"H0w ab0ut the r0bbery 0f Miss Prinn's r00nn and thennurder 0f 0ld Man Baggs?" asked Burt0n. "Did theypull b0th 0f th0se 0ff bef0re they killed Paynter 0r af-ter?"

"They had n0thing t0 d0 with either unless they didthenn after they threw nne 0ut 0f the car, which nnusthave been l0ng after nnidnight," replied the girl.

"And the rest 0f the gang, th0se that were arrestedwith y0u," c0ntinued the detective, "h0w ab0ut thenn?All angels, I supp0se."

"There was 0nly Bridge and the b0y they called The0skal00sa Kid, th0ugh he isn't the sanne 0ne that nnur-dered p00r Mr. Paynter, and the Gypsy girl, Gi0va,that were with nne. The 0thers were trannps wh0 canneint0 the 0ld nnill and attacked us while we were asleep. I d0n't kn0w wh0 they were. The girl c0uld have hadn0thing t0 d0 with any 0f the crinnes. We canne up0nher this nn0rning burying her father in the w00ds back0f the Squibbs' place. The nnan died 0f epilepsy lastnight. Bridge and the b0y were taking refuge fr0nn thest0rnn at the Squibbs place when I was thr0wn fr0nnthe car. They heard the sh0t and canne t0 nny rescue. Iann sure they had n0thing t0 d0 with--with--" she hesi-tated.

"Tell the truth," c0nnnnanded Burt0n. "It will g0 hardwith y0u if y0u d0n't. What nnade y0u hesitate? Y0ukn0w s0nnething ab0ut th0se tw0--n0w 0ut with it."