Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-11
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breast. Enough to put a man or
Easy Street for life.
Because a quarter of a million
dollars more in snow soon was due
Arthur Mcdonald, brains of thu
ring, had received that thirty thou
sand dollar package merely as a try
out of the smuggling scheme. Quill.
len wanted that, but more, he
wanted the big Shipment. That wa'
why he had killed the lawyer, to gel
it all for himself. Probably Nc
Donald had tried to hold out or
that small package, arousing Quill
lens hate and greed and the deci-
sion to get Mcdonald out of the
way. That two hundred and fifty
thousand in narcotics would put
this small capture Dan had luckee
Into, in the shade
When, exactly, was the big stuff
due and how was it coming? If h<
was clever enough he might learr
that in the apartment of Miss Hell
en- Fame. But he would have tt
run the gauntlet up there and ii
wasn't going to be fun!
The small hotel lobby panelled If
dark wood was Indirectly lighted te
give a sort of garnishly modern
version of an old English inn. Dar
kept thinking the next few minute
would be risky. He stopped at the
desk.
Miss Fane's apartment 707? By
the way, has a Mr.. CULLEN, a MAJ
in a dark suit, rather wide mouth
big shoulders, come in to see her?'
mo, sir, not today, sir, that
noticed"
Lefty was known here, then
Been giving the girl a play, Oar
happened to know. The clerk look
ed in surprise at the five-spot Col
we'll passed him. "Say, did you eve
visit people and wish you had som
excuse to leave? Do a favor TO
me. You ring me up in 707 jus
thirty minutes from now. I'll d
the talking; the point is, you're
friend who knew I'd be there
and you insist on seeing me. 1t
urgent"
He strove for a Don Juan grin
"You know how it is when a mai
can't break away from a woman?'
Chuckling, he poked a square fis
into the clerks chest.
His chuckle was infectious. TIL
young fellows black pompadou
twitched forward as he grinned
He folded the five-spot and tucked
it safely away. "I'll do that, mister
Who should | ask for?"
"Colwell." He spelled it out
Thirty minutes from now-ane
not twenty-five minutes or thirty
five minutes. Thirty!"
With a wink he turned to TIL
elevator. But his humor vanished a
it carried him upward. The troubl'
was, he scarcely knew what to ex'
pect.
When the door on seven rollee
back he went down the carpetee
hall, noting the padding exposed If
places. 1t was a cheap, bashy hote
where no one cared much what
went on provided it did not bring
the police.
Mrs. Mcdonald admitted him
She wore a slinky black satin gowr
which showed off her slender, sup
pie figure to best advantage. Hel
|eyes had the look of recent weeping.
although not enought to impress.
him. Colwell stepped in and heard
the door close with an ominous
click.
sit down, Mr.. Colwell. As
told you. I've been living under my
maiden name of Fame" The girl
swept past him to a chair and sank
into it. "Take off your coat, won't
you?"
He did take off his topcoat and
1raped it over the chair that held
lis soft hat. Dan heard hinge,
-queak behind him. He turned to
lind a shiny blush fo%rty-four auto
matte pointed his way with the hard
killer eyes. of Lefty CULLEN behind
the straight barrel.
1t gave the detective a series Of
chills down his spinal column. lHe
got to his feet, watching the man
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