Black Gold Murder Case

That includes us, you know Ellen. I know, Vance. You're true to see the government, Vance.

You'll find you won't mind out coming down quite so much. Oh, thank you, Miss. Don't travel. We'll be landing in less than let it know. If there's anything you want, let me go. Thank you, I will.

There's anything I want. Who do I let know? Me, Miss Derry. I'm your employer, escort, and the person responsible for your travelling out to the Southwest. Am I not? Vance, what is it you're going to write when we get to Barlow?

Right Ellen. Yes. I'm not going to write anything. anything. We're going out there because there was a murder at the Billings' Dude Ranch this morning and the owner of the ranch, an old friend of mine, wired me.

I want you to clean up the case, eh? So the ranch doesn't have a bad name. Why didn't you tell me that before we left? There was no reason to. Attorney Markham saw us off and he would have felt a little slight. Why didn't I imagine if I were working on a case outside jurisdiction?

Oh, so because the DA couldn't come, you brought me. Well, as long as I couldn't make the Well, we've landed, Ellen. In a moment or so, we'll be on our way out to the Billings Ranch.

Suit me fine. Well, this is it. Get that bag, call me that. I'm Vance Young, man. Here's a telegram we've been holding for you, Mr. Vance. Thank you very much. I know, bosses, who let their secretaries open up in the case.

I'm saving you the trouble, Mr. Hm. What is it, Vance? Something wrong? trouble my steering. What is it, Dan? Something wrong? I don't know. It's from Billing, the owner of the dude ranch. Oh, the man who got us all the way out here because of the murder on his place? What does he say? I'll read you the message. It