Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-07-06
VI--Continued
10

10
I'm glad" said the banker simply.
Reagan was surprised. ''Glad7"
Yes"
"Why?"
Because II Vernon helped lob this
bank, then he couldn't have killed
Paterson Thayer. Good Cd. Rea-
CAN'T isn't reasonable. You've seer
this boy: does he look like a person
who could murder a mar and 20
straight from that crime to the rob
berry OF a bank. and then calmly re
turn to college the next day with the
idea OF resuming his regular life?"
He does not" answered Reagan
promptly. But Jim Harvey will tell
you what I'm saying lis true, Mr..
Fiske: You can't tell from a feIIer'a
looks just what he'll do IL he geta
plenty desperate Amt that 10. Jimz'
"Yeh, joint sure i2-"
You see !" said Reagan triumphant
Iy. He produced a little notebook
from his pocket and consulted its
pages. Here's as near as / can get
to the happenings Of day before yes
terday-May first.
Shortly before noon Pat Thayer
and Mar Vernon meet ON the campus
Thayer Is walking with Vernon's girl
They have a row-lots OF the students
see It. About the same time two fel
lers come in from classes and start
wasting time on the porch of the
he-h-ll don't know how you pro.
sounce 1t. but It's spelled Psi"
Psi explained Fiske.
"-The Psi Taw Theefa fraternity
house. That's a sort of college secret
society like the Masons or Elks. OF
something like that. These are q ioi
Of crazy college kids, but pretty nice
ut that There's a long tall bird with
1 sad face and q big mouth and lots
Of sense. His name is Farnum. The
other guy Is his buddy. skinny little
runt named Philip Gleason i got IL
tnem when things were still hot and
they gave me q fistful OF real dope
about half-past twelve, Pat Thayel
strolls down the hill from the college
and enters this house The guess Ii
that he went right to his room. be
cause nobody saw him anywhere elss
n the building. A few minutes Later
Max Vernon drives down the street liz
his car, climbs out and goes BUSTING
In looking sore as a couple goats. Far
num and Gleason, trying to be pleas
ant and chatty, call out to him thai
his buddy, Pat Thayer, is upstairs In
his room. And then they get the
shock OF their lives because Vernon
wings around on them and says BIZ
ion't give two boots In HI where
rhayer Is. Then Vernon goes upstairs
leaving my two kids goggle-eyed.
.Then, before they get over this
shock. something else happenx- There's
1 girl In school-AntOinette Peyton
and they cali her Tony--who, from
Ill / can md ont, II one regular Teller
This Peyton kid comes walking dowE
the street looking not much happier
than Vernon did And she turns in al
the same fraternity house. That
rive the two kids 4 Jolt because they
explained TO me that It's against all
rules for a girl to 90 anywhere near
I fraternity house without q chaperon
@But that amt all, either. Jim: be
ause 1t seems that this Miss Peyton
fambles, up on the porch and asks
~here Pat Thayer Is. They Say he's
1p In his room and offer to call him
She says not to bother, she'll go right
~. That knocks 'em for a goal. and
they sit back gasping like a couple
ash while she calmly starts a biz
scandal BY walking upstairs to see
Thayer. You gittin' 1t all straight,
JimT
Believe 10. Reagan You sure have
found out a heap"
"Yeh--and there's a heap more
About 4 quarter past q Miss Pey-
ton comes downstairs and walks away.
She mods to the two kids. but don't
top for any conseraattcas At about :