The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-16

cleats on Duane Hogan's shoes
the anxiety about the weather
tomorrow, the increasing stream
of pests" who just wanted &c
chin about the game prospects
But here was a little moment
even so, when Nancy Hale hac
gone downtown TO cash a check
for Pop and Pop himself was ou'
with a committee inspecting
Municipal Stadium.
She was glad Pop didn't have
to be alone. Pop was in dan
ger, and this was another gnaw
ing fact inside Blythe. Yester'
day, Duane Hogan had Offered
his help. without Knowing much
about the trouble. Pop hac
been touched by it, but hao
merely said he would surely ca.
Duane if needed
Good old Pop had suddenly
put on an act of light-hearted'
ness, soothing at the mater of the
pistol as "a bit of private fun
lad, thanks just the same; lit
tie fun I'm having" Blythe
knew why. Knew that Pop:
main duty and effort here wa:
to keep his football players or
an even keel emotionally. Heavy
Underwood, star center, was al
ready out of tomorrow's lineup
injured when his plane was mys'
teriously sabotaged. Pop could
MT afford to have his main back
Duane Hogan, carrying any new
worry on his mind.
But that doesn't mean Pop is
out of danger!' Blythe breatheo
now. Those gamblers-theyl Il
do anything"
She had reason to hope they
would not be able to approach
Pop now until after Thursday
For one thing, the papers hao
proclaimed him sick in bed with
a cold on Sunday annd Monday
and since then he was almost
constantly in crowd. That
amounted to protection. And the
same gamblers, she realized
would make their showing again
tonight in Nancy Hale's apart
ment upstairs. BY then, Blythe
felt she would have worked out
a plan to trap them. Some kino
of plan.
I've just got to get right
down to it," she told herself
harshly now,s sitting here al
Pops desk. "As quick as lean
I'll think out every move.
guess I'll have to-"
The phone rang, and took 1C
minutes. Elmer Summers on the
Journal wanting to chin about
stuff and things. Blythe liked
him, a genial, sincere sports edi-
tor crusading for decency and
for the Lincoln team.
Then IL cadets crowded in for
their passes and instructions as
ushers tomorrow in the stadium
They fingered to talk small talk
just because Blythe was the
coach's daughter and a dark.
haired, violet-eyed girl. The mo-
ment they left she heard some
one outside calling.
BY. BY! By-y-y-y.."
Eyes, darling!"
She had to 60 out and help
baby Scooter Hale, mature gen.
tleman going on 20-months. II
seemed. that the bathroom doors
had all blown shut and were too
heavy even for his maturity
Also, his mittens needed read
justing, his sweater was unbut-
toned, and his puppy Link was
shivering in the November cold
She brought them both inside to
play soldier and stand guard
over the radiator. Scooter was
faithful, but Link, the pup,
shamelessly went to sleep on
duty.
There was moments inter
val again for planning. Tonight
this very night.-Nancy was
to lure Duane and Norman to
her apartment and drug them, as
carefully planned. Indeed, the
Turing had already been &C
complished. 1t had been done
yesterday under Blythe's own
eyes at the Miller home. Recall
ing that fact Infatuated Blythe
now-and she rather grasped at
the sense of fury. 1t helped Off
set the love and sympathy for
the little boy nearby. Nancy's
little boy. 1t would be easier il
she could only hate Nancy Hale.
She might have made a cold
blooded plan for getting the
goods on Nancy and the gam
blers, except that she heard a
furry of feet and laughter and