Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-16

practicing with It..
"He had threatened me-"
"You want to be careful what you
sav. Mr.. Elliot. 1t Will be used against
Won" Gopher shot a squirt of to-
bacco unerringly ar the open door OF
the stove. you was seen talking
with Trelawney and Northrup. Money
passed from you to them"
81 gave them loan of ten dollars
each because they were broke. Is that
criminal?" demanded Gordon angrily
THAT'S your story. You'll git
chance to tell it to the jury, I shouldn't
wonder. Mebbe they'll believe 1t. You
never can tell"
Believe it Why. you muttonhead,
l found him where he was bleeding to
death and brought him In"
That's what l heard say. Kinder
queer. amt 1t. you happened to be the
man that found him?"
Nothing queer about 1t. was rid |
ing in from Seven Mile Greek camp"
Gordon was exasperated, but not at all
alarmed.
$50 you was. While you was out at
the camp you asked one of the boys
now Ulg the pay run Nouiu oe.
"Does that prove l was planning a
hold-up? Isn't that the last thing
would have asked II 1 had intended
robbery"
Don't ask me. I amt no psycholo-
gist. All l know is you took an inter
est in the bank roll ON the way
''rm here for the government inves-
tigating Macdonald. l was getting in
Notwithstanding my pay. Can you
understand that?"
Gopher chewed his cud impassively
"Sure I can. and l been earning mine.
BY the way. how come you to be beat
up so bad. Mr.. ELLIOTT"
Il had a fight with the robbers"
"Sure ii wasn't with the robbed
That split lip of yours looks to me
plumb like Macs John Hancock"
Elliot flushed angrily. "Of course If
you intend to believe me guilty.
Nov, there amt no manner o. use
In gettin het up, young fellow. Meb
be you did it; mebbe you didn't. Any
how, you'll gimme that gat you beer
toting these last few days"
Gordon's hand moved toward hi.
e hip. Then he remembered.
II Il haven't 1t. / left it"
a you left 1t at the Forthwith on,
shell empty. That's where you lef
y it," interrupted the officer.
e yes. l fired at Northrup as h
n rushed me-"
IT "Um-hu." assented Jones, impuden
N unbelief in his eye. AT Northrup o
ID at Macdonald"
"What do you think 1 did with tn
lie money, then? Did l eat it?'
he mot so you could notice it. Sine
er you put it to me fat-foot. you CAV
b. ii to your pardners. You didn't wal
er it. They did. They have got IL
Up horse too-and they're hitting IL
Id high spots to make their getaway"
Id Elliot was locked up in the films
ed Jail without breakfast. He was fun
" Gus. but as he paced up and down Il
narrow beat beside the bed his ang
SIS gave way TO anxiety. Surely the Pa
gh cts could not believe he had done SUI
lal a thing. And Sheba-would she a
es cept as true this weight of circul
nd stantial evidence that was piling
ay against him?
he 1t could all be explained so easi
And yet--the facts fitted like links
nd Il chain to condemn him. He we
lb- over them one by one. The babbli
me tongue of Selfridge that had ma
common gossip of the impending tr,
his edy in which he and Macdonald we
to the principals-hls purchase of I
DOR automaic-his public meeting wi
the two known enemies of the Scotsm
Hnrinu which no ha1 haan 70 a.
). them money-his target practice W
w." the new revolver-the unhappy char
that had taken him out to Seventh
led Creek Camp the very day of the r
bery-his casual questions of the n
red ers-even the finding of the body
ON him. All of these dove-tailed W
the hypothesis that his partners
The
the crime were to escape and bear
ned blame, while he was to bring the b.
lere back to town and assume innocen,
He Paget was admitted to his cell IL
light in the morning by Gopher Jones.
vent shook hands with the prisoner. Jo
.lier retired
civ; though luck. Gordon" the engir
ats. said.
and "What does Sheba think2'
or 1--WE haven't told her you have
hose arrested. l heard 1t only little W
ago"
jses "And Diane?'
cn+s Eyes, she knows"
met "WellY' demanded Gordon brus
r. ~ ly.
ldn,t Peter looked at him in question
aono surprise. 'Well, what?" He cal
cot the meaning of his friend. "Try
e. to be an ass, Gordon. OF course
,,ros knows the charge is ridiculous
uobt The chip dropped from the "
mans shoulder. Good old Dian,
might have known" he said wi
new cheerfulness.
80 Il think you might have" ag
I'M Peter dryly. "By the way, have
e"e' had any breakfast2"
;. 90 mo. I'm hungry, come to thin
Incl it,"
go "rll have something sent In