The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-13

whipped out my handkerchief and
rubbed Of any finger marks that
might be on b., becauEo-bseauye
did thlnk Airs I.ayaog had tirri
IT,"
'Why did you think sos-'
sEscauso as I entered I saw hes
EuIng out OF tho opposite door
Just as Miss Turner said she asa.
There Is no doubt about it-shs
was fleeing. gs Miss Turner cN.
pressed a.. cut Or that west door
So ] assumed she had shot him.
and IL came 10 me ike "a rI15h that
her rnErspr.ut- would o. on tba
revolver aud I mus, remove them.
So I DID, That's ail Sow tell
YOU this. Tor want your advice
NJ YOU think Nlrs Iaynpr lH going
20 DC arrested I'm going 90 take
steps 20 grt her away I tell yon
frankly. because / want your help
Wise stared az him.
"My help 20 set a criminal
away
Yes" said Finley, eoolly You
know as well ss I DO that she'd
never b, convicted, 70 why drag
thru n triRl2 why not spirit hcr
away
"Mr. Finley. you talk nonsense
Now, propose that we FO-you
and land have little talk with
Mrs. Haynor. Have you ana she
tall<gS frankly about this matter as
YETI
Il have tried 10. Finley said.
, looking troubled. hut Mrs. RayHor
seems 10 want TO avoid the sub.
I Jcct-"
"Yss-shs would. Wei. think
we'll have 20 ask her 70 talk"
Tho two men started toward The
house. aud Zlzl dritted of by her.
SELF.
She watched the men for n mo,
meut, then. turning. she strollcd
down TO tho bridge and across y
toward Dolly Fay's house
/ Zizl had already met that viync.
ious young person. and since scr
ing the photograph Of her in KenCs
room had desired another talk with
her.
The two girls seated themselves
comfortably In tho swing. and zlzl
came 10 the point at once
You want 10 help Mrs. RnynoT
II you can, don't you, Dolly" she
asked.
"oh. yes. lndeed--what can do7
I'm born deteetive-and rvo
read"
/ Never mind that" zizl smiled,
but Just tell me few things.
( Where's your wrist watch7'
Vow how did you Know l had
oneg"
Il saw II on your arm In n photo.
graph OF you that Mr.. Kent has
"A snapsbot--and a good one"
! Yes, thnt is n good one-the ono
in that mauve organdlc-tho Of
course II doesn't show mauyo in
the picture"
'Ycs-whero is your watch7"
Busted"
II knew it-' Zizl nodded her
black head In satisfaction. II saw
from the picture Il WIS ono OF
those cheap things--forg1ve me II
am rude--but this Is important"
MY watch Important
yes. Now tell me, when you
did wear Il. did It always keep the
right timer"
Never"
"Then-think now-then whom
you stood on the bridge that night
with Mr.. Kent. and you told him It
was seven o'clock by your watch
was IT."
MOI guess motor when I got
home / was awful late, and mother
gave me q wigging. But. yes, It
must have been right. too. for when
I said IL was seven. Mr.. Kent look.
ed at his watch, and agreed"
what do you mean agrecd2''
why he said, so II is or Yes
seven, or something like that What
has my watch to do with it?''
Maybe a lot--maybe nothing at
all. I say, Dolly, you know that
old Cannon man, don't your"
ooh, yes. very well. lie teaches
me natural history"
well enough TO go 10 his house
and browse sround--and take me?'
"oh, yes. Want 20 go now?'
Right now"
/ The girls started at once, and
reaching Gannon's house they found
that worthy, os usual. sitting on his
| porch. smoking.
Hello, Grim" cried Dolly. we're
; going In 10 see some butterflies
zlzi wants 10 SEQ en-"
"All right he sure 10 shut the
cases utter YOU"
The girls went into tho room
where the specimens were. where
almost all tho rest Of Gnnnon's he.
longines were also
What messg' said Zizi.
"Yea. Hero nc the butterflies"
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