Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-11-08

1t being found in his oom, n the curl
Gus thing about 1T was that he did no
think of himself in relation to this but
of the other girl, Phyllis, for If they
ever got to tracing-but how could they
trace anything to her If he kept his
mouth shut?
The stenographer watched him with a
wise smile, but she wasn't wise enough
to keep from haunting him. What's
the matter?" she urged. You been COM
hitting a crime or something? Tell
mama"
IF bein' crazy over a doll that gives
you the ritzy eye Is a crime, then I'm
one," he snapped back, but though he
got away with 1t there was a lack In his
voice and she bounced upon 1t like a
leopard, picking up her belongings as If
she Intended to CO.
'Oh, we'll, If you've got your min on
somebody else, ! guess ! can pick up
another date and not waste the evening
with a dumbbell."
He astonished her further. Don't
wisecrack," he told her roughly, and
pulled her back in her chair. I'm of
that stuff. Talk plain English II you
can an tell me what you're drivin' at.
The girl was angry and so incautious
Her vanity was hurt by the slipping OF
this admirer Of hers, h had been soft
as putty until now. Her instinct told
her that he was keeping something from
her and that such a secret must conceal
another woman. She was puzzled by
the change In his circumstances, but
more puzzled by the change In himself
She felt defrauded, not OF a valuable
thing but one that had belonged only
to her.
who was it you had at the Kongo inn
that night after you phoned me?" she
demanded. Il saw Harry, the head
waiter, this morning and he said he saw
you getting out with your girl. Oh, yes
Mr.. Wisenheimer, In onl" She gave
him a cunning leer.
Anyway, you're going to be asked who
you were with and all about 1t. They're
questioning everybody they can find who
was in the place, and when they get your
name they'll be after you and the CIR
you were with, and they'll want to know
how you got the money you're blowing
SO free. They'll make you tell, too, fol
they'll never drop this case until It'll
run down. 500 as / heard MI. Vanoblt
was dead. I remembered your phonins
me from the Kongo, and I told Mr.. Hen
dirk"
vanoble. Hendrix. She patted tn,
names as II she spoke them every hour
"You take q lot of interest in wha
don't concern you," he stumbled be
cause he had to say something.
why not?" she asked, boring him will
that keen look. MIR. Vanoble was
partner of Mr.. Hendrix, and / work 70
Mr.. Hendrix. He's just splendid. Hell
find out about that shooting"
Hendrix was the other girls name
, Phyllis Hendrix, and her husband wa
q lawyer, too. Wouldn't 1t be funn,
f
He moved that night, as quickly as h
could get his grip packed and slide on
the back way through the alley to a ca
line.
. He had to have more money. Oh
. must have had money in q bank to ge
it 80 quickly the first time. She woul
! get more when he old her what ha
: happened and that 1t was the last tim
c he would ask. He telephoned as earl
: as he dared in the morning and she ar
= swered as II she had been sitting besid
' the phone.
Shit came.
did you bring the money!" he askes
eagerly, and she put 1t on the table. :
won't ask you for any more" he salt
! almost hurnbly. I've got to get out {
II town" And then he told her abol
what Helen had let out, being carefl
: not to look at her while he talked.
She nodded. taking it easily. 81 kne
that, too. l WAS going to get 1t to yol
> somehow. Yes, 1t Is best that you 8
\ out of town for a while. The girl yo
speak of is the one who works in n
husbands office. He told me last nigf
that she q come to him with a stoI
z about q friend Of hers who had phone
= her from-that place. She had bee