Show jo nen L dawn BI PETER KYN E B L HT ay BELL syndicate SERVICE SYNOPSIS Th theodore lodore gatlin adopts a P bab baby Y penelope in an effort to solve his matrimonial troubles but hla his wife has never wanted her and their affairs enil end in the divorce court ten year old penelope penelopa Is given into tho the keeping of mrs gatlin at a baseball game a ball strikes penelope on the nose and mrs gatlin removes her from the hospital and her to europe gatlin Is s about to begin a search for his daughter when a 96 motor accident ends hla his life ten years later in san Frand francisco stephen burt la Is a rising young psychiatrist dan nara chief lef of police brinias him a patient Nance belden a girl with a due dual pemon allty for which her saddle addle noss nose Is in part responsible mcnamara does not think she to Is a 0 iri criminal mInal anit obtains burts burt expert testimony in court lanny the doctors boffl office ce nurse to Is won over to nances bances cause but the girls criminal record outweighs doctor burts burta explanation of tier her case and she Is sent to san quentin penitentiary she e escapes although shot and goes to lan nys apartment lanny tells chief me namara who orders her to bring nance to his apartment one of the men man who helped nance escapes escapes hat has been wounded and his partners take him to B burls u arts office where mcnamara linds them lie he learns that nances bances real name Is penelope gatlin tracing her he learns leams from a binker banker that penelope gatlin Is heiress to the girl tears fears mcnamara in his official al capacity and runs away lanny finds her in her apartment a sleep asleep CHAPTER VII continued 13 thanks goodnight mcnamara hung up and went to the room lately occupied by nance bel belden den on the bureau tie he found a lipstick vaulty vanity Is always the undoing of a crook he sighed and went to bed greatly troubled in his mind at ai what was to ito him indubitable knowledge that flynn and angel hotl even though they had failed to find their quarry must bo be convinced beyond be j end the shadow of a doubt that lie he had harbored an escaped convict in its ils home ile ho passed a sleepless night but he be did some ame solid thinking so there was no lost time lie had hoped by providing this sick co convict as an excuse for doctor hurts burts nightly visits to throw flynn and angeliou oft off the 8 cent and now the scent was waa hotter than ever eer I 1 now what will they do morally certain she went to dannys house the night she escaped and that lanny goti got herb out of there in the eichof time and took her here naw aw that ashes escaped tl them en he here r e they way may suspect suspects hes d doubled back to lanny dannys I 1 a 4 house I 1 however those will never bother her without fortifying fortify in 9 themselves with a search warrant be too afraid of me dut but with a search warrant and the girl to show for their pains have I 1 me foul I 1 open my mouth if they bring the girl into headquarters quarters s ill have to give ghe them a cheer hild and congratulate them ue he decided flynn and Angello Ange lloil tl would ifould sleep on their evidence and the suspicions it had aroused compare notes in 16 the morning and decide upon a courso course of action they would have to adduce some nominal evidence to support their suspicion before the district attorney would consent to issue the search warrant arrant for a search warrant Is not issued lightly in the morning they would induce some to tell fell the district attorney that he had seen nance bellens beldens Bel deus dens face at the window of dannys home possibly they ight induce the patrolman on that beat to stretch the truth a little 1 I cant get nance out of dannys house tonight and I 1 cant gat gl it tier her out in daylight tomorrow but I 1 must get her out tomorrow night ho be decided but how ile he was at his office at eight next morning at eight thirty he looked J into the detectives room and saw flynn arid add Ange Angello llod tl in profound conference half an hour later he stepped out of a taxi two blocks from dannys house and when the cab had disappeared he made his bis way to the hou house seAnd fand was admitted by lanny nance has got to make a clean getaway 11 lie he assured her earnestly because tonight flynn and his pal ulay may come with a search warrant sow now here are halt half a dozen harmless hand grenades that burst on itil impact pact three efthem of them are tear gas lomba and three arestina are stink bombs now ill hi tell you exactly how beyll make the pinch not ome ioie during the day because now you sou arent at horns home and that nance ance answer that bell anyhow but Bue tonight one of them ring ong tle the front doorbell and lune hove the search warrant arrant under our nose and step inside the oth r will in the meantime have gone mind to your back door to prevent e girls escape in that direction aeres ipres a cement floor around your lian ten door IR in there nott yes well when the doorbell rings you answer it that will be dances nances tip to peek out the second story window and lob three bombs down on the cement beside whoever she sees standing there adey T aey explode with a sound like a gunshot and diffuse their gas almost instantly over a considerable area now whichever one goes to the lack