The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-10
Chapter A DANGEROUS STORY

DANGEROUS JURY a CAROLINE shut her eyes. She felt Ao odd and light. like soap-bubble that is just going to fly away.
 When she opened them again, the inspector was sitting at the writing table. He had sheet of paper be- fore him and pen in his hand. Jim Was sitting opposite to him, and Major Anderson was standing with his back to the mantelpiece. He was frowning as Caroline opened her eyes. He said.
 Before you make statement l had better tell you that MT. Van Berg is expected to recover con- sciousness any time during the next Jew hours"
 The inspector was full of disap- proval. The law had been complied with: MT. Randall had been warned. If he ran his head into moose. so much the worse for him, and so much the better for the law. Major Andersons frown deep ened. He had known Jim Randall since he was eight ye;.rs old. He had dined at Hale Place four times year for fifteen years. He wasn't going to have Jim Randall bucketed into making a statement without Knowing what he was up against.
 "One moment, Inspector" he said. "Now. Randal-you say you want to make a statement. Before you do so think you ought to know that saw Mrs. Van Berg this morning."
 "Yes?"
 "She says that on the night of the sixth of August she came down be- tween eleven and twelve o'clock to get book. She heard voices in the study, and she now says that she recognized one of them as yours"
 "Yes," said Jim-"l was there. think you had better let me make my statement. There really isn't any time to lose Meanwhile let me tell you that the man who shot Elmer Van Berg and lifted the emeralds is Jim or Jimmy Riddell, and left him twenty minutes ago having an inter- view with his wife up at St. Leon ards Tower. Here's his description. Five-foot-eigh or slim-wiry- two teeth missing in front-long nose-long chin-palish - between ithirty and thirty-five-"
 s"Jimmy the Fell" said the in- &spector.
 Well. you'd better look quickly Tor he'll get away. His wife's maiden name was Nesta Williams. She's a cousin of the housekeeper at Pack ham Hall. and she's living with a brother, Tom Williams. at Happicot, Sandringham Drive, Ledlington End."
 The atmosphere in the room had changed. pA u Jimmy the Fell" said the inspec- 1tor under his breath. Then, Wed better get hold of him. Exuse me, |sir." He lifted the telephone and |Ispoke into it.
 Jim struck in.
 His original idea was to get to Glasgow. lie low there for bit, and then get abroad. But I think he's more likely to hang around here low-you'n see why presently"
 The. inspector nodded and went RA with his instructions. Presently le hung up the receiver.
 "Now, Randall" said Major Ander- son.
 Well" said Jim, q landed at Liv- srpool on the first of July-but if you've been taking an interest in ne, expect you know that. was in he wreck of the Alice Arden on August eighth, and until about half m hour ago 1 hadn't the remotest dea of what had happened between those two dates" He paused, and added. with one exception"
 A WAVE of excitement swept over "A Caroline. The color rushed to ,er cheeks.
 Look here," said Jim, "can I tell his my own way? I'll sign formal .tatement afterwards if you want ne to, but I'd like to tell it to you irst just as it happened. Can do .hat?"
 ~Yes," said Major Anderson. Garry on."
 Well then, I understand that I vas taken to the Elston cottage hos ,ital, where kept on repeating the name of Jim, or Jimmy Riddell. They weren't sure at first whether
 was saying Riddell or Randall. so hey sent out a message with both lames. Next day Mrs. Riddell rolled ID. identified me as her husband,
 nd carried me off.
 "Now I come to what do remem- ,er. I woke up next day in a per ectly strange room. A perfectly
 trange young woman came in and .ssured me that my name was Jim ny Riddell, and that she was my