Show 11 an 4 P AL L PF TER B D awn BI KYN E COPYRIGHT ay BELL ayn W NU SERVICE j SYNOPSIS SIS I 1 theodore theodora gatlin adopts a baby penelope in an effort to solve his matrimonial troubles but hla his wife has ha never wanted her and their affairs end in the divorce court ten year old penelope la is given into the keeping of Ms mrs at a baseball game a ball strikes penolope penelope on the tha nose and mrs gatlin removes her from rom the hospital and spirits her to europe gatlin Is about to begin it a search tor for his daughter when a motor accident ends hla hia life some ten years later in san francisco stephen burt Is a rising young psychiatrist dan mcnamara chief of police brings him a patient nance bolden balden a girl with a dual personality for which her saddle nose la Is in part responsible mcnamara does not think she Is a criminal and obtains bur hurts ta expert testimony in court lanny the doctors wes office nurse la in won over to nances bances cause but the tha girls criminal record outweighs doctor burts burta explanation of her case caia and she Is sent to san ban quentin penitentiary she escapes although shot and goes to lanaya apartment lanny tells chief siana marn inara who orders her to bring nance to his apartment one of the men who helped nance manca escape has ban been wounded and his partners take tahe him to durta burt off lice where mcnamara finds them CHAPTER V continued 9 well your orders are to come out to my house too and take care of your friends the doctor will call every day and tell you what to do and lne have to do the cook ing 1 I can do that too not fancy but they can oat cat it all right youve got a job and a holing up place as well ill go homo home now and get my car and come buck for you and your friend meanwhile dont you got get cold feet and disappear I 1 wand wan to talk to you some more I 1 want to find out all about nance belden and you find and your friend might bo be ablo able to give a aitho line bh her bei 11 I 1 1 I dont know anything about her I 1 orpia te dan clasped 1 saied his its corrugated brow in in both hands and pondered ren penelope clope gatlin I 1 now where have I 1 run across that name in my business I 1 dont usually forget names and I 1 seem to remember I 1 had bad beall once tor for somebody by that damoor name or else somebody by that name called on me it was waa a aang long time ago ril ill have toi to look that up I 1 wonder it if theres anything in the flies files at headquarters it was midnight before nance Bel beldena beldens dens two friends were vere installed with tier her in dnn dan maras house lanny looked both men over carefully f u ily find and confided in the chief that she eho trust either of them as for far as she could throw a bear by its tall to which mr air mcnamara replied that one of them raise ony deviltry if lie wanted to while the other dared not moreover this latter was the only practical nurse ho he could secure A trained nurs might talk on tile the other hand this friend of nances bances had been educated to keep keel its his mouth shut and n R very groat great virtue mcnamara added illas ilia fro freedom odoni Is in my keeping and my lionor honor Is in his so we have to trust each other besides its high tible you ou got home 11 the phone rang and dan answered it when lie he rejoined jnnny lie ile was smiling broadly youre a bum moi peMp tap 11 lie he acclis accused ed that waa flyn one of the detective sergeants on watch nt at your house lie ile found two drops of blood you overlooked so lie you and nance tire lire in ili t tic house but refuse to answer the bolt boll and ile ho wants permission to break in in the name of the law ilo ile bays gra lie can slide sittle vic the latch ilitch on your front door lock ilu like a nob odys business I 1 told him t to 0 watt wait another hour and then try it but to ho be care careful tul 1 lainys independent and belligerent nature was instantly araji aroused ed it I 1 give a n sno snooper otier like that cards anti 81 spades lades the four new biff find little mine casino and beat litin to douth death on the sN id kiss a cawi cow the elie declared guess less ill go 11 homo ind make those big boobs blobs foci feel ashamed ot of them themselves solvestor tor disturbing a lady whatever you do bo be nice to them lanny just waltz you down to central station and stow you awny for the night with tile tho excuse that the chief wants to see gee you and pro ive decided I 1 dont know knor you it if I 1 did id go wine homo with you As lanny entered the driveway ana nn P paused in fit front ot of tier garnge there were no detectives in sight although there might have harp been lind had site she deemed it lt the part of wisdom to it glance carefully about her she unlocked the enrage door climbed ell robed back in her car drove in stopped tile the motor and switched off the lachs then she got ou out closed I 1 and locked tho the garage door and turned on an electric light switch on the doorpost to light tier her way upstairs to her kitchen then she almost screamed two big follows wearing soft hats were standing behind her car gazi gazing ng fit at her owlishly ansta itly lanny switched olt off the light got her little pistol out of tier her bag and switched hed the light on again now alint do you two handsome