Nogales international., 1936-01-04

Rankin was in the captains Office
tWhen jerks returned, pride illumin-
biting his features. Behind him came
u young, thin, curly-haired chap in
Hhe uniform of cab driver.
Back already, Jenks?" he COM
hnented. at isn't three hours since
Eyou left to check Mr.. Keith's Wash
Hngton trip; you couldn't have got
Hery far with it."
Ear enough to prove he never
boarded that twelve-twenty-hve
ltrain," jerks responded cheerfully.
t"Almost the first person I ques-
ttioned was this fellow, Jim Blake.
EHe has yellow cab at the West
Philly station stand"
"His story" jerks continued, "is
nhat Mr.. Keith no sooner quit his
town machine in the station yard
Than he hired Blake's cab to follow
The detective turned to the taxi
hnan. as that so, Blake? How
Ican you be certain the man was this
kMr. Keith?"
| "I don't know his name," Blake
tfeplied, gaining assurance, "but if
ihe wasn't the same guy this bloke's
lheen askin' about, then he's got a
idouble. He comes in a maroon
ifolored Packard limousine, driven
Iby shofer. It amt hard to re-
member him; 1 haven't had such a
lfare and run up such a big bill in a
Ihalf a year of s1eepless Sundays"
"I see," Rankin nodded. "Tn
lYou own way, Blake, tell me exactly
iwhat happened. At what time did
The arrivel"
about twelve-hfteen, yesterday
Afternoon; and the car turned into
Nhe station driveway, right beside
khe cabstand. That's why l could
hear everythin' he said. The shoffer
wanted to carry in his bag but he
kold i'm never mind and to go on,
Rnd handed it to one of the porters.
de ordered the dinge to check it for
aim inside and hold the check until
he came back for it; and he tipped
Fim a buck. Then he motioned for
my bus and climbed in. in whale
of a hurry"
well, all this didn't take as long
rs to tell it, y'unnerstand," contin-
Ued the cabman. "And when he
got in my cab, his limousine was
only leavin' the station yard. He
Says, Follow that car; don't get too
close, but don't lose it, whatever
you do
In West Philly, he turns down
Fortyhfth Street and stops outside
an apartment house; there he picks
up a gent waitin' for ina tall,
blond, handsome guy, like an ath-
lete. think the place was the
Westview Apartments" he added.
Rankin NODDED. "Of course, he
ewent for Allen Rowland" he in
formed jerks. 81 suppose then,
Blake, the next destination was
Chestnut Hill?"
That's right" the driver agreed
It was easy followin' along there,
Though the shoffer speeded some
ave went to a real swanky apart
nent house, the Aldwich. I stayed
EQutside the entrance and the shoffer
hgot out and walked in; and in a
Eminute, a pretty, swell young wo-
Egnan joins the gent in the tonnoe
R1heu, a little after two, we was all
tOff again"
Where to this timer" Rankin
GQueried.
Back to town-to the Wolff
Building, at Sixteenth and Market
Street. My passenger didn't get
L0ut right away; he waited a couple
gof minutes after the lady and her
lescort went in before he followed
fhem. The shoffer stayed outside
IN the car. l got orders to wait
Zoo. but not over ten minutes; if
Mr-what's- -'iS-name didn't show
h1p by then, was to leave. And he
hands me a whoopin' big tip besides
b six-dollar fare. So hung around
for almost fifteen minutes, but he
never came out and that was the
Bast seen of i'm"
Rankin spoke with ill-concealed
&agerness. "Did any of the people
Fou were interested in appear while
you were watching, Blake?"
The taximan scratched his head
and replaced his Cap asl-c~
"Oh, yes, the gent the shoner fr6l
picked up came out and spoke to
3iul," he replied, as if just remem-
Rering. II guess 10 dismiss i'm OF
give i'm orders, because he drove
OFF as soon as he went inside again.
Gould you say what tiTnc this
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