Show AAL V go ichen D dawn I 1 awl PETE KYNE P D B 4 BELL SYNDI CAn W N U I 1 SYNOPSIS theodore chatlin adopt a baby pon penelope slope in an effort to solve his hi matrimonial trouble leL but till wife hr has never wanted tier her and th their r affairs affair end in th the divorce court ten tan cearold rear old penelope in I 1 given flyn into the th keeping of mrs mr at a baseball same am k ball strikes penelope on the th nor and mrs mr removes remove r from the th hospital and spirits her to europe gatian la in about to begin a search earch for we hi daughter when a motor accident ends nd his ahli life teti ten years year later in san ban francisco burt Is ft a rising riling young psychiatrist dan mcnamara MeNa mars chief of police brings him a nanco nanc belden Bc lilon a girl irl with a dual personality allty tor for which her ir addlia nor floss I 1 to I 1 la in part responsible mcnamara does doea not think she ih to la a criminal and obtains obtain durt burt a port testimony in court lanny the doctor a office nurse to la won over to vices a aune but the girl a criminal rec record 0 rd autwel cauz he doctor hurt burt a ex plan atlon of her bet case car and ah she Is I 1 sent ent to ilan ban quentin penitentiary she ah eg capes cape although shot ahot and KM goes to in I 1 an n aryis by a apartment inny tells tell chief mo ito namara who orders her to br ing N nance rice to his hi it apartment pa rement one on of the men man who helped nance escapes has been wounded and his hl partners partner take lake him to burts burta office whore where int mcnamara e camars finds them he learn that bances nances nanc real name la Is penelope rn lop catlin tracing her he learn from a banker that po celop gatlan in I 1 heareas to MO TI tie a girl fear beara mcnamara mira in hla his official capacity and nd runs run away lanny ands her in hr her apartment part ment alep mcnamara aids aid nance to detetta searching for or her she bhe CHAPTER vill VIII continued 14 dan mcnamara niara was man much too in tell lent igent to make inquiries of the assistant district attorney who hit hal I 1 issued the search bonich boni ch warrant but when hen informed that flynn and an galloti were down with ila flu lie he called up lanny at stephens stephena office ani and received a meticulous report you eny any the girl fled in the car my dicks ached ifill he queried that terrible A description of the ear car have been broadcast to nit alt outlying police and the surrounding country stations immediately by fann and Adge llott and nance halll ft III be picked up somewhere down dod state weve done our lan ny replied cher cli er rully ridly angels angela can do no mure more I 1 borrowed the car you left out front its in a garage III I 1 II 11 send lend you the claim check for a week the chief waited for foi neis of nance belden ehlen IS but no news en came me ali through rough beyond some gossip a round around the central station that the car had been driven but three miles and then abandoned for which evidence that the Almia almighty lity was still on till his side bide the worthy fellow was grateful crateful rate fuL so sno nance was as still in the city I 1 M cna maras mind worked so eo automatically mati mat cally leally he did not even have to tell himself that undoubtedly she had taken sanctuary within a short abort distance of the ol 01 sot ot where she had bad abandoned plenna car nor did lie he have to remind himself that flynn and Angello tl would come to the same ame conclusion lie had no culty cully in ascertaining the spot where here the car had been recovered folsom Fol flom strett and sixteenth th lie he reflected residential flat buildings and cheap apartment houses ho visca cheap rooming houses and workingmen a hotels no she t go to one of those not what she he Is she tins class nod and she has two hundred dollars in her pos lesion she blie a holed up with a friend list hat friend lilby hy llla lija cates of t course lie ilo had already secured I 1 nila ma rates address from tle banker in son ban josd however he it would not be wise to tall upon her and run the risk of having fiann or Anello Ancello tl run across him in the lite neighborhood n or see him entering I 1 lla ila cates house the obvious thing hing therefore was mas to cast about for a job in another port of the city ind nd sea aeo that both detect lies were mere gotney g to it talle nalle lie he was an considering where hore he could dispose of them the dent of the security trust company in san jose rang up ellaa Ilen elope eloVe catlin bis b is just been in the hank bank chief he be told I 1 site she has purchased a letter 1 I tier of cradit for ten thousand dol larg re and hits has nith dran in cash ansh the a r remainder of the funds on depoole to the credit of her checking me c count amount lug to eleven hundred dollars 1 Is I site she in the bank now ilea ea llave have one of our clerks follow her lite hie him some expense money be responsible for its repay anent and when hen you get his report pline phase telephone nie me at three thirty the telo tele 1 I honed again she he purchased a ticket to sun san lanclo ran clo on one of the buses leaving here at ahe spent two choirs shop hopping the buses mcnamara niara knew en the city via mission street the bus depot was wa at fifth end and mission