devils want she demanded demand ed like automatons the pair threw back their lapels and disclosed their shields oops cops or no cops lanny announced my garage Is my castle and you cant coma come into it uninvited without a search warrant the two detectives looked nt lit each other and lanny realized that they appreciated her very much indeed ashes a lawyer said one of them not a very good one though the other replied horev however or pat let her have her own way A woman the outrageous fellow bowed low and particularly a young and beautiful woman with a pistol always makes me nervous if you will be good enough to open your garage door miss lanning we will go out come up your front stairs ring the bell like gentlemen and ask it wo we cant conic come in and have a little chat with you Is that satisfactory eminently so lanny was ns na polite as the speaker now she felt ka ac X vy z X E im 01 then lanny almost screamed ins got her little pistol out of r again for the bolt in back of tier her slid tt it back and kicked klied the door open without taking her eyes or her pistol off the pair they went out closed both doors behind her and held them closed until she bho had shot the be bolt it home again then she went upstairs and let herself in just is as tier her doorbell rang so site switched on il the lights removed tier lier lint ant and coat went to the door and opened it IL instantly two five large hands thrust two cords cards at her whereupon sho she was aware that she was about to entertain Delec detective tive sergeant 11 I 1 flynn and detective sergeant A Angello Angelin tl fl good evening gentlemen ann ny balled them cordially come I 1 in and rest your sour big hat flat feet P flynn nodded wisely to A an gello gel loll tl she resents us amadeo said lie he oh I 1 hope not pat ilat lot us hope it Is not us she resents hut but our honorable profession tho the wretch bowed again thank you miss lanning and both gentlemen en lanny led them down the hall ball to tier lier tiny drawing room angel lott like ilke a hound fol followed loved close her but plynn r was in no hurry ile ho swept the runner in th the e hall with a flashlight first then followed al his partner into tho the drawing room and sat down heavily ATIlY on a divan Is this to be a long interview lanny allied cheerfully P flynn shook his head A minute or two then ill not bother giving you anything to drink i well it might take ten minutes at that 11 flynn countered lanny mixed her guests each a highball all P flynn drunk drank halt half of his at a gulp set down his glass and said well wheres nance Bel bilden deril 1 I aby sea by the papers she escaped from san quentin about six hours hourd ago go she came here flynn charged prove it lanny challenged tartly whereupon flynn went out into the entrance hall and returned dragging the end of the hall runner with him lie ile turned it over and revealed a large dark red spot blood Bloo dl 1 he announced Angello tl touch edthe odthe spot fresh blood I 1 human blood plynn flynn went on quite a clot of it she must dust have fainted after miss lanning let her in undoubtedly she lay several minutes in the hall bleeding while aless lanning was fixing a bed for her 10 we know she came here angel loti charged we found two spots oxblood of blood on the sidewalk that settles it flynn declared with ponderous finality miss lanning you have this female convict secreted in your house and I 1 advise you to give her up search my house lanny offered in a queer choked voice she loathed herself for having haing overlooked that large blood stain on tier her hall runner flynn and Angello tl needed no second invitation they searched the house thoroughly and returned to the little drawing room to finish their drinks youve taken her away flynn charged where did you take her it youre such good detectives go find her lanny was getting her courage back again she dt did d come here but I 1 fool enough to receive tier her she came in it a car with twomey and she did taint faint in my hallway hil liway and lie ile there for a little while of course she expected why I 1 cant Ini imagine agine that id little hide her and nurse her but ashes neither ft a friend nor a relative of mine she met me once in doctor bantly she switched off the light er bag and switched the light on hurts burts office where I 1 am employed end and took a liking to mein me in la her funny way ashes a psycho deuro tic personality she wrote me asking i mo me to call ball upon her and I 1 did like a fool because I 1 felt sor sorry ry for her she should be la in a sa sahl haium barlum not a jall jail who brought tier her to doctor burts of office lice chief mchamara 4 flynn and Ang angellett Angello ellott tl sat up they glanced slowly at each other tile old elins mans been up to his old tricks again said F lynn flynn what become became of 0 nance bold belden on after you refused to receive her hei 71 sho she left in the tha automobile 11 lanny was careful not to state which automo automobile blid or whose youre in an accessory to her escape it was your duty as a citi zen to lie leold her here telephone police headquarters and have tier her taken e downto down to the emergency hospital for treatment you can so go to the pen tor for this get out of my house lanny conima commanded aided