Glacier County chief., 1940-12-06
ladder. But I'll do what I can. If we

ladder. But Ill do what I can. If we
turn them up, I'll give you a buzz"
Two days later he telephoned Jerry.
That mob is here" he said. AT
the Stuyvesant hotel. It's just off
Broadway. They hang out in Frankies
bar and grill a few doors away, be-
cause they are all horse players and
Frankie runs a book.
You'll meet a fat little man named
Charlie Panther in Frankies. He's a
pigeon and he'll be looking for you
He'll send you in with them as Lester
Ryan. con man on the lam from
Boston. Take it easy. Harry LIE Brun,
the big fellow, gets sore quick and
he's careless with a gun
Jerry didn't say anything to Alice.
He was ready to go on his vacation
so he packed his other suit, put on his
blue and Went-over TO the StuyVesant
hotel where he got nice room with
a bath.
He dropped into Frankies around )
O'Clock the next afternoon because he
knew the race results would be COM
ing in II was a nice place. There was
a long bar and four tables in one
room and a wide opening leading to
another room where there was Moth
ing but tables. A few women were sit
ting at these with drinks before them,
but they did not have the charm
turned on. Jerry figured they had
some money down and were waiting
for the races to come in. There were
three telephone booths in the rear OF
the barroom. These telephone rang
constantly and someone was always
ducking in to answer them.
frankie stood behind the bar. Not
serving. Two bartenders tended the
customers who stood thick at the bar.
He was a slight man with reddish hair.
He looked about IS and PROBABLY was
20 years older. Jerry saw his two men
as he entered. They were sitting with
two others at one Of the tables near
the bar They were drinking beer. one
of these, a big man he figured was
LIE Brun reminded him OF EDDIE BreSt'
He was big in the shoulders like HIM
and slim in the waist. Jerry didn't
like him on sight. The other. whom
he took to be WEIGH, was tall and
slight. He had blue eyes and laugh
ing face. He looked smarter than the
others. Dion was blonde and stupid
looking and almost as big as lie Brun.
Meter was dark and heavy-set
Jerry stood at the bar not far rom
the table at which the four we're ST
ting and ordered a beer While he
slipped it slowly, he found a dark little
fat man staring at him in the mirror
over the bar. He recognized him from
Dams description as Charlie Panther
the st, oil pigeon. Charlie raised ms
eyebrows and Jerry nodded SAg"t!y
and Charlie breezed over to him. his
hand extended.
Lester Ryan," he greeted. What
are you doing so far from Boston?
Jerry started and WINGED. He glanced
over his shoulder and then he smAeo
wanly and reached out his hand,
Hello. Charlie he said and Whl.e
he shook hands, added in whisper
/ which carried to the four, Not so louo
on that name. It's hot. Call me Jerry
Collins. I got to go now. See you
later"
! He went out, giving a pretty gooo
/ imitation of a crook afraid OF meet
ing a policeman The ball was rolling
! He knew that Charlie would now give
out the information" the four were
supposed to get. :.
He could see they had received i
when he went back to Frankles a
midnight and found the four sitting
with Charlie at the same table. Char
lie introduced them in turn. LIE Brun
was feeling his liquor.
II overheard what you said to Char-
lie this afternoon" he said.
"Overhearing amt healthy" Jerry
told him. staring between his eyes
1--WE seen guys awful sick from leac
poisoning they got that way"
sit down." LIE Brm laughed
'Whatn it be?"
III it's all right with you." Jerry
said, I'll have a beer"
But that was as far as he got. HI
saw them every day in the hotel lobb,
or in Frankie's. He drank with then
on their invitation only. He did no,
want to appear too eager and neither
did they. A week later, he sat In his
room, thinking 1t over. He'd picked ur