Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1940, Page 30

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M i« Laundry A DIVISION OF MANHATTAN COMPANY, 1326-46 Florida Ave, N.W. WY i Yoy when Carl 's, her uncle, !‘O‘ 13 rers letters nt claims. 10D shadowed. I XXI1I. C That Jim's Mexican vaquero | shadow and his companion had been closer until the past few mo- ments seemed to Silcott a reason- able guess. The man with the Mexican was Pete Yeager. “You're looking some peaker, Homer,” Silcott said. “You want to remember you're an old man and cut out cavorting at so many dances.” “I don’t go to dances,” protested Caldwell, feigning indignation. “And I'm not so doggoned old if I wanted to go.” He added, sharply, “You're the one that looks peaked. I done heard how you was shot up couple of weeks ago.” “By amateurs,” Jim explained, and pretended to catch sight of the fat little cowpuncher for the first time. “Why hello, Pete! I was Just talking about you. Mention an angel and you hear the rustle | of his wings. How are cases?” The baldheaded man retorted promptly, “I'd advise you to drop that notion about me being an amateur.” g “Amateurs are all right in their’ place, Pete,” Jim told him sooth- ingly. “Maybe you'll do better after & while. They say practice makes perfect.” Yeager snorted. “Hump! One of fl]!fse smart galoots who knows it all” Leaves Yeager Fumirig. “Sometimes I think you don't like me, Pete. Well, I got to be moving. Supper at Lt. Windom's house. ." Silcott turned to the Mexican vaquero. “Let’s be going, young fellow, if you're trailing me. See you later, Pete. Dont take any wooden nutmegs.” He sauntered down the street, leaving Yeager fuming behind him. Before he had gone 50 yards s voice hailed him. “You doggoned old buzzard head!” Two riders were coming up the street. One was Rufe Jelks, the other Pesky Kennedy. Rufe swung from the. saddle.. “What 2k [ ‘doing here?” Sil- cott askhd in. astonishment. “Why, can't & couple of cowboys come to ses the elephant?” the owner of the Longhorn corral asked hilariously. 2 “They ¢an but they didn't,” Jim said. “Spill it, Rufe.” Jelks grinned. “We heard the Hat T had- moved headquarters to Santa Fe," 80 Pesky and I drifted ;;gnz to see if we couldn't get a “You might,.at that, before we are through,” Jim admitted. “Rest your saddles, boys, and come into the Green Light with me for a powwow.” They walked into the saloon and took a small table. Each ordered what he wanted. Their heads close together, they talked almost in murmurs. Jim told them the most recent developments. Figured Santa Fe as Goal. “Hmp!” grunted Jelks. “Thought something was doing when the Hat T hands collected Jess Lamprey and lit out with him. Knowing you were here, we figured Santa Fe would be the center of the storm. So we high-tailed it to the city.” Silcott rose. “I'm due at Lt. Win- dom’s for supper. 'Miss Eliot is staying there. Later in the eve- ning I'll meet you at the hotel. Adios, boys.” Kennedy spoke for the first and last time during the conference. “Don’t let them knock yore block off, Red,” he said. “Not if I can help it. Be back about 10.” , Just as Stratton closed his desk and rose to go home two men walked into the office. His heart lost a beat, for both his visitors were masked and one of them had 8 44 in his hand. The lawyer’s right hand fluttered down toward a drawer still open, but stopped abruptly on the way. The man behind the revolver had said curtly, “Don’t, D. L.* He was a big, heavy man, with long arms and thick, rounded shoul- ders. His resemblance to an ape ‘was enhanced by the growth of hair that matted his throat and the backs of his hands. “What does this m-mean?” the lawyer stammered. 5 The big man padded across the floor and pushed home the bolt of the back door. His companion turned the big key in the front door and pulled down the window blind. “So we can be comfortable and not be interrupted,” he explained. Stratton Takes Btock. Frightened though he was, Strat- ton noticed that his height was below the average and that he was of plump bulld. Where the mask did not hide his face it was high in color. “If it's money you want—" ‘The ape man cut off ‘the attor- you'll taste Gandars letters, if that's what you mean,” he answered, “Open that safe.” Jud Chokes Lawyer, The attorney opened it. The fat man went through the papers in- side, scattering them on the floor after he had examined each. He “If it’s here and you're lying to us, I'l skin you alive,” the big man promised viclously. . 