The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-12

the door again and then into the lounge. Mrs. Byng. hanging over the gallery rail. stopped scream. ing to stare, and then suddenly peo. pie were coming. Lovschiem and Grethe and little Sue with her face like chalk were running along the gallery and down the stairs and into the floor of the lounge.
 All at once the lounge was crowded. Eventhe priest hs turned up. panting. his red beard agitated. and Lorn. breathless. was hurrying through the lobby and was at my side. and the little maid. Marianne. was kneeling and sobbing. and the center of 1t all was the small white. aproned figure sprawling in the frivolous wicker chair.
 In all the commotion and hubbub and torrents of French and Mari. anne's sobs. 1t was Lorn who re- mained fairly cool. and I'm sure 1t was Lorn who kept them from drag ging me immediately to jail. don't know what he said. though 1 guessed. from the way he pointed at my shoulder. and the blood that was soaking my coat. and the lack of powder burns.
 One of the policemen had picked up the gun and was holding it gin. gerly by the tips of his fingers when Lprn suddenly turned toward me.
 Have you touched the gun?" be parked sharply. He was. under fire. like another man. quick. sharp. de cisive. his eyes no longer dull.
 No" That much was sure of. Whoever was in the elevator threw 1t on the floor"
 Tn the elevator? What do you mean? Tell me quickly" IT TOLD him quickly. and one of the policemen ran upstairs 10 the elevator. The two remaining still held me tightly, as If that were the only thing they understood must be done.
 And just then Sue perceived my wounded shoulder (she'd been stopping over Marianne. and there were tears on her white face when she turned). She came swiftly to me and put her hands on my arms and said something quickly to the police and thought pleadlngly. Bu, they would not rellnquish their hold.
 was beginning by that time tt feel a little giddy and sick. Lorr said:
 Leave it to me. may be able tc get you off. Your fingerprnts cant be on the revolver, and there are nc powder burns so you couldn't have done 1t yourself. Your being wound ed may help"
 It must have been only a few mo .ments before more policemen ar rived. and all at once policemen were searching the hotel. and wa: being questioned at length,
 It developed there were no finger prints to be found on the revolver at all. Thus 1t argued that the mnr derer had worn gloves. It was al this point. that l and my clothe. and the lobby and the lounge anc finally even the elevator were thor oughly searched for gloves. and tt my great relief no gloves were found.
 They seemed to be talking of f heatedly when the doctor arrived He. examined the little huddle or the chair first and very swiftly: or dered Marianne to a chair in tho corner, where she sat sobbing help lessly while the slender body O the little porter was carried away Then at Sues request he turned hi! | ottChSioh tOWulu ule.
 Sue helped him; l remember tn, set look about her white face ant the darkness of her eyes and tn, | firm touch of her fingers. think sh, was relieved at the doctors nut tered comments: and I'm sure fel better when she said that the doc tor had said 1t would be painful ant 1 had lost lot of blood but tha there was no reason why 1t shoult not heal perfectly.
 "What have they decided to do?' I I asked her. glancing toward tn, police.
 J "I don't know" she said. "Yol see the police ran to the door o the lobby and caught you apparent ly escaping. They both launche, themselves at you"
 And kept me from discoveriny the murderer" 1 said bitterly.
 The police were coming towar, me again. l said rapidly: "Sue. you must take no chances !. Marcel was telling me that you ar in danger. when he was shot," Before she could speak. the, were questioning me again. fCopwfoht I9M Mtonon q. Eberhort |