Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-14
CHAPTER XXXvIII
A Full Morning

RuT only for an instant. A faint
- color dribbled back into her yellow
checks. He could almost see courage
flowing again into her veins.
That's lic," she said fatty.
II don't expect you to take my word.
Hull is in front of the house here under
guard. Come an see IL you doubt It."
She took him promptly nt his sugges.
ton. One look at her husbands fat,
huddlcd figure and stricken face was
enough.
You chicken hearted lousc." she
spat at him scornfully.
They had evidence. A man saw
u.s. he pleaded.
What man.
This man His trembling hand
indicated Olson. He was standin' on
the fire escape acrost the alley
She had nothing to say. The wind
had died out Of the sails of her anger.
Were not goin' to arrest Hull vet.
not technically" Kirby explained to
her. I'm arrangin' to hire private
detective to be with him all the time.
He'll keep him in sight from mornin
till night. Is that satisfactory. Hull?
Or do you prefer to be arrestcd?"
The wrctched man murmured that he
would leave it TO Lane.
Good. Then that's the way it'll
be- Kirby turned to the woman.
Mrs. Hull. I want to ask you few
questions. II you'll kindly walk into
the house. please"
She moved beside him. The shock Of
the surprise still palsied her will.
In the main her story corroborated
that of Hull. She was not quite sure
when she had heard the shot~in its rela-
ton to the trips of the elevator up and
down. The door was closed at the time.
They had heard it while standing at
the window. Her impression was that
the sound had come aftN James Cum
ningham had asccnded to the floor
above.
Kirby put one question to the woman
innocently that sent the color washing
out Of her checks.
(which Of you went back upstairs to
unite my uncle after you had run away
in fright?'
"N-ncither Of u.s." she answered.
lttll llolh ruNeI
Il understood Mr.. Hull to say--'
"He never. said that. I-you must
be mistaken
"Mebbe so. You didn't go back,
them"
The monosyllable "No'' came qua
vering from her yellow throat.
Il don't want you to feel that I'm
here to take an advantage Of you, Mrs.
Hull" Kirby said. "A good many
have been suspected Of these murders.
Your husband is one of these suspects.
I'm another. l mean to find out who
killed Cunningham an Horiknwa. I
think know already. In my Judgment
your husband didn't dc. it. II he did,
so much the worse for him. No lnno-
cent person has anything to fear from
now. If you like I'll leave state
ment here signed by me to the effect
that neither you nor your husband has
confessed killing James Cunningham.
1t might make your mind little easier
to have it, -, :,
He stepped 10 a desk and found paper
and pen. WI dictate it if you'll write
it, Mrs. Hull"
Not quite easy in her mind. the
woman sat down and took the pen he
offered.
and dictated a few sentences slowly.
She wrote tho statement, word lot
The cattleman signed il. He left the
paper with her.
After the arrangement for the .pri-
yate detective to watch Hull had been
made, Olson and Lane walked together
IN .he hOtcl of the latter.
Come up to my room minute anu
lets talk things ovcr,' Kirby sug-
gested. .,, .ho
man from Twin Buttes turned on the
farmer and flung swift demand at
him. ,, e
'Ti The t eyes Of the swede grew hard and
!" What's bit.n' you: I've told you
my story s,.,,
"Whadja mean! =,
sre.escane of the Wyndham. but you
didn't tell what you saw from the hrc-
escape of the Paradox D..
"Who says I saw anything from
there!"
"Yon irwin to hang this kilin on
me-" demanded Olson angrlly.
Not IL vow didn't do it, Kirby
| Ioo,,cd MT him quietly, spcculatively
mndisturbed by the heaviness of his
frown. but you. come to me an tell
the story of what you saw: SO You
saw. Yet all the time you re hoidin
back. Why: What's your reasoonE,
"How do YOU know I'm holdln
hackf'' the ranchman asked sulkily.
Kirby knew that in his mind sus-
nicion. dread. fear. hatred. and the de-
Sire for revenge were once more at
|iIl tell you what you did that
night" answered Kirby. without thc
| least trace Of doubt in voice or manner
when Mrs. Hull pulled down. the
( blind. YOU ran up to the roof an cut
down the clothes line. You went bacI
/ 10 tho fire. escape, fixed up some k!n'
of a lariat. an flung the loop over ar
nbutment stickin' from the wall OF th'
Paradox. You swung across TO the hre
escape Of the Paradox. Therc you coult
see into the room where cunningham
was tied to the chair
How could I il the blind wa
down
"Thc blind doesn't fit close to th'
woodwork of the window. Lookin' II
from the right, you can see the. LEI
half of the room II you look in from
the other side. you see the other par
of it. That's just what you did.
For tho moment Olson was struc'
dumb. How could this man know ex
actly what he had done unless some on
had seen him: