The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-10-26
By Peggy Shane
Copyright by Peggy Shane.
WNU Service
CHAPTER TX


got to be told everything now?'
I'm the morning"
aNo. Now. Am I what's-her- name
"a girl who shot her husband at
weddIng7"
The words were out. Had she killed
someone? And was that the reason
Rocky wanted to get her away from
places. because II she were caught she
would be hanged, electrocutedf
She sat down In chair and stared
at him. Had she cut off the lie OF
someone-killed her own husbandf
.Oh Cd" she begged silently, SAY
1t isn't true. l couldn't have done
thatl"
AS Rocky still did not answer she
rose and threw open the window. she
inhaled deeply. She could breathe
but someone else couldn't because she
had
Rocky, don't you see I've got TO
know now, or else go crazy7'
Rocky came and stood beside her.
.Don't feel 80, Doris. You're tired.
II you get good nights sleep. I'll
well maybe | will tell you about 1t IN
the morning"
She turned up suffering face. Il
won't sleep. Rocky. I've got to know
now. Tell me the truth. Truly. can
bear 1t now"
Rocky avoided her eyes. There's
really not much to TELL
Anything is better than this uncer-
tainty."
Perhaps that's true" Rocky gently
removed her hand from his arm he
ran his brown fingers through bis hair.
.Can't you trust me. Sweet?h
Sweet For moment she felt
lifting Of spirits. Rocky's tone was so
tender But then he used words like
that all the time to all women. She
gave little laugh that she could think
OF that now. It was bitter sardonic
little laugh.
you can't shut me out from my
past forever. Besides" she sat down
on the bed. "I'm not coward She
was silent. Rocky sat down beside
her, took her hand.
please wait"
mo, no. She got up. II can't
wait. I have right to know. Fll-
I'll ask Mr.. ST. Gardens what It's all
about. I'll tell him everything | re-
member. He Will tell me- He won't
keep me In agony any longer. ! can't
bear this uncertainty. Anything is
better"
She controlled herself, looked at him
eravely. did ROCKY? Did | do
that awful thing?'
Rocky looked at the carper mfser-
ably. .D-n 1t, how do / know?
can only guess-like everybody else"
"Then 1t isn't sure thing?"
"Oh. they think It's sure, all right
His lips dropped unhapplly. per
haps you-went out of your mind"
"Then 1t was--I did--that is-Rocky,
/ can't be a murderess. ! didn't kill
anyone" Her qeyes, haggard and
strained, searched his face for an an
swering faith.
She found It. He looked back Mt
her squarely. That's the way ! feel
about It,
Il couldn't kill anybody
Il know you couldn't He patted
her head, against his knee. 1--WE al.
ways known that about you
Then why she turned suddenly
to him. "Why is there such mysteri
GUS silence about mel Why were VIZ
arrested? Why have we been racing
like mad away from New York;" Shs
stared at his quiet face for terri
fed second. Il know I'll ask th'
police. I'll 60 to the station! ! mus
find out"
.'Wait-don't you see, Doris2 In
only trying to help you.'
She stared into his eyes then He
hand dropped suddenly to her lap. "
did, then. | did kill someone"
Rocky's silence was terrible to hel
She drew close to him. Il didn't
Rocky / didn't. Tell me | didn't
Why, / couldn't have killed anybod,
Rocky I know that much about my
self, don't II" She looked at hlr
pitifully. He took her hand and bel
1t tightly.
After while he said huskll.
THAT'S the way / feel, Doris. Thf
you couldn't have"
please tell me how 1t happened"
Still Rocky paused. At last. HI
cheek close to hers, he said slowl
"Its-been In all the papers. 1t hal
pened the day~I sailed. So | dldn
see much about 1t until | got bac
Then-of course your picture has bee
everywhere"
My picture"
He nodded. Its you, all right.
didn't see it until that night yc
tainted when you saw It. But-yt
didn't remember when you came
again"
She brushed her hair back from h
damp brow. "But Rocky, what did
what am supposed to have donef
Rocky cleared his throat and tri
to speak In a matter-of-fact WI
"Why this girl Is supposed to ha
shot her husband with her fathe