Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-02-28

the chiefs Instructions, switched OF.
In about FIVE minutes the chief saw
this light switched on and OF twice.
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, so Dan
Mcnamara hid himself In the deep
shadow Of a bridesmaids entrance at
! the side of q house across the street,
and waited.
In ten minutes almost to the second,
a 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 mar 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, SO he drew his pistol and
stepped silently up to the entrance
Of 1t.
Put 'em up, boys" he ordered
c%heerfully. He drew back his left lapel
and revealed his blue and gold shield.
mo necessity to argue In the smoke,
This isn't a 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 a
pistol. He broke" both guns and
placed the cartridges In his pocket.
81 beg your pardon, Doctor, for en-
terlng 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 ofice
nurse, Miss tanning. So, while watch
ing the home Of the servant con-
cluded to watch that Of the master,
also. Sit down, boys. Never mind US,
Doc. The man OF the table needs all
Of your attention. Fix him up nicely
and let him lie there until l 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 till see If we have anything on
you. don't appear to have the honor
Of vour puuafpfopno hut wall lnok
the rogues' gallery over and compare
fngerprints. While there's life, there's
hope"
You're all wet, Chief" the driver
Of the car replied pertiy.
"Perhaps-but not as wet as your
friends" And Mcnamara chuckled at
his little joke. you can't do forty an
hour through the tlde-rlps Off Alcarraz
island without throwing some spray.
You got an open fireplace in your
house, Doctors"
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 out. They did good work
this afternoon and they deserve good
treatment. Drop that wounded man
long enough to dig up a couple Of stiff
jolts Of spiritus frumentI for my lads,
will you, Doc? l always warm a cold
mar 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 tho
men a 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 biceps of the left
arm
$50 he's the chap that dragged
Nance out Of the water, Ell? He was
in the rear cockpit, but you were up
front driving the boat. There are forty
bullet holes In the rear of that boat"
He sighed. "These machine guns GER
tainly spray things. You didn't drop
your own machine gun overheard,
either. They're too valuable and hard
to get. A Thompson, l suppose. A
Tommy gun and a Tommy mani Wis
iting brethren-from Chicago, l sup
pose. That's why we haven't met be-
fore. Pardon me a minute while
look for the Tommy gun in your car.
And II you want to die In a hurry
just try beating 1t out the back way
while I'm gone
He returned in less than a minute
with the ne-man machine gun In his
hands. We've got Nance Belden
where you dropped her." he announced,
80 while you're tapping up that
whisky, tell me all about It,"
$50 Nance told you where TO look
for us, eh?' The man who had han
died the motor boat spoke with wither-
ing contempt and hatred. Instantly
Dan Mcnamara cufred him viciously
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