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/ .Nance had no right TO be there"
the man protested 10 Mcnamara. The
poor kids queer" He tapped his fore
head. But she framed sweet geta
4 way, II II would work. and we figured
/ 1t might So We thought we'd give the
/ girl hand. She's all right. I've got.
a blind brother that would have starved
TO death II II hadn't been for Nance
BeldenyA 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 a saint. The only
| trouble with her Is that she's devil,
! TOO. You never know how to figure
| her"
you've figured her right She's
queer. And WHATS your wounded
! friend been doing since he got out OF
| stir? What did he get In for?"
lie got In for bookkeeping and he's
been hodygllard for q boss bootlegger
since he got out
''H-m-m-m! And what's your spe-
ciatyg"
Il don't know what fire I'll take up.
/ Chief. I've only been out Of the
United States army disciplinary bar
/ racks on Alcatraz Island a-FaeHth.
was q snldier-and poked an officer
"Oh. you're the machine gunner eh2
| 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?
You certainly dd--and ratified the
man at the Browning run there. Well.
you're quite fellow What does
your friend the chauffeur, do?'
"nelyers bootleg. He took chance
| for a friend.
.'You may 20" said Dan Mcnamara
| 70 the Chauffeur. Take your car and
beat 1t. But III remember you and II
you pull any rough stuff In this city
/ I'll land you Out Ia the grass, On your
way"
The man fed promptly. and Dan
turned to the ex-solder i've got
Nance out at my house." he explained.
"npctor 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 ID
be picked up. That saddle nose Of
hers is dead giveaway."
The man nodded luguhriously.
We've got to End 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
/ him out TO my house. too. That's the
only safe place can think of"
How ahnut me?"
you've been soldier so ! suppose
you can carry out erders?'
Eyes. SIR
well, your orders are to come oltt
to my house. too. and take care of
your friends. The doctor Will call
every day and tell you what to do
And you'll have to do the cooking"
Il can do that, too. Not fancy but
they can ear IT,"
'All right. you've got job and n
hong-np place as we'll I'll 60 home
now and get my car and come back
for you and your friend. Meanwhile
don't you get cold feel and disappear.
want to talk 10 you some more !
want 10 find our all about Nance Bel.
den. and you and your friend might
be able to give d line. on her
i don't know anything about her.
Chief. except that Der real name is
Penelope Gatlin."
Dan Mcnamara clasped his CORFU.
gated brow In both hands and pom.
dered "t;itln GatlIn Penelope
Gutlin Now, where have | run across
that .iame In my business? ! don't
usuals forget names. aud | seem "a
rene uher imd call once for some.
body by that name or else somebody
by that name called on me II WAS 8
long time ago. HI hive To look that
nI,--l wonder II there's, anything In
the files al headquarters"
II was midnight before Nance Bel
dpn's two friends were Installed with
her in Dan McNamarn's house. Lam,
locked both men over carefully Hnt
cnnfided Ia the chief that she wouldn
trust either one Of them as far ms sl,
could throw bear by Its, mil /,
which Mr.. McNamHrfi replied that on,
of them couldn't rlflse any deviltry i
be waited to. while the other dare,
not. Moreover, this latter was III,
only practical nurse he could secure
irnined nurse might talk ; on tn
other hand, this friend o. Nance's ha,