Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-09-29

InatS not all, either. Ill tie you up
with the rube from the West and send
you up to Sing Sing as accessory
How'd you like that?"
IF l tell the truth"
You'll be convicted Of murder I'M
place Of him and he'll 60 up as access
sorry. / don't care two s.raws how IL
Is. But you'd be a id fool. I'll say
that for you"
I'm not going co let an innocent
man suffer in my place. It wouldn't
be playing the game"
Durand leaned forward and tapped
the table with his finger-tips. His voice
rasped like a file. "You can't save
him. He's goin' to get 1t right. But
you can hurt yourself a hi Of a lot
Get out OF the country and stay out
till it's all over with. That's the best
thing you can do. Go to the Hawaiian
islands, man. That's good healthy
climate an the hotel cooking's q lot
better than 1t Is at Sing Sing"
Il can't do It," mpaned the clubman.
MY Cd, man, If 1t ever came out
that I'd paid money to-to-ruin his
reputation, and that I'd run away
when l could have saved an innocent
man-Td be done for. I'd be kicked
out of every club I'm In"
1T won't ever come out IL you're
not here. But if you force my hand
we'll, that's different" Again Jerry's
grin slit his colorless face. He had
this poor devil where he wanted him.
and he was enjoying himself.
What do you want me to do,
theR?" cried Bromneld, tiny beads Of
perspiration on his forehead.
'YouIl do as / say-beat it outa the
country till the things over with"
''But Lindsay will talk"
"The boob's padlocked his mouth.
For some fool reason he's protectin'
you. Get out, an you're safe.'
Bromfeld sweated blood as he
walked up and down the room looking
for a way out of his dilemma. He had
come to the parting of the road again.
If he did this thing he would be a yell
low cur. 1t was one thing to destroy
Lindsay's influence with Beatrice by
giving her false impression. From
his point of view their friendship was
pernicious anyhow and ought to be
wiped out. AT most the cattleman
would have gone back unhurt to the
Arizona desert he was always talking
about. Nobody there would care
about what had happened to him in
New York. But to leave him, an inno-
cent man, to go to his death because
he was too chivalrous to betray his
partner in an adventure-this was
something that even Bromfeld's afro
phied conscience revolted at. Clay
was standing by him. according to Du-
rand's story. The news Of 1t lifted a
weight from his soul. But 1t left him.
too, under a stronger moral obligation
to step out and face the music.
The clubman made the only decision
he could, and that was to procrasti-
ngae, to put off making any choice for
the present.
'Tll think 1t over. Give me a day
to make up my mind" he begged.
Jerry shrugged his heavy shoulders.
He knew that every hour counted in
his favor, would make 1t more difficult
for the tortured man to come forward
and tell the truth. "Sure. Look 1t
over upside and down. Don't hurry.
But, man, what's there to think about?
I thought you hated this guy-wanted
to get rid Of him."
''Not that way. Cd, mol Durand,
I'll give you any sum In reason to let
him go without bringing me into 1t.
You can arrange It."
Jerry slammed down fist heavily
on the table. 81 can, but won't. Not
If you was to go fifty-fifty with me to
your last cent. I'm goin' to get this
fellow. See? I'm goin' to get him
good. He'll be crawlin' on his hands
and knees to me before I'm through
with him."
"What good will that do your I'm
offering you cold cash just to let the
truth get out-that Collins was trying
to xiii him when he got hit"
"Nothin' doin'. I've been layin' for
this boob. I've got him now. Pm goin'
to turn the screws on and listen to him
holler."
Bromfeld's valet stepped into the
room. "Mr. and Miss Whitford to sec
you, sir"
Annie Millikan nodded her wise lit
tie head. "Jerry's gonna frame him IL
he can. He's laid the wires for 1t.
That's a lead pipe"
Sure" agreed Muldoon. "Pll bet
he's been busy all night fixin' up his
story. Some poor divvles he'll bully
rag into swearin' lies an others he'll
buy. Trust Jerry for the crooked
stuff"
We've got to tell the truth" said
Beatrice crisply, pulling on her gloves.
"And Wen do it, too. A pack of lies
can't stand against four of US all look
ing for the truth"
Muldoon, who was on night duty this
month and therefore had his days free,
guided Whitford and his daughter to
Maddock's. AS they reached the
house an express wagon was being
driven away. Automatically the IL
cense number registered itself In Tins
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