The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

liy Heck ever wasi" laughed the
major. as be- sat down and began 10
pour the coffee "Illding always made
me ~ hungry as bear Ia April Light
fighi into II, Dale There's nothing
Ike a good STEAK. for any meal. when
a fellow l. half starved eh. Dalef
Try that one. won't youi told Massen.
gnle III cause biz beheadment n these
steaks weren't perfect. Massengnie. he
added. runs the hotel here. the Eu.
reka Funeral parlors. and the One-
Price Clothing Emporium"
y wonder smiled Bill Dale. what
be does with hls spare timer
bradley laughed hls eyes twinkllng
merfily Dale found that be- too was
hungJ. now thai sayory odors had
Invaded his nnsirlls A minute later,
aud be- had pronounced bis steak dell.
ci0us
"NassenFnle shall not suffer be-
hendmeni.' said the major. aud he
began 10 carve hls own steak
u was hn excellent meal. the grim
surroundings hoiWiihsiandlnF. When
d vus over. the negro boy came aud
iook away the dishes. and received
with q riud.ome grin the two silver
collins that were given him. Then Brad.
isl preiucrd handful Of cgars. aud
two ~ them wers promptly lighted.
"Nou, slr sald the old lawyer. Il
feel llke talking Let's sse. you gave
Jour man Hayes orders 20 carry the
nolk risht along an though nothing
had hapisued didn't youi And The
sherin u 10 10 hack the day after To-
morr0w 20 arrest two Or three Balls
and two or ihre Torreyf 10 49, what
be- can nnd out concerning ~. dyna.
miiing ~ the two buhdings and the
tfvsile today was not = good time 10
make To- arrests AM ! c0rrectT
"Corrci." nodded Dale.
Bradley regarded hls cigar thought.
fully
New be- said IN q low tone. sud.
Denly lifting hls gaEs 20 the others
face tell me- about the thing that
brought you herr litn't omit even the
slightest detail Nobody can ossrhsar
you u you sill hold Jour voice dosn
These walls arr very thick. you 80
Well yuu mas heEin.-
Ia carefully guarded tones. Blli
pals rave a Straightforward account
u the whole unfortunate Occurrences.
The major ilsieHed inisnily O. ssery
vord u u. 10 lntsnily that be- allowed
he ciEar % 70 cut often be- stopped
his client and asked him 10 reprai cer-
tain portions - the siUy "a order
thai be- mighi b. doubly sure q .
po.nt
A. Major bradley r0se 20 ask the
laller 90 cume aud lsi him out. Dale
mutiefed dowuheariedly:
TEL me. major shat DO you think
d my easel u looks rather bad
dossnt az
Not bad enough 10 warrant your
ieellns blue over a. my bog yr aid
hmdley. showing be polished white
tesih la q smile that vas meant % i~
reassurluT. Z think veil SCI you cut
q o. Anyway. don't worry about lt
Worn wiil All q cat. they say Yoa
didn't An Adam HALL John Moreiaud
had taught you hoN 60 shoot IfsiD
we'll. and n you took even half 40
careful an aim o. you think you ava.
you couldn't have missed Rails hat by
- much
= have IN idea, Dale he resumed.
that " We krrs who fired that third
shoi se'd know who did for Hall. II
might have been done ln order 10 save
iou Hall was noted. understand. AZ
an unfair and tricky nrhier He might
have been trying 10 trick you when
BE- rsse and fell groanlng Perhaps he
meant o. draw you Into the of,en. that
b. might have a clean shot at yoa.
Ehi-
Dale shook bis head goomlly.
Hardly plausible. maiof IN that
event there vas nothiur agalust the
man who.e bullet finished Hall. le-
cause he did q 10 ave me. and he
would have owned 10 Il aud prevented
my arrrst man who llked NJ veil
enough 10 kin hall to save my NE
would uks me well enough o. confess
and save me from suffering Zoe h.
am suw ~ that maior"
"Ah my boy" smiled the older %
the iwc. ''you don't yet know ihe noun.
tain heart. Jail l. q terrible thlng 20
the uhery.loylng mounialneer Hut
love ~ you and love of fairdeallng.
Nill sonn o,crrome the fear OF iail.
aud you viii be- freed-if what
strongly suspeSt proves o. be- we'll
founded rll lcave you nov. pale ill
see you in the morning sir Coed.
night
when his optimistic attorney had
gooe. Dale glanccd suoe more a. the
O. him miserable line frum panie'.
inferno" and beEan 10 remove bis
outer cloihlug preparatory 90 goiug 70
bed lle go uoi Tel anything nae ~
coundsni Couemlnr the outcoue %
his irial as Major bradley evidently
felt rhen be- hecame even more
dsecird. and be told hlmself that the
manf bad spoken 90 reassurlngly
merely 10 hslp him scep up heart
The night passed aud anoiher bright
summer day dawued. aud iu the Car.
tersyllle lall tiera was onr prisoner