The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-01

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tell Joey and me just how it happened.
You must talk to us openly, frankly,
about
IN sorry, David" interrupted Dick.
Il can't talk about 1t. I'd sooner not
You see, I've got to consider Ernie.
He's absolutely innocent. If I got to
spoutin' around I might say something
that could be twisted SOS it would
hurt him. So. If you don't mind, I'll
talk about the weather"
They gave it up, but not until the
time allotted to them as visitors was
nearly over
"Mr. Prull has all the facts. Let
him do the worrying" quoth Dick, the
philosopher. Ernie will get off, dead
sure. As for yours truly, I made my
bed, so I guess I'll have to rleep In 1t.
Joey, I'll have the laugh on you. You
always said I was a crazy freak when
I told you where I was going to end.
Say, David, what's the latest news
from Brad?" Dick listened with great
interest to David's brief recital. Good
for Bradr' he exclaimed. 81 always
said he'd come out clean If he had a
chance. I say, Mrs. Brad's a brick.
He amt a natural crook, Brad amt.
He's got a conscience, and he can't get
away from that. No mans a real
crook who has a conscience. I've got
my own definition Of the word con-
science'-a mental funeral with only
one mourner.
81 hope Christine-I should say Mrs.
~Jenison-is we'll. l know she must be
happy"
'She is both, Dick. She is very deep
ly interested in your case.
Christine is sending books and fruit
and three times a week you are to
have a dinner At for az
The sudden fierce glare In the pris.
oner's eyes caused David to stop in
amaZement.
Look here,' demanded Dick savage.
ly, "ain't poor Ernie to have any o
these things? Is he to set by and
see me eat-whatT
"You are to be treated alike, OF
course" cried David quickly. Dicks
face cleared. He looked down In evil
dent embarrassment.
Excuse me. kid. IL always gel
riled when I think Of him getting the
worst of anything. I'm sure Wen
both be terrible grateful to Christie
Mrs. Jenison. Tell her I like Dickens,
will you? And, say, there's n book
she needn't go to the trouble of send
In me-"
you mean the-the Bibler'
YES"
"Dick, you don't really mean that
YOU
I've already got one" said the pris-
oner simply. His eyes fell with curl
Gus inconsistency. They saw his chin
and lower lip CULVER ever so slightly.
He scraped the floor with his foot a
time or two, and his fingers tighten
ed on the bars. Its a little one my
mother gave me when / was a kid.
Yes, my ma gave it to me for being
a good boy once"
Where is it now, Dick?' asked Jen-
ison.
"Why-why, Ernie's got it. He didn't
have anything else to read so he took
it a couple OF weeks ago. IL guess
I'll ask him for it some day soon. Oh,
yes, there is something I want to
speak to you about, joey. A couple o.
years & I took out a life insurance
policy in favor OF Ernie. Maybe l
won't have to pay on it again. It's
for five thousand. I want you to see
that he gets the money Tiff I-well.
you know. The policy is in the safe
over at old Isaac's pawnshop-you
know the place."
"Sure, Dick. I'll take charge of 1t.
You're very good to Ernie and thought
full. lad"
David from the first had been more
or less certain that Dick was not the
one who shot Grand. He said:
THE police are now saying that you
did not do the shooting, Dick" He
watched the others face narrowly.
There was not so much as a flicker
of alarm.
They don't think the old boy COM
mitted suicide. do they?" asked Dick,
with a chuckle of scorn for the obtuse-
ness of the police.
mo. They're working on some new
evidence, that's ALL"
Its grand to have a reputation like
mine." grinned the amiable rogue.
They won't ven believe me when
they catch me red handed. Once a liar,
always a liar
The summer months wore way and
toward the middle of October the case
of the State versus Cronk and Cronk
came up.
The plea of self defense was ably
presented by the great lawyer, but 1t
was shattered by the state quite as