The Killer Is Loose Page #3

What's more,

you've demonstrated

an earnest

and sincere intention

to pay your debt.

I've tried to

follow the rules, sir.

It should be even

easier to follow

at the state honor farm.

The honor farm?

You've earned it, Poole.

And it's a good-sized

step towards release.

You leave tomorrow.

Good luck to you.

Thank you

very much, sir.

Ed.

My helper busted a foot,

I want to borrow

one of your boys.

You'll need a good back

to unload that stuff.

You can have Adams.

What about Poole?

He ain't in

for manslaughter.

They're all okay here,

or they wouldn't

be trustees.

Sure, bud.

Only you don't have to

ride back with

them in the dark.

Hey, Poole!

You want to

ride into town

and see the sights?

Yeah, be right

with you.

Some sights! A drugs

and a dry goods store.

Big deal.

It'll seem like

Times Square to me.

Got a little unloading job

for you to do, Poole.

Have a good time.

Thanks, Ed.

Come on.

You know,

five years ago,

this whole country

around here

was different.

Everything in

lima beans.

Same with us back

at the honor farm.

Then somebody found

out about the lettuce'

now that's all you see.

Where does that road

lead to?

Some farmer's

house up the ways.

He did

the same thing, see,

he switched to lettuce.

It's something to

do with the soil,

you get very sandy,

just enough rain.

Hey, you better

slow down.

Why is somebody

chasing us?

Hello?

Yeah.

Who?

Yeah, I remember.

Late yesterday.

Okay.

Okay.

Sam?

Who was that?

Sergeant Baxter.

At this hour?

Nothing special.

Then why are

you getting up?

I'm wide awake now,

might as well stay up.

You close your eyes

and get some sleep.

What about breakfast?

I can't make

a cup of coffee.

You can't.

I've had some of it.

Lila, you know

what the doctor said.

Get plenty of rest.

But I'm hungry.

That's ridiculous,

you had

an enormous dinner.

All right then,

we're hungry.

That's a dirty trick,

ganging up on me.

Three orders of bacon

and eggs, coming up.

Lila.

Mmm?

I may not

have time for it.

Oh, then it is

something special, isn't it?

No, it's just

routine. A fellow...

A fellow broke out

of the honor farm.

Well, you still

have to have breakfast.

I'll have it

ready before you are.

Sam!

Yeah.

That man from the honor farm.

What's his name?

Oh, just a case

of mine.

It's Leon Poole,

isn't it?

Yeah, yeah'

that's the one.

He said when he got out,

he'd settle with you.

That stuff.

That never

comes to anything.

I mean, even if

he's still brooding

about it.

Funny they call a man

with a desk job, a lieutenant,

for an escaped convict.

They called me

because it was my case

in the beginning

before I had

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