Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1940 — Page 46

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MONNIE MILES—Her mania for fast driving almost wrecked her romance.

LARRY COLLINS—Newspaper reporter, hunting the murderers of his brother.

* MIKE BENTLEY — Wealthy rancher, knew too much about auto accidents.

r YESTERDAY—Monnie «sees Larry, denounces him as a thief. Then she tells ~:Bentley that Larry’s brother was killed #ron the eéurve, that he has been ipvesti- = gating the accident, spying on her. Lar- - ry tries to tell her that Bentley is

smuggling narcotics. She refuses to be-

lieve him. Later she promisés to marry ‘Bentley if he will turn Larry over to the sheriff. Bentley agrees, but makes . ‘his own plans. ’

= CHAPTER FOURTEEN ~ WORRYING ABOUT what Bent:Jey was planning to do with him didn’t keep Larry from enjoying the dinner his guards brought. He was just finishing the pie when the rancher walked in.

=. “Good cook you hire here, Bent- :

Jey,” Larry commented. “You al- : -ways eat this well?” : , Bentley laughed. “No, this is

special—for you. Larry rolled a cigaret, Rentley speculatively. nice guy, Mike. T'll bet you used “to drown kittens, stick pins in bugs, and that sort of thing when -you were a kid. You. enjoy seeing people -squirm so much. Do your worst, Bentley. I'm not squirming for you.” “You will before we get through with you.” The man’s innate

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“It’s not haelthy to know : too much about Mike Bentley. You're finding that out. Your brother discovered the same thing. . “You admit you killed him?” .. “Sure, I did. And I did a swell job of it. Unidentified drunk Killed on curve. Everybody forgot about hi mas Boon as the inquest was over. No one will bother much about a dead cattle thief either.” _ “There are a few who might be interested,” Larry suggested. “They might even start investigating when .I don’t come back. Ever think of that?” “Let ‘em investigate all they - want to, they won't find a thing.” ‘Bentley was aggravatingly confident. “You must have it pretty well worked out.” : + “I always have things ‘pretty well worked out’ That's why I never fail. Here's what's going to happen to you—at least, this is _what everyone will think happened to you. : “In a couple of hours, you're going to knock me out, while I sit ‘here talking to you. “I'll enjoy that part of it,” Larry Interrupted. ; Bee : ® £5 = A “THAT'S ONLY in the story, you don’t actuafly have the pleasure of slugging me. One of the boys will take care of it. . . . You take my | gun, throw. down on the boys and get away. Just outside you find my car. . , You jump in it, race to town You'll meet the sheriff at Dead Man's Curve. . . .,If he drives too fast you may take him into the canyon with you. ... I won't mind. You shoot yourself—with my gun, of course—rather than burn to death or be taken to prison. Youll make a few headlines, but we probably won’t be bothered to hold much of -an inquest.” “Just like Hugh,” Larry commented. “Aren’t you afraid someone will start thinking these accidents! on the curve are occurring too frequently?” : : “What if someone does?

the only witness. This setup is perfect. It worked for your brother. It'll do for you.” Bill and two more of Bentley's men came for Larry about 8:30. ‘They tied his hands behind him, then hustled him upstairs and out 4nto Bentley's car. He was pushed into the front seat beside the rancher. He noticed a man riding a horse down the highway, leading’ ‘a second saddled horse. _~ “He goes down info the canyon to

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self,” Bentley explained. “He'll stay close to the curve, but well out of “your way. From the highway it sounds like the shot comes from she burning car.” : 4. Larry was silent. He watched another man put a gasoline can in Bentley’s car. Bill climbed in she back, fondling £ machine gun. Bentley drove out fo the highway. A second car followed. ~~. - “Nice car you've got here,” Larry said. “Don’t you mind losing it?” Bentley was amused. “It's insured. I'll need a new one anysway, when Monnie and I get mared. You knew we were going: to ] married, didn’t you? + Larry did not answer. After this ‘afternoon, nothing surprised him. 3} The car stopped, but Bentley left sthe motor running. Larry saw the =urve a hundred yards beyond. Sentley got out, called to the men “4n the ather car. ~ «Turn around and keep the motor running. This will go off just , Yke the other one. Joe—you get up on the hill. Flash your light when you see a car coming up, then duck back. through the pasture. I'll have someone pick -you up. “you, Bill, steer the car. Be sure that fuse is fastened tight and

ou light it. Jump off when the ar gets rolling good and go down Foto the canyon. Tony’ll have your

orse down there. = “I'll go back to'the house with

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ollins first.” | ® HE CAME BACK to Larry, cut

the ropes that bouhd his wrists. ‘Move over under the wheel, Collins. Youre driving from here on.” Larry rubbed his wrists to restore the circulation. When he fhiled to obey Bentley's command, Bill prodded him in the back with the machine gun. “You heard him, uddy. Move over.”

_ § Bentley handed his automatic to

Lill. “Ill take that tommy-gun 4p to the other car. Shoot him in he head if he tries anything.” He was back I a minute, “All ght, Bill: Spill some gasoline pack there; wind the fuse up over the door.” He took his gun from pil got into the seat beside Larry. ¥Any last words, Collins?” 4 “What about Monnie? She. susSects there was something wrong hbout the first accident here. She’ll 1k.” Larry was stalling. | 3 “No, she won't. We'll take care of

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