The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-11-29
CHAPTER II-Continued

"Lanny" Stephen reproved hel
Then to Dan Mcnamara: -Do 20
mean TO tell me you left her out rher
unguarded7 How would you explal
her escape-lf she had chosen to dis
appear?"
i don't think she'd duck, Doc. Blu
even II she tried 1t, got plain clothe
man on guard"
please bring the patient In. Lanny
stephen pleaded. And then yol
might he glanced eloquenfly at thei
empty glasses Lanny glared at him
so he smiled--and she ceased to glare
Hut she went on mumhIIng.
Dan Mcnamara shock his bend sage
ly Nothing wrong with that wornan'.
: thinking apparatus" he informed
Stephen.
And then Lanny ushered the new ua
tient In. She paused Just inside m.
door, swept the room with slow glanc,
and permitted her gaze To come To resi-
on Stephen Burt. who rose and bowea
to her. Instantly the frozen hos
tllity In her glance faded AID SHE
smiled. "Remlnds ME of a gargnyle.
Stephen reflected.
Meet my friend, Dr. Stephen Burt
Nance" Dan Mcnamara introduced her
airlly Doc, this Is Nance Belden
alias Dorothy Case. alias Fay Rarham
alias Elizabeth Vernon.
Stephen soId politely that he was de
lighted to make her acquaintance, and
Nance replied with acrld dlrectness
Why? Whereat Stephen Burt laughed
and set chair for her. Nance pumped
herself down In 1t with u weary sigh
1erkpd off her jaunty hat and threw il,
on Stephens desk. "All right. Steve
sioot WHAT'S the idea of the big
cnnsention7 Another fishing exped
tIon?"
Now. Nance" Dnn McNamars
sonthed her. syou cut that out. You're
not talking to Doc Rlethen. Doc Rurt's
II gentleman
Nance remembered her manners
My error. she apnlngized
From the doorway leading Into the
waiting room. I.anny gazed upon the
girl With frank dIsappruval oyer
NHnce's shoulder she caught Stephpn's
eye and shook her bend sorrowfully.
THE old girls shocked" Nance
laughed softly without looking around
while l.anny disappeared,
How do you know. Miss BeldenY
Stephen inquired
Mirror" and Nance Belden pointed
"Vluse your eyes Stephen commend
ell. and describe This room 10 me
All right. There ARE TWO anpt,
hlghhall glnsses on the telephone stand
back Of you She shifted. Bourbon
The stands three feet high and the
telephone book Is In the commandment
under the top OF the stand The tele
phone Is one OF thuse combination r..
celver-mouthpiece things like they use
In English stage scenes. and the tele
phone cord Is white, The desk Ia solid
walnut, ! think. fiat-topped and clean
You have II bronze combination Ink
well. pen-rack, and pin-tray. There IL
blue crayon pencil and red craven
pencil and a black. gold banded fonn
tain pen on the pen rack. The foun
tain icn has green ink In It, | know be
cause on the calendar pad on the desk
which Ia opened AT November - al
though this Is the 24th--you've writ
ten something with the pen very re-
Gently. You're sitting In walnut
swivel chair. brown leather uphol
stored. and high hack up to your
shoulder tops. The Chiefs chair n
an over-stnffed rocker. and If you give
him another drink he'll fall asleep In
1t. On the wall back OF you. there IN
a framed diploma IN Lafin. Issued 10
Stephen John Burt by Leland Stan.
ford Junior University Medical school
and about four feet from II Is the Oath
OF Hippocrates In black frame, like
the diploma. The print Is old English
and done In black and red. Across the
room. In back OF the chief. Is a walnut
bookcase. built In detachable tiers. and
there's white washstnnd In the cor
ner close by It. The rug Ia beige col. |
ored and Chinese. and on the wall In |
back OF me. where you can look at II
readily. ls framed photograph OF your |
father II must be photograph OF
your father because he looks great |
deal like yon. In back Of me door
eads Into the old lady's den and
acre Nance opened her handbag. took