Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
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~Ednce nau no tight 10 De IneTe,
the man protested to Mcnamara, "The
poor kids queer" He tapped his fore
head. "But she framed a sweet geta
way, II II would work, and We figured
II might. So we thought we'd give the
girl a hand. She's all right I've gol
a blind brother that would have starved
TO death II 1t hadn't been for Nance
Belden; as for the man the doctors
working over now, Nance took care Of
his wife while he was In the stir.
Helped her when she had a baby.
Chief. that girls q saint. The only
trouble with her Is that she's a devil,
too. You never know how to figure
her"
you've figured her right. She's
queer. And what's your wounded
friend been doing since he got out Of
stir? What did he get In for?"
HE. got In for Bookkeeping and he's
been b%odyguard for a boss b%ootlegger
since he got out"
"H-m-m-ml And what's your spe-
cialty?"
II don't know what line III take up,
Chief. I've only been out of the
United States army disciplinary bar
racks on Alcatraz island a month. |
was a soldier-and | poked nm officer"
"Oh. you're the machine-gunner, Ell?
Learned to shoot In the army. ! sup
poser"
IF ! hadn't, I'd have killed that
guard. | could have gotten him II |
cared to, but instead ! scared him with
overs and shorts. Did ! sweep the
roof Of that lookout t0wer?"
"Yop certainly did-and ratified the
man at the Browning gun there. Well.
you're quite a fellowl What does
your friend, the chauffeur. do?"
Delivers bootleg. He took a chance
for a friend
"You may 60" said Dan Mcnamara
TO the chauffeur. "Take your car and
beat 1t. But I'll remember you and II
you pull any rough stuff In this city
I'll land you out In the grass. On your
way"
The man fled promptly. and Dan
turned TO the ex-sOldier. "I've got
Nance out at my house," he explained.
doctor Burt has fixed her up and I'm
not going to turn her In. Neither am
] going to turn her out, because she
wouldn't be out two hours before she'd
be picked up. That saddle nose of
hers is a dead-give-away."
The man nodded lugubrlously.
We've got to find a quiet spot for
your friend. TOO" the chief went on
meditatively. "A man with three bull
let holes In him Is In an embarrassing
fx-when he's wanted. So Wen take
him out to my house, too. That's the
only safe place ! can think Of"
How about me?"
you've been a soldier, so ] suppose
you "a carry out orders?"
"Yes. SIR"
swell, your orders are to come out
TO my house, too, and take care Of
your friends. The doctor will call
every day and tell you what to do.
And you1l have to do the cooking"
81 can do that, too. Not fancy, but
they can eat IT,"
"All right, you've got a job and a
holing-up place as well. III go home
now and get my car and come back
for you and your friend. Meanwhile
don't you get cold feet and disappear.
] want to talk to you some more.
want to find out all about Nance Bel
den, and you and your friend might
be able 10 give a line on her"
Il don't know anything about her,
Chief. except that Der real name is
Penelope Gatlin.'
Dan Mcnamara clasped his CORFU.
gated brow iD both hands and pom
dered. "Gatlinl Gatlini Penelope
Gatlin' Now, where have ! run across
that lame In my business? ! don't
usually forget names. and seem 70
remember ! had call once for some
body by that name or else somebody
by that name called on me. II was a
IotS itHlc urO III nave w iUth iidt
uIt-I wonder If there's anything In
the files at headquarters"
II was midnight before Nance Bel
den's two friends were installed with
her in Dan McNamara's house. Lanny
looked both men over carefully and
confided to the chief that she wouldn't
trust either one of them as far MS she
could throw a bear by Its rail. to
which Mr.. Mcnamara replied that one
of them couldn't raise any deviltry VI
he wanted to. while the other dared
not. Moreover, this latter was The
only practical nurse he could secure.
4 trained nurse might talk on the
other hand. this friend o. Nance's had