American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-19

rino right away, and lis up to you to
see that I'm heeled. You know where
the stun is, and how to get II quick"
81 wouldn't dare use that money
yet; l haven't ever opened the bag"
The HI you Wouldn't You are
goin' to cop off enough to pay that
note tomorrow, amt your That's
what you promised the girl. Well, I'm
just as important as she Is, | reckon,
and I'm goln' to have my share, you
bet. or else I'll make II hot FOR you
I'll say that"
"You haven't nothing but your wi
word"
Amt II Say Wine, don't be a
fool there are others beside us that's
got a nose Ia this affair. There's a
saloonkeeper down On Sixth avenue,
named Costigan, who's got all o. Har-
ris' dope, an he's goin' TO keep ON
the trail. Then there's another fell
low who's liable 10 raise hi. I aln't
got him exactly placed yet, but he's
the guy that led up to Harris being
killed. I'm the only n what knows
that, an I amt talked before"
"Who Is he-a detectiveT'
Maybe; Harris called him Severn.
They got the guy down into Costlgan's
and the three of us slugged him,
They patched him up, and h locked
him into a back room over In my
place. The next morning they was
unint 70 rho hin. fh, xhirA lAgrxaA
Then with him safe, Harris Wen aftei
this girl thinking she would be mads
TO talk. l didn't want to trouble With
Harris, ner Costigan either for th'
matter of that-they're both OF zen
bae actors"
well, then, what ~happenedf'
THAT'S mostly guess-work. The
had this guy Severn locked In upstairs
He was unconscious when we dumpe
him there, and later, when my wifi
got this girl to come cver-they wa
raised In the same town-Harris b
turned the key on her. THEY was ain
I ing 10 Bring them together the neg
morning, but somehow Severn mu,
have woke up, an got out o. tn
room, Tor the next thing l know'd h
y was fghtln' Harris o u in the hail, Al
$ after that l found the girl had skippe
E out durin' the frscas."
! 'They both got away2"
= 'Clean, leaving Harris behind vii
Z his skull busted; deader than n dos
nail when | got to him"
"And you cont know who I'm
= Severn is or what he is up TOP
mo, | don't, Wine, but he's sure &
some game on, an he's got my gos
u He's In with the girl aIl right, al
Knows toe On much. That's VIII
u makes me 1eery about isr being he
pumpin' gou."
u "She didn't pump me"
you mean to say the two OF y,
E didn't talk about Away
"We talked about htm, OF cours
, we co1bdn't help II, but she new
A limited nj nothing, and she didn't a.
a no questions. Only II seems they
found uut one thing that haln't he
4 reported by the pollce-she kns
4 what le was killed with"
. WHAT'S that! She told you VIII
"A stuck himT'
"A you bet she did; she ha' one
a 'em herself, an took II on IT h
hat. and put II right down here
the desk. / thought for a second
was going to keel over, but she uidI
notice, just went on talkin'. How
yer suppose she ever found that out
4 Severn told her, that's how.
was dropped there IN the dark. Tn
Teller got II some way, and hid Il
his vHlise. That was what made Hi
l ris 10 sure he was In on the i
n because he raided the room at sor
N hotel and found the thing"
: ~You don't imagine the girl is pla
In us?"
I Il don't imagine nuthln', but !
playln' safe. / don't know what {
h@ either OF them are up to, but
figure they know too d-n much, q
Il / amt goin' 10 take any diane
hangin' round till they nose out I
rest. That's my idea, to skip q
while there's some chance TO s
away. SO pony up my share, VII
an rhen you can 90 Whatever y
darn please with what's comm
~ you. What do you sayT'
Y could rear the other trampl
nervsusly back and forth across I
RI room. His failure TO answer mi
al have anRered the Russian, for, AT
a minute, he burst out with an Oat
ef "D-n It, why don't yet say sor
thing2 Part o. this boobies mi
] amt III"
~ "Y-yes-of course
VI well, then, cough IL up VIII
did yen plant the stuffT'
IN IT'S put away In a safety VAN
Wine explained, his voice almost q
re ing him. Honest, waldron, / "a
sI' get II tonight, it's o late. The ba
rt IL locked, and ! haven't opened It.
You're a liar! You never dared
ing the thing around You would
be seer with II in your hand In d
light. know you. you %sneaking c
You brought tie stun straight 10 {
III