The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-11-09

why, they say this girl is sup
posed to have killed her husband
on her wedding night" he said
again.
"Ohw She chung to his eyes for
sympathy. "OhI And you think j
did that?"
Rocky took her hands pityingly,
but she drew away. "Doris, I didn't
but your photograph"
"Why did you want to take me
to Canada?"
"Why did ! want to take you? ]
am taking you. The first thing to-
morrow. If I can get you to Que
bee I can get you on a boat and
well, I think you'll be safe enough
in Paris"
"But Rocky"
He looked at her inquiringly. She
wanted to ask, But why are you
doing this for me" Something In
his eyes made her unwilling. She
said instead, 'I'n have to give my.
self up, you know"
He patted her shoulder gently.
"I'll not let you"
She stared up at him earnestly.
Rocky, If I'm caught are you
guilty, too? / don't mean guilty
but isn't there some terrible pen.
atty for hiding someone like me-
You're accessory before the fact
or"
"What q mind. What a legal
mind. A masters, really"
She was not to be diverted by
any attempt at fooling. In spite of
all Rocky's precautions, she had
been caught once. She would be
caught again. Rocky would be ar
rested. Mrs. Du Val would
I She said huskily: There's no
use in your being involved. Think
of your mother"
"Tm thinking of my mother. One
+ of the first things she ever taught
me was to stick by my-my
friends" -.
Her heart contracted. you're be-
ing rather wonderful. I WISH
could do something to, show you
how much appreciate your-your
friendship" she walked nervous
ly to the window. A light was NOV
ing far away in the woods. "a car
is coming" ~. s.t
81 expect it's Beatrice coming
home from her party. It's so late,
Doris. You ought to get some
Sleep" E&fr
whats my real manner"
"Diane. But I'd rather not call
you that?"
rs 1t SO absolutely sure that
did this? Do YOU suppose losing
my memory has transformed me
into an entirely different sort of
person?'
II don't know what to think. I
think you ought to get some Sleep"
eff I married this mani must
have loved him. mustn't IT'
Rocky nodded gloomily. 81 sup
pose So"
"Say / didn't" argued Doris.
"Say I hated him. Even SOL hated
the man In the cab. But didn't
want to hurt him. I wouldn't kill
him If he walked into the room
right now" She shivered slightly.
ST don't know. 1t seems odd to me.
/ feel certain ! couldn't kill any
body"
ut isn't that I don't believe in
you, Doris. I believe in you beyond
all sense. The thing that worries
me is what you would have to 60
through-once you were in the
hands of the police. You have been
formally indicted for murder In the
first degree. You'd even be denied
bail. Youth afraid you'd col
lapse completely"
II won't go to pieces again." She
leaned her head on her arms conf
IDENTIFY. "Now that know what I
have to fight-well-Tm going to
fight it. Do you really think I'd de
liberately let you in for a thing
like this"
Rocky whirled and looked square
ly at Doris. His lean features twist
ed bitterly. ''Give yourself up, then.
I'll go with you to the police the
first thing in the morning. But
don't forget this. You speak about
duplicating me. I'm already impli-
Gated. More than that, st. Gardens
is implicated. ! don't say we can't
get him out of it, but ii will be a
nice thing to have happen to him
just as his only daughter is about
to be married. Beatrice is marry
ing the son of a governor-Rhode
Island or Delaware-some little
state, but they're getting plenty of
publicity-it's one of the biggest
weddings Of the year. A little muir
der publicity" -" .r
Doris cried out, "Oh, I won't spoil
her wedding. I'll 60 away won't
do it" Her voice stopped In the
middle of the sentence. She was
thinking that she would have IN slim