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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 18, 1936.
"THERE'S MURDER IN THE AIR"
By ROY CHANSLOR
CIUI'TKR XX VIII
Nat shook bin lieml Ui-aperutely.
"Lcid," be wild, "If Ilia police
could only loiuie Collins!"
Tyler panned, and grinned wearily-
"What tlicn?" tie asked.
"They could sweat the truth
out of lilm!" uld Nat savagely
"Or break blm aniiit!"
, Tyler paused and looked u! Nat.
. '.Collins doesn't know anytliitiK.
son," be said. "He'i a innocent as
you are."
', Nat Blared at lilm Incredulously.
"Keep your shlll on." said Ty
' ler composedly. "1 know where he
' in."
"You" Nat began, then stop
' ped, recalling the scene he had wit
liessed between Tyler, Collins and
' Nelson.
"I Bent him away," Tyler suid.
"Hut why" Nut began.
"To throw suspicion on him,"
' said Tylor culnily. "It seemed to
work loo."
He grinned.
"Kveu you were taken In," he
Bold.
"Well, I'll be" Buid Nut.
. "That's why I didn't let you in
on it," said Tyler, "1 wanted to
bco whether I could build up a
I case ultulnst Collins that cvery
. body would Hwallow," ,
" lie laiiKhcd. "Pretty soro at me
for a while, weren' you, boh?"
" ' Nat grinned sheepishly. "I still
don't understand what good," he
begun.
; "It's llko tills," Tyler Buid pa
. tlontly: "When 1 heard Nelson
was going to town, 1 had a hunch.
'. I tulked with Collins and Nelson.
Collins was willing to help out.
' Nelson took him to-iny own house.
, Nobody would think of looking for
lilm thero. Hut Just to play safe,
" ill case Collins wasn't as Innocent
" us 1 thought, 1 phoned Kllrnile. He
" tore Collins got to my houe, the
phonoB there hud been tapped. If
ho tries to communicate with any
' body, that will be that!"
" "Hut suppose he sueuks off?"
"1 took cure of that too," suld
Tyler composedly. "If he moves
mi inch out of thut house, there'll
bo a central ofrlce man tailing him.
If he's guilty, he'll lead ub right
to (laudio. 1 don't think lie is
, gullly, though." .
"Hut why ull this camouflage?"
Z ' "I Just wunt to lull (luudlo's real
- uccompllco Into li false bpiihb of se-
' turlty, said Tyler cunniy. "lie
" or she limy overplay Ills or liar
hand now."
"But if Collins Is iiiuot'ont,
won't ibo real ucconuillce know
.. Hul liugan.
"I don't think bo," aulil Tyler. "I
" Ihlnk the reul accomplice will be-
" Hove Collins is In on the geneinl
plot and has skipped to draw the
- ilogs olf the Bceni."
.
3 It was sewn o'clock by llelene'B
. tiny plalinuin wiist-wulch when
- the door to her wlndowless room
" wus opened by a slim man lieur-
lug a tray, covered with a napkin.
. Tliroush the door she heunl Hie
" sound of music, guy diiiice-niiiHie,
iippureully coming from some
Z vhere downslairs.
' The ntun closed tho door mid
grinned at her.
"Hello, sisier," ho mild. "Like to
tie on the iione-ling?"
' ' She recognized tho man culled
Nicky, lie eyed her speculatively.
; She shrank under his hold stare.
I lie grinned unit advanced with the
truy, throw buck the napkin. An
uppell.lng uroinn cnine lo her nos-
tills. Nicky lullghud, mill set the
Iray on a chuir.
"It's good chow, hiibe," ho Bulii.
" ''We got the best chef In the llinux
county. Hop to it."
'-, Ue waved toward tho truy, Mien
took uiiolher chair, tilled back
comfortNbly und lighted a cigar
, otto. The girl felt hungry, but she
tlldu't tiiovu. Somehow she couldn't
' Willi those hurd eyes fixed upon
lier.
