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peated dumbly.
She came to me this morning
with information that l hope will
lead TO the arrest and conviction Of
the man who murdered Harold
Mr.. Judson told him.
Oerndorf sat forward on the edge
of his chair. Mr. Judson caught
his exclamation Of surprise.
I hadn't time to tell you all this
when I asked YOU to bring Mr..
Armitage here" he said to his law
yer.
Before that the police had asked
me to say nothing to anyone about
their belief that my son had been
murdered"
Mildred" Stephen mumbled. 1t
seemed unbelievable to him now
that he hadn't seen her hand in
this.
Mr.. Judson turned to him sharp
~. I must confess l thought she
had heard in some manner Of the
reward I intended Offering as soon
as the police would permit me to
make it public he said and
watched stephen closely.
That young man eVinced an In
slant indignation. Il suppose you
still believe that she deserved to be
fired" he said scornfuly.
Mr.. Judson shook his head. mo.
he said: Il know l was misinformed
about her interest in Harold"
Stephen leaned forward eff
there S any doubt left in your mind
I can tell you that she was only try
ing to help him out Of some hole
that he'd got himself into, he de
clared stOutly.
II know. l know, There is no
occasion for you to defend her" Mr.
Judson retorted, and Stephen was
brought to sudden realization
that he himself had once enter
tanned doubts of Mildred's disinter-
eStedncSS as regarded Harold judi
son.
But you owe her undying graft
tude for getting you out Of jail,
MI JudSOn went on, his voice
tinged with contempt.
He was certain now that Stephen
was not III love with his daughter,
He might, or might not, be in love
with Mildred Lawrence. At least he
was ready to defend her at a mo-
ment's notice
Stephen nodded Il never even
guessed she's been to see you" he
said. Il thought. e"
Here he stopped. He couldn't tell
Pamela's father that she had led
him to believe it was her love and
belief in him that had brought
about his release
Perhaps you'd better go over the
facts as you know them MI judi
son suggested to him Miss Law
renee may inadvertently have
omitted something Of Importance -
"TTHERE'S nothing I can add.
4 I'm afraid" Stephen replied.
7 only know what Miss Lawrence
told me about this man Conner and
your son. She is certain, in fact
Harold told her, that Conner was
matchmaking him.
we don't know anything about
Conner beyond the fact that I sus-
peel nc was mixed up with a gang
of automobile thieves who operated
for while in Indiana"
Then Pamela hasn't told you
that we have a very definite clew
to the murderer" Mr.. Judson asked. !
Stephen shook his head. She /
stayed with me only a few minutes, "
ne explained we talked about
our future
HIM Mr.. Judson compressed
his lips. We'll, it will interest you
to know that we have the thumb
print Of the man We believe killed
my SON
Good" Stephen exclaimed. Now
we've something to go on!"
Mr.. Armitage" 1t was Oerndorf
speaking. Why didn't you tell what
you knew about Conner and Mr..
Judsons son without waiting until
you were released from jail?'
Stephen answered him promptly.
Because we. Miss Lawrence and l,
had no proof to back up our sus-
picions. We thought every one else
believed it a case of accident or
suicide"
DO you consider that sufficient
reason for your siIence?"
There's another and a better
one" Stephen replied I was safe
enough in jail, but Miss Lawrence
was threatened some time ago
merely for trying to make Harold
confide in her Had she gone to the
police with her story her life would
have been in danger"
Mr.. Judson glared at him. rs it
your opinion he said that fear
of such danger would prevent Miss
Lawrence from doing her duty?"
Stephen gIared back at him.
Certainly not he answered read
lily. I induced her not to go to
the police; told her they couldn't
act on her unsupported word"
Mr.. Judson subsidized. She came
to me-" he said more quietly. I'VE
went at once to Inspector Markeson.
We must have been Swallowed, for
later, on her way back to work,
Miss Lawrence was Shot