The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-09


 chief, already limp, to her eyes. "of course. I know you didn't do 1t. Anybody should know that. But oh--it's so dreadful. What are we going to do. Phil? What are we going to do?" "They say if Vogel dies" Gales shoulders moved convul- siyely. Her hand, on her brothers arm Enlightened. He's got to get | we'll" she cried. 1T won't think of anything else I won't believe it. He's-ol1, he's got to get well!'' Phil patted her arms Don't, Sis" he said. Don't take it that way"
 But I can't help it. The idea of you here - in 0 place like this" :,
 "Never mind that" Phil said gruffly. "I'll get out of it sonie way. I don't want you worrying, feeling so bad. I'm not worth 1t. All I do is make trouble for you---borrowing your money and not paying it back, losing my job. getting arrested. It was oad enough before, but now this!"
 "Don't!" Gale said. That's not true, Phil"
 "oh, it's true all right. I'm just no good" ,,. ..,,, ,,xa that" i, He went on, as though he had not heard her. "The worst is hay- ing Dad know" "He'll understand, Phil. Hell know it wasn't your fault" She was batting his hand soothingly, as though it were a child's. Dad will know you couldn't have done such a thing" Suddenly, the chasm Of misunderstanding that had come ! betwen them seemed to have van ished. Phil was no longer a stranger. He was the little broth CT whose tears she had dried when he hurt himself. whose cut fingers she had bandaged, the little broth CT with whom she had played games and jumped skipping ropes and hunted wild strawberries ana trudged to school. Yes, he was the some brother. grown taller and ola CT now and in some wholly insane manner held in jail accused of shooting a man who might die. 
 Gale said. "Everything's going to be all right. We'll find a way" "You haven't heard anything more about Vogel"
 "They said he was just the same" :, Phirs jaw set in a hard line. of I only knew about that gun!" he said. "Someone must have put af Nhon inc crowd was milling around. If only"
 "You didn't notice anything?" No! didn't know anything about it until the policeman pulled 1t out. I never saw that gun ee- fore in my life. How could Lefty and Stroude have seen me shoot Vogel when I didn't have q gunT' "They didn't see you. Of course, they didn't. But they're friends of Vogel's and they've been spread | ing the story that you and Vogel had had trouble before. Oh, Phil, there must be others who saw what happened, who know you didn't do it!"
 | "There's Joe - don't. know about the others. It all happened | In such a hurry. I can't remem. Der exactly. was waiting for Joe, and then Vogel came along and said some things that made me sore. We started fighting and some of the others got into it
 vogel landed q couple of hard ones and I swung back at him--and all of sudden Isheard the gun. Vogel looked sort of funny and just slumped down to the sidewalk Then, the next thing knew Stroude had grabbed me and he was yelling to everybody that I'd done it. that I'd shot vogel, ]
 kept trying to tell them l hadn't but nobody would listen. tried to tell the cop-"
 A voice from the door interrupt. ed. "You'll have to go now. Miss
 Henderson. Times up"
 "All right" l
 Gale got to her feet. Once more
 her arms went around her broth CT. pressing him close. Every things going to be all right" she assured him. 'Everything's going to he all right!'
 She went out into the corrtdoI and opened a door. Steve was 1 waiting for her. Gale took one look at him and hurried forward She said. "Oh. Steve. what's hap pened. Is 1t Vogel-- ?"
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