The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
WNU Service.

They slowly descended the hill
toward the Psi Tau Theta fraternity
house where Reagan's car was
parked. Students eyed them curl
ously and buzzed with conjecture
Harvey was relaxed. He was think.
ing-and Reagan was bitterly dis.
appointed because he didn't seem
more excited about his disclosure
regarding the ownership Of the
knife which had been used to kill
Paterson Thayer. He was even a
trifle hurt, though he wouldn't say
so. He attempted to elicit COM
ment from Hanvey-and went at
his task circuitously. H. s~4r.
"You and the kid seemed to gel
along fine, jim" . ...-.. ..a-.
"Ivy WEIGH? Say, she's q regu.
lar, John" g..-r-.- .... --.
"Darn little cat, IL you ask me.
Did everything but scratch my eyes
out" -. a.--. $40.
"You don't say. I reckon she
| must have a weak spot for poor
old fat Teller like me-"
"Ten to one she didn't tell you
anything"
"Gimme the ten. John. She told
me plenty"
"What?" Doubtfully.
aWe-e-ll, she said that she and
Pat Thayer were engaged. Thayer
and Max Vernon quarreled just be.
fore Thayer was killed. Thayer and
Miss Peyton had a. run-in because
he was shinin' up to Ivy WEIGH.
Then Ivy and her brother had a
row, and he left her with the inten-
ton of seeing Thayer and ordering
him to lay off,"
"She knew we had all that dope
already"
Maybe she did, John-and then,
again, maybe she didn't. Anyway, it
was refreshing to get it from some
body who amt accused of this kill
ing. Allowing for the fact that
| she'd maybe try to shield her
brother, / don't think she's got a
thought in the world except to help
us catch the person who really
killed Thayer." His eyes closed
slowly. "She sure was in love with
the guy"
"Kid stuff"
Harvey turned slowly and re-
garded Reagan for a minute.
ct think that's the same mistake
everybody made when they thought
of her In connection with Thayer
ALI they said was: Kid stuff"
Reagan's eyes narrowed.
"What you driving at, Jim?"
'sNothin' special. Just ramblin'
in my speech as usual. Only remem.
Der this, John-when girl of sew.
! enteen falls In love, it amt kid
stuff to her, no matter what 1t seems
like to other folks. l think may.
be everybody would have done bet.
ter to realize that Ivy WEIGH was
q woman grown. Get met"
mo" exploded Reagan, II don't
What do you mean?"
Harvey shrugged. "Durned IL
know" he confessed.
Then: $50 Max Vernon admitted
that was his knife. eh. John?"
EYES,"
did he see the blood on 1t before
he made that admission"
Ill no. Chief. l amt that
dumb. l had the blade covered
when I showed 1t to him. I asked
him If he'd ever seen 1t before and
he said, sure, it was his. ] said:
You couldn't be mistaken about
that, could your and he said he Ger.
tainly could not. Then i told him
he'd put his foot In right, because
that was the knife that killed Pat
Thayer and / showed him the
bloody blade"
aAnd what did he say?"
Reagan shook his head. He said
he didn't give a d-n If it had
/ kIllcu 4usiy Ct VI uOtY hC hioh ho "
anything to do with it He's q
darn fresh kid. Jfm-and hasn't
! told the truth about anything since
/ first stuck him in the hoosegow.
Let's go over and have q talk with
him. What say?"
"Not yet. John. Let's go to the
undertaken who's got Thayer's
body. want to take look at it,
"Come ahead" Reagan stepped
into his car and Jim crawled in on
the other side.
/ "Any of Thayer's family down
here?n asked Harvey.
"a sister. Seems to be a pretty
nice sort, but she won't talk much.
I got bunch that he was always q
sort Of bad egg. Jim. And, of
course, Teller can't press that kind
of an investigation too strong with
a mans sister when he's lying dead
In the next ROOM"
"Gosh, no." They turned into
Marland road and sped along under
the spreading shade trees which
lined the paving on both sides
"John," asked Harvey suddenly,
when you searched Thayer's room