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she had

"He'll understand, Phil. He'll know CHAPTER XLII

His eyes remained closed. There was There was an Instant of paralysis, dark stain on the front of his coat. it wasn't your fault." She was pat- and then frenzy. A hubbub of voices, A woman's voice rose, weeping hyster- ting his hand soothingly, as though Men with xtagtled eyes and stunned kcally, as the ambulance sot off down it were a'ehlid's, "Dad will know you

couldn't have done such a thing. faces. A sefine of tragedy, electric, the stroot, contagious, in the air. Someone Ata distance Stroudes companion, Suddenly, the chnam of misunder shouted, "He's kled him!" and, as "Lefty," was saying to the policeman, standing that had come between them Ruy and seemed to have vanished. Phil was though at signal, the spell was "Sure, I saw him! This broken.

Vogel had this argument. The fellow no longer a stranger. He was the Joe Gillaspie shoved a barrleading gol ugly and Vegel let him have it. little brother whose tears shoulder aside and pushed his way He was gettin' the best of it when dried when he hurt himself, whose cut fingera she had bandaged, the forward. "Phil" he cried. "Phil" this guy pulled the gun-"

But the sprawling figure on the "But I didn't!" Phil protested. little brother with whom she had play- et games and jumped skipping ropes sidewalk was not Phil lenderson. "I haven't got a gun, I tell you!"

and hunted wild strawberries and nan on his knees, bending over theInven't, eh?" limp body, said, "Someone call a The policeman's hands, slapping trudged to school. Yes, he was the

Phil's doctor. Tell him to hurry!"

coat pockets, encountered some same brother, grown taller and older Men wero trooping out of the pool thing bulky. He reached inside, drew now and in some wholly insane manner hall now and lights flashed in nearby out a 88 revolver. It had a dull held in fail, accused of shooting a man

who had who might die. buildings. The crowd in the street black handle. Anyone swelled, as though by magic. Wo- glimpsed the weapon In, Stroude's pocket two hours.carlier would have men's voices joined with men's.

"What's happened?" "Did some- said it was the same. body fire a gun?" "Who was it?" The questions rose, shrill, excited,

"It's Ed Vogel!" “WHAT?"

"Someone shot Ed Vogel!!! "Vogel-they may somebody's killed

him."

"Did you find out what happened?" "It's Vorell SOMEBODY KILLED ED VOGELI"

Phil Henderson stared stupidly at the man on the sidewalk, ↑ "But- what was it?" he naked, "I mean how-?!

The sentence was never finished. Phil turned as someone gripped his arm. It was Stroude, his sly face distorted and monacing.

"Hero he is!" Stroude shouted. "Don't let him get away!"

"Dut, Stroudes!"

"So you haven't got a revolver!" Phil stared at the gun. "No," he sald, "I don't know whare that came) from. I've never seen it before. I. swear to God--!"

"That's enough" the policeman cut in gruffly. Come along. Both these fellows say they now you shoot him I found the gun on you. If Vogel dies it'll be murder you'll be charged with. Get that? Murder!"

"

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4

Ciale said, "Everything's going to

all right. We'll find a way" "You haven't heard anything more about Vogol?"

"They said he was just the same." Phil's jaw net in a hard line. "If I only know about that gun?" he said. "Someone must have put it in my pocket when the crowd was milling around. If only"

"You didn't notice anything?" "No! I didn't know anything about it until the policeman pulled it out. "But I tell you I didn't

I never saw that gun before in my "Get going!" The policemna's club life. How could Lefty and Stroude emphaslied the order.

have seen my shoot Vogel when I „didn't have a gun?”

Dull light sifted through the single barred window of the jail cell. Gale Henderson sat on the narrow cot, her arms around her brother. "Oh, Phill" fahe said, her voice choking.

"I was framed, Gale. I didn't do it"

"Grab him! The other man's voice rose higher. "He shot Ed "I know," Gale held a handkerchief, Vogel. Ho's the one who did it!"

nirenly limp, to her eyes. "Of course, The look of amazement on Phil's I know you didn't do it. Anybody face turned to panic. But Stroude should know that. But, ohit's so I didn't! You know i didn't shoot dreadful. What are we going to do, him. Why, we were just fighting" Phil? What are we going to do?"

