The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16

I AWAY llSpM HIN
miss; We can't take children as Wit.
nesses-"
Pooh. ! guess you'll d. slad TO set
evidence from anybody-lg it's sood
| evidence"
do you know anything about tic
ma,tsrg asked pobblns,
-Not thing
"why did you come over here.
DollyF'' asked Nan. II think you'd
/ better run home aguin."
"Sot j I'm herr GO help-why,
Nancy. I was IN bed. and heard the
telephone. ana heard our people
talking about it--somebody was tell
ing Dad tho ncws-and just hoped
Iup and sklttled into my toEs. and run
over"
I'm take you home. Dolly. and
Kent rose.
80, oryy. you don't understand
I've biz OF detective instinct. Nan.
YOU needn't pretend YOU'RE sorry he's
dead"
Dolly. Do quIetg Miss Matte
slarcd al her. You're wicked liz
tie thing. and I order you 20 go,"
hut you're not mistress here. Miss
Matte"
She was an impertincnt. forward
X child. yet something in her manner
made Ezra Goddard feel that she
might be 81 use. and he said:
let the child stay II she likes, No
possible witness ought to b. ignored.
Did you hear tho shot Cred. Miss
Fayg'
"oh. no. II l had I'd have been
over here az once. AZ what time did
Il happeng'
j "A few minutes before T." Goddard
answered
L Before u Then that's just when
Orry and stood on the little bridge
too far away to hear a shot-who
did ltT''
The girls big eyes moved slowly
from one 20 another.
Then she nodded her head. - bad
man from outside. Of course. Did
anybody SEQ anything OF him? /
know who he was
You know who no vast Dstec.
tive Dobbins fairly jumped.
Well can't say positively. Of
course. but--therc's ono way 10 look
you know whom I mean. Miss
Matte"
! And the queer child refused 10
mention the person she had in mind
and Miss Raynor declared she had no
knowledge OF what Dolly meant
II attach little importance 20 this
baby.talk," said Dobblns, grandly.
mfrs. Raynor. must ask you a few
personal questions. Would you pre-
fer to see mo alone-on the subJect?'
NO" said Nan, family. and her
hand slid into her brothers, while
Dolly Fay. on her other side. patted
her arm affectionately. Il viii an
swer anything you ask-right here"
Indeed. you will" put in Miss
Matte You're In n desperate po-
sitlon. Nancy--I want 10 hear what
you have to say. For II is an open
secret"
You are not being Intercepted.
Miss Raynor." Goddard intercepted
her; kindly be silent"
BE silent yourself. Mr. Goddard.
You are, know. a friend OF Mr. Fin
ley. and you. Of course, fear any dis
closures that will involve him. but
let me tell you those disclosures must
be made-the affair OF Nancy and
Malcolm Finley must be made public.
and then the motive for the doing
away with my poor brother can no
longer be a mystery"
"Oho." and Dobbins looked enliRht.
ened, that's how 1t is, is It? Now,
Mrs. Rsynor. since you are ready 10
answer me, Just what were your per-
soual relations with your late hus-
hand7 Amicable or-otherwise?"
"Amicabic, certainly" and Mans
clear. cool voice came as a surprise
TO all who listened.
"Ah--certainly." The detective was
at a loss just how TO carry on his
grllllng process. You held your
husband then in high esteem7''
Indeed, yes, Mr.. Dobbins."
Mrs. Raynor." the detective looked