Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-02-23
CHAPTER V-Continued

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was my fathers heart that went int
this operation Ny fathers naerlor.
Is here, in my heart. owe 1t to hin
to finish what he set out 10 do. Ism
that natural? Don't you have tia
same feeling of high regard for til,
things your father wanted to do, o.
want TO dps''
He looked away.
My father yes, He's right
He's always been right. He'll al
ways he rightt7 g
His vehemence startled the girl and
he looked deep Int her eyes He
wanted to tell ii all. then and there:
wanted 10 cleanse her mind of the inn
preston ii held. Wanted to say. NY
father is the man you suspect OF
throwing all these obstacles In -FOUR
path my father is the man you loathe-
But he is right: he is guiltless. I
know, because / am his son. He
wanted TO say those things but he
eould not. when all the evidence avail
able on this side Of the Atlantic was
against him.
What he said was: Were going TO
keep on. bur I'm going to keep on
worrying about yon unless yon'Il clear
out of this mess and chase the look
out OF your eyes that's been there
since q week ago. when we piled IN
the piowi Can't ron get away
.Getiaf tyoH &c down tire -rirer with
old Wolf for q few days. He wants
YOU
She laughed wanly.
Away now. When things are
YES. now The jobs important
but you why. you're something
else again. Oh. how can / tell ron.
here and now s"-hands Slipping down
from her shoulders to her hands.
You're something more than q part
OF the job, Elem He was leaning
close TO her, drawing her towards him.
lifting her hands You're something
bigger and more splendid than I ever
thought life heidi You're all that
there is or has been or ever Will be
under the sun or the
q ~ she Whispered
He spoke her name but before their
lips could touch the door opened and
they had scant tisne TO break apart
before Wolf Richards burst in
"Lookit.g he said, holding up fras-
ments of a glass. "Lookif what
found out yonder. Johnny. Found 'em
In tn ashes: right In til middle OF tn
barn Jug. I'm tellln' You. /. jug.
'tiss What's d jug doin' into the mid
die Of a barn, eh7 Whisky. likely.
You're right. He was drunk nd
touched her off,
He stopped talking and eyed Ellen
as John took the fragments OF
glass from him. Her face was flushed
from his untimely intrusion and the
old man chuckled to himself.
As John left the office a man whom
be had seer repeatedly In town ap-
preached.
4Steele2" he said Bradshaw
4Hullo, sheriff. Knew who you
were, OF course Now. Ellen,
excuse Us. The sherifTs errand isn't
pleasant. MarkIl get things
going right off"
stranger, ehsr the sheriff said az
pulled back the blanket and looked
into the face of the dead man. "Stran-
ger to all your boys.ff
None Of EN- ever saw him.
The other nodded.
Step by step John went over the
story speaking lowly OF the certainty
that be and two others had smelt
gasoline. telling OF the jug
just now discovered He
the mark Of a horseshoe on the
skull, pointed out the clear impression
a calk, began to argue a bit as the
sheriff squatted there, unresponsive.
on a cigar stub, almost bland.
almost disinterested. /,
My guess lis this" he said the
same people that have been badgering
for weeks pulled this They sent
his poor devil In here with a jug OF
He shook hay out along the
floor, poured the gas on IT and
1T off He'd naturally start
Ter to the rear first and as he bent
over to set 1t going behind Prince, the
I'D fellow got him.
The sheriff scratched a match and
his frayed cigar. @I'm goin. to
ell the curious just what everybody
Use out here but you seems to think
le said I'm goin' to tell them that
lere was some bum, waIkin' In for a
He gets to camp. sees every
in the hay and knows he's like
y to catch hi II be wakes 'em I'M. 4
70 he slips into the barn, which lis |
Tarm enough for anybody t o sleep In: |
Ights his pipe. goes to sleep and !
here you arel !
4Tve been watchIn' what went on 1
ere n long time. | been watctin' you
nd what you've done since you took
old It's enough. what I've seen
nough to judge you and to make a (
good guess at what else went {
n. Your friend here"-jerking his il
lumb towards the figure beneath the Il
anket-went to work for Burke at e
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