The Washington times., 1934-12-01
lOCKOVER MSe%Ss% Xe s. 5s," By DashieI Hammet

get down to lhe Harbor Hospital.
I told him could in 10 minutes,
and with the help of a taxi 1 did
The little Canadian operative
met me at the hospital door. His
clothes and hair were dripping
wet, but he had had q shot Of
whiskey and his teeth had stopped
chattering.
Damned fool jumped in bay!"
he barked as If it were my fault.
Angel Grace?"
"Who else was shadowingP
Got on Oakland ferry. Moved off
by self by rail. Thought she was
going to throw something over.
Kept eye on her. Bingo! She
jumps" Dick Sneezed. Il was
goofy enough to Jump after her.
Held her up. Were fished out. In
there nodding his wet head to-
ward the interior Of the hospital.
What happened before she
took the ferry?"
Nothing. Been in Joint all
day. Straight out to ferry"
How about yesterday" "
Apartment all day. Out
night with man. Roadhov b.
Home at four. Bad brs k.
Couldn't tail him Off"
What did he look like?"
The man Dick described WAS
Tom-Tom Carey.
Rn1lrnL
eide.
She was lying on her back on
a cot, staring at the ceiling. Her
face was pale, but it always was,
and her green eyes were no more
sullen than usual. Except that
her short hair was dark with
dampneSs she didn't look as If
anything out Of the; ordinary had
happened.
you think of the funniest
things to do" I said when 1 was
beside the bed.
She jumped and her face
jerked around TO me, startled.
Then she recok knized me and
Smlled-a smile that brought into
her face the attractiveness that
habitual Sullenness kept out.
You have to keep in practice
-sneaking. up Or people?" she
asked. who told you I was
here?"
Everybody knows it. Your
pictures are all oven the front
pages Of the newspapers, with
your life history and what you
said to the Prince of Wales"
She stopped smiling and looked
steadily at me.
Il got i'll" she exclaimed Safter
few seconds. That runt who
came in after me was one of YOUR
opS-tailing me. Wasn't he?"l
Il didn't know anybody had to
go in after you," answered. "fi
thought you came ashore after
you had finished your swim.
Didn't you want to land?"
She wouldn't smile. Her eyes
began to look at something hor-
rible.
"Oh! Why didn't they let mo
alone?" she walled, shuddering.
"It'S a rotten thing, living"
I sat down on a small chair be-
side the white bed and patted the
lump her shoulders made in the
sheets.
What was 1t?" was sur
prised at the fatherly tone I
achieved. What did you want
to die for, Angelo"
Words that wanted to be said
were shiny in her eyes, tugged
at muscles in her face, shaped
her lipS-but that was all. The
words she said came out listlessly,
ut with reluctant sort of final
lty They were:
mo. You're law. I'm thief. I'm
staying on my side of the fence.
Nobody can say"
"All right! All right" I sur.
rendered. But for heavens sake
don't make me listen to another
of those ethical arguments. Is
there anything I can do for you?"
Thanks, no.
"There's nothing you want to
tell me?"
She shook her head.
You're all right now?"
eyes. I was being shadowed,
wasn't I? Or you wouldn't have
known about 1t so soon."
I'm a detective-I know every
thing. Be a good girl"
From the hospital I went up to
the Hall of Justice, to the police
detective bureau. Lieutenant Duff
was holding down the captains
desk. told him about the Angels
dive.
Got any idea what she was up
to?" he wanted to know when I
had finished.
She's too far off center to
figure. I want her vagged."
Yeah? I thought you wanted
her loose so you could catch her"
That's about played out now.
I'd like to try throwing her in
the can for thirty days. Big Flora
is in waiting trial. The Angel
knows Flora was one of the troup
that rubbed out her Paddy. May.
be Flora don't know the Angel.
Let's see what will come Of mix
ing the two babies for a month"
Can do," Duff agreed. "ThiS
Angels got no visible means Of
support, and it's a cinch she's
got no business running around
jumping in peoples bays. I'll put
the word through"
From the Hall of Justice I
went LIN to the Ellis Street hote