The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-10

| That meant the doctor had received
| another telephone message Then the
light WAS switched on and OF ten
| times. That meant the patient would
| arrive In about ten minutes, 30 Dan
| Mcnamara bid himself In the deep
| shadow OF a bridesmaids entrance at
| the side of a house across the street,
| and waited.
| In ten minutes almost to the second,
| car, with drawn curtains, drove up
| to the house and two men got out.
| The chief could see that one OF them
| had to have assistance, SO the driver
| got out and helped the other man half
drag, half carry, the wounded man up
| the steps. Stephen opened the door and
| the three men entered Immediately Nc
Namara ran across the street and up
| the front steps behind them, found the
latchkey under the mat opened the
door and stepped inside. He could
hear voices In Stephens reception
room. 80 he drew his pistol and
stepped silently up to the entrance
| OF 1t.
Put 'em up, boys" he ordered
cheerfully. He drew back his left lapel
and revealed his blue and gold shield.
No necessity to argue In the smoke.
This isn't hanging matter
| He forced the two unwounded men
to stand with their backs toward him
while he ran his facIle hands over
| their persons and relieved each OF
| pistol. He broke" both guns and
placed the cartridges In his pocket.
Il beg your pardon, Doctor. for en-
rering your house unannounced. but
| you left your front door unmatched and
| couldn't resist | had a notion these
men might call upon you. Just a
bunch because the warden tipped us
of to watch the home OF your ONCE
nurse. Miss Lanning. So. while watch
| Ing the homie OF the servant | con-
| Guided to watch that OF the master,
also. Sit down, boys. Never mind us,
| Doc. The man on the table needs all
| OF your attention. Fix him up nicely
and let him lie there until come back.
He can't run away. and II he tries,
| don't you let him. You other men
come with me down to the central
office TIL see II we have anything on
you. ! don't appear to have the honor
OF your acquaintance, but we'll look
the rognes gallery over and compare
fngerprints. While there's life, there's
hope"
You're all wet. Chief" the driver
Of the car replied pertly.
"Perhaps-but not as wet as your
friends And Mcnamara chuckled at
his little Joke. You can't do forty an
hour through the tide-rIps off Alcatraz
island without throwing some spray.
You got an open fireplace In your
house. Doctor7"
Stephen saw that Mcnamara was
pretending they had not previously
met. Yes. Chief. In the drawing
room. IT'S all set"
Il want to warm these boys up and
dry them our. They did good work
this afternoon and they deserve good
treatment. Drop that wounded man
long enough to dig up couple of stlfr
jolts of spiritus frumentl for my lads
will you, Doc? | always warm cold
man from the outside In and from
the inside OUT
Thank you, Chief" both men NUT
tered.
| The three retired to the drawing
room and the chief tossed one of the
men box OF matches. Fire up" he
commanded Then draw yourself up
| to the blaze and drink the grog the
doctor will give you. Where's your
pal hIt?'
TOP OF the right shoulder, calf OF
the left leg and blceps OF the left
arm"
$50 he's the chap that dragged
Nance out OF the water, eh7 He was
| front driving the boat There are forty
bullet holes In the rear of that boat
He sighed. These machine guns GER
| talnly spray things. You didn't drop
| your own machine gun overheard,
either They're too valuable and hard
to get. A Thompson, suppose A
| Tommy gun and a Tommy man Wis
Iting brethren-from Chicago. | sup
pose. That's why we haven't met be-
| fore. Pardon me minute while
| look for the Tommy gun In your car.
And II you want TO die In hurry
| just try beating 1t out the back way
while I'm gone"
He returned In less than minute
with the oneman machine gun In his
hands. We've got Nance Belden
where you dropped her. he announced,
so while you're tapping up that
whisky. tell me all about It."
so Nance told you where TO look
for US, eh2" The man who had han
died the motor boat spoke with wither-
Ing contempt and hatred Instantly
Dan Mcnamara cufred him vlciously
on the side of the head.
Apologize for that" he roared.
you're so id crooked you think
everybody else is, too"
The man mumbled an apology.
mo. Nance didn't tell me. you rat
Mcnamara went ON, "and didn't ask