The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28
CHAPTER IX-Continued
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1.-THE Instructions are fine. but why
commit forgery by signing Dams name2
II 9h~, original Is traced
Il have signed II Mac. and the world
is filled with Mncs. When Dim has
reached his office. telephone him and
tell him to do something that Will
prove In my court lie WAS In his office
when filed this cablegram.'
Lanny relented. you might make
detective, at that.'
Twenty minutes later Dan Mcnamara
was listening to Lanny reading
Stephens cnbegram over his private
line. Excellent was his sole coli'-
ment. "but print 1t In block letters.
Even. a typewriter can hetray one.
When Steve files this telegram have
him pay for 1t with hundred-dollar
bill. and hive him wear large black
goggles and the rim Of his Int pulled
down all the way round. The girl who
!. receives Ii will think one crook Is
cabling another. If she's ever asked
what sort Of man filed Ii. her descrlp
tInn Of the sender, plus my own per
feet allhi. will put me In the clear :
How are we 10 manage after she
has elnded the Paris pnlice?"
Mcnamara sighed gustily. "Flynn
will be In touch with her bank. and
every time she cashes draft on her
letter OF credit. Flynn will have line
on her address
You're no help" Lanny snapped,
and hung up. Half IN hour later. from
the cable eompany's mnin office.
Stephen dispatched the cahlegram
With Dan Mcnamara definitely out
of the fight. Stephen felt lonely and mp
prehensiye. He wondered why the girl
had fled To Paris In the face of Dan
McNamara's Instructions to flee IL
Lower California. to enter which M
passport Is required. He asked I.anny.
"Oh. that's no mystery, Sipvie.
brough. home from the office Intending
10 show II to Dan. an article by cele-
hrated plastic surgeon of Paris. Ipne-
lnpe read II with great Interest. She
went To Paris In consult this French
plastic slIrgeon and also to have sam,
pies of her new nose drawn by com
petpnt artist"
so that's how The Paris police in
formed Dan SHE was having her lor-
trait done by an American artist, ell
suppose IL will he her luck 10 be IN
hospital undergoing the operation
when the Paris police receive word Jt
deporr her"
I'm afraid she's balled everything
mp. Stephen. Flynn Will have the mum
Der Of her passport and Dan will have
no time to fix new passport photo
graph IN to 1t. They'll not trust to thu
photo to identify her II she tries II
land. They'll check up on the passport
number Also
"Will you never cease discussing
this miserable business, LnnnyT
Stephen burst out lrrltablp. If i
hadn't been for you we wouldn't be II
this wretched predicament,'
When the captaInof detectives calles
In Detective Sergeant r. Flynn and re
lated to him the tale told To him b,
Mrs Rudolph Merton. Flynn gave n,
sign of heing particularly interested
Carefully and Mechanically he Ut
ranged In his mind the facts MS stated
and when he left the presence of hi
superior. all he knew WAS that he wa
10 strive to recover lost helrpss h.
name Penelope Gatlin, and that sh
had nose that should make her rec
ognizahle anywhere.
After nine hours OF refreshing slum
% Der, Flynn proceeded to ponder the cas-
OF Penelope t'atln of the saddle nose
II seem TO be getting my fill Of girl
with saddle noses who disappear mys
ierotsly,' he decided lazily--and In
stantly something clicked in his hrai
and he knew he was on the trail 0
Nance Belden again. An helress, eh
Mcnamara had limited nj powerful In
fiuences back Of Nance Beldpn and sli
certainly must have hired the exner
help she had had In her escape fror
San Quentin nenitentlary.
Mcnamara knows who she is.
Flynn decided. Hes getting his
chunks-for helping her. I'll bet 1T
the same girl" ~
lie decided not to take Angell0ti int
his confidence. For two hundred an
fifty do1ars, Angelioti had agreed
abandon his interest In Nance Belden
whereas l.. Flynn had scorned TO qui
He would pick up the trail again alon
and when be had Nance Belden {
Penelope Gatlin on his Rockwell ST
had to pay somebody to keep out {