The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-08-03

| softly In the warm breeze which
swept in from the countryside. The
air was freighted with the fragrance
of flowers and on Pine top there
was no suggestion Of anything but
ineffable peace and happiness. It
was so different from the solitary
confinement at the Marland jail; so
glorious relief from the staring
at four blank walls and q tiny
i square of barred window. They
were very young and very much in
love with each other. and Larry
moved so close to her that their
bodies touched.
"When all this is over, Tony, yo,.
will marry me?"'
She looked straight into his eyes.
"Yes, Larry"
'sI'd like to put into words -. to
be able to tell you how much ]
love you. -
"You don't need to. under
stand"
His arms closed about her and he
held her close, staring hungrily into
her eyes. Then, suddenly, he buried
his face In her hair and so they
stood for an age of time. 49,.
| The afternoon dragged away.
Larry worked over his class books.
trying to rid himself of the effects
of the experience and wondering
what the future had In store for
Tony. for himself, and for Max Yer
non. And in his room at the hotel,
Jim Harvey sprawled on the bed
and devoured detective story.
It was there that John Reagan
found him. Jim put the book aside
reluctantly.
"Gosh," he commented. "it's great
that story. Just as soon as ]
get interested in something like this,
you have to come butting In. What
is it,"
Reagan spoke crisply. ION the
morning of May second a man an
swering Max Vernon's description
and there amt any doubt, Jim,
that it was Vernon-entered the
American National bank of Steel
City and rented a box. He gave
the name of William T. Aragon. He
took the box with him into 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 Fiske's lost money right
| there"
The telephone buzzed. and Han
vey answered.
"This is the warden of the JAIL"
announced 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
you?" Then he turned away from
the telephone and grinned boyishly
at his friend.
"Welch and Miss Peyton are on
their way over. John. Stick around
IL you want. I have bunch we're
going to hear some interesting
DOPE"
Tony Peyton acted as spokesman.
LARRY and l 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 l going
to get the whole truth or only part
of it."
s'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, un-
vanished truth. think you know
i the truth by instinct. That's why ]
told it to you in the first place."
"It's a pity your boy friend didn't
get the same bunch. We'd maybe
have LET him out earlier"
| ST was fool. suppose" broke
/ III LdTry. Dut hucW was luuO-
cent and thought you'd never be
able to convict me. So wasn't very
much of a hero. after all. And
was q trifle frightened"
"By what?'
"By the thing you've known all
the time: that Pat Thayer was dead
when I went to his room. Knowing
that Miss Peyton had been there and
seeing Thayer dead had every
reason to be afraid Suppose had
said Thayer was dead when ] went
there and you had believed me? And
then suppose 1t turned out that Yer.
non had never visited the roomf
Can't you see that II would have
checked 1t back to Miss Peyton be-
. yond any argument? 2"
| "Yeh. That's right, sure
enough. I'm mighty much Obliged
Son. for clearing all these things NJ
in my mind. And now suppose you
, tell me about that visit?
what did you have in mind when
you went to Thayer's roOm?"
The young man hesitated. I'm