Detective Book Magazine Spring 1950 by Barry Joe & Starr John & Cummings Betty & MacDonald John D

Author:Barry, Joe & Starr, John & Cummings, Betty & MacDonald, John D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Pulp
Publisher: Detective Book Magazine
Published: 1949-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

16

Rush deposited Marion at the Express office with instructions to relay the story to Pappy. He went on to his apartment where he removed all traces of Carl Johnson and became Rush Henry. In his mind he said, Rush Henry, the Second. He wondered as he removed the make-up if someday his amnesia would slip away as easily, bringing back the original Rush Henry. He still thought of that first Henry as someone else, as someone he would like to have around to help him over the rough spots. He was becoming more sure of himself but there were still moments when he fought indecision, and doubts swarmed up in the wake of positive action. From what he had heard of the original Henry, there wasn’t a doubt strong enough to daunt him and indecision was an unknown thing. He wished the old Henry would turn up soon.

In Carl Johnson’s car, Rush Henry drove to Rush Henry’s office. Gertrude sat with her feet on an open drawer reading a paper-back mystery. Rush stood in the doorway surveying her with raised eyebrows.

“Is this what I pay you for?” he asked.

“Yep,” said Gertrude without looking up from the book.

“Okay,” said Rush, “I’m new here. I just asked for information. Where’s Merwin?”

“At Barney’s, He said he’d wait for you there.”

“Okay. Anything new?”

“There’ve been a lot of calls for you. Sounded to me like the voice was disguised. Very anxious to locate you.”

“That would be our Mr. Macy,” said Rush. “He misses me very much. He misses me so much that he’d like to miss me permanently.”

“Shall I arrange it?” asked Gertrude.

“Don’t be bitter, cherub. Things are looking up. Let me see that telegram.”

It was the same telegram she had read over the phone. He checked: the hour it was handed in. Noon the previous day. Rush reached for the phone and dialed the number of the Express. In a few seconds Pappy was on the wire.

“Do you have somebody covering the airlines for Sheehan?” Rush asked.

“Check,” said Pappy. “I’ve got a private pipeline to the offices. As of this morning no one by the name of Sheehan holds a reservation from anywhere in the west.”

“Damn,” said Rush. “He’s coming under another name.”

“How do you know?” said Pappy.

Rush told him. “The hell of it is, we don’t have the faintest idea what he looks like. Macy does. If he gets to him first we’re done and so is he.”

“When are you meeting him?” asked Pappy.

“Three o’clock,” said Rush. “At the Sherman.”

“Need any help?”

“No, I’m going to have Merwin cover me. If Sheehan turns up I’m going to take him out to the Simon place. They haven’t dared replace any of the servants and I don’t think Macy will go up against two of us. He’ll wait or try and bluff it out.”

“Be careful,” said Pappy. “You’ve been doing swell so far. I don’t want you to slip at this late date.”

“I’m only afraid I’ll be too careful. I’m never sure when I should shoot the works and when I should hold fire.

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