Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-09-14

was as though they had been con-
fronted by some of the starkness OF
life q month ahead of time. Human
life, human love -. examinations
and bachelors degrees seemed OF
small moment by comparison.
The afternoon dragged away. Larry
worked oyer his class books, trying to
rid himself of the effects OF the ex-
perience and wondering what the fu-
ture had In store for Tony. for him
self, and for Max Vernon. And In his
room at the hotel. Jim Harvey
sprawled on the bed and devoured a
detective story.
1t was there that John Reagan
found him. Jim put the book aside
reluctantly.
Gosh" he commented, ats great
that story. Just as soon as | got
interested In something like this, you
have to come butting in What Is itY'
Reagan spoke crisply. ION the MORN
Ing of May second a man answering
Max vernon's description-and there
amt any doubt, Jim, that 1t was
Vernon-entered the American Ma
tienal bank of Steel City and rented
q box. He gave the name Of William
T. Aragon. He took the box with him
into a little booth. Then he left the
bank. The box Is number two thirty
five, and unless I'm all wrong you'll
find a lot of Brother FTske's lost
money right there"
Good work, John. You didn't look
In the box?"
mo. You said not to. But | left
word that no n was to be allowed
In there. even with a written order
from Aragon. That's fixed good and
tight. And So"
The telephone buzzed and Harvey
answered.
.TTahis Is the warden at the JAIL" an
nounced the voice at the other end.
Miss Peyton and Mr.. WEIGH are down
here. They want to see you as soon
as possible"
"Send 'em over to the hotel, will
your" Then he turned away from the
telephone and grinned boyishly at his
friend.
"Welch and Miss Peyton are Oh
their way over, John. Stick around II
you want / have a bunch we're go
Ing to hear some interesting dope"
Tony Peyton acted as spokesman
LARRY and I have been talking
pretty seriously, Mr.. Harvey. We've
decided that you're playing square and
are entitled to have the whole truth
so far as we know It."
Jim's big face beamed. THAT'S fine,
Miss Peyton. But / want to ask one
thing before we start: Am / going
to get the whole truth or only part
of it?H
1.-THE whole thing"
@Greatl Suppose you begin"
She shook her head. II haven't a
thing to add to what told you at the
Jail. That was the plain. u~nvarnished
truth. | think you know the truth by
instinct. That's why I told 1t to you
In the first place.
4It's q pity your boy friend didn't
get the same bunch We'd maybe
have let him out earlier"
II was a fool. / suppose broke In
Larry. But ! knew / was innocent
and thought you'd never be able TO
convict me. So I wasn't very much
OF a hero. after al. And / was a
trife frightened"
"By what?"
by the thing you've know all the
time: that Pat Thayer was dead when
/ went to his room. Knowing that
Miss Peyton had been there and that
she was desperate-an seeing Thayer
dead had every reason to be afraid.
Suppose | had said Thayer was dead
when | was there and you had be-
lieved me? And then suppose II
turned out that Vernon had never
visited the room? Can't you see that
1t would have checked 1t back to Miss
Peyton beyond any argument
"Yeh4 That's right, sure enough.
I'm mighty much obliged. Son, for
clearing all these things up In nay
mind. And nov suppose You tell me
about that visit7"
There isn't much to tell. | was
rather appalled, by the depth of Ivy'a
infatuation for Thayer. / was In I
peculiar position, In that / had prom
Used Miss Peyton / wouldn't tell any.
one about her marriage to Thayer-
figured that by that time-two o'clock
she had had plenty Of chance to see
Pat and / felt It was up to me, as
Ivy's brother. to warn him off"
what did yen have In mind when
you went to Thayer's room7'
The young man hesitated. -rm try.
Ing to be honest, Mr.. Harvey, and tbs
fairest way to answer that question
is to say / don't know. But It's only
honest to say that | intended to make
1t mighty clear to Thayer that he'd
better keep away from Ivy"
Il e {. And when you goi
thereT"
"He was dead I got rather sick,
Just looking at the body"
@Did you touch himrs
"Good Cd MOI"
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