Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-12-06

lie ABOUT his dldlT Win CuOV OhVV
Train. The boy had come to de-
mand an explanation. Jim had told
him the truth. There was nothing
else to do"
Royce left his chair and walked
restlessly about the room as he con-
tinued his story. at seems that
Rylie demanded to know II the af-
fair had ended. Jim made the mis-
take of trying to talk to the boy
as one man of the world to another.
1t didn't work. Rylie declared he
was going to stop the wedding. Be
fore Jim could stop him, he rushed
out of the room, and was gone.
Jim was worried. He was afraid
the boy might cause some sort of
disturbance during the ceremony. So
be asked me to hurry out In front
and find Milo Dunbar. Mr.. Dunbar
is-or was-Jim's law partner. /
was to explain what had happened
and ask him to keep an eye out
for Rylie when he entered the
church. Jim was certain that Mr..
Dunbar could handle it.
But | couldn't locate Dunbar.
That was why | was gone so long.
But Rylie wasn't there. either, and
| finally decided that the boy would
be all right, after he had had time
TO think things over. AT any rate.
| couldn't remain away any longer,
as 1t was about time for the serv-
ice to start. So I came on back
here"
Il Ia right there In the church
all the time," declared Milo Dun
bar. His alert gray glance was fas
tened on the newspaper man.
I'D like to know where? |
couldn't locate you"
Let's get all this straight" Kill
day, hands behind him, studied
Royce shrewdly. shortly after you
and Franklin arrived, Rylie Car
mody came. He was evidently very
angry. Both you and Doctor Aber-
nathy saw him. He talked with
Franklin in the rector's study, and
then left hurriedly. Later Frank
lin confided the nature of this quar-
rel to you, and you went out in front
In search of Mr.. Dunbar, but were
unsuccessful In finding him.
While you were away, Doctor
Alternately was called to the tele.
phone, and when he came out he
found Franklin %quarrellng with q
mysterious woman In blue-a blond.
Franklin declared the woman was
hysterical over a trust fund and
hurried her into the study, where
they quarreled. This woman was
not Choo Choo Train, because ChoC
Choo was wearing green. At any
rate, while the woman was still In
the study, Daniel Bulls came here
demanding to see Franklin. HI
refused to wait, and pushed on int
the study in spite of Doctor Aber
, nathy's warning that Franklin wa.
, busy. Then you came back, Royce
"And when the doctor told you hI
: had seer such a strange wed
) ding, you told him II might b.
i, stranger, before 1t was over. Yol
say you were referring to Rylie Car
mody."
0 Il was" declared Royce emphat
ically.
q Never mind that now" Kilda,
brushed aside he interruption
e Neither Of you saw the woman II
g blue or Daniel Bulls leave tn
study. But just a few minutes be
fore the ceremony was to start, yol
say that Mr.. Ambrose Carmod.
came back to see Franklin. | be
lieve your inference was that the.
quarreled."
II a explain that" Ambros
Q Carmody broke In. II did have a.
argument with Franklin. Just be
o fore we left the house for tn
church. some one telephoned.
d was an anonymous message. MOI
mally | would have paid no after
Q ton to 1t. But 1t so vitality cor
cerned the welfare OF my family,
thought 1t deserved recognition. AZ
err reaching the church. | aske
Franklin for an explanation"
e "What was that message, Mr.. Cal
mody"
Y 1T concerned this actress, Che
Choo Train. i was informed Of he
affair with Franklin"
r WAS II a mans voice, or a won
W an's7" demanded Peter Cardigan.
"A MANS"
k "And you asked Franklin abou
it?"
y" Yes. When / reached this roon
both Royce and Doctor Aftermath
n were present. | inquired for Franz
lin, and they informed me he wa
In the study. | knocked. Frankll
opened the door almost immediate
ly. | don't know what had becom
of all these people they say ha
n been In the study. There was 4
n one else there at the time. | toll
h Franklin what | had heard, and d
manded an explanation made
clear that | had to know the trut
before the wedding. Franklin denle
there was any truth In the messag
k He gave me his word as a gentlema
on II and | believed him."