Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-17
Pulling Off
A Job
scopyrishl prr. b. Associated Literary prs..l
BY Clnudine Sisson

WooytHnI VII. " AssoSi<'ea A~s"~S S'
In front OF the Bennett house. with
Miss Nellie Bennett looking out of
one OF the parlor windows on the
highway the horse and coulter being
driven by a stranger met with dis
aster The lefthsnd runner OF the
cuttes struck an icy lump and was
lifted up hntil the cutter was Upset.
The driver was pitched out into The
snow. but hung 10 the lines ana
stopped the horse after being dragged
couple OF rods
Miss Nellie neither screamed nor
tainted away She saw the man get
up. right the cutter and drive away.
and that was all there was 20 ii--for
the moment Her eye caught some
thing nuttering after he had disap
peared. and she walked ont and
picked up a handkerchief Close 10 u
lay a letter. These things had been
dragged from his pockets The hand
kerchief gave Der no clue TO ID,
mans Identity. but the superscription
on the envelope was In business
hand and read
mir. Joseph Gale. Ferndale
ferndale was country postoihcs
mile away The letter was post
marked from the city. and had Just
been received As the Bennetts
mother and daughter and brother
Jack, had lately moved into the
neighborhood. they had heard of no
Gales The letter inclosed was very
brief II read
Dear Joe Yours Al hand VIII be
down Wednesday evening To help
pull OF the Job VIII he bloody
affair. but ! guess We can manage u
all right Frank"
1T must refer TO contemplated
murder. said the mother when she
had been shown the letter
Why Of course II does" replied
Miss Nelly II bloody AFFAIR
doesn't mean cutting some ones
throat. what can I, mean"
III Jack we're here he could tell
US"
Yes. bui he won't be back from
Buffalo until Friday. Mother, here
is matter hat must be seen TO at
once. Murder has been planned and
II may be our murder Providence
has pu' clue into our hands.
There's a constable living In that red
house n mile down he road. and I'm
going down there
But may be murdered while you
are gone"
Murders never come OF before the
. date set Say. won't have to 20 al
all There's he constable coming ur
the road now. Jack told him 10 keeT
an eye cut for US He'll be right on
TO the case In no time"
When the constable had entered
the house he got the story and tho
clue. and he patted the girl on the
back and chuckled
We have got EN- dead 10 rights
at the very first go-offl It's my idea
that they mean TO murder old Shep
hard the miser lie lives alone and
= is supposed 10 have a barrel Of
+ money. Joseph Gale? Joseph Gale
There's a family named Gale living
about three miles along the road. and
| believe there is a son. Was this q
{ young man."
Yes. / think so
Have a reckless look about him.
why. | can't say as TO that.
til note 4 down that he had IA
must have, 10 plan cold-bloodeC
/ murder Did he put the CAD to IN,
. horse after righiing the cutter anC
jumping in?'
Tie surely did that"
A murderer always does somethui
Ike that to give himself away W.
IRE coming on. girl--we are com.nl
On. Did he glance al the horse in
5 turtiye way"
-. IL didn't see him"
. | nut u uoNf Vt nONh ufit AIhA ~
did. Yes, he must have done 50
L. Murderers are always glancing abou
N a furtive way. Did his face wea
4 startled look when the cutter ~
set,"
1t was too far for me to see
But Il must have" said Nellie
mother.
Right you are, marin. He though
tor a moment that had hold OF hin
Anything startles a man when be ha
planned a murder lie hasn't com
ariving back TO look for the letter. ha
he,"
Not thai | have seen"
Another evidence OF his guilt Al
honest man would have missed tn
letter within Ave minutes and com
right back oh. he has left clue
enough TO hang q dozen men"
And do you think you Will ge
themf" asked the girl
AS sure as you sit there PLANES
case I ever had Wednesday nigh
will see both OF them IN limbo. an