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"And if there's anything anything that ought to be done why I mean anything we could do Billy, you'll let us know?" "Sure, I will!" There was utmost comprehension in the firm young voice. Billy kicked his heel softly into the grass by the walk, looking down embarrassedly. He half started on toward the car and then turning back he said suddenly, "Why doncha go see Cherry, Miss Lynn?"
Leave the car in the first field beyond the woods after ye cross the state line, lift yer flash light and wink three times, count three slow, and wink three times more. Then beat it! And doncha ferget to go feed that guy! We don't want he should die on us." The engine began to mutter.
He waited breathless with the long hum of wires in his ears, and then a quick click and "Number please." Billy could hardly command his voice but he murmured "Economy 13" in a low growl, his hard young hands shaking with excitement. "Your letter please!" Billy looked wildly at the rough box but could see no sign of number. "Why, it's the station, doncha know? What's thamatterwithya?"
I can't think what's happened ! There's so many hold-ups and Mark will carry his money loose in his trousers pocket !" Billy blanched but lied beautifully up to the occasion even as he would have liked to have somebody lie for him to Aunt Saxon: "Aw! That's nothing! Doncha worry. He tol' me he might have t'stay down t'Unity all night.
Her voice, he considered, was unnecessarily loud. He looked up resentfully. "You wanna order or doncha?" "Of course," he protested. "Well, I ast you three times. This ain't no rest-room." He glanced at the big clock and discovered with a start that it was after two. He was down around Thirtieth Street somewhere, and after a moment he found and translated the
There's a fella down there that likes him a lot, an' they had somekinduva blowout in their church last night. He mightuv had ta take some girl home out of town ya know, and stayed over with the fella." Mrs. Carter's face relaxed a shade: "Yes, I've tried to think that !" "Well, doncha worry, Mizz Carter, I'll lookim up fer ya, I know 'bout where he might be."
Gumshoe Guy, but I wantta wise you that I'm hep to men. Doncha try to string me," she advised. Clay did not. It had occurred to him that she might give him information of value. There was something friendly and kindly about the humorous little mouth which parroted worldly wisdom so sagely and the jargon of criminals so readily. He told her the story of Kitty Mason.
Wears two guns real low. Doncha monkey with him onless you're hell-a-mile with a six-shooter. One thousand dollars reward for arrest and conviction. Same for the big guy." "Fellow that gets one o' them rewards will earn it," said Doble grimly. "Goes double," agreed Shorty. "He'll earn it even if he don't live to spend it. Which he's liable not to." They headed their horses to the west.
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