"All's well that ends well!" thought Laramie as he drifted off to sleep.
MEANWHILE
In the governor's house there was no sleep, for everybody was in uproar over the lost treasure map.
"The map didn't just disappear, somebody took it out!" cried the governor to a group of red clad soldiers. "Well, don't stand there with your mouths hanging open like codfish! Find out who took that map!"
"Governor, somebody had to have opened the safe to get that map." Said a rather lavishly uniformed man sitting at the governor's desk. "And there are only 3 people who have the combination: you, me, and your secretary."
"How could that pompous windbag dare to suggest that my secretary or I would sell the map!" The governor thought indignantly.
MEANWHILE
In the governor's house there was no sleep, for everybody was in uproar over the lost treasure map.
"The map didn't just disappear, somebody took it out!" cried the governor to a group of red clad soldiers. "Well, don't stand there with your mouths hanging open like codfish! Find out who took that map!"
"Governor, somebody had to have opened the safe to get that map." Said a rather lavishly uniformed man sitting at the governor's desk. "And there are only 3 people who have the combination: you, me, and your secretary."
"Are you suggesting, Colonel Bennett, that one of us took that map out?" Queried the governor defensively.
"I am suggesting nothing, except that many desperate people would like to get that map, and would pay a pretty penny for it." The Colonel rose. "I'll be doing an investigation of my own! Good evening to you governor."
"How could that pompous windbag dare to suggest that my secretary or I would sell the map!" The governor thought indignantly.
Two men came dashing into the study room. "Sir, we've found boot prints and trampled plants just outside this window in your garden!" They said excitedly...to be continued...
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