| Show p The Radio Detective l I By J J. J Cedar City Utah from Last Lost Week Continued iW Ith a stricken cry Jerry l leaped ped and with a bound his 13 chair the telephone Woman Hunters Hunter's got here berle her her- her The to woman woman Hunters Hunter's got her berl He HeI e I wildly into the mouth piece telephone girl to toL post ost scaring a poor headers head head- L tho th Quick Central I Police ers Oh God Godl and ring em loud loudl instantaneous click at luere ere was an Tether other end of the wire ware and a gruff Ice ce answered Police Pollee department shrieked the thee Jerry Jell almost e over the wire Mich This is isGet j. j Get a patrol car and a squad ck Go 00 to an old house near the theer rr er In that old lane about a half ter le Ie east of Stockdale Country Club u know the place Mash Its It's same place you knocked over overt ly the kt t bootlegger last year The Woman ter's there Good God Mish MIshI hurl hurI hur- hur l I Hes He's got Esther and Blanche HurI Hur- Hur I old man hurry burry Ill 11 be along right hind you hurry But his wild words one over the oth other as they eked eked out of his throat were falling deaf ears for at the mention of e Woman Hunter Big Mish JUsh had bad hadj j up and was already shouting to toe toi e i night squadron at police I and Il Jerry Jell had scarcely hung up tore fore the big police car was streaking i way down nineteenth street to Oak ere it t would turn south uth to Brundage e and nd the Stockdale road Big jab h riding the to running board hat- hat his lda coal black locks locka waving wildly l the night breeze feeling more I than he had felt since the last of football days when Zarley had ken Joe Sheaf f from behind on oni I i Intercepted lateral pass after chas chas- I Joe 75 yards yards and and Berkeley had hadi hado I o n i and a big pall of sadness and gloom I fallen over the old campus at dear dearK K C. C H H. S. S Dropping the phone on the table kith th a bang Jell Jerry leaped back to the thed theft ft d regenerative radio set grasped the sing knob and started to turn It ck and forth I Thank God this is a regenerative jet t 1 he breathed as he sent out dots dots d I dashes ESTHER COMING POLICE WAY HOLD WAY HOLD THAT TILL BIG MISH GETS YOU LOVE I LOVE YOU RY y Then scorning his hat and leaving leavings s lights on and the office door wide pen he took the stairs three at a ae ame me e leaped into his car hit the start- start with a thud and roared down the let t. t crossing the railroad tracks Just head of the Incoming Owl Ow Back at the old house In the fane ne Esther was just finishing the nul ul transmission of her message of oft t resort hoping against hope that erry would hear her if of the radio set you pan which she was tuning happened 3 be De what hat he called a regenerative set nd would be able to read her crude Jots ais and dashes and Identify them from frome fie e Jumble of whines walls wails whistles whistlE's nd ad I moans With her cramped muscles i g from the position which she ad to assume in order to reach the of the radio with her hands und d 1 behind her she straightened up ram her uncomfortable position and andI eased sed I her ber body as best she could I Then turning her back to the radio again again and easing herself downward I until her fingers ringers touched the knob of I i uhe tinning dial she was about to tune aae for the loudest program she could In m so as to bring the Woman Hunter down upon her and get him himy away aay y from her young companion then SUddenly loud walls wails and moans started issuing from the speaker Not eing familiar with the reading of the Continental Code on n nin account of the difference in an less sound between the wireless wireless wire wire- dots and dashes and those of the metallic Morse able sounder she was amable un- un unable to read an anything out of these tubes noises although she e knew Continental sell enough h to send it at But Dut as the SOunds filtered al air through the and Somehow Into the radio radl she he thrilled Drilled she she knew it he was vas as Jerry and had heard hed understood and was aa her appeal Ad a little a of Joy strangled squeal knob through he her gag she Ehe twirled the of voice the dial viciously y and a loud Of t the e sUddenly broke the silence room h r aud Louie Loule Armstrong In e ear Til be glad pUtting crescendo shouted P when hen youre you're P F a y You you dead-you hestra und and the Cotton Club banged jib th the away in full tilt s cornet 06 Pla player er doing handLe hand- hand bas and the drummer drumm Le ba ase drum booming on banging the LI 55 cowbell as he COUld the v t volume on full fuU strength the girl worked her way quickly through the darkness and took a stand to one side aide of the door There came the sudden sound of quick startled movements on the floor above and footsteps bounded down the theold theold theold old stairs which responded with hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of creaks groans and squeaks A key was Inserted in the tha door the portal opened and a dork form loomed loomed loom loom- ed there A pencil of light sprang through the to darkness and the to Woman Hunter leaped through trough the doorway With a swift deft movement Esther stuck out one little foot the man tripped tripped tripped trip trip- ped over It t and fell with a crash his flashlight flying into a corner still burning Quick as a flash the girl kicked out with her feet seeking the mans man's head Thud thud thud First she he struck the ribs then a shoulder and with an al almost almost almost al- al most Inspired aim she drew her littlefoot littlefoot little littlefoot foot back and lunged out viciously striking the criminal square on the side of the head Again and again she kicked scoring on the head neck and spine and with the fierceness of a tigress she stepped out from the wall onto the prostrate form and jumped up and down as hard as she could The Woman Hunter groaned and lay still Crossing the room Esther sat down on the to floor and rolled over until her bound fingers came in contact with the burning flashlight And when she held it in her grasp she backed t ti 14 thedoor the thedoor door sought the to steps blindly fell over them them regained her feet and started mounting them backward rd craning her 1 n ono neck to see her way Slowly she made her way up the stairs And she had just reached reach reach- ed the landing when there came the I sound of a wide open motor the loud clashing of breaks and the thud of many running feet