Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-04
CHAPTER ~VII-Continued

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'Did your men scout the street In
front Of this house before pulling up
I'm front of IT." asked Mcnamara
sharply.
Certainly. We circled the block
twice"
"Feed our Nance, Lanny." Mcnamara
urged happily. .'She's a smart girl.
Elow's the shoulder. dearie?"
"Fine. It1l be 0. X. in another
week."
$50 am l." Mr.. Mcnamara grinned
horribly. "Flynn's home eating his din.
ner now. and Angelloti must be on
guard In that alley. I'm going to mis-
take Angelloti for a suspicious charac-
ter, lurking there In the dark-and put
later. He just can't stand to mix II
with me, and get recognized, of course.
so when he run I'll fire in the air.
He'll know who ! am but he'll never
suspect ! know who he u.s."
Mcnamara babe Nance. Lanny and
Stephen goodnight and hurried away
In a taxi. A block from his home he
alighted and walked down the side of
the street opposite his own house. He
was whistling softly as he came abreast
of Angelloti's hiding place, where he
turned at right angles, apparently with
the intention Of crossing In the middle
of the street to his own house. A step
from the curb he halted. turned. bent
his head In a listening attitude, then
stepped resolutely into the alley.
"Who's there?" he demanded. Re
ceiving no answer, he got out a small
fiashlight; he seemed to have some
difficulty flashing II on. for he cursed
softly. and suddenly a beam from the
iashlight Illuminated his W face for
an instant. but long enough, he decided,
to permit the watchful Angelloti TO rec
ognize him. The alley was empty, but
in a little garden strip a large syringa
bush grew. and instinct warned the
chief that his prey was behind II. So
he walked past 1t. his ~nashlight held
close to the bush. and as he had an
ticipated. II was snatched from him.
AS he turned, one of his stout legs was
jerked from under him by a man
crouching low; 80. before permitting
himself 10 tOpple backward, Mcnamara
dropped his good right arm to the level
of his knee and swung a short, stab
hing punch. He felt a %cheekbOne and
the side OF a nose; so he punched
again. n little higher mp, and then fell
over backward. Instantly his assailant
rose and fed like a doe.
Halt! I'm an officer" Mcnamara
shouted. and fired into the air. But the
running man did not even hesitate. In
the morning he sent for Angelloti for
a report on certain case. and was
charmed to note Il family lemonish
spot on the Italians left cheek and a
very noticeable iridescence under the
left eye. The chief grinned. what does
the other fellow look like. Angler" he
queried InnOcently HE couldn't have
been more'n a hyweight or he'd have
done more damaged How come you lei
some runt one-two you like thatT"
ut was a dame ! picked up for
Drunkenness" Angelloti lied with the
gllbness Of long practice.
Following some discussion of the re-
port. Mcnamara dismissed him. and
sat down to decide what to do with
Nance Belden. That Flynn and Angel
lott were keeping his house under sur.
veillance he knew now undoubtedly
they would enter his house al the ear
Hest favorable opportunity.
The chief wondered what he would
do If he stood In the shoes of his two
detectives. I'D wait for a night when
| wouldn't be disturbed for a couple
OF hours" he decided. "What night
would that be? Why, Thursday night,
when the board Of police commission.
Stephen will make his usual early
evening call-end as soon as he leaves
the house those two will slip into 1t.
The cellar door, of course. III make
IT easy for them. I'll leave the door
unlocked"
He concluded that until then,
Nance would be safe at Lanny's house.
In the meantime, however, he must ar
range to get her ont of the city at an
early date. The detectives were both
absolutely satisfied Lanny had once
given Nance sanctuary for a brief
period trust them, therefore. to keep
an eye on Lanny's house.
He had In his office a telephone line
that did not connect with the private
exchange system In the central station
81 he called Lanny on his phone al
Doctor Burt's Office now.