The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-20

Cudrley DdlsdiuluS WIN the nlSnl
manager for a closed car to take
himself and wife to San Jose. When
they started a few minutes later
Nellie Catlicart hired another
closed ear and followed. AT a
third-rate San Jose hOtel-which
was, however, a tirst-claSs hotel in
comparison with the Palace hotel
in Pilarcitos-Colorado Charley
and his companion registered as Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Skidmorc of Los
Angeles, and retired for the night.
Nellie Immediately returned TO
Pilarcitos and crept silently into the
Tully home at one o'clock d. m.
She did not so to bed Immediately,
however, but took down the tele-
phone receiver and called for Mr..
Fahey at the Palace hotel.
The detective got out of bed
and came downstairs to the tele-
phone booth.
''Fahey talkin'."
"This is your female accomplice,
Mr.. Fahey. Please forgive me for
getting you out of bed, but l have
| lcNS VI Importance " GOAnAlQll-
cate. | followed those people. They
hired a car at the Main Street
garage and Charley told Mr.. Bass,
the night manager, that he wanted
to hire il for himself and his wife.
Mark that. Himself and his wife.
Go right down to see Mr.. Bass and
remind him that he rented a a
fAninhf m n man nnA hfo nfFa and
see that he remembers it so we'll
that he will not be liable to forget
It,"
"That wife stuff is good! p
"Well, that couple are now asleep
at the Garden City hotel, in San
Jose, and registered as MI. and Mrs.
Joseph Skidmore, of Los Angeles"
Naughty, naughty"
"This is a decent, respectable
county, Mr.. Fahey. We believe in
conserving morals and protecting
the home and we have no sympathy
for strangers who play fast and
Loose with the regulations of our
hotels. I'm scandalized."
I'm blushin' like a rose myself"
said Detective Sergeant Fahey.
Nov, femme get the straight of
this. About nine o'clock tomor-
row mornin' them two indiscreet
people will be boardin' the Shore
Line Limited to return to Los An
geles. Well, here's where l miss a
whole lot more sleep. / suppose you
want me to drive up to San Jose,
have a confidential talk wit the
chief of police, an ask him, as a
courtesy to a brother chief, to pinch
Charley an Mae on a charge of So
cial vagrancy, chuck 'em into stir
an make the bail the limit.
''That1l mean they'll have to stay
in stir until they can raise bail.
Maybe they can't. Maybe they amt
got friends that can be reached in
a hurry. Still, that lawyer of theirs
might bail them out, but on the
other hand he might not. He'd prob
ably get suspicious an figure your
little boy friend had been too smart
for him.
"Why, of course he'll be suspi-
cious an drop that case like it was
a hot stove. I'll see to that myself.
I'll phone Fitzgerald an he'll phone
that lawyer am tell him, anon
ymously, that his clients have got
tangled up in a photograph, compli-
Gated with the purity squad"
you're such a comfort, Mr..
Fahey," Nellie cooed. "Of course
they won't have any defense, I'M
less they can produce a marriage
certificate"
II know they can't do that, an
if they do, their case against Elmer
is a waSh-out. It's a waSh-out any
way. Well, little partner, WI can't
very well land 'em for attempted
blackmail without draggin' your
mar into the case, so | guess Wen
have to wait till next time, but in
the meantime" lie paused signif-
cantly.
Eyes, yes, go on You're doing
fine, Mr.. Fahey. You were about
to say?"
wen get them a quick trial in
the San Jose police court before
they can get bail, find 'em guilty
an send EN- to the county Jail for
three months"
"Oh, make it six !" Nellie plead
ed. with credit for good behavior
they'll be out altogether too SOON.
1t only costs a few dollars to file
suit, and nothing at all for pub
That woman will do that for
revenge as 500 as she gets out,
matter what happens to her.
Elmer can't afford it,"
swell, SEEM as how you ask 1t,
I'll make it six months. That's
the limit. Consider it done! Me,
I've been tryin' cases IN the judges
for ten years. That's the
only way US dicks can get any JUS
tice or recognition. Good night!
Sleep tight"
A week later Nellie Cathcart re-
ceived by registered mail a small
cardboard box. Upon opening it
she discovered 1t contained a small
gold shield bearing the legend:
Honorary Detective Sergeant, Los
Angeles Police Department" The
shield bore a number also-No. II!
In fact, that week everybody re-
,eived something. Colorado Char
ey and Mae, to their great bewil-
lerment. were given six months in
he county Jail and blamed Elmer
1larke for 1t. Mae even wrote to
lin accusing him of it, but bidding
him refrain from thinking he wa
little Jack Horner, since every dog
have his day.
Alas! Mae was counting her
chickens before thev were hafched.