Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-03-07

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Of worse than that. Bose4ss.
ADMIT I knew al about tt. ana
turns out that Henry lives up to
what may b Justly expected. thea
I'm maxim myself q sort Of aeces'
sory after the fact. Which aint true
and n damasin' 70 my reputation. T
may be rough and untutored. but
ain;t any Henry wiliiams-ths four.
eyed son Of gun!'
He picked up the lantern. turned
toward the ranch house and paused
again.
Furthermore, here I've been tellih'
the boss how got him q prize COOK
from out east. along with her obligin'
husband. He's liable to form kind
of poor opinion II admit he came
near havin' no cook at all. It's a
reflection on foresight and manage.
ment. And it's too late. anyhow. !
can't tell him dts Henry Williams
fliyyer. can't tell him it's mine. !
can't admit havin' any guilty knowl.
edg appertainin' to it. 1t looks like
I had to keep right on bein innocent.
which is one Of my best points. But
the son Of gunP'
Deciding that he had been away
long enough. he went back to the
house, where he found Underwood
and Chester waiting for him In the
living.room.
"well7" demanded the boss Of the
establishment.
"she's a flivver all right" remarked
! Charley as he set the lantern on the
floor. "shs's Just what you said. .
three. wheeler"
"And you don't recognize IT."
! mo, cir. It's . new sight to me.
It's an amahn' visitation. 80 lars
I'm concerned"
you mean you didn't know there
was q car locked up in that shedF
| Jerome Undsrwood's eyes were
axed in q glare Of incredulity. but
Charley McSwssn sased back With
mild setadiness
"Didnt know she was there DIDN'T
know the shed was locked. Hadn't
been any call for anything that was
kanf IN the shed"
"But-damn it.-how could X get
there7"
| Charley looked thoughtful
I"I've been tryin' to think" he SAID
"If she had four wheels I'd say she
rot there in the regular way. But
she's only got three wheels ana q
soap box. That puts her IN class
BY herself. ! can't figure her."
Anybody around this ranch own
cart"
"No. CIR. One Of the boys had a
, motorcycle once. but he couldn I
. learn 10 atsy-on the SCAT
rnau even a bicycle around here
since" :.
j Underwood continued to regard
him with unwinking amazement
). You're supposed to know wha' >
going on around here. aren't you"
he demanded.
Eyes. ! reckon ] am" said Charlie
"But it's q fair.sized ranch. ans
sometimes I'm traveln' around II
"Do you want me to understarH
, that q hold.up gang can use m!
, place as headquarters without nj!
foreman even knowing it,"
mo, sir ! don't aim TO be perfect
but ] don't aim to be too careless
, either take II you're feelin prett!
, certain it belongs to the gang?"
, II am now ] only thought So be
, fore, and so did my son. But wher
I'm told that you don't know an!
thing about it. then I'm convinced"
, ut looks reasonably convincin
, admitted Charley. ..
: "What went on here the. night be
:. fore ] arrived?"
"Nothin' that | specially recall.
;, reckon we all turned in pretty early
. Gould they have run car in her.
y without your knowing it,
Looks like they did. Mr. Under
;, wood. 1T certainly makes me fee
;, kind of foolish, bein such soun'
!, sleeper. But there she is. settin
. there on three wheels and box
!. There amt any argument abou
/. that"
!, Charley knew that he was lookln'
sheepish. and felt il was TIE RI
"A way to loo''