| Show THE FIC IrION coom waa FOLLOW THROUGH by HAL MARQUETTE AND SHOULD you encounter etani this man exercise care i i iles hes dangerous any further news that cornea comes in will jerry anderson Ands snapped oil off the radio hod hed heard the particulars ot of the tha brutal strangulation of mrs t rr drescott escott end and tho the description of 1 the suspect several times this eve eva i i ding ni 9 after that wordy unlovely f por portrait trai of the man he h e felt that that f wen even he would recognize him it he be over ever contacted him but he hoped that he w nt jerry was no i coward but laj after jerrys recent discharge from rom the hospital ho he decided that he wanted to live out at the cot logo lago while making his plans for the future ills ill family objected not without cause and it basult i until old doc crowder the family friend and physician convinced them that it would be a good thing lor for jerry to do under the i circumstances that thai they finally yielded to his wishes jerry had spent every summer of his ufa life thre until his enlistment andee and he loved the old place so when his mother and lucy reluctantly left him this afternoon he was slid glad mot that he did not appreciate the things which they had been doing tor for him but he wanted to be ba on his own lie he had bad plans to make and this change end and the quiet that ho he would have would be perfect ho ha had tried during his month at I 1 home to apply his own sell self reasoning inc method but to little avail ile he alt confident that it could be tested i properly pio perly by facing his bis problems i independently jerry sit sat near the window for quite some time trying to make d start at some of that seu self reasoning boning 11 but his hi mind kept re re zelg t to 0 tho the broadcast he had bad heard pa riler it if the tha woman only r r had had a gun he thought she probably would have hava been afraid to use it though most womer women were ha thought ot of tho the empty luger in bis bae and wished that ho he could have tried again to gets gel some ammunition for it he loved that gun a SW gift from one ot of his buddies who had not come back jerry went into the bedroom and took the gun from his bag he fondled it ind and then slipped it into his bis pocket ile he smiled when ho he realized just how foolish k that WAS wa tie ho camo came back to his chair a and nd then ut lit his pipe he fie hail had been there for just ft a few minutes when oud cud denly he heard board the back door being opened and thou then the lie click of ali the light si he sit sat still wondering wonderful who it could be it 1 i dozen thoughts chasing through his mind milad lie felt the lie useless gun fun in his bl pocket and took it outi out tripping gripping it firmly now it ever 0 he be could tests test himself on of the things which he had W learned during his reb rehabilitation abill in less than a ml cut it seemed he heard the icebox ice lee box door being opened and si a low come worn beom the intruder then howeard ho heard things being put on the table ile he knew that whoever was to in the kitchen sure sura ot of himself ile he must know he thought that even with the whole house lighted it was practically impossible to mee eo in from any side the minutes dragged while ho he listened to the man eating and drinking drift from the noise he was making slamming the icebox ice box door ond and moving his chair the man undoubtedly thought that he ha was alone perhaps ho he had see seen n lucy and her mother leave hours before and had waltus tor for darkness to come after what had seemed an hour lie he heard the man get up un I 1 from rom the tha 1 table slid and walk toward tho the hall which led into the living room jerry knew that hla his safety depended upon what he ha would bo do able it to 0 do within tho the next few minutes it a very pleasant spot to be in but lie he thought of the broadcasters remark that the killer had not used a car and that it was sus that lie was making a getaway by tho the county back roads and woods this could be the tha man tor as aalona long as ho he could remember no ordinary tramp had ever a troyed strayed ed so far away from the main highway iio must have hava coma came upon the house by accident when jerry Jerryl heard icard a hand amov ing along alone the wall groping for a lie he stood up and pointed the gun arun toward the door then it happened the tho ilant room light was snapped on lie ile heard beard a hoarse cry ot of surprise the mans breathing was heavy ex as he stood motionless facing the gun lie ile had a tear fear that jerry could sense was genuine get lem em cupl who are arc you and what do you want jerry was aw an officer in the tha infantry again as ho be made the demand the man was shaking when he