The Indianapolis times., 1932-01-28
CHAPTER roRTY-FouR

Ann over the telephone.
The garage people said that he
mentioned Bluemount for tonight,
and his landlady said she heard him
say that he was going to Bluemount.
There is a popular resort there,
you know. They may have gone
there for-well. first, and planned
TO 90 north later. l don't know
what it's worth, but his landlady
said he seemed a decent enough
fellow-quiet at least, and not a
drinker nor a drug addict.
"She claimed to like him. Said
he paid his bills. l couldn't get
anything around the theater-no-
body seemed to know anything
about him. I'll be getting along
now.
Il think I'll start scouting the
highways. Heard from Uncle
Chaney2"
He called. But only to find out
about the make of the car
All right. Don't give up hope.
I'll call later"
The telephone bell
Miss Fenwick, Ermintrude says
that the man said he was only %
years old. That is better, isn't it,
than If he were older? And, dear,
from what Ermintrude says am
sure that as yet everything has been
well, perfectly harmless"
"As YETI said Ann.
Eyes. But she's only child, and
we'll get her home again. Well find
ways to keep her happy and sweet.
She'll forget.
Il want so much to help you,
later. I've been thinking of ways
I can help-when we get her home
again-if you1l let me. I must. /
4 Well, I'll call you later"
Ann thought, Now, isn't that
odd? That pretty, fat little Mrs.
Hill is crying, and I'm not crying
at ALL"
She waited.
e. The telephone bell.
- Hello. Hello. Walnut 5845? Hold
the line, please. Long distance is
calling Miss Pennywick from Cut
ter"
Cutter? What a queer name.
Where was there a place named
Cutter? Perhaps Mary Frances was
sorry. Had changed her mind.
Dear, dear God, if you will, please
Here's your party. Go ahead,
please"
Hello. Hello. Oh, that you Miss
FenwickP This is Hostetter speak
ing-Chaney Hostetter. I'm out
here at a. place named Fenwick-
no, Cutter I mean.
We'll, the constable says that
couple passed through here this
evening going lickety-cut in car
as described. About 6 o'clock.
Lickety- -cut-he could just see that
it was a fellow and a girl. OF
course, there are lots of yellow cars
and all-still, 1 don't know. Heard
from Joe?"
''Yes. He says that the man did
have a desk that he said he had to
return to Denver, and that he has
taken it with him"
IT TG-HUH? Well, I kind of
~ thought that from the first.
Now. what I was thinking was
that I might as we'll come in and
get hold of Joe and--well, kind of
put this thing up to the police
after all
IF that was them passing
through here in the yellow car
they're headed for Denver-but it
isn't going TO do much good for
me to trail along after them, three
hours behind, in his broken down
old boat of mine.
we could get kilograms going
on ahead-India, Mendel Springs,
Topknot Point I got road map
here-so on. What do you think?"
"Oh, yes. I think yes. Perhaps
I'd best get in touch with the po-
lice right away and not wait for
Mr. Hill"
Haven't heard yet from the
folks that went to Bluemount?"
mo. I don't understand it, I'm
expecting a call every second now.
There must have been time"
We'll, I'll tell you what. You
wait till you hear from the folks
at Bluemount. There's a dogs
chance from that direction.
IF 1 was you, I'd wait and let Joe
or me go to the police. It's mans
job; not a ladys. If you hear
from Joe, you tell him what said.
I'll come right on in now"
Ann waited.
The telephonee bell.
Miss Fenwick, 1 was thinking.
Mr.. Ecroyd is lawyer, isn't he?
If he knows the district attorney,
and we do have to go to the police,