Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
GOLDEN DAWN
D. PETER b. KYNA


to allay suspicion. Now, here are half
| a dozen harmless hand grenadeS that
| burst on impact. Three Of them are
tear bombs and three are stink bombs.
Now. I'll tell you exactly how they'll
make the pinch. They'll not come dur
ing the day, because they'll know you
aren't at home and that Nance wouldn't
answer that bell anyhow. But tonight,
one OF them will ring the front door-beu
and shove the search warrant under
! your nose and step inside. The other
will, in the meantime, have gone around
to your back door to prevent the girls
escape in that direction. There's a
cement floor around your kitchen door,
is there not?"
yes Well, when the door-bel rings,
| you answer it. That will. be Nance'S tip
to peek out the second. story window
and lob three bombs down on the
| cement beside whoever she sees stand
ing there. They explode with a sound
like a gunshot and dtffuse their gas
almost instantly over q considerable
area. Now, whichever one goes to the
back door will never be expecting a citj-
zen to shower this sort Of bombs down
on him. because they are not accessible
to citizens; so he will think they're
electric light bulbs tossed down to
scare him away. BY the way, have
Nance toss one electric light bulb down
first, and then follow with two tear
bombs-here, I'll make a mark with my
pencil on the tear bombs Before he
realizes what has happened he'll be
weeping like Niobe and unable to gee
anything in the darkness.
But bear this in mind, Lanny.
He'll not desert his post. He'll hug the
back door and be ready to grab her
when she comes. He'll stick 1t out.
That's the time Nance must drop a
stink bomb beside him,
Meanwhile, the man in front will
hear the explosions. II the one in back
cries out, the one in front will figure
he has been shot and will run to the
back door to help him. As he opens the
back door his pal will grab him. You
must follow at his heels and shut and
bolt the door instantly, or you'll get
yours, too. There will be q rnonlentary
struggle between Flynn and Angelloti
in the dark, because the front door
man will think he has the scoundrel
that hurled the bombs; and by the
time they discover each others identity,
the front door man viii be as .SightleSs
and i'll as the back door man.
Nance, word to you now"
my name Is Penelope Gatlin. Dan. !"
my error. Penelope, the instant you
drop those first two bombs, shut down
the window. And remember, all the
lights in the rear Of the house and par
, ticularly in the kitchen must be turned
OF. When the front door man Is strug-
Cling with his pal and Lanny has
closed the door, her scream will be
your cue to open the window again,
just long enough to pay the rest of
your eggs on the scrimmage. You must
be dressed for the street and have
some money in your pocket. Got any?"
NO"
Here's two hundred.
I'll send you my check. Thanks. 4"
And she took the money.
Immediately after tossing the last
Of the bombs, close the window and
beat 1t down stairs and out the front
door. I'll leave coupe, with the mo-
tor running, parked at the curb across
the street Can you driver"
Il can drive, Dan"
VERY well, then. Climb into the car
and beat it."
Beat it where?"
LOS Angeles, San Diego. anywhere,
Keep on going, and when you get there
send me wire to the central station
merely giving your address. Then lay
low until somebody comes after you.
Keep on the street. Lanny, you must
disguise her nose. Clamp a wadding
of cotton and q neat dressing over it
to hide the dish in it. Any lady is
liable TO have an injury to her nose
and wear a dressing on 1t. Now, Is
everything understood?"
Nance nodded and Lanny's silence
gave consent. You'll probably get a
Whit of what's good for Flynn and
Angelloti," Mcnamara advised Lanny.
but you'll get over it. When you lob
over the last Of your rotten eggs,
Penelope, do not breathe, and close
your eyes tightly. until you have closed
the window again. Then--out of the
house like shot. This plan of mine Is
foolproof If followed absolutely, but it's
you for San Quentin again If it isn't,
my brave lassie, and all the chiefs of
police in town cannot help you then -
Go be continued.l