Shoshone journal., 1923-10-05
BY
,rence Bingham Livingston
c..,rahs b, c.ors. H Dor.n Company
cuApTER xx-continued.

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: her arms. she was horrified tt
that the child's sleeve was soaked
- Mood Lettie had not tainted
Nd fallen from dizziness. She
iii dizzy. Mrs. Penfield carried
into the bedroom.
= WAS only a surface wound, the
hot having grazed the flesh for some
~,.nce but the subsequent violent
.ro,.e had made 1t bleed freely. Mrs.
..as,d washed and dressed 1t, refus-
meantime to listen To the wild, ex-
"a stories which both Lettie and
"a were determined to tell. They
70 home and safe; nothing else mat
red
n was long time before she
sotbed them; and after they had gone
sleen Mrs. Penfleld kept vigil.
The crooked old clock had Travelled
baIf-past nine, and she had heard
othing from the police station Then
.rrv Winston tramped into the kitch-
and threw his hat on a box.
They got the money, Car'line. l
,sb could have brought it to you,
Inf It'll take an order from the court
b release 1t"
~The money! The money that L"
He nodded. 1.-TWO hundred and
wenty-eight dollars-bills and one
heck inside 'em. They found 'em on
he rascal, envelope and all. He
hadn't had time to"
~The rascal Who?"
DBosey."
HBosley!' Mrs. Penfeld leaned back
sainst the wall, limp with consterna-
hon. "You don't mean-that Frank
Bosley stole"
Jerry Winston shook his head. 81
3dont mean he started out to do 1T
Inc. Hes been playing for bigger
rakes'n that But we got him at last
E-confound his picture, we got him p
lie brought his fist down on the table
/ with blow that teetered II on its frail
|legs.
Mrs. Penfeld sank to the wash
bench. "The worlds a-swimming,
Uncle Jerry. Would you mind pinning
me to something somewhere"
BE laughed. "Why, no. If you'll
keep mum about it-cross your heart
and hope to die, or however Lettie
puts It'll tell you the whole story.
You'll see my part in 1t can't be pub
lished."
ut shall be as Lettie says" she
smiled back. Are you going to ask
ne to believe that Frank Bosley took
his money and"
Exactly. He came for the package
nat his wife left, and you weren't
acre. he had to have it quick, cause
aeo got scared and was planning a
getaway, so he came in for IL; and /
cont have to remind you, Car1lne,
lnat It's easy to find things in this
mousse. He found the package, and |
mere was the money beside it. Why |
mol take 1t, as longs he was going out
OF town anyway"
""hat are you talking about. Uncle
Jerry! Why was he getting away I
and"
Shaw. now, Car'line. the idea of /
your being confused cause l began at
ne wrong end of my story. I'll take
ne other end IL you'd like it better.
lou see, | been trying out a little
leuthing."
OH" Mrs. PenfieId drew a deep
feath. On the instant her memory
aught up a few perplexing occur
ences in the past months.
les, I've always had a leaning
ward tread good deal and fol-
WED what other fellers had done,
1u All that; and when l got my
lockout for the woods, l naturally
anted to go into something that ap-
,aieo. | had a lot of personal recon-
enuatlons and a letter to a man con-
'c'ed with the lumber company.
trough him and considerable red
Pc l hnally got sworn in as spe-
u with the secret service. when they
ere taking on number of extra
~ 10 work on the Bosley ring. My
fucuiar assignment has been to
auow Bosley. Believe me, I've sweat
'ou over that feller, darn him I"
'irs Penfields eyes were fixed on
race. That's why you came here
* the loft and"
sure. | wanted to be round as
suaiiy as possible. I've worked ey'ry
'eine could concoct 10 worm myself
= 'hat feller's life. But he was a
IN one In his own line. He's been
'nsihs me on q real-esfate deal. and 4
uiio~ed myself 10 be strung or
i'Se he didn't suspect my object. bur
''', y made him nervous, hanging
.n' ana getting In with his croDles."
. Neis Jerry, you're worss'n wop'
'o' NOT getting az the main point. :
''"y De d star detscilye, bur you'd =
"Hhe q reporter. bog VIII you
~ s'ay siiii lp soug tracks tlii
~, ,sF '0'd As what you santsd hlip
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