The Washington times., 1934-12-08


engaged in over-the-line traffic
guns going south; booze, and
probably dope and immigrants
coming north. Just before leaving
there the previous week he had
made inquiries concerning one
Hank Barrows. This Hank Bar
rows description fit the H. F.
BarrowS who had been cut into
ribbons, who had fallen out the
hotel window and died.
The Los Angeles operative
hadn't been able to get much OF
a line on Barrows, except that he
hailed from San Francisco, had
been on the border only a few
days, and had apparently returned
to San Francisco. The operative
had turned up nothing new on
the Newhall killing-the signs
still read that he had been killed
resisting capture by Mexican pa
triotS.
Dick Foley came into my office
while I was reading this news.
When I had finished he gave me
his contribution to the history OF
Tom-Tom Carey.
"Trailed him out Of here. To
hotel. Arlie on corner. Eight
o'clock, Carey out. Garage. Hire
car without driver. Back hotel.
Checked out. Two bags. Out
through park. Arlie after him in
flivver. My boat after Arlie.
Down boulevard. Dark. Lonely.
Arlie steps on gas. Closes in.
Bang! Carey stops. Two guns
going. Exit Arlie. Carey back to
city. Hotel Marquis. Registers
George F. Dandy, San Diego,
Room 622."
did Tom-Tom frisk Arlie after
he dropped him?"
mo. Didn't touch him"
80? Take Mickey Linehan
with you. Don't let Carey get out
of your sight. I'll get somebody
up to relieve you and Mickey late
tonight, if can, but he's got to
be Shadowed "a hours a day until
=" didn't know what came
after that so stopped talking.
took Dicks story into the
Old Mans office and told it to
him, winding up:
"Arlie shot first, according tOI
Foley, so Carey gets a Self-defense
on it, but we're getting action at
last and I don't want to do any
thing to slow it up. So I'd like to
keep what we know about this
shooting quiet for a couple of
days. It won't increase our
friendship any with the county
sheriff if he finds out what we're
doing, but I think it's worth it"
IF you wish" the Old Man
agreed, reaching for his ringing
phone.
He spoke into the instrument
and passed it on to me. Detective
Sergeant Hunt was talking:
Flora Brace and Grace Cardi-
gan crushed out just before day
light. The chances are they"
wasn't in a humor for details.
"A clean sneak?" I asked.
mot a lead on 'em so far,
but"
"I'll get the details when I see
you. Thanks" and I hung up.
"Angel Grace and Big Flora
have escaped from the city
prison." I passed the news on to
the Old Man.
Getting Action
"You were congratulating your.
self on getting action" he mur-
INJURED.
turned my scowl to a grin,
mumbled, "Well, maybe" went
back to my office and telephoned
Franklin Ellert. The liSping at
torney said he would be glad to
see me, so I went over to his
office.
"And now, what progreth have
you made?" he asked eagerly
when I was seated beside his desk.
"Some. A man named Barrows
was also in NogaleS when Newhall
was killed, and also came to San
Francisco right after. Carey fol-
lowed BarrowS up here. Did you
read about the man found walk
ing the streets naked, all cut up?"
"Yeth."
THAT was Barrows. Then an
other man comes into the game
a barber named Arlie. He was
spying on Carey. Last night. in
a lonely road south of here, Arlie
shot at Carey. CAREY killed him."
The old lawyers eyes came out
another inch.
what road?" he gasped.
"You want the exact location?"
"Yeth!"
It had an effect on him. He
hoped out Of his chair. Sweat
was shiny along the ridges
wrinkles made in his face.
NTH Newhall its down there
alonel That plath its only half
q mile from her houth!"
I frowned and beat my brains
together, but I couldn't make
anything out Of it.
Suppose put a man down
there to look after her?" I sug-
gested.
"Exthellent!" His worried face
cleared until there weren't more
than so or go wrinkles in 1t.
"She would prefer to thtay there |
during her firth grief over her
fatherth death. You will thend
q capable MANI"
"The Rock Of Gibraltar is a
leaf in the breeze beside him.
Give me a note for him to take
down. Andrew MacElroy is his
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