“Popular opinion had it that Will Drummond was something of a hero. Nobody had thought he had it in him. What luck he had been in the bank when Marve Little made his break. Fancy a man like Drummond swapping shots with a gunhand like Marve and coming off best. Drummond’s hand was shaken, his back slapped. He seemed to blossom modestly under the treatment. Even Penshurst congratulated him on his coolness and presence of mind. The coroner, a sad-eyed medico of middle years, asked a lot of pertinen...t questions. Drummond answered like a respectable citizen doing his duty. He wanted no credit, it was a terrible thing to have killed a man, even a man as bad as Marve Little had undoubtedly been. When it came to McAllister’s statement, the coroner seemed to hesitate. McAllister dwelled on the curious coincidence of both Darcy and Little being killed by a .38 gun. He pointed out that there was undoubtedly a connection between the killing of Art Malloy, Fred Darcy and Frank Little. Now there was the killing of Marve Little.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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