The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
DANGEEC''DAEG1ER
By BGGLx


I'm sorry IL I awakened you"
she began, but he cut her short.
Il wasn't asleep" he explained.
Now what can I do for you?"
She produced the record from
her pocket.
Are you sure there isn't a
photograph planted in here ?" she
asked, cautiously.
Absolutely certain. 7 go over
the place every time | come home,
just TO be sure. Why do you
ask ?"
AID DANCING with DANGER =.
Made explained then how she
had found the hidden microphone
in the library at home, and
traced the wires to the recording
machine in the basement.
y found this record "a record
OF a conversation between my
father and me-tonight in Dan
Nichols apartment. Why do you
suppose he's spying on us-if he
is"
There are many reasons why
he might. Why don't you ask
him ?"
I'm afraid-arraid of what he
might say, or do"
rs that why you came to me ?"
Other Things
Not entirely There are some
other things that I must get
straight or III proba bly, worry my
self sick. You knew that there
was microphone in Mr.. Bryce's
office, didn't you ?" When Waring
nodded, she went on. who put it
there ? Why would anyone want to
spy on him ?"
Il don't know for sure. but I
suspect that Beatty was response
BILE. Why he was spying on Bryce,
l don't know but l have a pretty
good idea after what happened to
the poor fellow tonight. Beatty
must have discovered that Bryce
was doing some investigating, and
he must have thought he had some
pretty important information to
resort TO murder
"Then you think that Beatty
-" Madge was horror-struck at
the suggestion.
7 don't think he personally used
the gun Waring answered grim
ly, but Id be willing 10 stake
everything l own or ever hope to
own that nc knows who prompted
/ it."
That's terrible thing, A pub
lie officer, elected TO protect the
people, involved in a murder"
You have no idea the depths Of
corruption IN this city, Miss Ken
dali"
Would you care to tell me some
/ OF the background of all this-and
how my father and I have come
TO get tangled up in il? Did the
ring I bought get me mixed up
/ in IL >"
IT'S an involved affair. Miss
Kendall. II you're sure you want
TO hear what I know, I'll be glad
TO tell you. A lot can only guess,
because ! don't know all the de-
tails. II I did. and had proof, I'd
do something very drastic about
it."
II must hear about it
Helps Him
All I know is mostly second
hand. Bryce has done most OF the
investigating. although lately I've
been helping him. 1t goes back
about five years when Mike
Frankau was the boss OF Altonis.
He ran the city then Just as Louis
Tatum does now. with Beatty and
Wayne carrying out orders"
why. ] thought YOU were a
friends OF the Tatum's7 You were
/ there the other night. and Dan
told me that you and Kitty Tat
UNI" she paused. suddenly emosr-
raised. After all. what business
was it OF hers II he were friendly
with Kitty TstGm?
Sometimes when you're doing
under cover investigating as ! am,
it's necessary 10 be friendly with
all sorts OF people" wsring said.
simply. He picked up a filled pipe
from a rack besides his chair,
lighted il. and then went on
'Frankau shot himself, and soon
afterwards Resa Frankau. his
widow. went awsy on a long trip
Bryce happened on 10 her in Paris
later that summer when he was on
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