Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07

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away. Drop of an watch the house"
Flynn suggested 70 his partner. AN
Ill follow his nibs. I'll be back later
He trailed Stephen Burt 20 the lat
ter's home and saw him pull up across
the sidewalk, preparatory to opening
the door Of his garage. SO Flynn rolled
past, circled and picked up Ang .lloti at
the end of the block
After you an the doc left. / went
the chiefs house, but nobody answer
ed" Angelloti confided. The gangs in
there, all right.
I'm as nervous as an old woman"
Flynn confessed. / wish had
drink"
Angelloti was a resourceful fellow.
Let's call on that Lanning woman,
| apologize for our rough work last night,
an maybe she'll slip us some o. that
| pre-war Bourbon again"
| Flynn nodded, and they drove to
Lanny's house Lanny received them
eoldly. Have you come to search my
! house again?" she demanded irritably.
| No mules face could possibly have
/ been longer and sadder than p. Flynn's.
We didn't come to annoy you, Miss
tanning. The chiefs give us the IN
side story. We Just called to apologize
for even suspectin' you
/
has got to do lot Of things he don't
| like to do in the discharge of his duty.
The apology goes double, Miss Lam
F., ming"
Its accepted" Then they shook
hands. How about a shot in the
arm?" Lanny. the wording, suggested.
much Modified.
Angello;i shrugged expressiveIy.
We'll, SEEM as how" P. Flynn muir
INJURED. So they had three drinks and
! spent a very pleasant evening with
Lanny and she was loath to see them
depart.
Now, Lsnny was aware that Stephen
had planned to visit his queer patients
after dinner that night. So she tele-
phoned-and Dan Mcnamara answered
| Il shouldn't ring you up this late
and get you out of bed"
| mot at all. Just got in this minute"
I'm glad. How's everything, Dan?"
! IT haven't seen the patients but my
chief of staff was up waiting for me
and reports everything jake"
That's all I wanted to know
Thanks Dan. oh, by the way, Flynn
and Angelloti called on me again to-
night"
whats that!' The chiefs voice
was a rear. What are those two eggs
up toP I told them to lay of you"
! They're doing that, Dan. They Just
called to apologize. They spent the
evening with me. They only left
| moment ago."
THE liquor must have run out"
ooh, Danl"
at know those two. 1t would never
occur to them to apologize to anybody
II they didn't have reason. It's just
as I suspected, Lanny. They're going
| to hang on to this case on the quiet
and trail you around"
An anguished thought popped into
Lanny's agile brain. "Oh. Dan, suppose
| they took a notion to trail Steviel"
| "Hushl You don't have to paint
me any pictures, Lanny. When did
these two busy-bodies call at your
| houss?"
"At s:15."
wait a minute" Lanny waited a
minute and then McNamara said:
stephen left here just about that time,
! so guess we're safe tonight. And to-
morrow I'll cover that loophole I'm
an ass not to have thought Of it be-
fore. Good night"
In the morning Dan McNamara sent
for Flynn and informed him he was to
depart that night for Los Angeles to
bring back a prisoner. Flynn begged
Angelloti to keep his eyes on the job.
But that night McNamara found other
work. for Angelloti. BY the time Flynn
EllSC1lObl was BSlCY anu Vic
same night, without a moments notice.
Mcnamara shot him up to Seattle on
a similar job.
He let himself into the house that
night with his latch key, turned on the
hall light and whistled Hello, every
body" he shouted. Nobody answered,
so he hurried down to Nancs's room.
the light. and found disordered bed
with nobody in it. He searched the
house thoroughly, only to, discover he
was alone in 1t; finally, on the living
room table he found a note:
Dear Chief: We think you mean well,
| and we thank you for what you have
| done, but the dicks are watching this
house. They trailed the doctor last
night, but a friend Of ours trailed
them. Forgive US if we Just can't trust
any cop. Anyhow, 1t would be en-
barrassing for you if your men found
us hsre. Cood-bY and good luck"
Mcflan1ara sat down. He was sud-
denly weak. SO he hadn't fooled flynn
and Angelloti after all. The smart
devils! Well, they might suspect all
they pleased, but unless they had seen
his guests and recognized Nance they
could never prove anything.
He realized now that his act in send
ing them out of the State would clinch
their suspicious; they would be sure to
have somebody in their confidence keep
the house under constant surveillance
until they got back. Evidently they
had sent bungler and the ex-soldier
| had spotted the fellow-he wondered If
Nance and her loyal friends had made
| a clean getaway.
The front doorbell rang, and he went
to answer It, A thin, bent man stood
in the entrance, and even in the dim
| light from the hall Mcnamara knew
him for an ex-con-'ict in his prison suit
of civilian clothes.
"Chisf McNs-nara?" he queried hus-
kily.
Eyes, I'm the chief"
II got out of San Quentin this morn
ing. I he'd message for you, but ]
didn't want to come to headquarters
to deliver it Benny the Bsstle told
me to tell you to rest easy"
Thanks, friend. Come in and rest
easy yourself Let's get acquainted"
Mcnamara invited Hospitality. In the
clearer light of the living room he saw
| that his visitor was far from being a
we'll man. What is it, kid?" he de-
manded with gruff kindness. Hop
or T. B.?'
THE old coughin' sickness, chief.
! The prison directors shortened my
| term to let me out for treatment. AS
if I can get treatment anywhere" he
added bitterly,
"Oh, yes, you can. I'm living alone
here for the next 80 days, SO III get
nurse in to take care OF you, and you
stay here"
The man looked at him suspiciously.
You mean it, chief"
=, What did Benny tell you about me?"
| he asked.
HE told me to trust you He said
| you was one human beirg, even if you
was chief Of police"
He changed the linen on Nance's
4 he'd mt the room In ordar laid oIft a