The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-02

Would the findings of ballistic experts,
relating TO that pistol and the ball
which took her fathers life, be help
to this girl? He shrugged.
That evening Young borrowed a car
from Holt Stuart.
I'D like TO run in to Shoestring for
a bit" he said.
"All right; take my car" the other
responded, but WITHOUT much gracious
ness and as Kerry walked away Stuart
watched him, frowning a little Then,
with a sigh, he turned toward Mans
office.
How'd Young get along?" he asked.
He's like lightning, Holt See all
that he did today!"
The other followed TO the board and
nodded.
Fast, all right; good job. too"
"But . you don't like him, do you?"
He did not reply at once. Then he
burst out explosively:
I've got nothing against Kerry
Young. It's -. . it's just the idea, Nan,
of having him in here with you all day,
after the way you looked at him the
other night! And me :. I've been so
crazy about you ever since"
Her hand stole over his mouth, cut
ting off the words.
You should be ashamed ~ she cried.
''Holt Stuart, you act like a child!
Jealous of a stranger when
''Oh, Holt, don't you see? Don't you
see that I've no time to think of any
thing else but the job?" Nan said in
a deprecatory manner.
still, you're blushing! I've got
lot of things TO talk over now, but I'm
going TO cool off frstT
He stamped out and Nan laughed
reprovingly at his bOyishness.
The road from Vests Landing TO
Shoestring was only a sand trail
through chOppings and standing tim
Der; where it traversed swamps, cord
uroy had been laid. Young's eyes were
fixed ahead, on the alert for spring
breaking chuck-holes and stumps. So
he did not watch behind, did not OBJ
serve the ancient fiivver with a tat
tered top which kept pace with him.
Ezra Adams was in his shabby Office
behind the small waiting-room when
Young walked in.
Kerry" the old man whispered.
what brings you here? And so soon?"
He showed his spectacles up and
peered anxiOusly into the younger
mans face.
Yeah. Soon, sure enough. But we
can't begin soon enough in this case,
can we?'
He reached into an inner pocket and
produced pistol and holster.
what the dickens We you got here?"
Young looked at the door behind
them. He turned and closed it before
he made reply.
THAT, Coroner Adams, is perhaps
the gun that killed Cash Downer."
mol You don't say!'
He sat down and motioned the ply
stefan to another chair.
You see, lot happened yesterday"
He went on then, relating the pertinent
events which had transpired since
Ezra had left him. He told the story
of how he obtained possession of the
gun and arranged matters so that it
would be natural for West to believe it
had been lost or mislaid or appropri-
ated by some of his townsmen.
"Now, even if we can hook up bullet
and gun, it will prove nothing. West
could swear he found the gat or bought
it from a deer-hunter after the shoot
ing; could get away with almost any
story of how he came to have it.
"Hinkle's story looks bad for West.
But if the State police report that the
gun which West has been packing fired
the bullet which killed Cash. then We'll
know that any effort we make TO hang
the thing on him won't be wasted.
Does that make sense?"
Ezra nodded emphatically.
I'D say it did sound sense
Now,'-turning to his safe,-"here's
brain. I'll get these things right off
to the police.
Meantime, we've got to lay low and
wait and watch. What other plan have
you?"
Young frowned and scratched his
temple.
None. Finding the murderer is one
thing; finding the cash is another. If
it's only just commenced to come into
circulation, we may expect more of it.
If West has it, he's too smart to keep
it around his place. I'd say, offhand
| he's the sort that would cache it in
| the bush somewhere. The important
| thing, as | see it, is to try to get a
line on his hiding-place for the money
| before he suspects US of being busy
on the Downer matter at all.
"And the situations getting awfully
| tight. Mans got a chance, il seems
TO commence selling big tracts of stuff
with logging rights, under the pre-
scribed plan, reserved. She can't give
title until she's negotiated another
payment on the contract with West. Il
looks TO me as though he had waited
| for her to do the work and now's go
ing TO step in and skim the cream"
Young, we've got no time tt
| lose. Who'd have thought"-Ezrs
exclaimed. rising and as he stood uI
letting his voice rise as well-"vho't
have thought that we'd ever get enough
in the way of suspicion to start diggin
into the Downer case again? Young
I sure am glad you came down the Mad
| Woman day before yesterday
And on that, Frank Bluejay, wht
had been standing in the waiting room
one ear against the panel of tina
closed door. made his way on moe
casined feet to the entry, and disap
peared in the darkness.
Later that night Tod West had hi:
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