fiercely sure but you come with us thus angellett ange Ang ellott lloil you cant arrest me without a warrant 11 1 I said before you tou aint such a good lawyer wo we can always pick up anybody that carries a pun gun without a permit into your hat anil coat boat miss lanning and come with us ill telephone ione my lawyer and then go with you said isaid lanny with dignity 1 nothing doing flynn declared firmly you two dare lay hands on me and ill 11 have you both broke understand der stand bo be careful call up chief mcnamara Namara SIe before befaro you yon get treah fresh with me tile the telephone Is in the kitchen flynn went into tile the kitchen and called up dan mcnamara he was much subdued upon hla his return anti ami lanny smiled well get you yet ho he growled you must have a drag with the chief hes pulled us oft off the case good night when they had gone lanny put out tho the hall light anil and watched them from behind tho the door curtain the two crossed tile the street to their car climbed in and settled down for an all night vig ilat at least so BO lanoy lanny decided so she ehe dragged tile hall runner into the kitchen scrubbed the bloody spot thoroughly and drini dried it over the gas stove reviling herself the while to the surprise of the machine gunner chief dan mcnamara did not ask him a single personal question not even his name nor did he question him regarding fit his wounded friend ile be and the chief partook of a breakfast which the tommy man prepared und discussed marksmanship wounds battles batties and sudden death As the chief was leaving he gave tle machine gunner a list of tradesman who supplied his house and told him to telephone his orders when delivery was made they nvere vere to be left on a table in the basement and dont you answer the telephone and dont show yourself out eldeor near the front windows he warned the follow fellow nodded bythe way chief going to become of that speed boat it belongs to nance she bought it for forty five hundred dollars mcnamara sat down and looked his amazement she paid forty flye five hundred dollars for that boat and yet she was doing time for pinching silk stockings I 1 dont like to ask you any questions you might be embarrassed to answer boy but today will be a total loss losa to rue me unless I 1 find out where she keeps her bank roll nances bances business an ill not discuss it she sent the check out in the letter lefter out lintal her plan of escape who received the letter A friend who showed it to us and we decided to help nance out we both owed her a debt we see no other way of pay in 9 but you figure tout out the risks sure nn an discounted lem em ma ala china gun anre aint no new tiling thing to us we themi t topnotch top op notch machine gun gunners nersi anyhow that la Is at low ranges they know how to handle their guns but they dont have their regular periods of 0 target practice on the range like a soldier does in our boat headed straight away from tho the tire gre at for ty five miles an hour it would take an expert to get on us an they know for sure whether we were accomplices or not until nance reached the boat and we started her in then of course let us have it there were eight other boats in the cove six of aein cm was fifis in our pay an they ayas was strung along in a line so close together alia as we run down the line ol 01 0 them th the guards would hold their fire for tear fear a 0 rid dlin innocent parties an we had bad another advantage that speed boat throws a wide white bow wave an the water for fifty feet behind tier her and twenty feet on each side aide la Is a smother of foam when ashes doing tier her stuff bullets throw up any water that could be seen from a ds distance in the big spray when yoube e machine gunnin a fast movin target you got to see where ybur your shota are drop drippin dropp pin ln it if youre coln to cor your range fast an accurately then we had another i advantage 11 th the e guards are in a wa watch tell tower on a hill or a high wall aw at the early carly ranges be birin down hill even the work of an export expert gunner firla at a down angle goes off considerable tile the cockpit was as lined with steel so after the boy oj friend got nance aboard they lopped flopped and were safe the only trouble was that the edge of one burst got gates cates before he could flop the front cockpit was steel lined too the mail man grinned sheepishly 1 14 I take that chance again adahl chief those gunners were better than we figured them youre both men arter after my own heart well take good care of your friend ive got to be on the job till midnight tonight how long you goin to keep us as here you can bet your sweet life it wont be very long youre doodan berous to me in ID his official car driven briten by a policeman chauffeur mcnamara inara ma cao bored down to central station where he immediately sent upstairs tor for nonce nance beddons beldens Bel dens dons record and photographs gra p bs and proceeded to son san tin did that belden girl who es ea coped yesterday leave anat anything hing tri in her cell letters photographs he asked the warden wo ive been in such a stew over om h her e r esca escape pe I 1 ha v e u t thought of investigating inh vesti gating that angle 1 the warden confessed TO 1119 CONTINUED CONTINUE D |