Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
GOLDEN DAWN
By PETER 8. KXME
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cared to, but instead scared him with
overs and shorts. Did sweep the
roof of that lookout tower?"
you certainly did-and ratified the
man at the Browning gun there. Well,
you're quite fellow! What does your
friend, the chauffeur, do?"
| Delivers bootleg. He took a chance
for friend"
"You may co." said Dan Mcnamara
beat it. But I'll remember you, and If
| you pull any rough stuff in this city
I'll land you out in the grass. On your
wayl"
The man fled promptly, and Dan
turned to athe eX-soldier. 1--WE got
Nance out at my house." he explained.
DIR. Burt has fixed her up, and I'm
not going to turn her in. Neither am
going to turn her out, because she
wouldn't be out two hours before she'd
be picked up. That saddle nose of hers
is dead giveaway."
The man nodded lugubriouSly.
We've got to find quiet spot for
| your friend, too" the chief went on,
meditatively. "a man with three bullet
holes in him is in an embarrassing fix
when he's wanted. So we'll take him
out to my house, too. That's the only
safe place / can think Of"
How about me?"
you've been a soldier, so I suppose
you can carry out orders?"
Eyes, sir"
well, your orders are to come out
| to my house, too, and take care of your
| friends. The doctor Will call every day
and tell you what to do. And you'll
have to do the cooking"
II can do that, too-not fancy, but
they can eat it"
"All right. You've got job and a
holing-up place as well. I'll go home
you and your friend. Meanwhile don't
you get cold feet and disappear.
want to talk to you some more. want
to find out all about Nance Belden, and
| you and your friend might be able IL
give me line on her"
II don't know anything about her
chief, except that her real name is
Penelope Gatlin."
Dan Mcnamara clasped his CORFU
gated brow in both hands and pondered
"Gatlinl Gatlin! Penelope Gatlinl
Now, where have run across that
name in my business? I don't usually
forget names. and seem to remember
had call once for somebody by that
name, or else somebody by that name
called on me. 1t was long time ago
I'll have to look that up wonder
there's anything in the files at head
Quarters?"
1t was midnight before Nance Bel.
den's two friends were installed with
her in Dan McNamara's house. Lanny
looked both men over carefully, anc
conf1ded to the chief that she wouldn't
trust either one of them as far as she
could throw bear by its tail, to which
Mr.. Mcnamara replied that one of them
couldn't raise any deviltry If he wanted
to, while the other dared not. More
over, this latter was the only practica
nurse he could secure. A trained nurse
might talk On the other hand, thil
friend of Nance had been educated II
keep his mouth shut. And a very
great virtue" Mcnamara added. Hi
freedom is in my keeping and my honor
is in his, so we have to trust each other
Besides, it's high time you got home"
How about those two cops waiting
for me?"
Greet them kindly, ask them theil
business, and invite them to talk it ovel
before they can tell you what it is
When they tell you permit them tt
search your home and be cheerful
about it,
The phone rang and Dan answered
it. When he rejoined Lanny he wa;
smiling broadly. You're a bum mop
per-up," he accused. THAT was Flynn
one of the detective sergeants on watch
at your house. He found two drops Of
blood you overlooked, SO he thinks yoC
and Nance are in the house but refuse
to answer the bell, and he wants
permission to break IN, in thu
name of the law. He says he can slide
the latch on your front door lock like
nobody,s business. ! told him to wait
another hour and then try it, but to bt
careful"
Lanny's independent and belligerent
nature was instantly aroused. IF
couldn't give a snooper like that cards
and spades, the four aces, big and little
casino and beat him to death on the
sweeps, I'd kiss a cow" she declared
Guess I'll go home and make those
big boobS feel ashamed of themselves
for disturbing lady"
Whatever you do, be nice to them,
he warned earnestly. IF you gel
snooty with them, Lanny, they'll just
waltz you down to central station anc
stow you away for the night-with the
excuse that the chief wants to see you
And I've decided don't know you. Il
I did I'd go home with you"
He escorted Lanny out to her car anc
with a fiashlight examined it very care
fully again for signs of blood He
found two dried splotches and wiped
them away before permitting her tc
depart.
AS Lanny entered the driveway and
paused in front of her garage, there
were no detectives in sight, although
there might have been had she deemed
it the part of wisdom to glance care
fully about her. She unlocked the ga
rage door, climbed back in her car