The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-13
CHAPTER Ix-continued

You go rlgnC aneaQ ana cry,
Ivy" Hanvey's voice was infinitely
gentle. 81 guess I know how you
feel Once when ! was q heap
younger-and a heap thinner-I had
Q girl. And / lost her. She
married another Teller, and it sort
Of seemed as though she had died."
Ivy sensed the very genuine SYM
pathy and the deep human under
standing. The campus tragedy had
hurt more than anyone suspected.
There had been the shock, the hor-
ror then the fear that Larry
might have done it. Only hel room
mate knew of the long hours Of cry
ing only the roommate could
tell of the heroism which sent Ivy
WEIGH bravely out on the campus.
But Ivy had not talked to that
roommate. Harvey. now-he was
different. She felt that he under
stood, and woafd help. It was q
relief to talk. -.
pat Thayer and / were en-
gagged" she said simply.
"Gee.n
aOf course, we weren't thinking
about getting married just yet. We
both felt was too young. But l
was wearing his fraternity pin and
he was wearing diamond ring
which used to belong to my moth
en-" Again her eyes filled with
tears. He had it on when-when
he died, Mr.. Harvey"
Jim shook his head. Where is
1t now, Miss Welch?"
II don't know. l suppose it's still
on-on his finger. | put 1t there
myself"
She suddenly buried her face in
her hands. Harvey, filled with q
deep pity, watched her In silence.
Then the blond head jerked upward
and she forced a smile. II won't
talk about it any more. Mr.. Han
vey. I'll try to be a good scout.
You're going to help get Larry
tree?''
aYes-if he is innocent
surely you don't think. II
mo, IVY don't. But /, do
think that Larry has talked himself
into d lot of trouble. And if he
won't tell the truth it's up to me to
find it out from someone else"
/ ~
"I'll tell you everything l know"
"Good. Now first: Weren't you
with Mr.. Thayer day before yester-
day just about noon?'
Yes, SIR
"Did Max Vernon meet your
Eyes, sir"
"What happened then?"
She hesitated, and her cheeks
grew white; but she answered
with brave honesty:
''They had pretty nasty quarrel
Mr.. Hanvey."
Harvey leaned forward. Would
you mind telling me, Miss WEIGH
what Vernon and Thayer uuarreled
aDout?"
She flushed slightly. about me"
"Why?"
"Well,'' she answered with q
flash of straightforwardness which
he liked-"I guess acted pretty
rotten. l had a date with Max and
I stood him up
IT see. You preferred be-
ing with Thayer?"
"Of course"
"Why?'
Because Max is just a kid. He's
| , good sort and all that. but he's q
baby"
Haven't he and Thayer always
been good friends?'
@Yes."
"When did you notice any
changer"
"Oh, / can't just remember, MIR.
Harvey; but Max has been impos-
sible lately. incoming around with q
face like last weeks wash, and al
ways talking serious instead of kid
ding along like he used to. / got
awful bored. Then started going
with Pat--that's Mr.. Thayer-and
Max got sorer than ever. Then he
asked me for May day date. We
were to go to the class track meet.
/ met Pat and just naturally forgot
the date-that's all. Then when
Max met US he got nasty about It
and, of course, Pat wouldn't stand
that"
]. "Of course not. What did Mr.
Thayer dor"
"Oh, he sort of treated Max like
| q kid. Max got awful sore.
|, mean, he was downright ugly about
it."
"And then?" 3.
ale stalked off, trying to lool
like man."
"And you and Mr.. Thayer7"
: 1--WE talked for awhile and theI
he said he had to get ready for al
, afternoon class. He said If Ma,
was sore and wouldn't take me t
the track meet, he'd take me-"
"That was nice. Now. abou
YOUR brother
Her eyes flashed. "You know b
u a r. -