Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-17

really killed Thayer." His eyes close
slowly. "She sure was in love witt
the guy"
kid stuff"
Harvey turned slowly and REGARDED
Reagan for a minute.
y think that's the same mistake
everybody made when they thought OF
her In connection with Thayer. AL
they said was. Kid stuff"
Reagan's eyes narrowed-
what you driving at. Jim7"
"Nothin' special. Just ramblIn' In
my speech, as usual Only remember
this. John-when a girl of seventeen
falls In love. 1t amt kid stun to her.
no matter what 1t seems like to other
folks. ! think maybe everybody would
have done better to realize thai Ixr
WEIGH was a woman grown Get me.s
Nor exploded Reagan, 4 don't
What do you mean7"
Hanvey shrugged. burned III /
know" be confessed.
Then. $50 Max Vernon admitted
that was his knife. eh, John7"
"Yes."
did he see the blood on 1t before
he made that admfssion7"
HI, no, Chief. l amt that dumb.
| had the blade covered when | showed
1t to him. I asked him Ii he'd ever
seen 1t before and he said. sure. II wa.
his. said: You couldn't be mia
taken about that. could your and lie
said he certainly could not Then
told him he'd put his foot In right. be-
cause that was the knife that killed
Pat Thayer and ! showed him the
bloody blade"
And what did he say7"
Reagan shook his head. HE sagd
ne didn't give a d-n II 1t had killed
Thayer or not, he didn't have anything
to do with 1t He's q darn fresh kid
finland he hasn't told the truth
about anything since | first stuck him
In the %hoosegow. Let's 20 over and
have . talk with him What sayr-
mot yet. John. Let's 10 to the
undertaken who's got Thayer's body.
| want to take a look at it
Come ahead" Reagan stepped
into his a and Jim crawled Id on the
other side.
ANY OF Thayer's family dorm
here7" asked Harvey.
"A sister. Seems to be 4 pretty Nee
sort, but she won't talk much. / got
q bunch that he was always 4 sort OF
bad & Jim And. OF course. i Teller
press that kind of m investirn-
ton too strong with a mans sister
when he's lying dead in the nerf
/
"Gosh, no" They turned into Mar
land 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 did you find n kew
r.
Nothing but a watch and chain
mo diamond ring71
Sure not What gave o the ldear
Just because | overlooked Max Yer
mons knife you haven't got any right
think I'd miss that sort of stur
everywhere"
"AW. now, John-don't You go get
IN peeved at me- Just asked you
question friendly-Iike, and"
u amt raeved. Jim. But dog-gone
IL You seem to have more ideas and
ess words than anybody / ever ga w.
Jim chnckled. @Don't mind me. Kid
m Just dumb. and the less | saw the
mailer chance there In OF anyone find
ne 1t ont"
John Reagan laughed
kid yourself ,Jim--if y0u want to-
e said. But don't try to kid me"
Al Iileir destination, the undertaken
onducted them Into the cubicle where
'hayer's body VA being held under
'olice orders. Harvey was frankly
frightened by the sight OF death. and !
even look at the body al Rea-
an gave a clinical dissertation on the I
illing.
-.. right In the neck" he Vas
aging and the voice came to Harvey I
9 though from q distance. 1.-THE doe :
avs It severed the jugular vein which !
why there was 50 much blood =
sked him would 1t need to have been
truck by = person with any strength =
he said no, In that spot the slight p
shove OF \ keen knife would 10 !
work / asked him II a woman
ould have done 1t, and he said, sure. = !
aid could have. Then / asked the =
Il
Tell me that later" suggested Han o
ey hastily. Il want to get out Of
lis place quick"
Good Lord, Jim-if you didn't want n
look things over. what did you come J
ere for7" y
TO find that diamond ring. You q
e. J0hn--at the time Pat Thayer =
as killed, he was wearing 4 diamond q
ng which Ivy WEIGH had given him n
want to e II he's still wearing IT.
Reagan bent over the body. When h
!, Strengthened his expression was nj
70 OF complete bewil0erment q
You sure you got your dope
JimT'
.Yeh.n NJ
Then there's something darn funny q
because Thavcr .frst 80 .rrthgr~ ~