2 “I haven't got the letter.” “We know better, Red 8ilcott left it here.” -‘ “He took it away agsin. This afternoon.” A hairy hand reached out and caught Stratton by the throat. Sin- ewy fingers closed on the flesh. “So zgl;:fe gonna get funny with me, ‘The face of the lawyer grew black and his eyes glassy. “Hey, Jud, cut that out!” the fat man warned. “Youll strangle the guy before we get what we want.” Prentiss flung his victim into a chair. The lawyer coughed and sputtered. Slowly he recovered enough to gasp out a word or two. “Don’t! P-please don't do that.” “Come clean then.” The man tow- ering over him cursed the choking man angrily. “Damn quick, too. Or the quirt.” Again the plump man intervened. “We don't want to raise a row here, Jud,” he warned his companion. “I don't reckon this bird has got the letter.” “He knows where it is. Open yore trap, fellow. Where's that letter?” “S-Silcott took it.” Prentiss Finally Convinced., “What did he say he was going to do with it?” “He wouldn’t tell me. Baid if I didn’t know I couldn't tell.” “You're lying to us.” - “It’s the truth. He said if yo asked for it to refer you to him. I would give you the letter if I had it.” . “He’s speaking truth, Jud. No use jouncing him ‘around any more. Let's get out of here.” Prentiss snarled as he turned on Stratton. “Clamp yore mouth, fel- low._l! you know what's good for you.” The Hat T men clumped out of the office. Without waiting to gather up the scattered documents on the floor the attorney locked up and went home. He was weak and sick and his throat ached from the pressure of Jud’s iron fingers. His wife put him to bed and sent for a doctor. “We've got to get a warning to Silcott,” he told his wife. She was a competent, motherly woman. ‘Don’t worry, dear. Il takd care of that. I'm going to see Russell Mosely. He was alarmed at the anger in her eyes. “You mustn’t say any- thing that will annoy him, Jane” he told her. “You don't know what he would do.” Mrs. Stratton Gives Warning. She nodded. “He will be reason- able, David. Il promise that, gpd 50 shall 1.” sonable. Jane penned a note to Jim Sil- cott and, sent it to the Windom house by a Chinese servant whom she could ‘trust. A Mexican maid handed it to Silcott while he was at supper. He asked permission of Mrs. Windom to read the message. He read: “Two masked men came into Mr. Stratton's office just as he was leaving. They brandished revolvers and forced him to open the safe. When they did not find what they wanted they al- most strangled him. He is now sick in bed. One of the men called the other Jud. “My husband has asked me to warn you to look out for your- self. He thinks you had better get out of town at once.” The signature on the note was “Jane Stratton.” “I hope it isn’t bad news,” Henri- etta said. “Mosely has made his second try for the letter, he replied. “Two of his rufans assaulted our lawyer, Stratton. - He is at home sick. The note is from his wife.” “Is Mr. Stratton badly hurt?” the hostess asked. “I don’t think so.” “Did- they get the letter?” Anne wanted to know. “No. Stratton did not have it Anne Asks of Letter. Anne did not ask any more ques- tions. She knew the answer to that one. As soon as she was alone with him for a moment she put a more direct one to him. “What have you done with the Gandara letter?” He grinned at her. “Stratton Mrs. Stratton did not | explain what she meant by rea- | 5 boh & v { 41TON, D. C, TU *“Not unless they have gone clean daft, but you can't be sure what Mosely would do. Safer for you not to ‘mow.” :fin_muflymumm" 0. “Why didn’t you show us that note you got from Mrs. Stratton?” she “I told you about it.” .Jim was a trifle disconcerted by her acumen. “You told us what you wanted to tell us,” she corrected sharply, “Ill & % e render. “There’s Russell y move be? It wouldn't do any to Have you shot and then gee Gandars Jetter bob up Iater.” “No. Just now I'm more valuable on the hoof than slanghtered. I thirik the next thing he will do will be to rob the post office.” (To Be Continued.) Reconstruction needs are booming Spain’s lumber industry, production probably exceeding prewar aver- have a look at it, if you please.” Her |88es. small hand was outstretched for the paper. “You're some bossy,” Silcott com- mented. "Tw note was written to me, young Y “I'm in this as much as you are. Hand it over,. Unless you would rather I'd go to Mrs. Stratton and her.” “You sure do ride herd on an idea until you have it roped,” he said, & hand coming slowly out of his coat pocket with the letter. - Anne Urges Jim to Flee, Anne moved closer to a lamp and read it. “So that’s why you didn’t read it aloud—because you didn't want us to know they would be after you right away. Do you think I'm dumb? I didn't need Mrs. Stratton to tell me that. 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