Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-09-28

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Later on" continued Harvey
smoothly. "when the whole fraternity
wal buzzing with comment
about the murder, you heard the name
OF Max Vernon frequently mentioned
You also knew that he had disap-
peared- You thought of the knife
Mr.. Reagan, yonder. had already
searched that room thoroughly. And
AFTER bis search you planted the knife
In Vernon's clothes closet. knowing
that 1t would be 4 mighty strong
piece of evidence against him.
Carmicino's face was stony, but his
n1ed smile was unchanged
You can't prove none of that,
Meester Hanvey.-
Jim smiled triumphantly.
"Oh. yes. | can"
-How7"
Because announced Harvey quiet
y. your fngerprints are on the ham
die OF the knife
Carmicino leaped to his feet. aaThat
Is q hel' he shouted There were
not any f%ingerprInts on that knife"
And now the Gargantuan detective
became positively friendly. His words
dripped honey.
How did you know that, Mixer"
The spectators did not quite under
stand the byplay: but they knew from
Carmicino's flash of terror that ONE
thing vital had occurred.
You see" explained Harvey smooth
ly. nobody but Reagan and myself
knew anything about whether the knife
had fingerprints on It Just ourselves
and the murderer. But he knew
Oh. yes. he knew"
You knew. Mike, because Won very.
very carefully polished all the finger
prints Off that handel think we've
got you. Mister Carmicino. But even
that isn't all I've got against you. I
have n more piece OF evidence. Just
one, but 1t will prove a great deal"
He plunged a big fist into his bnlg-
ing coat pocket and took therefrom d
diamond ring He waddled across the
room and came to a halt before Ivy
WEIGH
Ever seen that ring before. Miss
WeIch7r
The girls voice was trembling, but
q answered without hesitation
-Yes. sir. / put 1t on Mr.. Thayer's
finger myself several days before he
before he died 1t Is my ring
MIR. Thayer returned 1t to
your
mo. sir. He promised never to take
1t Off his finger
Good !" Jim smiled gerfally. .You
see, folks, that little ring Is mighty
important 1t was not on Thayer's
finger when the police got there. It
was, In fact. stolen by whoever killed
Pat Thayer- And that ring, folks. was
found by me personally where Mister
Mike Carmicino had very carefully
hidden It'll"
Carmicino was quivering. Some
think like a howl OF animal terror es-
capped from his lips. He leaped to
his feet and broke forth into a torrent
of words His eyes rolled, his body
twitched-
yes. kill Thayer. / kin him,
Meester Hanvey-but I swear 1t was
only after he attack me-"
That's all right, Mike Hanyey's
voice was gentle. I'm glad you ad-
init 1t was you. And II you d prove
that it really was seIf-defense. maybe
you'll have a chance He turned to
the others and bowed with e~lephantlne
grace Il reckon that's all and
I'm much obliged to every one
They crowded about him and shook
his hand Reagan slipped a pair OF
handouts over Carmicino's wrists.
Alone with Harvey John Reagan
turned to stare.
~Tl be everlastingly id" he said
There wasn't hardly d min
ute, Jim, that ! didn't think you we're
just plain laundering dumb"
"Shuhl joint Amt 30 smart"
Like thunder yon amt. Man, I'm
grateful Only for you I'd have sent
Max Vernon up for that thing. and
Y e II ! am a cop, / amt keen about
convicting an innocent person.
Il figured that, John. Well,
hot and tired Let's beat It,"
Reagan continued to display his as
constituent Then his eye fell upon a
something which Jim was
between thumb and fore
Gosh. Jim." said Reagan, syou for
got to give Ivy WEIGH her ring
moo / didn't forget. This
amt her ring"
sWhat?,
"Naw- | had to run a bluff. Rea-
san- You see, the kid Is a good scout.
She wanted the guilty man caught and
vas willing to help me. She went to
he city with me and helped me select
n Imitation which looked pretty much
Ike the one she had given Thayer-
md which had disappeared. OF course,
he blum happened to work, and 1t
'anked q confession out Of Carmicino.
always was lucky. John"
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