The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-30
WITH BANNERS

within the light OF match. The
same voice said:
Its the picture of the dame who
said: He was swell-dressed fella.
Guess I'll have to date her upl"
The other man closed his hand
over the match.
"You an your damesl Forget EN-
for tonight, or you'll crack up on
this job. Come on"
AS Brooke dressed in her room,
the words and suggestive laugh of
the man who had produced the pic
ture kept boiling up through her
jubilation over Sans success,
through the unacceptable memory of
Mark Trent's eyes and voice as he
had caught her in his arms.
She was adjusting a rhinestone
and synthetic emerald clip Ito the
shoulder of her white satin frock
when a thought forked through her
mind like lightning. The amber
and brown eyes of the looking-glass
girl frowning back at her widened
with amazement; her red lips
moved.
"He sad-he said-l'l have to
date her upl'
In an instant she was on the floor
beside her desk with big manila
envelope in her lap. She pulled out
bunch of clippings. She had it!
the picture of girl, Maggie Cas-
sidy. and under it the caption:
.sShe said that the man she saw
in the garage was a swell-dressed
fella."
The waiter who had shown the
other man the clipping was the Bath
CRYSTAL Bandit, the man she had
recognized at the Supper club He
was the man who had tied up Hunt
in the garagel Was he also the muir
derer of Lola Hunt?
Why was the man in Mark Trent's
| house tonight? His pal had said:
Forget 'em, or you'll crack up on
this job" What job? Something big
must have tempted him to come SO
near the scene Of his last hold-up,
or had that newspaper headline stat
ing that he was being followed to
Canada made him feel secure?
What was he after7 More jewels?
Get q peek at Mrs. Gregory out
front, third row, center. She's blaz-
ing with iools."
Jed Stewards words answered
| Brooke's question as clearly as II
| whispered in her ear. The man had
come for Mrs. Gregory's diamonds.
She must notify the police! She
snatched her hand from the tele-
| phone in its cradle on the desk.
| Not that. Wires had ears. She
would go herself. Across the cause
way. To Inspector Harrison at
headquarters. She could go and be
back before she was missed. Sup
pose she we're stopped on the wayl
Where was HENRI Was he IN or
this? She must locate him before
she left the house.
i She caught UP green velve'
wrap, stuffed some bills into heI
emerald satin bag. Pelted down the
| stairs, into the living-room toward
the bell. Stopped. Where was the
parrot? He was not in his cage
Had he made another break fol
freedom? She looked between tht
gilded bars. What seemed to bt
merely a bunch of green feather:
Law stjffly on the bottom.
well, If this isn't just ona o
those days" she said aloud.
"Oh, Brookel" Jerry Field callet
from the hall.
AS she appeared in the doorway
he exclaimed:
"Of all the gorgeous creatures
You look like million"
Jerry. drive me across tn
causeway, will you? Quickl'
Whats the matter?"
II must 60. Is your road
, ster here?"
Left it by your garage.
| by the garagei"
Brooke's blood CONCEALED. Sur
pose as they stepped into the car tn
! two crook walters should appear TO
a tub of ice cream? Would the me
, suspect her errand7 Into her min
| flashed her reply to Mark Trent:
{ That's quite a suggestion that
end the poor boys torment. ] vii
: Tonight"
r What a thought for this crisis
| What thought
q "Wait minute, Jerry! While IT
. upstairs, set the parrots cage In tn
8 back hall, please. IL can't bea
8 to have it here. You'll see why.
She raced up the stairs, charge
i into her bedroom, pulled sui
9 case from the shelf. On the wa
5 down, she took the two lowest stail
in jump. She THRUST the case in'
/. Fields hand.
Whats the big idea?"
6 Don't - ask = questionsl Let
6 gol"
r "You can't walk in the snow
!, those white satin sandals, you
: ruin the green heels"
4 She pushed him toward the doc
. Get goingl Get goingl"
"Well, I'll be darnedl Come on
prooLa fall tho darnuees hetWet