Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-20
.welIa~ Inquired the wreck

The news hatln Qeen Go!n.
Gated 10 the old man. and both has,.
examines the hidden partys there y
q sort OF notion--not positive, but
leanin. in that direction-that thif
particular fiivver was met PefoiS..
s Sally and the Wreck both iooksa
at Charley and waited
..Ths discovery BEN put up TO tne."
continued Charley IL Violated con.
siderable paft Of nay prtnciplea by
denyia' any Knowledge, The reason
sin,t Important. The man thlng ts,
1 come out Of this con versation
fIook4s Ike one Of TWO thtngs~=eitheE
a burned mi sE e parftcens erirniRjs.
jvShich msAna one Of the game gang.
that helA the proper hssrnsd way OF
putin u: Aceordip to, thaa con.
versation. didn't know any more
about that aiyvAt shap tts she had
come dropptn out OF ths .sky,"
He, paused and STUFFED Che pair
Sally was pink Id the eheeka end
was biting ekshsr pn4At nps q aure
sign OF aonht The Wreck ives IN.
scrutAkle -
/ Yell he repealed,
We're. getiin to the peint." said
Charley the point u; i reckon I'm
the only person on the ranch who
can tell the sheriff 81 this free. and
independent county Just where It;
| might pay him to head In
'.Well?"
You have disappotntin way OF
sisootin that word. Henry, ! reckon
we've got TO decide how we're gofil
! TO proceed with the discussion. ATE
we go,n to show all hands on, the,
an. or are we goin TO proceed hypo
theticalo"A
The. Wreck looked at Sally. who
was wrinkling her forhead. INTO fur.
lows She seemed wiling to- leave
- d,rc,s,on TO him.
.li.v.. M, ,u. ,s..sttson to givin'
rhe gang Ave. minutes for coasuita'
ton. said Charley I B
Nothing to consult about" sa5d
che Wreck
"Mearin'?'' :
Meaning We don / se, you,''
II II IG ,IOVhS hiNS thV NNScSt w.
hypotheticaf :;
Sally stirred restIessiy She did
no, hike beating around bushes:
Cant, we talk right out in meet
l,ngy' she asked, suddenly
Thank you. ma am. said Charley
| Wait. SAID the. Wreck.
He tessed his. dish. towel on the
Idraln tn,ayd ard edged himself int a
! sea, on. the table. from which his
legs dangied loosely {,
'What are. YOU gong to do about
IT, he demanded
Il heuEe that I'm soiD to hang on
TO the .t,ok, and dist,.waster that wac
handed t., me- by Providence. I"
! "BlaekDiai,a''.
I'm, sbocked. said Charley
Whats iss III. tpen?"
Il figure eoaxip isi a better word, "
Are yon, getting the idea You can
keep us here as long. as you, damned
piease?:'f
The Wreck was beginning to dis
! play nervous SYMPTOMS. and Sally
| gave him an anYious. ioo}E
lin d way. it s. out OF my hands, :"
| said Charley, mildly Suppose J
was to say TO you. Honeyinooners.
climb right into, fiivyer and help
yourself, That don't necessarily get
you anything at. all. The first per-
son that climbs INTO that. three.legged
critter and tries to drive off IN II Is
goin TO. SET the boss prancin' in pur-
suit, You don't seem to get the idea
She's bad medicine. that fiivver II
faint. safe TO acknowledge even 9
passin acquaintance. She's tainted.
h Mind you. Henry. ain't accusin' her
l.of anything I'm merely. recitin' the
lsuspicions Of others"
/ The Wreck was making an, effort
to be judicial.
[ Suppose" he said. that. I was I'd
Itch your boss how you happened TO
get cook and Kitchen helper
I That would be sinkint as all in
the same ship" admitted: chaTiey
But you amt eoin to tell him. on
account of Mis- Williams here, who's
Iigot rights OF her own IN the matter
I The Wreck could see that. but he
fdi6 NOT like to acknowledge Il.
L Every idiot on the place he said.
"seems to Ae chasing around With
the idea that somebody committed q
fcrime Suppose Il happsae& that
there was no crime at emp .
I'm open-rninded,," observed Char.
Hey
fTo Be Continued) y
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