The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-17
CHAPTER V-Continued

nance ha0 no right TO De there,
the man protested to Mcnamara. -The
poor kids queer He tapped his fore
head. "Hut she framed sweet getas
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
blind brother that would have starved
TO death II II hadn't been for Nance
Belden; as for the man the 9aHctorss
working over now, Nance took care Of
his wife while he was III khe stir.
Helped her when she had AA baby.
Chief, that girls a saint. The only
trouble with her is that she's a devil,
too. You never know how to figure
her"
you've figured her right She's
queer. And whar1s your wounded
friend been doing since he got out Of
stir7 What did he get In for?'
He got In for Bookkeeping and he's
been bodyguard for boss bootlegger
since he got out
Hm-m-ml And what's your spe-
ciaIty?"
Il don't know what line ny take up,
Chief. I've only been oW of the
United States army disciplinary bar
racks on Aleatraz island month. |
was soldler-and | poked an officer"
"Oh. you're the machine gunner. eh !?
Learned to shoot In the army, sup
poser
IF / hadn't. I'd have killed that
guard. could have gotten him If |
cared to. hut instead scared him with
overs and shorts. Did sweep the
roof of that lockout tower7"
"You certainly dld-and ratified the
man at the Browning Gun there. Well
you're quite fellow What does
your friend. the chauffeur. do7"
Beliyefs bt~tleg. He took chance
for friend
'ygu may CO." said Dan Mcnamara
TO the chauffeur "Take your car and
beat It. But III remember you and II
you pull any rough stuff In this city
III land you out In the grass. On your
way"
The man fled promptly. and Dan
turned to the ex-soldier. "T've got
Nance OUT nj my house." he explained.
Doctor 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'd
be picked up. That saddle nose OF
hers Is dead-gve-away."
The man nodded luguhriously.
We've got to find a quiet spot for
your friend, roo." the chief went on
medltatiyely. "A man with three bull.
let holes In him Is In an embar rassing
fix-wheD he's wanted. So we'll take
him OUT TO my house. too That's the
only safe place can think Of"
How about me?"
you've been soldier. SO suppose
You can carry Out ordersY'
"Yes sir
well, your orders are to come out
to my house, too. and take care of
your friends The doctor will call
every day and tell you what to do.
And youll have to do the cooking"
! can do that, TOO. Not fancy, but
they can eat It,"
All right, you've got a Job and
holing-np place as we'll III 60 home
now and get my cur and come back
for you and your friend. Meanwhile
don't you gel cold feet and disappear.
] want To talk to you some more.
want to find onf all about Nance Bel :
den, and you and your friend might
be able TO give line on her,
u 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. "Gatlini Gatlin! Penenpe
Gatlin Now, where have run across
that name In my hnsness7 don't
usually forget names. and | seem 10
remember ! had call once for some.
body by that name or else somebody
by thai name called on me. II WAS
'a% 'ifc hEh. ~ nave ~ HOOK t1uI
nfi--I wonder II there's ANYTHING In
the files at headquarters
II WIS midnight before Nance Bel
den's two friends were installed with
her In Dan McNamara's house. Lanny
looked both men over carefully and
confided To the chief TINT she wonidn'l
trust either one of them MS far as she
could throw bear by rs raIl 10
which Mr.. Mcnamara repllpd that one
of them couldn't raise ans desllfry II
he wained TO. while the ofher dared
not. Moreover. this latter was rhe
only prnttical nurse he could secure
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