spoke Yo youre urea a cool one brother put th thai i gun down please before you hurt somebody ho he took tooka tep step forward and jerry raised the gun and moved it aughtley from side to side aide looking toward the raw man lorry jorry was not sure of what he should do next then all the admonitions of his teachers come came back to him SHOW NO FAST SPEAK WITH CON REASON FOLLOW THROUGH sit down in hi that chair jerry roared surprised nt at his loud votee voice this give aavo him a bit of confidence then than ho he thought of his bis next move A nut the man ventured half under his breath and he ha obeyed ile he kept hla his eyes on the tha gun as though hypnotized by it shut up and sit still youre esmart b smart the man glanced away from the gun just long enough to see if there was anything near that lie he could grab wot you going to dot do let me go I 1 aint done nothing but eat gome come of your grub fl honest onest mister ill get out of here quick if put that gun down this was the voice of a frightened man but n not ot the voice or true dialect of a hobo jerry relaxed sightly and the th e man ma n tn inthe the chair moved this was the time to follow allow through U he was ever going to io do it get up and do exactly as I 1 tell you lie ho commanded tho the man cringed but rose slowly his eyes cyca still on the gun ile ho hated guns he was afraid of guns and he knew now that th this isman man knew it too if ho he could only knock it ta the floor keep your bands hands high get to anat that telephone beside the door and do as I 1 tell you any monkey business tho the man advanced toward the door and the telephone without looking from right to left jerry moved to his side as he passed him lie he could feel the lio mans body tremble as though he were having a chill when he be touched him with the gun ain now put your left hand on the receiver lift jt it off the hook book and M A f AIM jerry knewl that what he would be able to do within the next few minutes put it ii to your car when the op aerator answers tell her to connect you with the helm road district pollen police when they answer tell them to come immediately to the andrson anderson cottage off helm road the man lowered his arm slowly and took the receiver oil off the hook hed stall he ha thought maybe tho the nut nit would give him an in but hearing the sound of regular breathing and feeling the pressure of the gun against his back any illusions that he tight might have had regarding so at in were shattered operator gilme the helm nelm road police station his voice quavered and his hand was shaking ho he keep the receiver close to his ear car the man was vas conscious of the gun at his back and he spoke in a deep hoarse whisper come to the Ander anderson cottage off helm road right away up jerry heard the otal officer aa ask tell him bilm he ha snapped at the wan man ive got tho the roan man youve been looking for jerry heard the tha quick break ot of the connection at the tha police station VISUALIZE CHANCE IT DO BOLLOW FOLLOW THROUGH ile he had the answer i drop that receiver celver re and got get your left arm up ile he hesitated then ordered his prisoner to go back to the same chair and a sit it down the killer had bad a dogged smirk on oil his face as he turned and moved toward foward t the h e chair lie he felt fell positive that isis ills captor jm ims a nut but and with that gun gula seconds passed as hi ha continued contIn Ved to glare at jerry then he thought of an old trick that he would try in order to get jerry off guard ile he wondered why he had not tried it when he first came into the room stiffening himself and settling back in the chair he broke the silence with a tirade of oaths keep it up and keep them up too jerry ordered this was not the reaction that the tha killer had hoped for ile he then quieted and began to talk more coherently and soon was telling ot of the crime tor for which he was being hunted he spared none of the details then jerry board beard tha purr parr of a motor anti mens voices A slight wave of relief relic swept ovar him almost immediately there was wan a sound of crackling shrubbery and running feet the front door opened and two officers with ms drawn rahea tn in they saw their man and covered him good work mr anderson good work when the officers yanked the man to his feet and they had started for the door one of them said to the prisoner youre lucky to have had this extra living time him spotting you and with everybody la in the county ready and veiling to shoot hoot you on light ight the prisoner did not comme comment ut but he scowled and was shaking and snorting with arger anger tho the gun gua was wai not load loaded a officer and I 1 could recognize him aim only from his hl story you I 1 am blind jerry said id softly |
