The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-09
CHAPTER X-Continucd

Go on, Maggie. You looked down
and then what?"
II see swell dressed fella talk
Ing to the boss. | couldn't see his
face cause his hat was pulled low;
you know, the kind you see in the
classy ads
Gould you hear what they were
saying?'
mo. That window was closed. l
open the front one in cold weather.
an, gee. has it been cold in that
attic!"
"What did you do next7"
"Went back to bed, Inspector"
The girls voice had cleared. Ris-
Ing excitement was driving out fear.
II must have gone to sleep again
for the next thing I knew was sit
tin up straight in bed calling out:
Who's shootin,7"
81 switched on the light and ran to
the front window, and / saw a big
car going lickety-split down the
road
The policeman appeared at the
door.
'.Okay bout the back window and
garage, Inspector.
"All right, Tim. Stay where you
are. What next, Maggie?"
II stood looking out minute,
thinking that the big car must have
back-hred an what hick / was to
think the sound was shootin' when
I'd grown up in a garage. an then
I had q kinder creepy feeling; you
know, the kind when they say a
rabbits walkin' over your grave"
Don't shiver, Maggie, there
won't be nothing walking over your
grave for years yet; don't the pa
pers say we're all going to live to
be a Misunderstanding accidents?
Then what7"
.sThen I began to wonder what
that big car was doing out here in
the middle Of the night, and then
began to think of hi-jackers an
kidnapers an bandits till | thought
I'd scream, an then ! remembered
Mrs. Hunts rings an jeWelry-she
had classy jewelry."
The girls voice had risen till the
last word was shrill with excite
ment.
Mike Cassidy patted his daugh-
ter's shoulder.
Take it easy, Maggie. Tell the
Inspector the rest that happened .
then I'll take you home to your
Ma. Won't I, 1Bill?"
Sure, Mike. sure. What did you
d. after you thought of Mrs Hunt s
di'monds, Maggie?'
II stuck my feet in slippers an
pulled on my blanket wrapper.
beat it downstairs an come into
this room. 1t was lighted ans-She--
she was lying there-just like she
Is now an'-an'-oh, gee!"
Were almost through, Maggie,
the inspector encouraged. what
did you do when you came into this
room and saw"
Il guess let out a yell first;
then / just Topped to my knees be-
side her. | didn't touch nothing
though; | learned that in the NOV
les. When | saw she wasn't breath
III | beat it to the garage, an
know | yelled then for the boss was
on the floor face down, his hands
behind him, an his feet tied.
grabbed his shoulder an turned him
over. There was big bump on his
forehead and his eyes were closed
I shook him. When he didn't say
nothing, / rushed to the phone and
called Pop. / guess you know the
rest" Her lips quivered, and for the
first time her eyes filled with tears
The inspector patted her shoulder
Good girl, Maggie. just one more
| question and you can go. Did vol
hear any rowing between the hos:
and herself lately7"
He was nice to her"
Sure, Maggie, but even folks who
think lot of each other--take your
Pa and Ma now he winked al
Cassidy--"have a cat and parro
fight sometimes, don't they? You
know they do. So Mr.. and Mrs
had a quarrel, had they7 VIVA
about?" rS
The girl twisted her print dres.
in unsteady fingers.
1T was last. evening, late--it's
tomorrow now, isn't it? An she'c
been phoning-I was in the kitchen
| you can hear plain in this house
an | heard him say loud
What's this about paper?'
Il couldn't hear what she said
but he kinder shouted:
" ! didn't mind starting this join
to gouge money out Of Trent, bu
what you're planning now is differ
ent. It'll be jail for us if we The
door closed hard an l didn't heal
/ any more"
"All right, Maggie. Make a cur
OF strong tea for her in the kitchen
Nike. then take her home" Mike
Cassidy put his arm about hi,
daughter as they left the room
Marx Trent watched them out o
siant.
My hats off to you, Inspector
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