Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           CliffordGolden,andsoonindefinitelythroughouttheentirelistofshiftyconcealmentsandevasions.Inregardtothetwohats,well,theonehatwassoiledandseeingonethathelikedheboughtit.Thenwhenhelostthehatintheaccidenthenaturallyputontheother.Tobesure,hehadownedandcarriedacamera,anditwastruethathehaditattheCranstons’onhisfirstvisitthereontheeighteenthofJune.TheonlyreasonhedeniedhavingitatfirstwasbecausehewasafraidofbeingidentifiedwiththispurelyaccidentaldeathofRobertainawaythatwouldbedifficulttoexplain.Hehadbeenfalselychargedwithhermurderimmediatelyuponhisarrestinthewoods,andhewasfearfulofhisentireconnectionwiththisill-fatedtrip,andnothavinganylawyeroranyonetosayawordforhim,hethoughtitbesttosaynothingandsoforthetimebeinghaddeniedeverything,althoughatonceonbeingprovidedcounselhehadconfidedtohisattorneysthetruefactsofthecase.

           Andso,too,withthemissingsuit,whichbecauseitwaswetandmuddyhehaddoneupinabundleinthewoodsandafterreachingtheCranstons’haddepositeditbehindsomestonesthere,intendingtoreturnandsecureitandhaveitdry-cleaned.ButonbeingintroducedtoMr.BelknapandMr.Jephsonhehadatoncetoldbothandtheyhadsecureditandhaditcleanedforhim.

           "Butnow,Clyde,inregardtoyourplansandyourbeingoutonthatlakeinthefirstplacelet’shearaboutthatnow.

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