back door will never be expecting a citizen to shower this sort of bomb down on him I 1 because they are not accessible to citizens bohe so he will think elef electric tile light bulbs tossed down to scare him away by the way have nance toss one electric light bulb down first and then follow with two tear bombs here ill make a mark with my pencil on tho the tear bombs before lie he realizes what has happened hell be weeping like NOW and unable to see anything in the darkness but bear tills this in mind lanny hell not desert tits his post hell hug the back door and be ready to grab her when she comes hell stick it out the time nance must d drop rop a stink bomb beside him meanwhile the man in front will hoar hear the explosions if the ones one 1 in ba back ek erles cries out the one in front will figure he has been shot and will run ran to the back door to help him As he opens the back door his pal will grab him you must follow at h his 3 heels and shut and bolt the door instantly or get yours too there will be a momentary struggle between flynn and Angello tl in the dark because the front door man will think lie he has the scoundrel that hurled hurk the bombs and by the time alicy discover each others identity the front doorman door man will be as sightless and ill as aa the back door man nance a word tilyou now my illy came bame Is penelope gatlin dan my illy error penelope the instant you drop those first two bombs shut eliut down the window and remember w all the lights in the rear of the house and particularly in the kitchen must be turned off when the front door man Is struggling with his pal and lanny has closed the door her scream will be your you r cue to open the window again just long enough cherest th the erest rest of your eggs on the scrimmage you must be dressed for the street and have some money in your pocket got any no heres two hundred 11 ill send you say MY check thanks and she took the money immediately titter after tossing sing tho the last of the bombs close the window and beat it downstairs and out the front door ill leave a coupe with the motor running parked at the curb across the street can you drive 1 I can drive arlye dan 11 very well then climb into the car and beat it beat it where los angeles san diego anywhere keep on going and when you get there bend me a wire to the central station merely giving your address then lay ilow until somebody comes after you keep oft off the street lanny you must dla guise her nose clamp a wadding of cotton and a neat dressing over it to tilde hide athe the dish in it any lady Is liable to to have an injury to her nose and wear a dressing on it now I 1 Is everything understood toad 71 nance nodded and dannys silence gave consent boull Wo ull ably get a whiff of good for flynn and angellotti Angello Angel loti tl 11 mcnamara advised lanny but get over it this plan of mine Is foolproof foolproof absolutely but its you for san again if it my bravo lassie find all tho the chiefs of toillee poil ce la in town c cannot help you then CHAPTER vill 44 C juank you sir 1 I said mid nance a politely and with quiet dig anity you are most kind to take iamb this trouble jor for a stranger and I 1 shall never forget 11 it and she held out her hand mcnamara looked in puzzle puzzlement mant at lanny happened to her he demanded ill explain to you some time youre a brilliant chief of police and youve figured everything out to a gnats eyebrow for penelope Ien elope but going to happen to me the concoction of the plan ive just outlined has given me brain fog fag lanny IVA its cost me a nights sleep I 1 dont know going tu to happen to you and I 1 dout dont care much youre almart a smart woman and if you cant figure a way out of your end of the ness mess dont call on me be for help belp 1 I wish I 1 could relish that compliment ment lanny retorted dryly however it you think im not go ing to laugh myself sick owr over this youre a poor judge of women goodby you old crook and god bless you kiss him penelope A becoming modesty caused tho the girl to hesitate just a little then sho she came to the chief and implanted a most ladylike lady like k kiss iss on his blue jowl youre very kind mr me namara she assured him again gripes cripes he muttered and went off dan estimate of the ability of detective sergeants flynn and Angello tl did them no inaus injustice stice indeed they proved oven even smarter than their chief credited thorn them with being after watching doctor burt enter and leave the chiefs house on thursday night when they knew the chief would not bo be home until midnight they decided to invests gate the unlocked collar cellar door gave them pause F lynn flynn whispered whimpered that mat he was always suspicious of things that came too easy they crept upstairs and found dan me namarah Na Nf tara maras ex es convict guest reading 1 in bed both detectives recognized him so BO while Angello tl guarded him flynn made a hurried but thorough search of the premises they were not in the tha house more than live minutes minu u tes weve been like two pups chasing our tails Angello tl complained when they met at their car the chiefs up to 0 his old tricks babying a convict with the con and that the bird doctor burt Is calling to treat the girls been there just the same amadeo my boy there was a lipstick on the