The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-12-28

the last saw of Choo Choo."
"Who is Fletcher7" Kilday wanted
to know.
"That's Jlm's man-servant," Royce
explained.
"And that was the last you saw of
Franklin. too7" inquired Peter.
eyes. But / spoke to him after
that"
"When7"
Royce faced Peter squarely. 4When
Calls Shipley came" he said.
"Callis Shipley7 Who Is that7"
'See here, this is preposterous, Am
brose Carmody interrupted angrily.
"Callls was one of the bridesmaids
She was out In front all Of the time"
"Oh, no. she wasn't" Nick denied.
"she was back here just before the
wedding. She came running In the
side door. very excited and out Of
breath.
"'Wheres RyHe7 Is he back AereT
she wanted to know.
II told her didn't think SO.
s'Then where Is Jim franklin she
asked me breathlessly. She was so
agitated, was afraid something was
wrong. particularly In view of what
had happened between Rylie and jim.
just short time before. So knocked
on the study door.
aJim asked me what was wanted.
"Have you seen Rylie Carmody7'
she asked him. He Isn't In there.
Is her
when Jim said he wasn't, the girl
sort of caught at her throat, and
said. Oh
II could see she was very much ex-
cited. You'd better let me take you
around 'front.' | urged her. but she
said, oh, I'll be all right and left
the way she had come"
"Mr. Royce" demanded Kilday
eagerly. did Calls Shipley have on a
blue dress7"
The newspaper man hesitated.
"Why. yes, I think she did," he said
finally.
Doctor Alternately sprang to his feet,
You're making terrible mistake" ne
cried. "Callis Shipley wasn't the wom-
an In blne--not the woman In blue
saw. That-why, that's absurd" His
fingers fumbled with his handkerchief
as he mopped his brow.
I'm sure she was out In the vesti-
bule, In front" added Ambrose Car
mody. you're getting nowhere,
jumping about this way. trying to con-
meet innocent people with the crime
Sergeant Kilday frowned slowly,
from one man to the other. Then he
turned back to Nick Royce. you say
Calls Shipley came back here after
Doctor Alternately left the room7 She
was the last vIsitor7"
Royce nodded.
There couldn't be any mistaken"
mot chance. You see. I've met
Miss Shipley dozen times. recently
at parties given for the bridal party
"But you never saw the woman In
blue that Doctor Alternately told us
about, did your"
We've been over that" Royce de
clared impatiently. II was out In
front, looking for Milo Dunbar"
The sergeant turned to the rector
"How we'll do you know Calls Ship
ley, DoctorYs
I've known her all her life.
christened the child" M
There isn't any chance that yor
could be mistaken, them" Kilday
worried the question, like dog with
bone. you're positive that tht
woman In blue you told us about
earlier. could not have been Callii
| Shipley7n
Il am positive OF that" declared
Doctor Alternately. and his manner wal
convincing.
Kilday was baffled. what do yor
make OF this, peter7" The detectiv,
turned to his friend for suggestion
"Jim Franklin was murdered at o.
about the stroke OF four. He arrlvet
here at twenty minutes of four. II
that twenty-minute interval, eight PEG
| Pile visited this room, that we know
| Of" Here he licked them off on hi
| fingers. doctor Alternately, who wal
| In the church when Franklin wal
| killed; Nick Royce. who was his bes
man, and claims he was standing
| right at this door at the time OF tn,
murder; Rylie Carmody, who was t
/ have been his brother-in-law, and VIII,
| quarreled with him In the study. &C
cording to two witnesses; Mr.. Car
mody," Kilday glanced respectful,
| toward the banker, who explains tina
he came to demand the truth from
Franklin regarding Choo Choo Train
Calls Shipley, one Of the bridesmaids
who did not see Franklin while sh,
was here. but did see Nick Royce; an
/ other woman, dressed In blue, liki
Miss Shipley, who has not been identl
fed; Choo Choo Train. the actress
who ia supposed to have been in low
| with the dead man; and Daniel Bulls
who evidently was very angry whel
he entered the study without knocking
"All this" he threw out his hands II
gesture of despair, lin twenty min
utes, and we can't find anybody tina
seems to know anything"