The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

Continued from our last issue.
At which Felix lost his patience
and his head and gave Jerry the
buns rush through the doorway.
Jerry skidded across t..a sidewalk
and slid yard on his r.se. He sat
up, supporting himself on q waver-
ing elbow and squalled, "Yuh-you
nun-needn't thuh-think I'm gug-
gonna lul-lie for you nun-no longer!
If you dud-don't gug-gimme plenty
mum-money, I'm gug-gonna tell
folks how puh-you huh-held up the
sush-stage yourself all dressed up
in Bill Wingo's clothes sho you
cuc-could throw the bub-blame on
him!"
/ Most certainly then the gambler
would have put bullet through
Jerry Fern had not Shotgun Shill-
man and Riley Tyler been too quick
for him.
Now, now Felix, calm down"
suggested Shotgun.
Hes a liar!" foamed Felix
struggling to jerk his gun arm free.
81 never held up the stage! Bill
wingo did it himself! Ask Sam
Larder,"
WAS Sam there, too?' said Riley
| with fresh interest. Here, Sam,
wait minute"
Sam Larder regarded the muzzle
Of Riley's gun. "All right" said
Sam Larder.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The district attorney, having
looked carefully to the fastenings
Of his windows, tucked a six-shoot-
er under his pillow and began to
unlace his shoes. Came a rappine
at his chamber door.
! THAT you, Rale?" inquired q
muffled voice.
Yes! Come in! Come in!"
Jack Murray entered quickly.
What in hell are you doing
hereT demanded the district attor-
ney. Don't you know"
81 wanted to see you," Jack Mur-
ray said, seating himself in tlt
nearest chair. 81 suppose you got
the money for that note"
mo, / haven't"
that poverty squeal," smiled Jack
Murray, fishing folded paper from
a shirt pocket. $50 l took care be-
fore came here to write dowr
what l knew about this lii deal
What's that?"
That" was a rapping on the
1 kitchen door
Go in the bedroom" whispered
the district attorney with a very
pale face"
On his demand that the caller de,
clare himself, a voice whispered
It's me, Guerilla Melody. Let me
in quick"
The district attorney unlocked the
kitchen door and opened 1t.
A tall man pushed in at once
The tall man had a sardonic CLEAN
in his gray eyes, a ragged brown
beard, and a derringer. The twin
barreled firearm was pointing di-
rectly at the stomach of the distric
attorney. The tall, brown-bearde;
man shot out a quick left hand ant
deftly twitched away the distric
I attorneys weapon.
Arthur" said Billy, I've beer
hearing bad reports of you l un
derstand you've decided to hav,
. Miss Walton arrested. Is that cor
. rect %
Correct, sure. Sorry, but tn,
laws the law, you know"
Suppose l can prove that DaI
Slike was at Miss Walton's tn
night Rafe Tuckleton was muir
dered. Would that help any?"
You can't prove it."
"In the first place." said Billy
81 know he didn't kill Tuckleton.
Then why are you trying II
prove he did,"
Just to see what you'd say. Jus
to see how dead set against invests
eating Slike you are. Just II
double-cinch the proof against tn,
real criminal. One reason is tina
IL you do, he'll be sure to blat RICH
out how you and Felix and San
Larder helped him to escape from
the calaboose."
"Oh. you're welcome to what yol
think" said the district attorney
But just for the sake of argument
how do you know that Slike didn'
kill Tuckleton?"
DCSouSC TIC lAlLidACu
knife Slike took with him from Mis-:
Walton's was still on him when HI
was caught
There must have been two
knives!"
There were two knives, but on,
one belonged to Miss Walton. Rale
you gave out that Miss Waltor
herself had killed Tuckleton be
cause you had planned ahead tha
she was the one you were going tc
hang the murder on. And why die
you have 1t planned ahead? Be.
cause you killed Tuckleton your.
self"
The district attorney sat perfect.
| ly still. His eyes stole toward the
bedroom door. What on earth was
the matter with Jack Murray? Why
didn't he shoot?
II don't know why you killed
him." went on the inexorable voice
| but you did. I've found out that
! early last spring you went to Nate
Samson and borrowed his hardware
catalog. l sent a telegram 60 the
| supply house getting out this cata-