Evening star., 1921-08-03

been lobster for supper II she HADN'T
heard the order given? OF course, all
this has nothing to do with the murder
itself. but. knowing SO much, IT
at least suspected who Creveling's
guest was that night"
Then what are they all shielding
him for? Blackmail?" Dennis gray
eyes snapped with interest. From
what you've told me Of them. Mac.
'twould hardly be loyalty would keep
them quiet; you'd think they each OF
them had fish to fry. by the looks
Of itr'
McCarty darted quick glance at
his companion.
True for you, Denny. and I'm won
trying deliberately to draw our fire
by refusing to tell where he spent the
night, meaning to collect privately
from somebody for creating the di-
version. ollins and Sarah are easy to
handle, but that valet is away above
since his bachelor days. probably
knows more about him than any one
else in the world. If we could only
find the way to make him talk
What about Mrs. Creveling? in
terrupted Dennis suddendly. From
cool as a cucumber. Now don't pre-
tend to know anything about the
working of a woman's mind. not be-
ing a damned fool. but 1t don't seem
natural like for her not to scream nor
faint nor raise some sort OF a ruction.
Il don't know" McCarty held a
match to his cigar and then flipped
it into the gutter. She's a deter,
mined woman and a strong one and
she's got her own suspicious. all
right, but she knows she can't prove
anything by herself: that's why she
n
she ever herd of-Terhune.
She'll waste no time keening the
dead till she's caught the one that
killed him. that is il there's any grief
in her heart
'If there isn't. why should she be so
anxious to get revenge on the mur-
derer?" asked Dennis.
We'll. If there's one thing that
stronger than grief it's hate, i.snny.
and I'm thinking Mrs. Crevelins COR
all her gentle ways &ould be good
hater. We got more than hint
from her uncle's testimoney that
there might have been commercial
angle TO that marriage, and every one
but him is willing to admit that
Creveling was no saint, neither be
fore nor after, though her friends
don't think she's been on to his PM
landering."
Her friends'?" Dennis repeated.
sure. l had a little talk with one
Of them just now at the Belterre
Hotel, the husband of the lady she
been staying with down on Long Is
land"
He described his interview with
Douglas Waverly and the corrobora-
ton of his alibi over the telephone
by Samuel Venner, and Dennis
whistled.
so that's the kind OF a bird
Creveling's been travelling with is
,iy,c n
mems parties on the side! That
crowd can't be the real thing in
spite of their money, Mac. take it
from me. What show was 1t you
said the girls at the supper came
FROM"
"The Bye-bye Baby company"
panion. Why? Is it show girls
that's interesting you now, at your
time OF life?"
The sarcasm passed 'unnoticed
over Dennis hard head.
TT is not" he responded equally.
And as to my time of life I'll have
by a year,
Eleven months" Mccarthy. pro-
tested But what about the show
Nothing. only Terry Burns daugh.
ter is in it; Beatrice. the little one.
He was telling me only the other day
She calls herself 'Trixie' now and
threw over Eddie Kirby that's we'll
fixed in the ice business for what she
speaks about as career. Terry s
as fine a fellow as ever promoted a
fight in Harlem and I'd hate to think
of little Bea at a party like the one
Venner gave"
II mind Terry and the family.
though tits years since I've seen any
of them" McCarty observed medita-
lively. IF twas a daughter OF
mine-"
" 'Tis no daughter of either of US
thanks be-" Dennis calculated de.
voutly $50 you got nothing out of
this Waverly except that there was
another woman in the case with
"That. and a flash at his cigarette
case" McCarty rose. "Il1 be getting
on downtown now; 1 want to go home
and clean up and see couple of
people before I report to the inspec-
"rm off duty at g." Dennis an
nounced wistfully. IF so be you
want me-?"
It'll give you a ring" McCarty
promised. "Terhune and Inspector
Druet and me being in this already
we might as well make a quartet OF
it. like old times. Have you got a
dress suit?"
Dennis eyed him askance.