The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-03
CHAPTER IV-Continued

/ HTouhu, LhHny, ana Wnen you return
| they'll want to know where you've
been. What are you going to tell
them?"
Tell them nothing. Let those two
cops sit In their car In front of my
house all night and watch 1t. What do
| carer At least they'll keep burglars
away. And when finally they do round
| me up and waltz me down to central
station to be questioned, you'll do the
questioning, will you not?n
'Lanny," said. Dan Mcnamara, IF
you were man and on the force I'd
make you detective sergeant. You're
bear-cat, that's what you are. But
you struggled that letter out OF San
Quentin for Nance and turned 1t over
to Sapphire Susie ~
"Indeedi WE'LL let me tell you, Dan
Mcnamara, that I'm a respectable
woman and never associate. II know
1t, with ladies' known to the police BY
such Names
Maybe you didn't know It. but you
gave Sapphire Susie lift In your car
from the main gate at San Quentin
down to Greenbrae. The guard re-
members seeing her hanging around
the main gate, as II she was waiting
for somebody; later she got into
coupe with mIddle-aged lady. who
looked SO respectable he took another
look at the pass she had Just surren-
dered to him and remembers that the
name on the pass was yours. The pass
entitled you to visit Nance Belden.
Guards may not remember such In
cldents until something happens. Then
they're fast on their feet Lanny."
"And who, II you please, Is Sapphire
Susie?"
She's did a stretch at San Quentin
for blackmail. She was discharged a
week before you visited Nance, and be-
fore Susie left the Big House, Nance
fixed 1t with her TO lend helping
hand. Apparently Nance didn't want
to confide the minute details Of her
plan Of escape to Susie. Susle's a
swell locker but little bit dnmb-she
levied blackmail through the mail, I'M
derstand, and signed her name instead
Of hiring a smart shyster lawyer. So
Nance decided to send her written In
structions out by you. and Susie agreed
to pick you up, pinch the letter and
deliver It."
Dan, ! assure you wasn't In any
plot to effect prison delivery. IF I'd
thought for an instant was doing any.
thing wrong-why, Nance told me to
read her letter and If disapproyed Of
its contents to destroy It, I didn't see
any harm in that"
"You violated the rules of the prison
and you could be punished for it by
term In that same prison"
I'm respectable woman"
THAT gets you nowhere. r was re-
spectacle chief Of police once-and
now look at me. III your part In this
leaks out you can only be punished
and you can't be convicted unless you
talk in your sleep. If my part In this
should leak out III be punished and
dsgraced and thrown out OF the best
job I've ever had However," he
raised his glass to her-"mud In your
eye, Lanny."
Happy days, Dan, you gorgeous
softly"
The doorbell rang, Dan opeaed 1t and
Doctor Burt stepped in. He paused In
amazement at sight Of Lanny, glass In
hand. she motioned him with 1t down
the hall. First door at the end.
Stevie. You'll find your patient there"
THAT girl with the dissoclated per-
sonality. Nance Belden, escaped from
San Quentin late this afternoon, Chief"
Stephen began, and handed the latter
a newspaper. big story. First wom-
an to escape from San Quentin" He
gazed severely upon Lanny. what
are you doing here, Lanny?"
"All hi to pay. Stevle dear, and
no pitch hot. That Belden girl Is here
with bullet hole In her shoulder she's
suffering from shock and submersion
and chill and loss Of blood and she's
cold as penguin's tail. I've given her
stiff noggin of Dams terrible booze
and fortieth OF a grain OF strychnn5
and an alcohol rub. She's sleeping. Did
you bring those hot-water butflesg"
YES he said humbly, Indicating q
bag he carried. I.anny fell upon the
bag, and retired to the kitchen to FIJI
the hotwater bottles and tuck them In
alongside her child patient. Lucky
II she doesn't develop pneumonia.
Steyie."
Doctor Burt stood looking down at
the sleeping Nance. "Out Of the war