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CHAPTER SEVEN

HUNTER DENT stifled an oath. Now he knew why he had never cared for Strickland Ballard’s brother-in-law. “I'll explain why I have a hunch Dent is our man,” Neal Frazier went on. “We've been moving on the theory that Junior must be protected at any cost. If he lives, we must save him from—well, you {know what I mean. If he dies, we have to keep his memory clean. | What are we saying? Simply this, that Junior Ballard killed this bank messenger, robbed him, managed to get away, though he was shot by the police. “But that is absurd. Warwick would have heard Junior's car. The car would be here. The tracks Sheriff Anderson saw this afternoon would have been Junior's, when instead we know Dent assured the officer they were from his car; that he alone had a key to the private gate. Anderson was troubled about the clean tread in Dent's tire, until I explained that Dent took very good care of his automobile and it would require but a few minutes to wash it. “Hunter Dent evidently was not here last night, or early this morning, for when Junior reached home he would most certainly have gone to the office where Dent sleeps. If he were in trouble I am certain he wquid. Instead he came to his

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self said no one came to see him | during the night. | “Well,” he concluded, “I grant you | this hypothesis is not foolproof. But it is the most plausible thing I am able to work out. I think we are losing valuable time trying to shield Junior, when Dent is likely to slip from between our fingers any moment.” One of the Ghibartos spoke up. “You think, then, Frazier, Dent was the man who killed the messenger?” “I do. In the end I think that will prove to be the case.” The other twin said, “He would have to' have had a confederate.” “That is true. In case the account given by the Kiker girl is correct. She said there were two. But, then, you have to allow for the kind of person she is—obviously not too intelligent; she was afraid, con-

fused, and suffered a mental aberration. Until the police find who her boy friend was and get his account of the stick-up you have to make allowances.” “But what about the money?” Hankins Témple asked. “I'd bet my last cent that Dent has that money in his possession this moment!” A murmur went up. Hunter drew back into the deeper gloom as he heard hurrying steps along the concrete walk from the highway. He knew Red's sharp, staccato heelclick. There was a young man with her. They came momentarily into a patch of light from the window. The two stopped. As Hunter had surmised, Red’s companion was young Tisdale. Tisdale was harried, and Red was angry. “I'll not have you forever dictating to me, Oliver! Once for all, I deny the whole business, and I ask you not to mention it again.” Oliver Tisdale growled. “Well, I know what I see. And I don’t like it. If I catch you two-timing me—" For an instant it seemed they might go at it tooth and nail. Red controlled herself. “Theyre waiting for us. Let's not fight here. I'm sick and tired of fighting.” They went into the house. n 2 5

RED AND Oliver Tisdale's joining the group changed the discussion. Some one came to the window. Hunter slipped away. Moodily, he moved through the night, came to the parked truck. He got in, and ran with pale parking lights until he was within cover of the woods. He reached the spot where Junior's car had left the road and gone into a tree. Hunter began a none-too-simple job of snaking the wreck out. It was harder than he had planned, and he worked longer than he had expected. Finally, he had the roadster back in the road. With the torch from the tool chest of the truck Hunter went over the interior of Junior’s car. “Junior's still alive,” he surmised. “Else the gang would have been in town tonight.” By the torch beam he saw blood on the steering wheel. It must have been a pretty tough drive for Junior. Hunter had to tie the damaged door to keep it from banging to and fro. He took a look at the rear of the car.

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There was a bullet nole through] the back. It was easy to trace the course of the bullet to the place] where Junior had been sitting. “Made by a heavy caliber revolver, too,” Hunter missed. It seemed obvious the shot was from one of the policeman’s guns. Junior Ballard had been mixed in that stick-up. There was no| way out of it. If only Hunter could account for the missing money. There he was stumped. He got into the truck and drove

the car to the barn. He backed it !

in, and hoped until he could find a better hiding place the big barn would keep the secret. He had a feeling every step he made was that much further on a fool's journey. Why should he be shielding Junior? It was because he loved the boy. Why did he, somehow, have a contrary affection for the kid? It got back to Red. She, too, | was one he was trying to do some- | thing for.

2 2 ” WITH THESE muddled thoughts for companion, Hunter Dent put the truck in the garage next to the barn, and walked through the | heavy darkness toward the house. | Save for a low light in the rear, | in Warwick's quarters, the mansion was deserted. As Hunter entered the yard, however, he became aware of voices. They were not loud, but they were charged with anger. Now | he could make out in the dense| gloom two cars. They were parked | up the driveway, some distance from | the wide doors of the garage. “I'm telling you for the last time, | Red,” Tisdale's voice warned. | “Frankly, I think you're in love with Dent and won't admit it to | yourself, or you are simply stringing me along.” “Ah, shut up, Oliver!” Red Bal- | lard said wearily. “I have never seen such a bitter, jealous person as you in all my life.” | Tisdale’s headbeams flashed on. His car left with a terrific scrunch of rubber. Bella Ballard came swiftly back to her car and got. in. “Red!” Hunter called. She must not have heard his voice. In a moment she started her motor and was gone after Tisdale. Hunter went up the stairs. He opened the door. To his surprise it was not locked, though he was sure he had locked it when he left the last time. Without switching on the

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