I've been in Crater all the time, Pop.

Did you know Lew was mixed up in a bank robbery yesterday, and the cashier of the bank shot him?
The rest of the gang is dead or in jail.

The sheriff did some good work there for a few minutes." Pop pinched in his lips and stared at Bud unwinkingly for a minute.
"Don't lie to me," he warned petulantly.

"Went to Crater, did ye?
Cashed them checks, I expect." Bud pulled his mouth into a rueful grin.

"Yes, Pop, I cashed the checks, all right--and here's what's left of the money.