valuable and hard to get. A Thomp-
son, I suppose. A Tommy gun and a
Tommy mani Visiting brethren-from
Chicago, I suppose. That's why we
haven't met before. Pardon me min
ute while look for the Tommy gun in
your car. And if you want to die in a
hurry just try beating 1t out the back
way While I'm gone"
He returned in less than a minute
with the one-man machine gun in his
hands. We've got Nance Belden where
you dropped her." he announced. 80
while you're tapping up that whisky tell
me all about it."
so Nance told you where to look for
for us, eh?" The man who had handled
the motor boat spoke with whitening
contempt and hatred. Instantly Dan
Mcnamara cuffed him viciously on the
side of the head.
Apologize for that" he roared.
You're so damned crooked you think
everybody else is. too"
The man mumbled an apology
''No, Nance didn't tell me- you rat"
Mcnamara went on, land I didn't ask
her because knew she wouldn't tell.
But did think she'd tip you of to call
on this doctor. You dropped her at the
home of his Office nurse. I put two and
two together and decided to investigate,
all by myself. And here we are. Got
any idea why came alone?"
mo"
Because I wanted to save you from
the consequences of the Job you pulled !
of this afternoon. I'm in sympathy with |
that and as far as I'm concerned Nance |
Belden isn't going back to San Quentin. |
And she isn't going back to your gang. !
either Now. you play the game with |
me and III play it with you. Double |
cross me and I'll hang something hard |
on you, and you and your friends won't !
be heard of in public for long time.
lTo be continued)
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