The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-02-08

I tried to make myself believe he IN
derstood. But this morning, In tn
mail, I got Johns check for thirty
seven thousand dollars, with q lettel
from Rollie Mil saying It was wha'
was due me from the sale Of my stool
In the Greer company. I went arount
to Johns ONCE. but I couldn't ever sex
him. All I could get out Of RoIlie was
that 1t was perfectly straight book
keeping; he'd figured # out himself
well, that's what's In this other
envelop, Jennie. / feel as II it was
blood-money. Something I'd sold Joe
for. And If there's any way It can be
used for him, l want you to take 1t
and use It,"
She told him. terribly embarrassed
by a fear she'd break down and weep
over him, that there was no such use
for 1t. Joe isn't broke" she assured
him. He'll even get quite a decent
little Income u Of the Greer COM
pany, and he's got more or less be-
sides in various things. You take that
check, first thing tomorrow morning,
and buy Liberty bonds with It'll
AND don't go on feeling guilty
about 1t, either. You didn't sell him
out. He said to me, when / saw him
last, that he had never expected you
to tell him anything" And after
spending a few minutes more upon
him In argument and reinsurance, she
QY0lQimaH mt nf "a full hnarf ooh
Henry, I'm glad you're back In the
bank 1t makes enc less person /
have to worry about, anyhow"
He had begun to smile over the
touch Of evaporation which was I'M
m~istakably mlngling with her good
will for him, when he saw in a flash
that she was seriously worrying oyer
some one else.
I'm going to have dinner tonight
with Trix and her husband. They're
in town and It's their wedding ami
versary. I've got to make up my mind
what to say to her about it, or wheth-
er to say anything. OF course he's her
father, and
you see, Joe's disappeared from
that place Doctor Bennett took him
for his cure. Just-vanished. With.
out leaving a trace Well, of course,
that's the way Joe would do it if he
did it at ALL"
'How long ago?" Henry asked.
Tuesday; after breakfast, some
They notified Doctor Bennett
that night, and he came straight
to me. Four days ago, that is,
you see."
-Four days." Henry repeated, som
Derly. HE couldn't vanish, could he?
There's a lake right near that place,
.sn't there. Jennie2"
That's what Doctor Bennett Is
nearly out of his head about. That's
ne of the things. He never killed
himself. Henry. I'm perfectly sure he
lldn't. No, that isn't feminine intui-
ion. l always knew he meant to run
IF. He had me bring him a hundred
nd fifty dollars in currency that morn
ng, on the quiet"
at strikes me as rather funny you
lid that" Henry demonstrated.
She gave a short laugh. ut didn't I
Bennett as funny. He pretty {
Iear took off my head. But I'd like I
o know why / shouldn't have done il. Z
oe's not a criminal nor a maniac. I
lie wouldn't have gone to that place q
he hadn't been too tired to argue y
bout it. He can cure himself in his
way. Why, Henry, he quit drink II
lg for a whole week down there in n
'ew York, right in the thick OF every
ling. Then something happened to o
im-he didn't tell me what-and he ii
egan again. | think he's gone away I
cure himself now. Anyhow, he'd Il
have taken a hundred and fifty
Dllars if he'd meant to jump in the Il
Ike. You can see that
whats being done to find him?" "
enry asked. II
The muscle in Jennie's jaw defined q
self. Not a thing" she said. That's n,
Bennett and have been fighting nj
| won't have it, Henryl II w
ant to disappear it's his own fe
He can go where he likes. fe
ID come back when he gets ready. OF \
urse it's hard for the people who ia
e fond of him, but he never did Of
ink much about things like that. For re
| know. there may be a few people M
at he wouldn't mind having believe in
d drowned himself. But 1t would
yer occur TO him that you or l or m
tx would think he had done that of
d the only thing for US to do is to W.
lit until he comes back" 10
What does Beatrice think about
- Henry asked, obviously. "Of la
lrse if she agrees with you, there's til
TO be said" W,
Well, there you are" Jennie CON wi
ised, miserably. THAT'S why l hate WI
go to dinner with them tonight. alb
u see, Trix doesn't know. She
ssn't know anything. l mean. Doc lik
Bennett would tell her in a minute, be-
course. And she could give him ytl
the authority he needs for starting wa
earch. But he doesn't know where sol
is. That made-up name she uses :
an she does exhibition-1ying at col
rs and things wouldn't mean any An
TO him, If he happened to see ate