The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-25
contnded From our Last issuI

aud his head and gave Jerry the
bumg rush through the doorway.
Terry skfdded across the side.
Walk and Sid q yard on his nose.
He SGT up, supporting himself on
wayering elbow and squalled.
Yuh-yon nnn,needn't thuh-thInk
I'm gugsgonna lul-lie for You nun
no iongetl II yon dud-don't gug-
gimme plenty mum-money, I'm
gpggorda tell folks how you'll you
hnhSheld up tho Nsush.stage your.
SELF all dressed up in Bill Wingo's
clothes sho you cuc-could throw
tho hthsblatne on hint"
Most certainly then the gambler
would have put a bullet through
Jerry Fern had not Shotgun shill-
man and Riley Tyler been too quick
tcr him.
NOV. now. Felix, calm down."
suggested Shotgun.
HES a 1iarl" toaned Felix,
Struggling to jerk his gun arm free.
y never held up the stage! Bill
Winso did st himself! Ask Sam
Larderin
Was Sam there, too?" said
Riley, With fresh interest. Here,
Sam, wait Q minute"
Sam Larder regarded the muzzle
Of Riley's gun. "All right" said
Sam Larder.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The district attorney, having
looked carefully to tho fastenings
Of his windows, tucked a six
shooter under his pillow and, be.
gan 20 unlace his shoes. Came a
fapping at his chamber door.
THAT you, Rale? inquired a NUT.
fled voice.
Yesi Come in !Come in!"
Jack Murray entered quickly.
What in hell are you doing
hereG demanded the district at
torney. epon't you know"
wanted to gee you" Jack Muir
ray said, seating himself In the
gearsst chair. II suppose you got
the money for TINT note"
NkNOf ~
kind Of thought you'd stick to
that poverty squeai," smiled Jack
Murray, fishing a folded paper
from q shirt pocket. 80 ] took
care before i came here to write
down what l know about this iii
deal Whats that?!"
That was q rapping on the
kitchen door.
Go in the bedroom" whispered
the district attorney with a very
pale face"
On his demand that the caller
declara himself, a voice whispered,
Its mt, Guerilla Melody. Let me
in quick
The district attorney unlocked
the kitchen door and opened It.
tall man pushed in at nee.
The tall man had a sardonic CLEAN
u his gray eyes, b ragged brown
beard, and a derringer. The twin
baTreled firearm was pointing d.
fectly at the stomach OF the dis
trict attorney. The tall, brown.
bearded man shot out a quick left.
hand and deity tv5tched away the
district attorneys weapon.
Arthur" said Billy. I've been
hearing bad reports of you. / uu.
derstand you've decided to have
Miss Walton arrested. Is that cor
rect?.
Correct, sure. Sorry, but the
laws the law. you know"
Suppose j can prove that Dan
Sltke was at Miss Walton's tho
night Rate Tuckletou was murder
ed Would that help any?"
eYou can't prove It,"
In the first place." said Billy.
know he didn't kill Tuckleton.'
Then why are you trying TO
prove, he did?"
Just to sec what you'd say. Just
TO see how. dead set against in
Eestigating Slike you are. Just TO
douhle-ctnch the proof against tho
real criminal. One reason Is that
you do, hon be sure to blat right
out how you and Felix and Sam
LardaF helped him to escape from
yAlne Echlapoose."
aOh, you're welcome to what you
think" said the district attorney.
Bnt juss for the sake OF arGu.
ment how do you know that Slike
didn't kill Tuckleton?"
Because the initiated butcher
knife Slike took with him from
Miss Walton's was still on him
when he was caught"
There must have been two
kntyes!"
There were two knives, but
only one belonged to Miss Walton.
Rale; YOU gave out that Miss Wal.
ton herself had killed Tuckleton
because you had planned ahead
that she was the n Sou were so.
ms TO hang tho murder on. And
why did you have It planned
ahead? Becanre you killed Tuck
Teton YOURSELF"
The district attorney sat per
teetly still. His eyes stole toward
the bedroom door. What on earth
was the matter with Jack Murray?
Why didn't he shoot?.
I don't know why you killed
him. went on the Inexorablo
voice. "but you did. I've found out
mat early last spring you went to
Nate Samson and borrowed his
hardware catalog. I sent a tele-
ram to the supply house getting
put this tcatalog, and their answer
stated that you had ordered from