Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-08-25

mere 5 Iaaf H9x ON n Table. said
King Maybe you'll want 70 put II
away before he makes ron another
VISIT
Honeycutf hastily SCI his gun down.
leaning il against the wall with both
hammers still hack. and shambIed to
the fahie. He caught fhe box I'M and
husged II 10 his thin old breast breath
fng hard. went II bis TumhIesl hunk in
a corner. sat down on II. thristin. the
box III af siglf under the untiiy heap
of dirty hetitIing-
He glanced AT his gun. You cit.
too"
King felt that . he could not have
selected a mare i~nnrpartune moment
for his visit. and already began 10 fear
that he would have no success today.
But Ii began 70 look as though ID were
a question of now or never. Erodie
would return despite the shotgun. and
Brodie might now he looked TO for
rougf-siiod methods So to catch an
interest which he know vas always
readily awakened he said.
-Brodie and Parker we're on Look
out ridge day before yesterday. Rrodie
showed Parker over AT Lookout
Ridge. H~oneyeuFf-~ He stressed the
words significantly while keenIy watch
ing for the CLEAN of interest i'm the
faded eyes. 1t anne H~onercuff ierked
his head up-
Il wish I'd of shot him.. he walled.
Il wish I'd of blowed his u@ly head
off,
1T might hare saved trouble adj
mifted King cooIIy. ALSO. Ii might
have been the job n hang you. Honey
cutt- Better leave well enough alone.
But listen to me. Brodie told ron.
and he meant 1t. that 1t was going TO
be Brodie or King who got away with
this deal
He lied, Like ron lie Here was
Honeycuft probed In his tenderest
spot It'll be me. Me. / tell you.
Think I'm old. do yous I'm feelin
right peart this spring. hy surnmer
Ill be strong as a Young Teller again
BIS summer will be % LATE Don't
I tell you That already Rrodie has gone
as far as Lookout RIDGE THAT means
he's getting hot on the trail Of III.
doesn't it7 AS hot as | am.
Then what are Won comm peSterin
me for? n YOU know where ii iss
i don't know Honeycuft eaekled
and rubbed his hands AT the admission.
"Rnt I'm going / D find ont. SO. prob
ably. is Erodie. Now. look here. Honey
cult i am for making ron a straight
business proposition II ynu know
anything. stand eaaE 10 hur yaur
knowledge Tn cold. hard CASH
NO man ain't rot the mnnev-n0t
enongh-nor any Morgan or Rock
feller-r
King began opening the parcel he
had brought from the post Office. As
he cut the heavy cord with his pocket
knife Honeycutt looked on cnrinusly.
King stepped to the table, standing
so that out of the corners of his yes
he commanded both doors, and stripped
off the wrapping paper
Look sharp H~oneycutt.- ne com
manded- Here's money enough 10
last you as long as ron live. All yours
II you can tell me what / want to
know
a golden t~wenty-doIlar coin rolled
free. shene with It's virgin newnesS
and lay on the tabletop. cleaning It's
lure into the ~coyetous old eyes. An
other followed II and another. King
began counting
There's n Thousand dollars. Right
In the pile" he said. -One thousand
dollars
zone thousand dollars An some
of 1t gold New lookTn'. ain'f III. Mark
Let me have the feel of one of them
twenties."
King tossed it. 1t fell urson the bed
ding. and HoneFrutf-s fingers iived
1t and held 1T tight He began
rubbing 1t. ~caressing Ii.
King went on counting
zone more thousand i'm this pile.- he
said THAT'S two thousand. Honey
Two thousand" repeated Honey
.utt nodding- He got np and shambled
his cane close TO the table. lean
ne against II. fhrusting bis peering
yes down
King counted ont the last crisp note.
Three thousand dollars He |
hack ! pace |
Three thousand dollarss That's
,ight of money. Mark Three thou
md dollars all on ms table His
lin voice WAS \ hushed whisper now !