Butch (rising—excited) Butch Elly! You thought of blamin’ him with.... Elly Elly Yes. ’Fore I seen him, I did. After he come in, I knowed we couldn’t. Butch Butch Why not? [Pg 34] [Pg 34] Elly Elly I wouldn’t have the nerve—to try to throw it onto him. Mebbe it ud work all right, mebbe it could be done. They’s ways of makin’ fools outa the law.... Oh, I know, I’ve done it many’s the time ... an’ we could git suspicion on this boy someway. And he’d hang too—innocent and all! But I cain’t do it, I wouldn’t think of doin’ it.... Butch (harshly) Butch Well, why wouldn’t you? Elly (frightened) Elly Butch! Fergit I said it, fergit I ever thought of sich a thing.
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