"Not liuugry, eh?" Haiti Nicky.
"I'lciise," she Bald pleadingly, "1
I'd like to lie alone,"
. Nicky's eyeB nw.rrowed.
. "Ilun't be like that, tmliy." he
wild. "I'm your friend. I might lie
uble to do you a lot of good."
. - Tho girl gluuced at him sharply.
He was grinning. She shuddered.
Nicky stood up suddenly, lie
" strode lo the couch and looked
. down at her. Then ho sat down
' ngalii, and surveyed her nppruis-
lugly: Ibo door opened. Hetene
' nd Nicky turned nulckly. The
man with the durk niustacbe, Jim,
mood there.
; "You, Nick," ho Bald curtly.
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Nicky shrugged philosophically
nd stood up. Jim jerked his
thumb over his shoulder imperious
ly. Nicky went to tile door. Jim
opened it, waved him out. Then he
turned, without a word, uud fol
lowed. Helena seism! the tray
ud began to eat. The food was
(surprisingly good. With It she
found a small bottle or Cllublls
She looked at the label curious,
ly. It looked like Imported wine.
Jim and Nicky proceeded Bllent-
ly to tbe front of the long hallway,
entered a well-furnlshcd apart
ment, with large windows. An el
ectric sign blinked Just below.
The strains of dance-music were
loud and clear.
Jim glared at Nicky.
"Stay away from her!" he
snapped.
Just takln' her some grub,"
Nicky grumbled.
Tony 11 take caro of that, saiu
Jim.
"Kayo," said Nicky resignedly.
, He stretched out his le3.
"Clot a job for yo'j," suld Jim.
Take one of the autos and drive
downtown. First edition of the
Slur'B off the presses at ten forty
five, (let one and look for that ad.
I don't want to wait till It gets up
here. I'bone me. Understand?"
Nicky nodded, look a hat from
the table and went out. Jim grunt
ed. Then he went down the hall
wuy, stopped In front of Heleno'B
door, listened a moment. He heard
nothing. He hesitated, then open
ed the door. The girl glunced up,
worriedly, from her dinner. Jim
grinned.
"Just to make sure you diuu t
have company," ho Bald, and clos
ed the door. He continued down
the hallway, pussed the Becond
door without pausing and Btopped
In front of the third, the last of
the doors In the hall. He unlock
ed this door and peered in.
It wus exuetly like the room
where Huloiie was. Carlotta uor-
don sprang to her feet and run to
ward the door. He blocked It.
"My lord!" she suld. "How long
am 1 to be cooped up In here?"
"Till pupa conies," he Bald grim
ly. He pushed her back from the
door, closed and locked It, grunt-
ed und went on down the hallway
to the stairs. He descended, let
himself into the small room, heard
the door to the stulrs click. Then
ho opened the door which led to
Die front of the building.
The music swelled up. Jim stood
In i in. doorway u moment. A wait
er emtio forwurd. Jim nodded curt
ly, uud lliu waller showed lilm to
u lulile al Ilie n ur of the rumn.
He sat down uud watched the
couples elbowing each oilier i
Ibe crowded Moor.
In a few ntluulea the sumo wa
er upproiiclicd. bowed over hlin
and suld: "Flalfont." Jim raised bis
i eyebrow Inquiringly. "Kluherly,"
suid the wulter. Jim grinned.
"Okay, Tony," he said. "Send him
over." , v
, broiid-slioiihlered in u n In
pliim-cloHics cnine toward the
bio. Jim Indicated an onililv chair.
Kiiuneil. Tile man sul down.
What's on your mind. Kin
herly?" asked Jim good-nuluredly
"Nolhln'," Kluherly grunted
Just u routine cheek-up, Jim."
i no commissioner lust won t
give up, will ho?" suld Jim.
I'liilierty shrugged.
"Can't rule him off for In-lnV
he suld.
lie ought lo know I'm ii.il in
ine nickel," suld Jlln.
