12/23 "It's a frame-up," he told himself. He got up, folded the withdrawal blank and stuck it in a pocket. "For a man that ain't been to town in a long while, there'd be too many temptations yankin' at me." He went out, leaving Maison to watch him from a window, a flush of chagrin on his face. He would have Owen sign the withdrawal blank before morning--that would defeat Maison's plan to gain evidence of the impersonation. |