bureau and something old lady mcnamara dont use and I 1 found a roll of adhesive tape the heel of it a roll of bandage and a soiled sheet with some bloodstains on win it in the dirty clothes basket in the bathroom 1 Ange angello angelari lIRI tl was convinced where did she go she might have doubled back to that old nurses house again but I 1 doubt that because she knows that Is risky well lets give miss bliss lannings Lanning lB house a prowl anyhow plynn flynn was waa one of those hearty fellows who will try anything twice so they wont went immediately to lainys house the lights fit kcf front were out when they so flynn i 0 chata vh hatla ata that Angello tl cried instantly alert pussyfooted pussy footed around to the rear of the cottage to see it if any lights were lighted there finding none he listened for possible voices hearing none lie he cautiously lifted the lid off dannys garbage can and bent his flashlight on it ile was rewarded for fordis lits courage by finding a stained bandage with clipped adhesive tape clinging to it it this telltale evidence Aie he carried around to Angel angellotti Angello loti tl they entered their car drove a block and inspected the clue in the light odthe of the dash lamp then they silently shook hands nothing Is ever lost if you know where IMs 1 1 flynn rejoiced well bone he be district attorney for a warrant tomorrow and tomorrow night when the old lady gets geas home well vell make the pinch shall we pinch her as an accas sor v amadeo my acy bey unless youre looking hard tor for something its a mistake to see toa much 0 or know too much this lanning woman Is a friend of the chiefs As faras far as the public ever need know we picked the girl up tip on the street 1 Angello tl nodded hla his acquin acqui es cence they got the search warrant on the strength of that soiled bandage and at nine that night arrived arrive d in their car F lynn flynn went lo 10 to the hack back door and posted himself therea there and Angello tl rang the front doorbell A light was switched on in the hall presently and lanny dressed for the streets street opened the door six inches angel iati had lita fits foot in it in a flash detective sergeant Angello tl of the central station miss tanning banning I 1 have here a search warrant giving me legal right to search your house and secure the person of nance belden an escaped convict from san quentin penitentiary read it an weep I 1 you yon take your big flat foot out of my door and stay outside until ive read this purported search warrant or ill shoot your foot off lanny informed him coldly angel hotl withdrew his foot promptly lanny closed tho the door and he could see her faintly through the curtained glass glas reading como come in she Invite dand at that moment the electric light bulb tossed out of the upper window by nanco nance exploded with a loud report that Angello Augello tl cried instantly alert A still louder explosion reverberated in the back yard then tile the voice of flynn crying hey stop or ill shoot 1 tried SlIp flippin Pin her out the back door eh Ang angellett Angello ellott tl exulted and dashed through tile the house with lanny nt at ills his heels As he went out the kitchen door lanny slammed and bolted it behind him and then even as dan mcnamara Alc Namara had predicted nature took her course nance dropped the remainder of the bombs bombi and came dashing down the stairs goodby good by lanny darling she cried happily well meet ag again in lanny n switched oft tho the hall light and nance was through the front doot and gone across the street two coupes coapes stood at the curb tho the mo tors tor a of both turning over slowly alternately the girls fanger fange r wai pointed at each car illy my bothel mothel told me to lo take this one s she murmured and when th through i the aid of this childhood for formula mu 1 sho she had made her decision slit sh leaped into tho the coupe of flynn and angellotti Angel loti and went vent rapid ly away jnnny watching tier her from the darkened doorway saw that she had taken the wrong car but was afraid to cry out and warn tier her so she did tho the next best tiling thing she locked the front door behind tier her climbed into the othe car and drove down town to a late motion picture show she carried the search warrant with her and while enjoying the show tore it into little bits of the weeping the groaning the burning sensations in tho the eyelids the bewilderment the groping vomiting cursing and despair 0 I 1 flynn and Angello tl n nothing oth need be said suffice that an bellott felt tits his way out of tile the gassed area and about two mahu minute t e 4 after laonas departure stationed himself on her front I 1 steps while the valiant flynn dying a thousand deaths stuck manfully nt fit his fits post leaning up against the kitchen door enduring for butys sake con vinced they had nance belden cornered they waited for the night wind to dissipate the gas gaa angel loti ceased to weep about half an hour after escaping from the gassed area 0 1 but U continued to gag for tin an hour about ten thirty lie ho was able abl to see so he rang dannys bell repeatedly peat edly but received no answer then he noticed that their car wai ani missing so ho he summoned the ilie mari mar byred flynn 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