The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-23
CHArTER XVIII

The district attorney. having
looked carefully Ca the ~fastenings
uf his windows. tucked a six
shtDtor under his pillow and pcgan
Go unlucc his shoes Came "a rap
pinN at his chamber door.
That you. Haloi inquired a.
mufllvi voice
Yes, Como in. Come in,
Jack Murray entered quickly
What in he'll az" you doing
hrref demanded the district at
y torn,y Don you know
wanted go see YOU Jack
Murray said. seating himself in the
nearest chair suppose yuu sut
,h, money for tIIt note
SO, ! haven a.
k,ul OF thought you % st.cK
10 that pc, rty slucnL smiled
Jack Murray. fishing e. folded pa
per from "a shirt pocket So I
took care before ] camc horo 90
write down what ! know about this
an deaf What's hat
That was "a ruppluE ON tho
kitchen door.
Go In the bedroom. whispered
the district attorney with "a very
pale face.
ON his demand that the caller
declare himself "a Ole whispered.
It's me Gucrilln Melody. let nae
ln quick
rho district attorney unlocked
the Kitchen door and opened h.
4 tail man pushed In at once.
Tho tall man had "a snrdonic ricnm
in bis gray oycH "a ragged crown
beard. and "a d,rrinEcr The .wiIt7
barrcird nrsnrm was pointing IL
rectiy "a the stomach OF the distri"f
.HH.a.Mm 1fN. HaHN AHwN.NHHHaN
man shot out "a quick left huul and
DEITY twitched away the district
attorney weapon
Arthur, said Hilly Two boon
hearing bod reports ~ you I'M
doratuud you've decided to have
Miss Walton arrested is that corr
rect '
Correct. sure. Sorry. but ute
law \ the Inv. you know,
suppose l can prove that Dan
sIkc was az Mis- Waltonf tho
night ltnfo TucLieton was muir
, derod. Would that holm amy
YOU cant prove 1t
In the first place. said Billy.
I know he didn't kin Tucklciun
Then why are you trying "a
, prove he did7'
l Just TO soc what you'd say
Just To see how dead set against
investigating Shke you are. just
10 doubic-cinch tho proof against
the ronl criminal. one renson is
that IL you do. he'll be sure to hini
= right out how @ ana Felix aud
sam Iardor helped him to escape
, from The calahooHc.
u oh. Your welcome To what sou
think. said the district attorney
But just for tho sake Of argumeni
how 10 you know that Sliko didn'
Kin Tuckletonf p"
because the initiated butcher
knife slike tool with him from Mis-
Mniton's wa still on him when h.
was caught"
There must have been twt
kniveai'
There wero two knives. but onli
ono BELONGED 10 Miss Walton. Rnl0
you gave out That Miss walton
hcrrslf had Killed Tuckloton be-.
cause you had planned ahead thu.
che was tho one you were going n
hang the murder on And why 10,
YOU have II planned ahend2 BE
cause YOU Killed Tucklcton your
selfiF
Tho dl-tric. ~attorn sat perfect
Is sim. III Eyes stole toward an.
bedroom dor. What on earth wa
thc matter with Jack Murray
Why didn't he shoot
dout know why you kille,
him" went on the imcxorable voice
but o did I've found out tho
eariy last spring you went to Sat
samso1 and borrowed his hard
ware cntnior I soma a TELEGRAM
TO the supply house getting out thi
catnlur and their answer state
that yuu had ordered from then
hack In February. q butcher knife
puyiug for o. in stamps. Tho
gave The catnloE number Of thi
butcher knife ana the catalog NUM-
Der is the same number eH that "a