He seemed totally bewildered when this was discovered, swore he knew
nothing about it and was terribly upset. And this devil of a Fowler
turns round and says Harry made way with it and produces Brown as a
witness. And, by the lord, the court believed them! My brother killed
himself." Curly cleared his throat. "It wasn't six months after that
that Fowler and Brown, who left the state right after the tragedy,
bought a couple of newspapers. They claimed they got the money from
some oil wells they'd struck in Mexico."
"How is it the country at large doesn't know of Fowler's association
with Brown?" asked Enoch.
"Oh, they didn't stay pardners as far as the public knows, but a few
years. They were too clever! They gave out that they'd had a split
and they say nobody ever sees them together. All the same, even when
they were seeming to ignore him, the Brown papers have been making
Fowler."
"And you want to clear your brother's name," said Enoch thoughtfully.
"That ought not to be difficult. You could probably do it yourself, if
you could give the time, and were clever at sleuthing. The papers in
the case should be accessible to you."
"Shucks!" exclaimed Curly. "I wouldn't go at it that way at all.
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