outside the house A hefty foot kicked the front door open almost tearing it from its hinges Then hurried heavy footsteps sounded In hi the to hall below Well Ill I'll be bet bel boomed a deep gruff voice Look at that boys knocked boys knocked cold I Put the bracelets on him and stay right with him Bill Ill I'll look for forthe forthe forthe the girls Let the rest of the men stay where they are stationed There may maybe maybe maybe be others with this bird bard A And d almost knocking the stairs down Big Mish leaped up them his big flashlight scattering the shadows everywhere With a moan Esther threw herself right into the big gridiron ex stars star's arms Only the fact her hands were bound and her mouth gagged kept her from subjecting Mish to an awful hugging and kissing right then and there Esther I Gosh kid are you all allright allright allright right shouted Big Bag Mish as he quickly cut her bonds and tore the gag from her mouth Oh Mish you big handsome devil I Im I'm all right Come quick lets let's find Banche Im I'm scared to death at what might have happened to her And holding onto the big detectives detective's brawny arm like grim death she followed him from room to room Suddenly she uttered a low sob and pointed Look Mish she cried There she is as poor little kid My God if of that devil has harmed her Ill I'll kill him And they quickly entered the open doorway into the room Blanche white faced and unconscious ous lay stretched upon a cot breathIng breathing breath breath- ing spasmodically Her waist was t torn brn rn from the young shoulders and her hair was disheveled one silk stocking was I tern and a slipper was missing from L L feet lone one loot foot But her fleX ner hands lUlU and I were woe not bound although the gag was stilli still 1 i adjusted to her mouth but had been loosened somewhat some I I With a cry of pity Esther knelt at atI atthe I the girls girl's side smoothed back her hair tore the gag from her lips clasped her small white hands and rubbed them i vigorously but the girl did not open oen her e eyes es Mish cried Esther s 's the matter with her Ohl Oh what's the tte I matter with her Oh that devil that devil that I devil I Dont worry kid said Mish The Doc will be here In a minute and hell he'll look after her Then bending closer i he examined the girls girl's e eyes ejes es turning I back the lids With a low growl he caught her bare white arm See he exclaimed wrathfully had a shot in the arm from a hypo Esther suddenly got to her feet snatched the flashlight from Big Dig BigI I I hand and pushed him to toI toward toward to- to I ward the door I Get out of ot here Mish she com com- Im woman enough to want t to know and old enough and know how to tell if it any harms harm's come to tits this I child Beat Deat it until It-until until I 1 call you I scat And Mish Mash scatted I Lighting his way down the stairs with matches he came upon the Woman Hunter in charge of his men below Without a word the big officer unlocked unlocked unlocked un un- locked the handcuffs on the crestfallen attackers attacker's wrists pushed him away until until until un un- til he was v.-as at arms arm's length and let go goa goa a powerful wallop to the eye that sent the hapless fiend crashing against the wall where he slumped to the tha floor limp And ind Id I'd like to help hang you you you- you you you- you I he growled and turning he be i stalked from the room and ran square Into Jerry who burst into the door I panting excited hatless coatless wild wild- I eyed Mish Mash he screamed Where is she Is she all right Where is that guy guy guy- lemme get my hands on him l- l 1 lemme lemme- Calm yourself big boy soothed Mish Esthers OK She's upstairs with the kid I dont don't know about her though But Dut be careful If you go up there she run me out Right this way Doc he added turning to the doctor who had just stepped Inside the door Here Mack give us your flash and lighting the way Mish Jerry and the physician mounted the steps where Mish knocked knocked knock knock- ed carefully on the door of the room I where the girls were I IEsther Esther opened the door Jerry Oh Oh Jerry she sobbed as he took her into his arms and muttered soothing loving words to her Jerry she's all she's right all right right she's she's all right All right darling said Jerry softly softly softly soft soft- ly smoothing back her hair from her smooth white forehead and stifling her growing hysteria with a tender kiss Just like a woman just like a aj woman woman woman-go go through It all aU like a bull bulldog dog dog and and then ten get the beebee after its it's all over said Big Dig Mish to tJ the doctor as he be gathered up the still unconscious form of the girl on the cot cota a and d started for the police pollee car with her br Soon Boon the child was safely at horns home with her mother the to Woman Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunt Hunt- er was lodged in the strongest cell Inthe Inthe in inthe the jail was later tried and hun hung l at for the murder of the to two young girls and the police pollee except one or two left to guard the house against the possible return of a confederate although Esther Ester was too near hysteria to even mention there being one we were returning to the city Jerry and Esther were ere the last to leave With l his s arms around around around a- a round her they were just passing the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of the room where she had been held captive when suddenly Jerry paused Mish he yelled Can I take this radio set Sure Surel was the booming reply You can have the house if you want it Thanks said Jerry and promptly carried the radio to his car and loaded it in the Darling he said to Esther between kisses preparatory to to starting the motor Ive decided these old regenerative regenerative regenerative regener regener- sets arent aren't so bad after all And heres here's one Im I'm going to keep forever foreve and he kissed her again in fact several several several sev sev- sev- sev eral times Wow Listen to the static laughed Big Mish as he stepped into the police pollee car which was parked next to that of Jerrys He lie started the motor called to Jerry to Get that young lady home before daylight and drove towards towards towards to to- wards Bakersfield where here he would be Just in time to beat the deadline deadline deadline dead dead- line with the biggest story that struggling struggling struggling gling young newspaper had carried in an months THE TIlE END |
