The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24

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tears that squeezed out and ran
wetly down the sides of her nose,
Kane went on making his case"
Eddie had to get his hands on
$4,000 and do it in a hurry. We
know that much. I had those boys
in, those roommates of bis. Ones
an elevator boy in an office build
ing.
He was the one that got your
brother in the way Of following the
races. He used to place bets for
clients in the building. Eddie made
a little pile and was feeling rich, so
he went down to the tracks and
started playing the sport.
He met some big Shots and the
boys didn't see quite so much Of
him for awhile. But it wasn't long
before he was back. He'd got hold
Of the long end of a 15-to-1 shot,
and couldn't paJ off.
1T must have surprised him some
when the chap, whoever he was,
demanded his money. That's the
trouble with a kid like that playing
for big stakes.
when he loses, he's like a wom-
an-he wants to wiggle out of it.
Every man hates a welsher. Eddie
knew that, and he knew more than
that-if he didn't come through
quick, he was due for a good beat
ing-up, at least.
They've got funny ideas around
the race tracks about taking bigger
odds than you can afford to lose.
Evidently the chap Eddie picked
up with was a hard cookie. Maybe
he needed the money in a hurry to
meet obligations of his own. Maybe
he was just sore and wanted to give
the kid a lesson.
Anyway, he put it up to the kid
to come through, Or
Tn desperation, Eddie went to
l. your employer and asked for a
loan. Jupiter don't like kids much,
does he? I guess he's had his hands
full with that wild one of his own.
Anyhow, he offered him a job at
$35 a week learning the automobile
business. You can figure out your
self how long it'd take Eddie to pay
off at that rate, even providing the
guy would wait.
Why didn't he come to you for
it? Well, he knew you didn't have
it. And he had some idea you'd
bawl him out, I expect. Jupiter tells
me the kid made him swear not to
tell you he'd even asked.
There was nothing left but to
take it off people that had it and
wouldn't miss 1.-THE guests at your
party. He made it all right with you
to let him in, came and went in the
other fellows car. Only it wasn't
in the cards that he was to shoot.
That was pure funk.
THE old girl was no set-up.
though-she yelled. And that was
her big mistake. If she'd kept still
and forked over, she'd be alive to-
day.
He knew he had to silence her or
have it all come out and spoil your
party, not to mention your life, so
he shot her"
NHARY listened with fascinated
1V1 attention as the links fell into
place, forming a chain of probable
ity so plausible that for the moment
she was benumbed into seeing the
thing through his eyes.
He may not have meant to kill
her, 1 don't know" Kane continued.
1.-The gun went off right in my
hand God, I've heard EN- say it
a. thousand times!
But he plugged her just the same,
even if it was just a nervous witch
Of the finger. Instinct of self-pres-
ervation, they call it. I call it funk"
"If," said Mary, "all this should
be true, why don't you arrest the
other man-this hard cookie you
speak OFF, Eddie was just a boy.
Nineteen.
He didn't know his way around,
and that man did. He's to blame,
as much as Eddie-more so. Why
don't you arrest him?"
I'm willing" Kane said, Sardon-
ically. Why don't you tell me
where he is?"
Mary perceived that this was hu-
NOR. but she was not amused.
Surely, the car"
There's a hundred Lorimors like
that in this part of the country,
most of 'em parked in garages you
have to have an engraved, gold
edged invitation to get into.
MY theory is the mans society
blood. I wouldn't be surprised if
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