CONSIDERATE 

          PART 17

They went into the hall; and there, to Jason's complete astonishment,

lay old Wynn.  Jason recognized him easily from the newspaper 

photographs he had seen.  "Hard-looking duffer, isn't he?" Jason said,

trying to stifle an involuntary tremor in his voice.  The man nodded

without speaking.

     They carried the lax body out through the rain and put it in the

truck.  When the job was done, the man stood for a moment, looking up

into the black clouds.  "It's clearing," he said matter-of-factly.  "In

an hour the rain'll be over.  Maybe if you wiped your ignition now, your

truck'd start.  It's had a chance to dry a little."

     "I'll try it," Jason said.  He opened the hood and wiped the 

distributor caps and points and around the spark plugs with his hankerchief.

He got in the truck, stepped on the starter, and the motor caught almost

immediately.

     The man stepped toward the truck door.  Jason doubled his fist, ready

for anything.

1) WILL JOHN TRY TO KEEP JASON FROM LEAVING?

READ PART 18 IN THE MUD PILE TOMORROW