The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-05

ike a flash, while old Peter was speaking.
like a flash, while Oh Dieter was speaking.
Inas's why I took him up on the prOpo-
You and your schemes % exploded Miss
~ODOnoghue, her melting mood disappearing
as swiftly as it had come. whats the big
i1ea! Going to try. to make her think the
That's an awfully close guess, Emily
ann, responded Danny. ct isn't ghosts.
though. It's poison gasi".
Emily Ann stared at him in ~unfegined
amazement.
"NOw 1 know you're crazy, Danny O'Day !
Come down to earth, and Ion be talking
about murder"
Who said anything about murderP" de-
manded Danny, indignantly. There's gas
that'n kill cats and not hurt people. I read
ABOUT 1t in a book on chemica warfare.
Snoot a lot of gas into the house and kill
OH all her cats then I guess she'll want to
move. h do you think Of that?"
Il think you have taken leave of your
senses" was Miss O'DOnOghue's unfeeling
reply. BESIDES, Miss Defrees hasn't got
n cats ?" echoed Danny, i~ncredulously
why Mr.. Van Dam said the house was
full of EN-"
And I'd been trying to tell him there
wasn't a cat in the place, but he wouldn't
listen to me. You know how stubborn he is
when he gets an idea into his head"
are you sure?" Danny spoke despOn-
IDENTIFY. Experience had taught him that
--Nd ~LAa vas A9n0AAI SUN AIT " SUN
there aren't any cats in the Defrees house ?
How do o known"
Because 1 know there aren't replied
Emily Ann.
That's a woman reason" Danny pro-
tested.
shut up!' retorted Emily Ann. "I'm
trying to think. There was some reason
why Miss Defrees gave up cats. l heard
about It, but l can't think where. Some
thing that wasn't supposed to be known
outside her OWL friends"
Sounds scandalOus," suggested Danny.
That's the first thing a man thinks Off
cOuntered Emily Ann.
1--WE got lit" cried Danny. Ebay feverg
Emily Ann surveyed him with undis
guised establishment.
Now 1 think you are crazy she said
whats hay fever got to dc. with cats
You get it from gOldenrOd ups3n Sullivan
county"
eyes. and from ragweed and straw
berries and goose feathers and canarieS anC
cats" replied Danny. THAT is, some peOplI
get it from all Of these things. l mean
some things give it to some people ant
other things give it to other people. 1 reat
all about 1t in a scientific magazine. Now
suppose Miss Defrees had hay fever ant
they found out it came from her cats
Wouldn't that be a good reason to get rio
of all the cats and not let any more int
the hOuse?"
Eyes; and if a cat had bit her and She,
gone mad, that would be a good reason
too" was Emily AIMS contemptuOus an
swer. Are you sure you, didn't meet
mad dog. on your way to Mrs. Oster
/ mayer's?"
Jaw, give a fellow credit for having som
sense, won't yOu?" pleaded Danny. "That'
science. They've found a way to cure il
too. Now, maybe Miss Defrees got cure
and can stand having her cats arOun.
again. You don't know. Mr.. Van Dam sal
the place was full of cats"
eff you'd use your brains to think will
l instead of letting 'em run loose, you Nigh
/ get somewhere in the real estate business,
: remarked Emily Ann Suppose you ru
along now, and see if you can figure on
any other crazy way to make Miss Defree
= sell her house. Think about dynamit
e bombs. Consider having the VOlstead squa
raid the place. You might try making lOV
e to her, like you did with Mrs. Ostermayer.
Jaw, 1 told you I didn't make love I
f her." Danny interrupted.
n "I'm not so sure Of that" Emily An