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Show ififn W w S ill . . WBiT tfMT HAPPEN ED . When Johnny McCloud, the only de-,tctiv de-,tctiv on the force who does not carry j gun, arrests Qcorffe Perry, an em-.pioyee em-.pioyee of recently robbed firm and tcho has been freed by the police as not having anything to do with the crime, he finds that Lola Parker, the torch singer he loves, in turn loves Perry. Perry thinks that Johnny has the "goods" on him and confesses to Lola that he was implicated in the robbery and that he did it so that they would have sufficient . money to get married on. Lola pleads with Johnny to free Perry, telling him why he com milled the crime. Johnny, who up until this time has not been certain of his grounds, listens calmly white 'Lola unwittingly weaves a net around the man she loves. When Lola finishes her recital, Johnny tells her that lie is eendiug Perry up to Sing Siug for ten years. NOW 00 OH WITH TUB STORY On the train that took McCloud and Perry to Sing Sins, rode Lola. She had kept an eye on them, although al-though they were totally unaware of her presence. The girl purchased pur-chased a magazine, looked through it, handed it back in exchange (or another, and at the same time suggested sug-gested that McCloud and Ferry might like it. The butcher went over to them and Perry purchased the book that Lola returned. His Angers had got the (eel of a file through the pages. McCloud leaned back and closed his eyes as though he 'intended to take a nap. "I hope there's a nice, long serial in that magazine 'cause you'll have plenty, of time to read it." "That's a sweet thought. I appreciate ap-preciate it." 1 Just then Lola passed by them. : McCloud noticed her and asked her ' The train had started a&irtqr. Cloud had lost his prisoner, but id was some minute before ha duH covered it ' A few days later every poHoe station sta-tion had a picture of Oeorgle posted with the caption. "Wanted for Robbery." Why don't you stick Lola"s mug up there alongside of Georgie's?" O'Neill inquired. j " "Cause she hasn't done anything! wrong," McCloud replied. O'Neill registered disgust and spoke with elaborate sarcasm. "I suppose helping a criminal to escape es-cape is Just high girlish spirits, huh? No kidding. Johnnie I can! Just hear the hardening of youij arteries as I stand here. Lettin' Perry give you the slip was bad) enough, but what didya want to let her get away for?" 'Cause I can't go Ashing wlth-i out bait." McCloud became grim.. "I'll find her. And when I find herj I'll find him. Then I'll send him back to prison, and I'll marry her." McCloud turned on his heel and left the room. A hunch had come) to him that Lola might go to the music store at which she got all her orchestrations. Anyway, he) was determined to run down the, idea. It was no go. however, for she had not been there. McCloud asked the dealer to inform hli If she should call, and left. Then hi went to the post office and showed! her picture to the special cop. "It she should come to the Oen-j eral Delivery window for roalt. grab her an' get right in touch with n.e " McCloud instructed the man. Then he went over to Interview Lola's landlady. The girl had not been there either. Like the others. : - -i X fVt?r- If In this way Georgte was just as much of a prisoner as he would kot J been fastened to McCloud i iPosed by Jack Holt and Gavin Cordon " To ait down, but she professed to Be too nervous. George save Lola n almost imperceptible nod, meaning mean-ing "O. kid, Tve got the file." "There'U be visiting days twice a month," McCloud suggested. "Any time you want to come up to ve Georgie, I'll be glad to takti jii up." -That's great." Perry exclaimed. Tou know now that It's all over sfl I'm facing it, it don't seem a "ugh. If you're In the right spirit. n years can pass "like live imnutes." Lola stopped and looked at her wrist watch. The conductor studi tu head in the door. "Next stop U Haxmon." Well, i think 111 be running alonj to my own back yard," Lola declared as she started off. Georgie turned over- a couple of pages of In. magazine, pretending to read. McCloud again resumed his half reclining position, but this time, he itld not close his eyes. Instead, he .log down into his pocket and drew out the diamond ring and looked at 't. His reverie was interrupted by drunken man. who was annoying Lola. The detective was alert. He started up. discovered that he was handcuffed to