Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-16
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All through the balance OF the eve
ming Mocha Williams slouched In a
corner and engaged In plain anC fancy
thinking. He never had thought SO
much in all his life. or course he
knew Just what mad happened. Frantic
had found the pin and presented 1t to
Canary.
Mocha made his exit shortly before
the dance ended. He proceeded or
foot to the neighborhood where Canary
Gaunt lived and took up his post across
the street. under a coldly leaf1eSS tree.
And there he shiyered for almost an
hour. Frantic and Canary had stopped
at the Gold Crown for some hot choco-
late. Their good bys were not briefly
said. But when eventually she entered
the house and Frantic's emaciated hg-
ure descended the porch steps to the
street. Mocha detached himself from
the shadows and fell into step beside
him.
Hello. Frantic" he said casually.
Coin lords town?"
"Uh-huh." The little man eyed his
companion doubtfully. 'YOu-you is
Electra Williams husband, amt your
II was. I an Electra is now divorced
away fun each other. My name is
Mocha"
Much obliged to meet you, Brother
Williams"
They walked on in silence. Mocha
broke it. How bout us goin' down to
Bud Peaglar's TO a barbecue san'wich,
Frantic?"
Mr.. Marshall was overjoyed. He
wasn't used to receiving invitations.
For the moment he felt that Mocha
was a very delightful person.
But after they had cemented their
friendship over Buds delicious barbe-
cue and two cups of steaming coffee
Mocha drew the little mar into a COR
ner of the pool room and touched firm
ly on the subject which was OF great
est interest to him.
You is kind of crazy bout Canary.
amt you, Frantic?"
"Oh, man! She is the fondest gal
l is Of"
Where at did you git them swell
pin you gave her?"
Mr.. Marshall Immediately plunged
into a description of the imaginary
process by which the pin had been
acquired. AS he spoke, Mr.. Williams
face grew stony. and when the speech
was ended he tranSfixed Frantic with
a baleful eye.
Il mean," he explained, where did
you really git the pin?'
II boughten it
Liar what you is! You found that
pin in the gutter on 18th street."
Mocha knew! Frantic knew he knew
And all the stunned Mr.. Marshal
could do was shake his head and emit
moaning sounds.
Reason I know bout that pin, Mis-
tub Frantic Marshall, is cause ]
boughten it my own self with my OWL
money. I gave it to my n time wife
Mrs. Electra Williams
Frantic was thoroughly frightened
Then it's her pin, amt it?"
Sure it is" bluffed Mocha, AN
crave to present it back to her"
Frightened IS he was, Frantic was
not entirely a fool.
"Hmph!' he said. Il don't hahdly
b'lieve that"
Il don't give three durns what yot
believe. 1 boughten that pin an l de-
mand that you return it back to me"
Il can't do it, Mocha. l done give
that pin to Canary"
wasn't your'n to give"
Il found it."
Don't matter. That pin was mine
an Electra had just been wearin' it
1t cost thee hundred dollars CAST
money"
Gee namely! Thee bundled"
Dollars, tha's what. I want it, an
amt gwine stan TO- no foolishment."
Mr.. Marshall looked one way ano
saw the deep sea. He glanced in The
other direction and found himself con-
fronted by the czar of Hades. But
rising triumphant above all his grie'
was the certainty that he could not
and would nOt-ruin himself in the
eyes of the fair Canary.
Il CANT git it off my ramsay,
he announced.
Mocha shrugged. "All right. I'll cal
on you frequent when you gifts to the
penitentlal."
"Wh-when who gifts to which?"
When you gifts to the state peni-
tential."
you says terrible words, Mocha, but
they don't seem to make no sense"
THEY make sense, all right enough
Now git this, Mistuh Frantic Marshall
that there pin was stole off Electra:
shirtwaist while she was Walkin' doWr
18th street a few nights ago. The
robber got Way. Nobody knows who
he was. But"-and Mocha's eyes blazec
triumphantly -"but suppose Electrs
or somebody else was to reckernize tina
pin Canary is wearin' an she was tt
tell 'em that you give it to her an the,
was to check up how you lied 'bou
buyin' it / ask you then, Mis-
tub Marshall, how would you prov,
that you wasn't the man which stolet
that pin off Mrs. Electra Williams?
1T looks" couchsafed Frantic, tina
there amt but two things 1 can dc
an bofe of EN- is wrong"
"Meanin' what?"
II can tell Canary the truth an sh
maybe tells other folks an I go to jail
Or / let her go On keepin' the pin ar
it gifts recognized an / does likewise
Any which way I is gwine lose the ga
l is craziest about"
Mocha waved his hand. THAT don
make no neverminds with me. / crav
that diamond pin back, an / ask yo'
heah an now-what is you gwine d
bout it?"
Frantic INDUCED in thought.
Use gwine straight down to see Elec
! fro - he arnOl1pcad use pWinp toll he