I'll, yeah?" suld KIiiIk.tIv
"Look, I'm klndu thirsty"
How about u nice cold bottle of
beer?" suld Jim hospliablv. Ho
paused and grinned. "The ron I
stuff. Three and Iwo. Just ant In
three new barrels last night."
Kluherly grunieil and shook his
head.
"I don't waul any of thai mange
euro," ho said. "Savo it for the
saps."
"Horry," suld Jlln. "It's nil I got.
This Is u hlgh-rlnsB nluce. v..v..
tlln' ii groin play these cluvs. I'd
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booze."
"Sure you would," said Flaherty.
"Guess I'll be nioviu along."
"Tell you whut 1 11 do," said Jim
indulgently. "I'll buy a right guy
a drink any time."
Flaherty smiled. "Sulis," he said.
He beckoned to the waiter.
Jim shook his head. "I don't sell
It," he said. "But I may have a
bottle upstairs just for my
friends."
He stood up, and Flaherty fol
lowed suit. Jim led the way out of
the dining-room, down the main
hallway, unlocked the door. He
waved Flaherty ahead of him, fol
lowed with a grin. His Hps tight
ened ever so little as they walk
ed pa3t Carlotta's door, then Hel
ene's. Flaherty looked back in
quiringly. Jim nodded ahead of
him.
Flaherty looked about the front
u purl meat appraisiugly.
"Nice little dlggin's, Jim," he
suid. 'Wow what's tho angle?"
"Angl??" said Jim, pained. "No
angle, Flaherty."
Hp opened mi nriuile iiJobnn ri ,
took out a bottle, two glasses. He
handed the bottle to Flaherly. The
detective looked at the label, snif
fed the .uncorked bottle, poured
hfmHelf u full glass. Jim took the
bottle, barely wet ihe bottom ot
his glass, replaced the bottle.
"To the finest," he said, with a
wide grin.
Tho men diank. Jim jerked his
thumb at the bottle. Flaherty
shook bin head.
"Thanks Just the same," ho said.
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"Kayo" said Jim indifferently.
He extended his hand. Flaherty
took It, turned and Blurted down
the hallway. Jim stood in the
doorway, watched the man until
ho had reached the steps, had dis
appeared from sight. He picked
up the house phone.
"Mr. Flaherty is leaving," he
said quietly. He waited for a mo
ment. The voice on tho wire said:
"Sure enough." Jim hung up with
a smile. Then he went back down
stairs. At ten minutes to eleven, the
waiter called "Tony" came lo his
table, bearing a portable phone.
He plugged it in and handed the
instrument to Jim. It was Nicky
on the wire.
"Two ads,"- suld Nicky briefly.
"The one you expected and an
other." "Head the other one." said Jim.
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Jim gave a sharp exciamalion.
"That'll be Have," ho said.
"Phone him from a booth. And
call me back from another!"
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you're told!" snapped
' said Nicky resignedly.
Tyler sat on the couch, thought
fully staring at Hetene's note. It
must mean soroetnuiK. - lie went j
over It again, for the hundredth
time, at least, shook his head
puzzled, and irritably stuck the
note in his pocket. He rose,
stretched and walked to the door.
Across the garden Gordon was
hurrying, almost stumbling, a
newspaper In his hand. Tyler step
ped out quickly to meet him. Gor
don's face was a death-mask. He
was breathing heavily. Wit it
trembling hand he held out the pa
per, pointing with his finger. '
Tyler read : "Okay. J. M." J
Then his eyes followed Gordon's ;
and he saw the other ad. "G. j
Phone WE-10001 at eleven. D. M."
He looked up, bewildered. j
"D.M. 1b Dave!" Gordon cried,:
his voice full of bitter anguish. "I ,
just cfaeohed up on him. He left
the place at ten o'clock last night.
Hasn't returned! My God, man,
don't you see what this means?"
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