No, Boy, there must 'ave been a fight--but don't think that I mean your father murdered anybody.
If Sissie Larsen attacked 'im with a gun, then 'e 'ad a right to kill.
But as I 've told you before--there would n't 'ave been a chance for 'im to prove 'is story with Squint working against 'im.

And that's one reason why I did n't ask any questions.

And neither did Mother 'Oward.
We were willing to take your father's word that 'e 'ad n't done anything wrong--and we were willing to 'elp 'im to the limit." "You did it, Harry." "We tried to--" He ceased and perked his head toward the bottom of the shaft, listening intently.

"Did n't you 'ear something ?" "I thought so.

Like a woman's voice." "Listen--there it is again!" They were both silent, waiting for a repetition of the sound.