The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-01-28

the search warrant, but when Informed
that Flynn and Angelloti were down
with flu he called up Lanny at
Stephens office. and received meticu-
lous report "You say the girl fed In
the car my dicks arrived inT' he
quered. That's terrible. A descrip-
tion Of the car must have been broad
cast to all outlying police and the sur
rounding country stations Immediately
by Flynn and Angelloti. and Nance will
be picked up somewhere down state"
"We've done our damnedest." Lanny
replied cheerfully. Angels can DO no
more. borrowed the car You ,let out
front. It's In garage. I'll send you
the claim check
For a week, the chief waited for
news OF Nance Belden, but no news
came through beyond some gossip
around the central station that the car
had been driven but three miles and
then abandoned--for which evidence
that the Almighty WAS still on bis side
the worthy fellow was grateful.
So Nance was still In the ethyl Nc
Namara's mind worked 50 automatieal-
ly he did not even have to tell himself
that. undoubtedly. she had taken sane
tuary within short distance of the
spot where she had abandoned Flynn's
car, nor did he have to remind HIM
self that Flynn and Angelloti would
come to the same conclusion. He had
no difficulty In ascertaining the spot
where the car had been recovered.
Folsom street and Sixteenth, chr
he reflected. 4Residential--fiat build
| ings and cheap apartment houses
| cheap roomIng houses and working
mems hotels No, she wouldn't 60 te
one OF those. Not what she Is--she has
| class-and she has two hundred dol
lars In her possession. She's holed VI
with friend. What friend7 Why
Ella Gates, OF course"
He had already secured ELLA Gates
| address from the banker In San Jose
| However, he realized Ii would not BIZ
| wise to call upon her and run the rist
of having Flynn or Angelloti run acros!
him In the neIghborhood or see him en-
| tering ELLA Gates house. The obvious
| thing, therefore. was to cast about TO
a Job In another part Of the city ant
| see that both detectives were assigned
to 1t. If he sent them out Of the cit,
for d day or rwo they might suspec
his purpose and have some other dicl
friend of theirs shadow him durinI
their absence.
While he was considering where h
could dispose of them, the presiden
of the Security Trust company In sai
Jose rang up.
\ Miss Penelope Gatlin has Just bee
In the bank. Chief" he told McNamarf
"She has purchased letter of credi
for ten thousand dollars and has With
drawn In cash the remainder OF TIL
funds on deposit TO the credit OF he
checking account, amounting to eleye
hundred dollars"
us she In the hank nowlH
aYes."
"IIave one of your clerks follow he
Give him some expense money-Ill b
responsible for It's repayment. An
when you get his report please tel,
phone me-"
AT three thirty the banker telephone
again. "She purchased ticket to So
Francisco on one of the buses leavin
here at three fifteen. She spent tw
hours shopping"
The buses, Mcnamara knew, entere
the city via Mission street, the bus den'
was at Fifth and Mission streets. Ell
Gates lived on Howard street, betwee
Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Howar
street runs between Mission and Fc
, son.--nnd Flynn's car had been four
! abandoned at Sixteenth and Folsor
Nance WAS smart. She had left Il
, car d block from Ella Gates home al
/ walked there. Mcnamara reasoned II
Incoming bus would drop the girl of
, Sixteenth and Mission streets-a re
| ular stop-nnd she would then NAL
her way to the Gates woman's house.
He glanced at his watch. He hf
/ an hour and a half to intercept he
for that hour and a half he must ha'
: Flynn and Angelloti In another Sc
! tInn of the city. To his annoyance
: discovered they were out on deta
so he decided he would have to risk
! called TAXI and drove to Ella Cate
z address. He discovered II TO be
/, cheap wooden apartment house, b
r the directory In the vestlbule gave nj
: no information as to which apartme
. Ella Gates lived In. so he rang q
! | landady's bell and the door opened
( admit him. To his inquiry regardil
b Mrs. Gates, he was informed that 81
: had moved to parts unknown a wei
e before. nor could his informant gi
t him any clue to aid him In discoyerll
A her.
I; AS he came our of the apartme
e house he glanced warily around al
4 was amused to observe Detective A
I geHot leaning against cigar stai
Z across the street. He was certain q
detective had recognized him. for A
r gelot Immediately turned his bac
0 The chief walked up TO Mission stre'
| boarded a street car and was al Z
= bus terminus two minutes before t
o bus on which Nance had left San 10