streets ella cates aatos lived on low how aril ard street between fifteenth and sixteenth howard treet street runs runa between mission and folsom and flynne flynns car had find been found abandoned at sixteenth and folsom notice nance was wa smart she had left the car a block frota from ella gates cates home and walked liked there mcnamara rea boned the incoming bus would drop the girt girl out at sixteenth and mis bils slon loa streets creota a regular sto she would then make her way to me cates woman a house houm lie glanced at his hi watch lie he had an hour and a halt to intercept her for that hour and a half he must have hare flynn and Ancello Angello tl in another section of the city to his bla annoyance lie he discovered they were out on a detail so he decided he would hais hae to risk it called a text taxi and droe to ella cates address to his bis inquiry regarding mrs cates he was informed that she had moved to parts unknown a week before nor could his informant give him any clue to aid him in discovering her As he came out of the apartment house lie ile glanced warily around and was amused to observe Dete detective etive Ang angellett ellott leaning against a cigar eta iland nd across the street ile he was as certain the detective lad had film for Angello tl turned his back the chief walked up mission streets street boarded a street cur car and was as at the bus terminal two minutes before the bus on an which nance had left san jose rolled in hut but nonce nance was not among the pas benkers that al alighted lighted mcnamara chuckled flynn anti and ADge Angello llott tl would biste tiste a great deal of time watching that apartment house in vain nonce nance discovering I 1 ila alln cotes cates had had sou sought X ht quarters elsen elsewhere liere IN hat bat puzzled mcnamara niara ti however oever was tho the girls failure to communicate with him or r lannye and he knew now that the she did not intend to the fact that she had purchased a it utter tier of credit was proof that she intended leav ing the country and the more the excellent fellow contemplated this impending move the more in I 1 ellner was he to regard it as at ft a not unni unmixed lied blessing alle nance remained in san she would lids bea constant menace to himself and lanny if captured she wight during one of her uncontrolled moments consider it a great joke to tell the world how she he had been enabled to escape captivity so long 1 I cant batty the v world orld tie he d decided III let her go she shell 11 probably hie and when her letter of credit Is gone she may remember who she to Is long enough elout h to draw more checks I 1 can always get a line on her through the bank end and if bleve and still insist on salvaging this nut III tell them vi where here to find her me ale I 1 in through if I 1 kepp keep this pace up ill be as bs big a nut as she bhe Is there Is more than a modicum of truth in the aate I 1 out of sight out of mind dan mc inra lived a full life and when natice nance P liden had definitely passel beyond his ken and he knew himself safe at ladt from the prying of flynn and into his affairs he forgot the girl fur matters of great clil claimed med his bis attention and he rui ulrea mare more first class as sl otance than he was recel receiving vinz lie reao Tved therefore to give flynn and Ang angellett ellott a week eek in which it to 0 make up their minds they had lost the troll trail 1 f then to call them in iru on the sixth day however be received information that the doughty pair were ere still Ps BS busy as an two pups with alth a feather duster dusler A beautiful lady called on lilai bim at his allce and told him so and who might you bet be tie he demanded ain tided im susan engelbright ohl oh I 1 alias sapphire susie ive TO heard of you lately perhaps Ter haps I 1 cocked hocked three twelve carat rings to raise money and the called oie me sapphire susie after that 1 I we be you got them out of 0 hock again susie rhe girl nodded edl nance belan got chilin thi in out for me lite part of tho the tot toi citing cling that hut letter out of 8 in quentin for tier her I 1 sul suli suppose I iose oso never mind what ll it vas for sapphire hasle smiled artal an aal unafraid 11 1 I earned it and the bho kept kepto her word in ord heck check or cash mcnamara has frightened ed it if Clu chuslo flik had fetn ghen a cheik check tatu slip ho know knew nance fieldi n j reni real items and the conme of her bank arid and luat would be fatal 1 61 dont know I 1 gave ere her the pawn pawa tickets sud and the he got ot back tit lh rings I 1 dont know just juit how bow W wheat heal lie was wa relieved NA A week ago tomorrow and you BAY ay Detec the sergeant flynn has ho ben been be n giving you A bad hall half hour fourr yes yea lie he has fluell ell his hl busina as nonce nance nelden bolden escaped from san ban quentin and natu naturally ridly tie a interested to in apprehending pre hending endling her you were lecog tilted by tia guard rt at ui the malo main sate fate two weeks before nance escaped alias giai janning a friend of the belden girl had bad visited the prisoner that day and since ww miss banning Laiu itna was the only visitor nance beldan bad to in sao san quentin Quent ln lo naturally she was wa suspected of carrl carrying nj a letter tor for dell delhery