Glacier County chief., 1940-12-06
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M TWO PARTS-PART TWO

IN 1WO EhhAo- hnA avn
seemed only a minute before
s.mont doomed up, a dark blob in
moonlight. Suddenly, he couldn't
nd the thought of losing her. He
starting to tell her so when they
md the roar of an engine. A car
fled ut them, flashed by. There
- four men in it. The driver
fSched over the wheel. The car was
Il and streamlined with a gray
nj II must have been doing 80.
In as they looked back, it shriveled
dot and disappeared. Alice clutched
rvs arm.
wonder where he's going
IN To- ked like Eddie'S car" he cor
Il He reported it stolen last night
sBut 1t was Eddie's car" she in
.qd I'd know it anywhere. l Won
i anything's happened"
fJarrv was wondering the same thing.
he didn't say anything. He drove
Z home, babe her a stiff, Cool
rbt and went on to the police sta
II, Il was plenty busy. Captain For
II was calling his men in from their
ISIS Four masked robbers had
lacked the Second National bank and
ptten away with $4,000. The watch
San had grappled with the biggest
{e and had been knocked uncon-
fious. But when he fell he carried
( ece Of the robbers sleeve with him
| was gray. The Waterman said he
fould recognize the man If he ever
(av him again. despite his mask.
black convertible sedan with a
tay top. And a piece OF gray cloth
In Of the coat sleeve of one of the
6bbers II looked like Eddie Brests
In hadn't been stolen after all. 1t
boxed Ike he had just told the police
vas. to plant his alibi in advance.
Es was likely to be the man to ques-
Ion and Detective Horton went to
Is home TO do that. Eddie was gone.
h least. he hadn't been to his home
u night. They broadcast a general
harm and a description of him over
he telctype but he showed up by him
Elt al his home at o'clock in the
(henoon. Is hours after the robbery
Be was pretty drunk.
Jerry was in the station when they
bought him in. The first thing he
EOticed was that big piece of cloth
bad been torn from the left sleeve
hto the captains room and questioned
hin for an hour. When they came
but they booked him on the charge
b robbng the Second National bank.
Detective Horton told Jerry it was
tsad -and-shut case.
Eddie proved no help to himself
When reporters and photographers
iEarned in, he wiSe-cracked and posed
u, a
Be could He said the dumb CreStmont
police were framing him TO cover their
ncomp tence in letting their best bank
X robb"d. I'm not worrying" he de-
,ared I'll beat the rap. I have
Iullet proof alibi."
Alice came TO see him just before
hey took him to Jail to await trial
md tal:ed TO him a long time through
he btrS of his cell. Jerry came off
!uty She was leaving. He saw that
he Vas pale and drawn and there
Tere tears just back of her eyes. She
OOked 1T him and then away, as
hougH she didn't know him and she
nigh as well have slapped his face.
ie S.Jred after her. started to get
ore AID found that he was almost
Tying What a sap l am" he told
himself savagely She throws me over
Or a crook and now l feel sorry for
ler!"
The story Eddie told at his trial
TaS ridiculous. He testified that after
lie reported his car stolen. he went
New York where he met two men
le had never seen, at a bar. They
rent from the bar to rooming house
lie could not now identify and joined
drinking bout during which Eddie
'ot drunk.
He awoke long after noon next day
a strange bedroom. He was alone.
lis clothes were scattered about the
oom. He noticed that the left sleeve
\ his coat was badly torn but he
Fmk Nothing had been taken from
is pockets. He got up and dressed
nd left the place without seeing any
ne. After having a couple of drinks,
e took train and came home where
e was arrested. No. he did not know
ne men with whom he had been
flnking. He was half-drunk when he
let them.
The Waterman unhesitantly identi-
led him as the robber with whom he
fappled. The jury retired and re-
irned within an hour with a verdict
guilty" The next Friday, the judge
;htenced him to 10 years at hard
'oor in the state penitentiary.
Jerry was glad. Eddie,s sentence took
I'M out of circulation and away from
lice. Maybe, in time, she would real
e he had been a low number. It
louldn't take 10 years for even
oman to forget a guy like him. Jerry
1ou!d give her a couple of weeks.
hen, maybe, she would let him take
ef out again once in a while. Just