"Listen, you can't get away with "They say if Vogel dies" that. I saw you! Everybody here Gale's shoulders moved convulsively. aaw you. You killed Ed Vogel and Her hand, on her brother's arm, tigh 'you'll hang for it!"

tened. "He's got to get well she cried. "I won't think of anything else I won't believe it. lle's-oh, he's got to get well!"

*

A policeman shouldered his way into the crowd. "Want's the trou ble?" he demanded, and then, seeing| the figure on the sidewalk, added a sharp exclamation.

"They didn't nee you. Of course, they didn't. But they're friends of Vogel's and they've been spreading the story that you and Vogel had had [trouble before. Oh, Phil, there must jbe others who saw what happened,

who know you didn't do it!"

"There's Joo-I don't know about the others. It all happened in such

hurry. I can't remember exactly. I was waiting for Joe, and then Vogel caine along and said some things that mado me sore. We started fighting and some of the others got into it. Vogel landed, a couple of hard ones and I swung back at him-and all of kun. Vogel a sudden I heard the looked sort of funny and just slumped down to the sidewalk. Then, the next! thing I knew, Stroude bad grabbed me and he was yelling to everybody that I'd done it, that I'd shot Vogel. 1 kept trying to tell them I hadn't but nobody would listen. I tried to tell "Never mind that." Phil said gruf. } the cop--" fly, "I get out of it some way. 11 A voice from the door interrupted, Phil's protest was lost. The doctor don't warn you worrying, feeling so "You'll have to go now, Miss Hender was pushing through the crowd, issu- bad. I-I'm not worth it. All I do on. Time's up." ing orders for the onlookers to stand is make trouble for you borrowing

Galo got to her feet. Once more hack. The doctor knelt on the side your money and not puying it back, walk, slipped an o'rin under the losing my job, getting arrested. It her arms went around her brother, crumpled body,

ne bad enough before, but now pressing him close. "Everything's His verdict came crisply a moment this!"

going to be all right," she assured later. "He's alive," he announced.) "Don't!" Gale said, "That's not him. "Everything's going to be all

right!" "Can't tell how badly he's hurt. We'll true, Phil."

Phil patted her arm. "Don't, Six," he said, "Don't take it that way."

"But. I can't help it. The idea of "It's Ed Vogel," Stroude told him. you herein a place like this- "And this is the fellow who shot him.";

"I didn't!"

have to get him to the hospital an "Oh, it's true all right. I'm just soon as possible. Somebody give me no good."" n hand-

养

"Phil, please! Don't talk

"All right."

She went out into the corridor and opened n door. Steve was waiting for her. Gaie took one look at him and hurried

naid. forward. She

"Oh, what's happened. Is it

like Volunteers stepped forward. The that." doctor took charge efficiently, quietly. He went on, as though he had not Steve, in 10 minutes an ambulance had heard her, "The worst is having Dad Vogel?" arrived and Vogel was lifted inside. knew"

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"Judge Priest" The most successful pletures Will offer of the other interne, Taylor, A In the evening His Excellency and Rogers has made are those in which series of rapid events, follow one an- Lady Peel, attended by Captain he has worn old clothes. On many other climaxing in Dr. Morgan being Walter, were the guests at dinner Campbell on his appointment as A. W. G. Grantham, Captain an Occasions these have been the identical shot by a gunman and insisting to con of His Excellency the General Officer Commissioner for Customs, Kow- Mrs. C, 8.0'N. Power, hir. and Mr E.. II. Wams, Mr. and Mrs: L. F overalls and Jumper he wears on his duct his own operating when all the Commanding and Mrs. O. G. Dorrott. ranch. Rogers says so himself, point. hospital surgeons refuse to do it. As Wednesday, April 10tia Excel-

In the evening His Excellency and Andrewes, fr. and Mrs. H. C. Ho ing to "David Harum" "State Fair," he lays nous death on the operating lency and Landy Peel, attended by Bir. Lady Peel, accompanied by Miss kins, and L. D. B. Wyburd, R.N. Lightenin RIICHEgible with his friendly enemy, Dr. Pilcher-paltla-visit-of-inspection to feadhond and attended by Mikina and El D. B. Wand BAN

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