Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15


telligence and enterprise.
I'VE understand each other thor
oughly, Flynn. You've been after that
Belden girl and you've made mess
Of it," He opened his desk drawer and
drew out two envelopes. One was adj
dressed to Flynn and the other to An
gelioti and both envelopes bore the re-
turn address Of prominent New York
hotel, but were neither stamped nor
postmarked. These two envelopes
came in q large envelope addressed to
me" McNamara explained. They're
Sealed!" He handed each detective his
letter and watched as they opened them
and drew forth typewriter letters and
$3.50 In bills. Flynn's letter was un-
doubtedly q carbon copy OF Angellotis.
Flynn perused his letter and handed
it to the chief, who read:
Dear Mr.. Flynn: You poor dearl
You have worked so hard and so tntelh-
gently and In such dreadful hard
luck that my heart goes out to you:
You were working for the reward, OF
course-no doubt because you needed the
money. You and Mr.. Anegelloti. would
have had to divide $3.50 had you recap
tlred me, but just to prove I'm a sport
and not holding any mean little grudge,
I'm sending you each $3.50. Please be
good and try to forget all the unpleas-
ant incidents. You VIII never get me
Low, SO do give up your attempts Ike
good boys"
The letter was unsigned.
How much did you get, Angelloti?"
McNamara queried softly.
1.-TWO fifty, chief"
Santa Claus has been good to you
two, hasn't he? Wen, are you both
willing to go back to your regular Jobs
now?'
Flynn threw the money on the chiefs
desk. I'VE swore an oath" he be:
gan, but McNamara cut him short.
so have II" he reminded Flynn
fercel7
eve know every move you've made
in this easel" Flynn shouted.
"And I knew every move you were
going to make before you made 1t"
Angelloti tucked his present in his
pocket. Come on. Flynn" he Urged.
ST can't be called OF for money"
Flynn persisted StubbOrnly.
Dan Mcnamara swept the money on
his desk into the drawer. 1.-THE widows
and orphans Of the Policeman's Benev-
olent and Protective Association will be
glad to get this. On your way-y0u
and your oath"
Flynn sighed deeply and wet out.
Fifteen minutes later he came back and
said humbly, "Chief, i've changed my
mind"
Aiasl McNamara was Irish, too. He
glanced at the clock 'Y0u'Ae is min
utes late, so ri fne YOU $3.50 for tardi-
ness and impudencs and sdisloyalty and
HOUSEKEEPING"
: "I1llget you for this, McNamaral"
Il don't think SO. NY advice to you,
Pat Flynn, would be to quit rnonkeying
with T N T. I've known detective SER
geants TO be taken for ride"
Threatening me. eh?"
mot at all. I wouldn't harm q hair
Of your red head-and by the way, red
hair in the Irish Is q sign that they
breed back to the Danes and Swedes.
A pure-bred 1rishman would know
enough TO lay OF a girl with powerful
and implacable friends. All you were
after was $l26-hali the State reward
for recapturing that girl-and when
she sends you double that you're not
sport enough to meet her half way"
II took an oath" Flynn mumhled.
you should have taken a physic."
WELL I did take an eInetic.. Chief,
I'll never forgive you those tear and
stink bombs" S
well, you Swallowed my house and
entered It unlawfully."
well, found q npStick-"
Belonged to the nurse I had look
ing after sick friend Of mine" the
chief lied glibly.
But Flynn only grinned ferociously.
~ found stained bandages. too"
We'll, the pot can't get nowhere by
calling the kettle black" Mcnamara
decided. Clear out!'
Give me the money and I'll lay on. 1"
But Dan Mcnamara shook his head.
"I know your kind, Pat. There's no
sense. wasting good money on you be-
cause you won't stay bought. Clear
out. tell you"
So Flynn cleared out, carrying with
him infinitely more respect for his chief
than he had heretofore entertained.
Well, some day he'd collect heavy in
terest on that $3.50.
The last patient had left Stephen
Burts Office for the day, and the ever
watchfuI Laf1ny had locked the ONCE
door.
"Tired, Stevie?" she queried anxious
ly, as he loaded his pipe.
mo, of course not" he replied abb
ruptly. What have I done to be
tired?"
"WelI, you had another session with
that terrible MRS. Merton"
"She doesn't weary me any more;
She merely excites my sympathy. stu
about her poor devil Of q husband.
She's had detectives ON his traA for q
month. They've cost her SO q day
each and they haven't discovered, any
thing to Merton's discredit."
"It's about time for, Mrs. Merton 70
commence hearing voices OF sorts,
Lanny commented dryly. "Highban
Stfyie2" -, - ..,A
smile. Eyes, Mrs. Merton is hearing
voices. H.r first husband. who Is dead
keeps whispering through space to her
He's trying to tell her how sorry ne Is
understand he made dirty win.
"He would--if he had any common
sense. What poor, beaten devil Mer-
ton Isl He hasn't the courage OF
| mouse"
"What can he do. Lanny? HIS wife
Is unbalanced. but II he sWears out 9
warrant charging her with insanity
! she'll snap out of her lunacy. Mrs
Merton isn't sufficiently insane' TO b
| incarcerated And she's q beautiful
woman, well-to-do, respectable. Mer'
ton couldn't get to first base on an In
arhen why doesn't he divorce her or
| grounds Of msntal cruelty?"
sThe mans chivalrous and profound
i ly sympathetic. Besides, he hasn't am
| witnesses to nrnve charge OF menta
| cruelty. And ae can't nun away from
| her because he has q thriving business
he may not abandon. told her agar
i today not to come TO my once an.
more; that I could do nothing for her
that she was @ nuisance-and to tr!
i some other doctor. She went out In
rage"
Eanny jumped up. +Now, who d.
you suppose that Is knoclring2 You
ONCE hours are plainly printed on ths