Evening star., 1934-09-30
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FORGET
By WILLIAM A. UCKER
By WILLIAM A. UCKER

made up the pay roll had the numbers"
Pop said, "Fine: at tonight then"
They separated, but Sullivan called Pop back.
"Are you sure he didn't take it out with him?
He could've. Pop said: "Yes, he could've.
But he didn't. I'm sure of that. He couldn't
have taken the chance of frisk if the man
who had answered his call recognized him. II
I'd known him Tdve searched him for luck.
He was figuring on that"
Sounds sensible" answered Sullivan. "Au
right; see you later.
AT 8 O'Clock that night Pop, his coat of
n and his sleeves rolled up was seated on
the steps of a house at the corner of the block
in which was located the house to which Law
tons call had summoned him on his report
of suicide
Detective Edwards, he knew was hidden in
the vestibule of the house directly opposite.
Sullivan at the other end of the block
hiding in the shadow of closed fruit stand.
while Pop himself had all the seeming of an
overheated lodging house roomer who was
seeking a little fresh air.
Pedestrians passed automobiles passed, time
passed. Then truck turned the corner where
Pop sitting and stopped in front of the
house he was watching.
Two men got down, took out trunk and
carried it in. For moment their forms we're
silhouetted against the light as the door of the
house opened.
seemed-the late delivery of a new lodgers
trunk. And it might be something else. Pop
considered, weighing his chances. If he sprung
the trap and caught nothing-and if he didn't
spring it soon enough and had to watch his
prey drive Off
He began walking toward the house. His
white shirt was target in the darkness. He
knew Sullivan and Edwards him. The
door of the house opened and the two men
came out. Pop timed himself. The two were
IL n
to them.
One was small Pops eyes went to the other.
: Hello; Lawton," he said. What are you
doing here2" His voice was loud. The tones
carried so that the other detectives could hear
him.
answered Pop said. I'VE want to talk to you.'
Lawton's hand moved, but it wasn't fast
enough.
A body brushed past Pop charging. A fist
cracked. Lawton went down. Edwards said.
I'll bet busted knuckle on that dirty lunk-
head"
They took Lawton to headquarters in the
delivery truck whose driver volubly explained
how Lawton had hired him to deliver the
trunk. "All right" said Pop; all right" His
feet were hurting him.
At headquarters they found the aluminium
container, still wet, under Lawtons shirt and
tightly held against his body by his belt. "You
open it, Pop told Sullivan he sat down to
caress his feet
The serial numbers on the twenties checked
with list which Sullivan took from his pocket.
Lawton watched, his eyes black and venomous.
"Well," asked Sullivan, want to tell us
about it?"
Lawton spat a curse. Sullivan raised his
hand. Pop caught it before it could do any
damage.
Take it easy" he said HE doesn't have to
talk Goldie will do enough talking when she
sees him and the money. She'll tie him to the
Hillman job. She's thinking about 1t right
now She's just beginning to understand how
Sandy was bumped of, and then Peterson, and
how all she was going to get was good-by
from Lawton."
A GAIN Iawton cursed at the old man who
n seemed to be so calm and unworried about
the whole business.
Sure" said Pop, "get it off your mind if it
helps. It wasn't bad plan at that, getting
Peterson to help you kill Sandy after the stick.
up and then letting Peterson keep the money.
so that he wouldn't get suspicious We can't
hang the Sandy killing on you, but you're sure
elected for the Peterson job. Petersons finger
prints are all over that money. And we found
it on you-after you had gone back to the
house. That and Goldies testimony will
cinch it."
Edwards jerked Lawton to his feet and led
him back to a cell. Sullivan yawned and said:
Listen, Pop, never did get chance to ask
how you happened to hook together all these
different jobs
well, that's funny thing" answered Pop.
'I didn't like this Lawton from the time first
saw him. He was too smooth. He knew too
much. And then he color blind
Color blind?" echoed Sullivan. Whats
that got to do with it,"
Nothing at first" replied Pop. "Not until
I checked up and found he had a record And
then I remembered that the men who pulled
that Hillman job drove down Forsythe Boule-