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Chapter 5

           William"BillytheKid"Whartonwhathappenstobigpimple-facedgalootswhogoupinthehayloftwithgirlsnotevenoldenoughtohaveheardabouttheirmonthlycourses,letalonestartedthem."Wewarnedthatlittlepunkgood,"Catletttoldme."Warnedhimuntilhisheadwasbleedin,hisshoulderwasdislocated,andhisasswasdamnnearbroke."

           Brutalwaslaughinginspiteofhimself."ThatsoundslikePurdomCounty,allright,"hesaid."Likeasnot."

           "Itwasthreemonthslater,giveortake,thatWhartonbrokeoutandstartedthespreethatendedwiththeholdup,"Isaid."Thatandthemurdersthatgothimtous."

           "Sohe’dhadsomethingtodowithanunderagegirlonce,"Harrysaid.Hetookoffhisglasses,huffedonthem,polishedthem."Wayunderage.Onceisn’texactlyapattern,isit?"

           "Amandoesn’tdoathinglikethatjustonce,"mywifesaid,thenpressedherlipstogethersotighttheyalmostweren’tthere.

           NextItoldthemaboutmyvisittoTrapingusCounty.I’dbeenalotmorefrankwithRobMcGeeI’dhadnochoice,really.TothisdayIhavenoideawhatsortofstoryhespunforMr.Detterick,buttheMcGeewhosatdownnexttomeinthedinerseemedtohaveagedsevenyears.

           Inmid-May,aboutamonthbeforetheholdupandthemurderswhichfinishedWharton’sshortcareerasanoutlaw,KlausDetterickhadpaintedhisbarn(and,incidentally,Bowser’sdoghousenexttoit).

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