iery to the men wito who helped nance escape you rode down to Green greengras bras with miss alias and she he tit the letter to you yon of course rian knows that but why come to nie me with your talo tale of i oe I 1 1 I ire yo run straight since luce getting out of the pen I 1 served nerved my time and I 1 want ant to be let alone why I 1 flynn fly no told me that it if I 1 come through anil and tell him where here he could find nance belden hod bed see am to it that soni ethIng nasty happened to nie me I 1 dont know where here nonce nance belden Is in and I 1 want protection from patrick flynn you seem pretty ure ouris of roe me dont youl well nance told roe ins that you were one human being and I 1 called on was alias lanning last night to tell her to warn arn nance that tho dicks wore ere after her and miss I 1 anning told me to tea see you about it site she said bald you d see I 1 got a square deni deal 19 I 1 site she did to go now bowl how flow did miss alias lanning trent you otherwise site she almed me and rave gave me a hundred dollars and told me to ba b as good as a a I 1 could the old girl tl Is sure flure a darling did you ask her for the file hundred bundred of course not the chief ead her ollah ly for he distrusted susie oni and wondered if she ehe might riot not he be work mork inn ing in the tint ln teresta eresto of flynn and angelroth Angel loll loth ahl Is 1 interesting he admitted ilea heavily lly of course I 1 only keep kap in touch walh wah the upper tipper office 14 hes H got me M seared scared to death sapphire susie declared through tigh the captain of if ho he met bet flann oo on this job he be should have interviewed you a couple of beeks ago beems to ato aie lie he hals overlooked a good bet jet it if bed had you tou under a week eck BRO ago hod hed have picked up notice nance belden when allen she ahe cattle to you to dellyer deliver the 1113 tins a crackerjack detective he added andly but this looks look as it if lies hei slipping lipping that bird dont slip very far take it from me file chief lie ile met na me on the strict the day before aister day and noticed I 1 waa as earing my bin ring and my iny ear teardrops eardrops drops I fello kil he ania I 1 me bie you got your on again I 1 says bay to him fall dead ou bum and walked on oil and the next night he collie came up to my room nance helden belden got them nut of hock for you susie my dear he says bay kindly 11 J want that frail IN here Is 1 the she and you tell him even it if you coulder could runt a a fact I 1 t agnitch on her you expect me itle to in in the work of a detective ser gentit when lien he be appears to be doing a good job would you susie but I 1 give you my word that if you run straight la in this city III see ee to it that oure not harass d of courso course oa helped nance fiance llelven to escape front from san quentin Quent ln anti and I 1 know it but I 1 cau t prove it if I 1 could I 1 d put yo you i lit in the birde axe this till minute and not put alinn off the cane although it ho h gets gp too rough ill III stop hlin him i lies flex got me die stared to death I i sail hire susie declared and mooed to cirp top a little whereat re allred she lind find bell I 1 en itally frightened she ills hl hand warmly nann ly thanked blus blui and do de parted for bior several minutes A I 1 cN anjard mat tt A 4 a antly tel I 1 del his hi ri id ajun to so I anny anny had klinl hill gnp philie himle and given gien her hundred dollars anil and beggio her to be a good girl in the futile aai bal a rare rood wrt tanny lanny wait and how rood food god tied had been to all 11 II concerned I 1 in their pursuit of nance man and nil Ang Angello ellott tl bud bad follow follo il such inch a hot they had bad forgotten sapphire buble was wan a pal of nanena Nanc elit but afterwards when th mo trail crew cell they the bad suddenly ml Jonly remembered her that flynn win was a marvel and niara to think t th fellow could coald not be promoted instant ly j in all probability ho he had not at oral first connected nance belden with fill the glory of susie undoubtedly tie lie had jumped to the conclusion that the girl had been up to her old trick of blackmail ing some wealthy and socially oc lally prominent masculine jackam so 80 he had looked up her record lo in the police ilea alere be t had discovered something that must have con him of susie total innocence of during her trial certainly she ghe had not carried them to san quentin with ith her and the obvious conclusion was waa that the she had bad pawned them to balse money to pay her attorney in the hope of discovering the identity of cuales latest victim who he be as aa limed had reil redeemed emed I 1 them he li for her flynn had thereupon made a round of the pawnshops and located the one from vi which hach the jo jewula A ea 9 had lately been medef redeemed med I 1 from the pawnbroker tie lie had cured a description of the one who had bad redeemed them no pawnbroker would be likely to forget nance bellen a none cose I 1 mcnamara shuddered ih it nance should visit sapphire app litre susie now she would undoubtedly walk straight into the arms anus ot of th the 4 wait 1 it ing flynn or Ang angellett Angello ellott tl well arnce heldon belden lad had stolen a dwen 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