Perry. "Excuse me minute." McCloud got out the ey from his pocket and unlocked th handcuffs. "I'll be right back." "Okay, Johnnie I'll be right Here." McCloud asked the landlady to getl in touch with him if she should1 hear from the girl. ( In their hideaway. Georgie and) Lola were planning to leave the! country. A phone call had informed them that a freighter was leaving Pier 15 that night. "The freighter's bound for Bermuda." Ber-muda." Georgie was elated. "I'll be abpard her when she sails." Lola's face fell, Georgie reached forward and took her in his arms. "I've got a good Job out there an old friend of the family fixed it for me. We're, leaving right away we won't needl any passports or anything and it'll be fun going on the freighter. "I'd go in a rowboat to get away from here." Lola declared. I "It'll be another world. Lola wei can start all over again." '. 'cfean?"00ke1 " hinJ ,ntently-"Clean ,ntently-"Clean " Georgie took her by the hand and led her over to a divan.' f?T1 wlth Lola on his kne and pulled her head down on his chest. "Ever been in Bermudaj honey? It'll be the thrill of your life. Seventy-two hours on a boat I mlS.-1 yOU 8et UD the third! morning you see a speck on the! ocean-thafs Bermuda-It'll be like a living garden." v'Wlth "othing to worry about. ?jEembll:;s every tlme there's a Snhnn th! dr: no dyl"S whe th( phone rinp: no living like a faure you will." McCloud took line section of the handcuff' that he tad opened and fastened it to a rt of the brass tubing sticking out from the end of the seat. In this way, Georgie was Just as much of a prisoner as he would have been fastened to McCloud. The detective rushed into Lola's neat, grahbrd the drunken man by the collar and shoved him out the o,r- . Then he sat down to chat with Lola. "What's the reason you're puttin" ieorge in prison?" She inquired its the train stopped at Harmon. I don't get you." Is it because you're a cop and he s a thief or is it just because you re a man and I'm a woman'" That's a pretty hard question, l-ola. I dont know whether I can answer It or not but it's something f. th,ls; Jf you didn't exist. I'd till stick Georgie behind the bars aV,SVhati8 where he belongs: Mid if Georgie didn't exist I'd still thase after you. because that's where I belong and if you add hat up. you get a rough idea of where I stand." Lola was giving quick, furtive glances out the window. "I know just what you must think of mo after what I said and did " "I haven't changed my opinion of fou. I never will." Lola covered his hand with hers She was deliberately stalling. "No matter what I do?" "No matter what you do " She looked out of the window and jaw something that caused her fix" '. UeYll with McCloud HLn0t cKatch the change of expres-sion expres-sion as her head was turned awav at the moment. She had seen Georgie leaving the train and wns exultant In her triumph. Even If I wait for Georgie'" he Inquired. wrgie. ".Sure-" McCloud grinned. "Tou waU for Georgie and III wait Tor he8 ""willinTlo conanueTut ?,?! "nlthed for her. a vicious spiteful spite-ful look coming into his face. No McCloud!" riv,fthe..days passed McCloud was given other orders. He was In. X?ited,'to Ket busy "undinl up a gang of wire tappers that had Mown in from Chicago, but his nrtrVWas ?ent uPn finding Lola and he neglected It. As a reiViit McCloud received a call torn Christ "I've known you ever since vou got on the force. Johnnie. I picked you up fifteen years ago when you wf,h thendinSt a b?at in cSnaStol with the goats. I brought you downtown and put you In pTan' clothes, an you made a reputation! for yourself. you sloughed vou! way up with those fists of yours hrt.y0Ur50-t f be the best man I had Christie spoke with vicious emphasis. "And then, all of a sudden sud-den you blow up on me. Rigfu now you aren't worth as much as the greenest rookie. You've caved dieringC0n theTob S'- lsnMtCM-ndTarSWered quietly "That isn t ti ue. Lieutenant. I've been on police duty all the time" Christie became savage -Tve terry Its getting to be a jok around here-and you're getting to be a joke, too Even the papers have taken it up. There's a feUmv in oneof the papers runs a box sucker out of you and of'thS youkTa hn"6'3 keepins tabs on u,ihaowbu8CTygbd0aur rorg-etthal'rse' """""oH.'' lieutenant. I can't forget about I "ever let a guy get away from! gin now?' I m n0t to bem! deredh"riSi".f anger' Christie thun-i -Lorder yu to drop it." TBECOtiXIJED |
