The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-28

that flynn and Angelloti were down
with flu he called UP Lanny at
Stephens Office and received q meticn
lous report. you say the girl fled In
the car my dicks arrived in?" he
queried. That's terrible. A descrip-
ton of the car must have been broad
cast to all outlying police and the sur
rounding country stations Immediately
by Flynn and Angelloti, and Nance will
be picked up somewhere down state"
We've done our damnedest," Lanny
replied cheerfuly. angels can do no
more. | borrowed the car you left out
front. It's in a garage. I'll send you
the claim check"
For a week, the chief waited for
news of Nance Belden. but 40 news
came through beyond some gossip
around the central station that the car
had been driven but three miles and
then abandoned--for which evidence
that the Almighty was still on his side
the worthy fellow was grateful.
So Nance was still In the city! Nc
Namara's mind worked so automatical-
~ he did not even have to tell himself
that. undoubtedly, she had taken sane
tuary within a short distance of the
spot where she had abandoned Flynn's
car nor did he have to remind him.
self that Flynn and Angelloti would
come to the same conclusion. He had
no difficulty In ascertanIng the spot
where the car had been recovered.
Folsom street and Sixteenth. eh?"
he reflected. Observation-Disclosures build
ings and cheap apartment houses,
cheap rooming houses and working
mems hotels. No. she wouldn't go to
one of those Not what she is-she has
class-and she has two hundred dol
lars In her possession. She's holed up
with friend. eWhat friend? Why,
Ella Gates, of course
He had already secured Ella Gates
address from the banker In San Jose.
However, he realized 1t would not be
wise to call upon her and run the risk
Of having Flynn or Angelloti run across
him In the neighborhood or see him en-
terng Ella Gates house. The obvious
thing, therefore, was to cast about for
a lob In another part Of the city and
see that both detectives were assigned
to 1t. II he sent them out OF the city
for day or two they might suspect
his purpose and have some other dick
friend OF theirs shadow him during
their absence.
While he was considering where he
could dispose or them, the president
OF the Security Trust company In San
| Jose rang up.
Miss Penelope GatlIn has just been
| In the bank, Chief" he told Mcnamara.
"She has purchased letter Of credit
/ for ten thousand dollars and has with
| drawn In cash the remainder OF the
/ funds on deposit to the credit of her
| checking account, amounting to eleven
| hundred dollars"
rs she In the bank now?"
"Yes."
"Have one OF your clerks follow her
Give him some expense money-Tll be
responsible for Its repayment. And
when you get his report please tele
| phone me-"
At rhree-thirty the banker telephoned
again. "She purchased ticket to Sar
| Francisco on one Of the buses leaving
here at three-fifteen. She spent two
hours shopping"
The buses, Mcnamara knew, entered
the city vim Mission street. the bus depo
was at Fifth and Mission streets. ELI
Gates lived ON Howard street, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Howart
street runs between Mission and Fol
som--and Flynn's car Ind been fount
abandoned at Sixteenth and Folsom
Nance was smart. She had left thu
car block from Ella Gates home ant
walked there. Mcnamara reasoned tn
incoming bus would drop the girl of a
Sixteenth and Mission streets--a reg
ular stop-and she would then max
her way to the Gates woman's house
He glanced at his watch. He ha
an hour and half to Intercept her
for that hour and a half he must hav
Flynn land Angellori In another sec
tIon OF the city. To his annoyance h
discovered they were out on detail
SO he decided he would have to risk !
called taxi and drove to ELLA Gates
, address, He discovered Ii to be
| cheap wooden apartment house. bu
: the directory In the vestbule gave hill
: no information as to which apartment
Ella Gates lived In. so he rang tn
landlady's bell and the door opened
/ admit him. To his Inquiry regnrdin
J Mrs. Gates, he wns informed that sh
: had moved to parts unknown wee
. before. nor could his Informant gls
t him any clue to aid him In discoyerin
4 her.
!; As he came out OF the apartmeT
Q house he glanced warlly around ar
4 was amused to observe Detective Al
q gelloti leaning against cigar star
. across the street. He was certain Il
detective bad recognized him, for Al
= gelloti Immediately turned his bac
Q The chief walked up to Mission Stree
boarded a street car and was at II
bus terminus two minutes before Z
o bus on which Nance had left San Jo
y rolled In. But Nance was not amor
I the passengers TINT allghtpu