The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-24
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Cont inned From Our Last Issued !,
;VKenSzorn drove up in q sta
ztionsj ftneys heSgavesno sign OF ever
sl1aytn Miles before. but an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES he took his leavet
9hesslipped a note into the hand OF
the other.
The no was. ;rerse and to the
Mrs.. James Slocum removed
Furnishings from Gotham Storage
4Warehouses to Edgecombe Road,
SBrooksfde. New = Jersey, last Fri
sdayswi1l take care Of bill Of lad
ing tomorroW.ss''s
So that HANG shot had MT the
Miles locked up the house and
then made his way to scottles
so m.
RipSand q have been very busy
afternoon. began sScottle as
MileBStook8a8sea
zsfhingi 10 that " hat you had in
:s@smind Ito tell me, Scottie?"
sis. and u have had an excit-
lsine time. I'm a matter of twenty
gdo lIarsSpoorer fort which shall
charEestoS the expeT& 9 account and
RipS Is nursing ssratcN on the
gs1ionld err, Scottie closed his right
kfandaand look ed at it thoughtful
S. Eand his companion observed
forsthe first. that that the knuck-
lesswere redd ened and trifie
Sswol len. ;sss. tss,T Twas nasty minute
and ayc1 ose shave for him.
You've been: in "a scrap Miles
segc1afmed
gu weresr cot attacked"
mo Is 1t was me did the attack
Sing on see Owen lad, ! TOOK
sIook at that cottage in the woods
#wh erassour friend Roger had his la
nora oryySs5 long ago. ! caught e
glimpse ofsa clearing just ahead
with q blackened chimney. sticking
an and u card the sound OF num-
Sbsr OF voices 81 IN dispute. Among
them IrecogniZed Rips and he
+ was plainly enlightened. l hurried
forward and Rip and q fellow
a IL a had than he,
Shaking something under his nose
s.sYoussd one pass dis phony mon
Sew on me yestidd y when faded
ssyou 2. he was fair shouting and ne
added a curse that no accorded
with the Sabbath You Is gw1ne
take itsbackga and give me de real
sgoods# 81 cyarye your heart
could see Rips face and it
wassas nearly white as it ever will
Icy ours lies don't go with me
p&Bunt! Desc boys all see You
gimme ID 81 bill yesttddy and 1t
vast the on1iest twenty dollar one
IN dasgame!asAi int dat right, boys q
Interest Of them we1e eating
excited and Threatening. and Rip
to &whfner and blubber
when ali 4 of "a sudden the big fel-
ssslpwS went wild and then things
Happened quick! He crumpled the
s@bil LAND it in Rips face and
wit rel reached into rs pocket
S i and that wasswhere I took a hand
Vs. the game 4 reached that big
buck just as s his knife streaked
acrosssRip's shoulder and
N Caught him one on the point Of tn.
aWsthat put him out for the
scount t! ~
ScofHe glanced down once more
affectionately at his Glen ched
E.
sRipSwasSIo loud in his. gratitude
but8outS Of the tail of my eye
N Saw him hunt for chat bill and
then turn to sneak away and
1aid mol OF him by the collar to
wait til the lout who had &C
woke up.
sHe@ sat up after a bit rubbing
his law and started to turn ugly
ri butt spoke to him man TO NJ an
Is and said I'd make good for Rir
ifsthere'd been a mistake. He told
Rip had lost the money to
s. him ins crap game Saturday and
ssswh en- hea tried to change 1t ne
found the bill was counterfeit
made RIP let me- have a look al
VII and then laughed in the big
sand gave him crlsr
new twenty from my wallet IN
exchange to show him what
8 thought lit. Here's a bit of pa
perSthe row started over.
He #handed to Miles limp
WORT ollar bill. one emit
~ or which had tinge OF brown
and the d elective turned i
thoughtfu1ly over in. his HANGS.
sssssst wonder how Rip got tt2" ht
sramtarked. What did he tell you?'
Nothing. Not sensible
could 4 get out of him:
We nj AXE him come clear
VIII en- we get hold OF him. II trt
is All RICH he needn't o.
aYraid z ~ MI les checked himself
suddenly Butssis it, Scottie It'll
sosordsIswouldn,t take an oath or
syFould lad .,,Ther was a Ger
s8sfaf grimnessstn the Others tone
Houa lsmind sc told you was thu
poorersbystwent dollars? learn
ri flesfromgt the experts ans
fhathiftsissasSphony as the bright
ast gold brick that was eve
CHAPTERaXIII.
sSssfETtfwassnearlyl un time the mex
when Miles glance fell rupol
;fhesdoorp1atesof a9room at the ent
OF eahan; room which nad re
Observation-Disclosures arrival ant
& WhichshaS had once heard Carter re
aerel.,