Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-08-24
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II
HE didn't tell Us any untruths
about that, Miss Peyton. be simply
kept his mouth shut II was on some
thing more important He says that
when he left the fraternity house, PAT
Thayer was alive"
And why isn't that the TRUTH"
Il can't tell you why. Miss Peyton.
but ! am saying that | am sure IT II
Ie- TIL bet my right hand that
when Larry WEIGH left that fraternity
house. Pat Thayer Was dead And
Larry knew itr'
She did not indulge In dramaticA
She merely sat very stiIl and her body
seemed to get cold n ice
She stared at the huge figure OPP
posite.
Harvey met look for look. And she.
searching the moonlike face for 4
vestixe Of reinsurance, nav nothing
but grim honesty.
Then she Easped. you think
Larry killed himr'
Il can't say that, Mim peyton.- he
amended gently. Il do believe that he
He'd when he said Thayer was alive
when he left. And now | know why
why. Them
To shield you. He had just learned
your secret He unexpectedly
that you had been to see Thayer. And
II he didn't kill Thayer. then he found
the body when he got there and
thought you had done it. It's ! stu
alton AZ old A. romance But NJ
any rate. 1t was I pretty lne thing
for him to do. because by his own ad-
mission Thayer was alive while he
ri there. which makes 1t certain that
he must have done the killing
Larry didn't do 1t. Mr. Harvey. l
feel that"
$50 do L But II he didnt-who
didY'
She shook her head 4 don't
know.
1T wasn't Larry, you say"
.He couldn't do 4 lhing like that
even In 4 fight"
ut wasn't you
lis that's that = question. Mr.
Hanvey-or ! statement"
The big man smiled slightly. Il
don't know. Do your
Il didn't kill him"
urrrnu ~r.o arA rhroN hx~ kn~N
This Amt any cinch. Miss feyton
IL I'm to believe what | hear: ron
didn't kill him and neither did Larry
Welch. II almost looks like II l carry
the investigation far enough It'll hnd
out he amt dead"
Suddenly he started forward. I'm
sorry. Miss Peyfon- | didn't mean to
crack any bum jokes Honest | didn't
I'm Just 4 ID laundering jackass.~
Out In the courtyard of the jail.
John Reagan turned admiringiy to his
companion
-I1I hand 1T to ron. Jim. you're a
marvel But how in hi do ron
do it7r
"Ohl l dunno. John Shooting
square with 'em, maybe. And maybe
It's because they look me over and
decide I'm 80 dam stupid | wouldn't
understand a lie II | heard one.
-Hmm. And nowY"
"What do you think. John. WEIGH
or Miss Peyton7"
Neither" snapped Reagan 1T
was Max Vernon, Just like | said Mt
f1rst- 1t happened this way. and I'll
bet a nickel on III: Tony Peyfon went
there just like she said Then Vernon
went to Thayers room and killed him
not meaning to kill him when he
went In, maybe, but doing 1t In 1
fight Larry WEIGH gets there n little
later and finds the body. Thinks Tony
did 1t. Pulls the hero stun. What do
you think Of that?r
sounds reasonable" commented
Jim guardedly. Anyhow. / reckon
there Amt any objection to lettin'
WEIGH and Miss Peyton ont on bond.
liz there7"
.None whatever agreed Reagan.
He rubbed the palms of his hands
together. 7 feel like we're getting
somewhere at last"
$50 do L. grinned Jim Harvey.
-The thing ! am puzzled about is this.
WhereTs