The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-03
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u,rN.t ought to be proof enough to
xou ,hat there was no trouble be-
twg.u u.s." Wavcrly's tone had be-
come a.I at once eager and concili-
storv sorry ] misunderstood your
motive iu coming here. I'm quite
viu!nr % tell you all about that
ut.Ip argument with Gene Creveling
f0r can see that 1t has been grossly
exaggerated 20 you. | don't know
who your witness Is, but | presume
II is that rascaliy butler. Rollins; |
warned Creycliug to sack him long
40 aid not leave the house in
I. rag, as YOU have been told, but In
sbe,r disgust. If Crcvcling is dead
I'm damned sorry. hut there's no use
blinking the facts; his course Of con-
dgct hasn't been exactly straight and
narrow, and although we are none
OF Us angels | took 1t upon myself
as an old and intimate friend to re-
nonstrate with him and he didn't
accept it in the right spirit. That's
all there was to it; 1t was all for
gotten the next day."
And since then you've been on
friendly terms with him, Mr.,
Wavery?"
( Absolutely"
"Your mutual friends can vouch
for that. ! suppose? 'Tis not that |
doubt your word sir. but the in-
spect0r may want TO check up my
report" McCarty paused and
added: I'VE know approximately
The hour al which MIR. Crcvcling
came to his death and If youll tell
me where you were last night from
u o'clock on. itll put an end to
all annoyance for you"
And II don't choose to do so >"
The flabby face had darkcned ago,n
,rurulcnly
McCarty shrugged.
"Th1,s up TO you, sir"
There was a pause and then Way
erly spoke thickly.
Have You tho authority to keep
& 0.t Of the papers? | mean if |
te, you whore | was and prove I 10
you, can YOU keep 1t from reaching
my w,fo's ears? on, there was moth
ing absolutely beyond the pale about
4, but YOU know what women are"
h. added hastily. can / count on
you and your supcriors to keep 1t
q.rf''
We'll, sir, ifyour alibi's sound It's
~ concern OF the department what
you have been doing" McCarty
answered cautiously. "Of course.
can't guarantee that the reporters
wont look You up, as having been
Intimate with Mr.. Crevcllng. but it'il
be ON no information from US.
You tciephOnod out to your coun-
Try place late yesterday afternoon
that You would be detained In town
1s' night Mrs. Crcvcling says"
'N yos." The light blue eyes were
lowered and his full undorlip protud-
Ell suuenly. Il met n man | know
'Sanl he invited inc to supper party
1 IN his rooms; we whooped 1t up until
| after 3 this morning, and when the
crowd had broken up turned in
there Tor few hours rest. My most
a good follow and all that, but he's
not quite the sort Ia take to my own
nome or introduce to my wife, and
tho party wasn't n stag affair. You
understand? when | woke up WAS
disgusted with the aftermath ana on
an impulse / phoncd out to Mrs.
Nalerly TO ask her to run In to
own for lunch, as | told you. She
informed me Of the message sum
mon.ns Mrs. Crcveling and | called
W their house"
rms man who invited you to sun
per IN his rooms; you met him hofurn
you rhoned out to Long Island yes
ura4y a'trnoon, Mr.. Waverly >"
naturally, l gave Mrs. Wavcrlv
some trivial excuse: told her | had to
attend n business conference with
soine out-ot-town people here At tho
h,"'rre last evening and il might be
laie session. | intlmated thar IL Il
were ] would take a room here FOR
He h.Eht' He spoke with evident