The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
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diatsly 10 the point. particularly with
suborIin1tes
s'Who owns the ear that stands in
tho tool sbedF' nc asked.
what carr asked Charley,
Then and there he passed Rub.
con. ana realized o.. Probably DC
had PASSED u fOolishly. too. Rut the
question had taken him by surprise,
and his own question in return had
snapped itself out automatically.
That vas tho worst Of speaking with
out due reflection Why hadn't no
said that tho car belonged 20 Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Williams and lct
tho truth have ~ way.
There's a car down mere n three
wheeled fiyycr. said Underwood
who does n belong to9'
"A three Nhcelcd niyyer7" repeat
"a Charley, Il reckon that's new
kind. n aln't any wonder they keep
takin' chunks OF the price
Mr Underwood stared at his fore
man.
Mean 20 say you didn't know
there was flivVer Ia The tool shcdF'
he demanded.
FIRST ever heard of A." said
Charley promptly,
Having Inadvertently SET a course
Tor himself he proposed TO sail u, lie
had a superstition about turning
hack. And what was an the fuss
about anyhow
well. NC found one there Ny
son and have been takins look az
Il. DO sou know what We Think
UNI No. / can't say as ! DO, Mr.
Underwood
Charley was becoming cautious and
curious He scratched his chin and
resolved 70 deliberate
we think It's the same car that
was used by the gang that held as
up"
well. In be dog sonedi And
stsndin' down there In tho tool shc7
Why IN just be damned. that's am
And you mean 10 say you don't
know anything about ~"
-But I'm goln TO" said Charley
I'm n-goin' 10 have a look
lie seized the lantern and FASTENED
out OF the room before Mr. Under.
wood could utter another question.
Down near the shed he paused for
thought. There was no need TO Eo
and look az the Wrecks fiivvcr. Dc
knew all about H. What he wanted
was n little time.
Twice within tho space 81 minute
he had been surprised. and he Pre-.
posed 70 get himself IN order before
they did II again. II had never
occurred 10 him that any member Of
tho Underwood family would take
the trouble 10 discover the fllyycr.
That was the first surprise II WIS
entirely unnecessary. too. he reflect.
ed: he might az we'll have left the
thing in tho open. Nobody could use
Il. anyhow But the other surprise
the suspicion that this was the
fnvverl
The sons OF guns he muitered.
The sons OF guns, stlckin up tho
boss and then buttin' into his own
ranch and RsIdn for breakfast l
amt sayin' they did 1 amt con.
WINGED. I'm always in favor Of prc-
servln' a judicial mind and beln' fair
10 all concerned. But when you come
to think Of it-h'ml There's Henry
Williams now. It's always been
puzziin me to figure him. Accordin
TO his wife he's a kind Of invalid. But
accordin TO Mort. and things which
I've seen with my own eyes. he's a
rampaEin' rhinoccrous. wouldn't
pick him TO be in the stickup bust
ness. and yet wouldn't say he don't
possess qualifications The main
thing Is. he's got an tho required
nerve The son OF gum
Charley stood tweaking his car and
frowning nj the tool shed.
"Admittin' the Indictment which
I amt necessarily. but admlttin' II
for tho sake OF argument-what am
/ goin' 10 do? I said / didn't know
there was any flivvcr here II go
back and say did. I'm n liar. There
amt anything 1 hate 10 be accused
OF worse than that Besides. II /
admit 7 knew all about IL, and Il
turns out that Harry lives UP to
what may be Justly expected, then
I'm maxim myself sort Of acccs-
sorry to the fact Which amt true
and is damagin' TO my reputation.
may be rough and untutored, but /
amt any Henry Williams-the four.
eyed son OF a gum
lie picked up the lantern. turned
toward the ranch house and paused
again.
Furthermore. here I've been tell.
in the boss how I got him n prize
cook from out East. along with her
obligin' husband. He's liable 10 form
kind Of poor opinion II admit he
came near hayin' no cook at all. IT'S
n reflection on foresight and manage.
mcnt. And it's too late. anyhow. /
can't tell him it's Henry wnh'ams'
flivver. / can't tell him IL : mine. /
can't admit havin' any guilty knowl.
edge pertainin' TO II. II looks like
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