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“Quick, Greene
lose.”

Slim and Jean Protheroe stood at the
cabin door watching the officers as they
drove away in the direction of Mullen’s
Place. Slim had his arm about Jean’s
shoulder.

As Dalgleish turned to give them a final
wave, Jean cried out to him:

“Be sure you get your man, sergeant—
the right one this time”

“The same to you!” shouted Dalgleish
grimly.

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Then the man and the woman swung
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demeanor changed suddenly as something
inside of her froze up. With a shrug she
threw off Slim’s arm from her shoulder.

“Now, Slim—I guess you'd better sling
on your pack and take to the trail before it
gets too dark,” she remarked.

“Say—what’s the joke. Jean?” asked Slim,
smiling and confident.

“There isn’t any joke, Slim old boy! This
is a long good-bye between you and me.”
She was very calm and very determined.

“Quit your fooling, Jean. I know you
don’t mean that!” put in Slim, a little
anxiously. “Why—when you and I get
out, dear, we go out together to be married.”

“No, Slim! You are going out right
now, and you are going alone. No use
kidding myself or you either.

“Oh, I got what was coming to me. That
young Constable Greene wasn’t so far
wrong in his guess. Besides I’ve learned
a lot these last few days, and today in
particular: enough to show me before it
is too late that one of the Protheroe breed
in a lifetime is plenty of Protheroe for Jean
Coughborough.”

Slim looked at her blankly—still incred-
ulous.

“But, Jean,” he argued, “surely! Why—
what has gotten into you anyway? I can’t
go away with Dave lying in there, and leave
you without protection.”

“See here, Slim—I buried my father
without any help,” Jean answered, “and I
can bury Dave if need be, but don’t worry
about that for the police will be back here
for him. Dalgleish doesn’t leave any of

Salute!

his jobs half-finished.
along.”

She put her hand on his arm and pushed
him toward his pack which was lying on
the couch.

“But Jean, V'll be wanted for a witness,”
he protested.

“Beat it, I tell you, when the beating’s
good. When the police want you they'll
find you easy enough.”

“After all we've been through together,
Jean!” he pleaded.

“That’s just it, Slim. “After all we've
been through.’ I just don’t want any

“Now—you hurry

more. We've been good friends in a way.
We'll leave it at that.
absolutely.”

No use! It’s all

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