Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07
to see that thew didn't get her.''

to see that they didn't get her"
you think they kidnapped her?"
Maybe. shouldn't even put it past
them to have wiped her out If it suited
their book"
"I wonder if wen ever know" unused
the first man dreamtly.
Cunningham rose casually and
strolled out Of the room without speak
ing but he could have told them the
whole story.
He didn't care for night clubs, as a
general thing, but he had promised TO
pick Hoagland up at Chez Poupetges
To drive him down to the WeSterveltS
on LONG Island where they we're going
to spend the weekend. So he had his
new saloon car, which was pet OF
his at the moment, and which ne was
therefore driving himself.
His destination was, of course, IN
send street, but he approached 1t from
the wrong direction and hao 70 20
around the block. And as he was pro-
ceeding slowly through 5lst stIeeI, ~
occurred to him that 1T mgnI save
time if he parked the car there and
walked TO the entrance OF the place
which was bound to be blocked WIZ
taviS Moreover there was parking
snace conveniently at hand. MI.
He Unanswered into the ayalanle
snace and had his hand on the Key
fo shut off the engine when tne oooI
of the car suddenly opened ana gLr1
threw herself in behind MN, closahs
tI,e door swiftly behind her, and crouch-
az, down on the floor where she was
co1nleteIy hidden from view ~
Thrive on-please-for Gods sake!
s1,e heoped in a hoarSe voice.
ne Caught a glimpse OF WnlIe
a,-1,oi,,e evening cOat-a sleek goloen
head-the flash Of Jewels; Tnen alt ilss
without thinking about IT, ne sCaLCe sd
fine car again, pulled out nea1ly; a1s4
asked without turning ms heao-s'iAiiOo0
without moving his lips. ao-rr,or
400 over a block or two tHst' she
'Then turn up. .1s,., CO
I5e Followed directions raploly. %
-. he co,ild see. either ahead, OF ~
a. =. ,,1i1rov before him, their deparGuLe
Ia SAaS ,1aSsed unnoticed ana tney "ehS
not being pursued. az 10 asked. al
@Anvbody spot me2" she i aSHeS,t
most as though sensing Iias
SNo. I don't think 50; +rouOl, -
ac.od Il was q near thing, tnous .lst
1.oo,s,r,,.,,1,,red gratefully. Heaven lnsSss
sly e, LIZ, cent Won at Just that moment .rr
na .sTrs5e aver - he asked whimslcauy.
ue Nv. he was beginning 70 reanze ~, n
~ i, ~ a foolishly quixotic tnlns, an
ila1 ~. uo..S ti,at he hadn't involved I'M
solF IN ANYTHING too reprenensl ss.S,,..sly
ser Nh, - giri laughed q little excleetH,l l
- saiS aBoy you we're qtncK 90 ~ 'lAs
1880. az Where are we now I'm. 80
uP z P,1st across Sixtieth on PARK. "iiSie
40 .,ESr Tet ws lust what I don't know, she
1,,, helplessly. Il can't go pasA
- =, NV M own place or they'll nap me ne
mats the first place theyA iOOA' y
sWho?" asked Cunningham quietly
'aThe police" -. .o,,v,d NJ
hat AT all. It meant he was a - sssSS,s,t
sfter the fact-whatever tine iacs
Don't be downcast," she said laq 11glS
ng a little. '@Tbey only meany ~ ,a m
ne as q material WINES. AZ A0o'
hats what they SAID
She was silent. then, thinking. BE let
,eT think The thing to do he realized
eF,,e sensible thing-wss to turn her
inf ~ fine car at once and let her con-
in1,e her wiIlful way in taxi But
u hesikated to suggest It, After al
he was q gir1--aIone and very oo-
dously I'm difficultieS~-and somehow
he sounded like q straight shooter
Ee WIS In SO deep already, he assured
,irnseIf. he couldn't very wen involve
himself much more by dropping her
{ her destination
-The trouble is" said the girl. as
hough 0ncs more answering his