Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
AND HERE II CONYIyrES
CHAPTER NXXvlI
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had at times moved toward his co1sin
Ismes as the murderer. Kirby expert.
sseed A shock at this accusation. He
Snpened to glance q: Olson. perhsps TO
- ne eject Of IL upon him.
! ma effect was siixne. but Il startled
Hirby. For just Al Instant the Dry
vsilcy farmers eyes told TIE truth
/ Gouted t. Is plainly as words could
NSsye done. He had expected that an
sr.r from Hull. He lad expected 1t
/. Senuse he. too. had reason to believe
~ tsu,h. Then the lids narrowed.
nd the mans lip lis.si in q suser Of
sejection. lie vas covering up.
"Presty near up 10 you 20 tnd some
sne else 70 pass tie erck 20. aia't ;S!.
Ae taun,ed. =,
.Snppose yo1 tell Us .hs Who'll. story.
8ull." the Wyoming man said.
TSe fat man had one lass fare CT
,,sistancs. '0isou here says he seen
Ce crack Cunningham with the butt
n my gun. How did be see me?
L Whers does he claim lie WAS when be
/ seen i.7'' -.
NJ Wyriksl across the aCs!-aecut
ten or fifteen feet away. I heard every
word that was said by Cunningham Al
yore wife. Ga. I've sot you god
Hull thew up IRE sponge. He was
e.ush, and realized IL. His ouly chance
nov vas 20 make 4 clean breast ct
what be knew.
"wher- shall SeSia?" &c asked
neakly. his voice qgsvecins.
"At the beginning. We've got plenty
4 time" Kirby replied.
"wel. you know how yc-e uucie beat
rs in that Dry Valley scts sme ot his.
First place. I didn't know he coulin' :
iet water enough. Ii he give tie farmers
Z erociei deal. hadn't thing % dc
With that. when talked up the idea
% them l was actin inEci faith.
Z "Lie number one Interrupted Olson
bitterly.
"Hadr's We BETTER T.. him tell RS
nory ia h;s own vay?" KIRBY sus-
rested. If We joa't start any srS.-
nents &c ain. so liable 10 get nixs,l =?
n his facts"
"By ny way e sruric' be owed ui-
abou, fo-r 20 s:x thousand dollars +"
wouidn't pay" Hril went or. II t-Iei
70 get him 70 see .- right. thlaki1' 81
4rst be vas Just bull-hsaded. Bus
&etty SON 90: wise TO /: tast be plat
Intended 20 do ne. o. coursa l wasn't
pin TO stand fsc that. an told hin
What 10 you mean Wien you say
you weren't co.r' 70 stand for Il. Ny
uncle tod Wines that you said yov d
i've him two days, then you'd coa,e AZ
him with = gin.
The fat man noppsi a persp.ring face
Sith his bandan-a. HIS eyes do,isei
MAYBE told hin -. | don: recc.-
lect. When .s's so-e a fellow talk ;
heap o fooi.shuess. I wasn't locking
tr trouble. rhol!t."
"Not even after he threw !cu dovc.
stsirs:''
NO, sir. He didn't s1act.y throw
me down. kinda slipped. Il ID leen
e1pectIn' trouble would hav= l't Mrs.
Hull 90 Up 20 his rcoals with No.
Kirby had his Own view On tha.
point, but he did 10. sIpr. : il. lie
rather thought tha. Mrs. Hull hat
driven her husband upstairs and rsi
gone along 20 see that he stood to lis
guns. Once IN the presence o: CuI- d.
ningham. she had taken the BIT in he-
own teeth. driven 70 Il By temper. TaIs
was his guess. He knew he night be
wrong.
But I knew how vio,ea. he was, -
the fat man weEt on. 80 slipped my
sx.gun into Iy rocks- before wc
Started
.'What kind Of gun" Kirby asked.
"a sawei-oT .&s.
DO YOU own an automatic:'
mo, sir. Wouldn't know how %
work one. Never had one IN n!
:, ,"You'n s.: a chance to prove that, -
Olson ieered
He doesn't have to prove il. His
statement is assumed to be trre until
fl -
HILLS eyes s!gnaled gratitude. HI
vas where he needed a friend badly. H
would be wi'l.n. 10 pay al!los. any
price toS Lanes help.
'Cunnnsham had lnft the doc,
open, reckon because Il was hot.
started to push the bell. but Mrs. Hui
she walked right in an OF course then
! followed. He wasn't in TIE s!ttin
Room. but We seen him smokin' in tn.
snal! room of'n the parlor. So wt
Just went in on him.
He acted mean right from the start
,-hollered at Mrs. Hull what was W
doin' there. She up an told him. rea
elvi. that We wanted to talk the bust
ness owe. an see Il VIC couldn't com'
% some agreement about it. He KEEP
night on insultin' her. an one th!ns
ltd to another. Mrs. Hull she didn't
get mad, but she told him where he''
nave to head in at. Fact Is. we'd abnu
iEade up our minds 20 SUE him. Well
ne went clean Of the handle then. an
said he wouldn't do thing for US, an
now we was 10 get right out"
Hni! paused to wipe the small swea
oeads from his forehead. He was no
Enjoying himself. \ cold terror con-
stricted his heart. Was he slipping ;
noose ove: his own head? Was he tell
ihs more than he should: lie wisher
Ss,s sss wife were here tn give him hint
one had the brains as we'll as the cour
Swell, sir. cln i'm self defense.
no call to stand by an see his wife sho
down. Cunningham reached for
orawer an started TO pull out An auto
matte gun. KNOWN him. I was scared
beat him TO it an damned him on
over the head with my gun. My ide
Vas to head him off from drswin' o'
Hlrs. Hull. but ] reckon I hit hin
Sn;rder than I'd aimed to. 1t knocke
MIN senscleSs.'
=. And them Kirby said, when h
~ was struck all CT n heap. but Mrs
nali she didn't lose her presence 0
mlmu' She went 20 the window an
pulled down the curtain. Then "
uSured, seein' as how we'd got in ba
Tar, We might as well try bluff
we tied yore uncle to the chair, in
wqdin for to make him sign a chcc
NJ sIore We turned him loose. Right q
n'.t time the telephone rang"
Osd you answer ths Gsli'
r.