Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-12-13

Peter interrupted him. ibid any.
one see you at homer"
"Yes. The butler. He told me
they had been gone fully fifteen
minutes"
$50 / suppose you came on bach
to the church,"
"Yes."
"Did you intend to halt the wed.
ding?"
"Yes." Deiantly.
"How?"
II was going to tell Doris and
Dad what / knew about Choo Chloe
Train"
"That was the only thought that
had entered your mind, up to that
timer" Peter urged gently.
THAT was the only thought ever
had" replied the boy CURLY.
"Ah. And when you arrived here
how does 1t happen that you never
saw your sister or your father?"
II was too late-or at least
thought | was" Rylie leaned for
ward eagerly, now. when | got
back, l could hear the Wedding
March, on the organ. | thought
everything was over"
"Then what did you do?"
There was nothing l could do
The young man shrugged helplessly
You didn't enter the church,"
mo"
"Then where have you been since
the wedding?" Peter intended the
question to sound casual.
Ryley hesitated. clasping and I'M
clasping his hands nervously In his
lap. 1--we just been driving
around" he answered finally.
"But of course you've talked tc
some one who was at the wedding
AT home, perhaps"
mo, | haven't been home" the
youth denied.
Then how did you know jim
Franklin had been killed." This
question shot home like the swift
thrust of q rapler.
Rylie glanced nervously at his ia.
Their. then back to the novelist.
The elder Carmody's knuckles
showed white as he gripped his sons
arm. Il don't like your tone" he in
terrupted, angrily. Don't answer
that question, Son."
~"Carmody," Peter had grown sud
denly stern, "you don't have to an
swer. but IL you don't you are In
very grave danger of being accused
of this murder"
The young man hesitated. AL
right, I'll answer" he said at length
II haven't anything to hide. | should
have told you the whole truth IL
the first place. Calls Shipley tolt
me about it. ! have seen her. | tool
her home from the church."
'But you told US you never got
back to the church until after every
thing was over?" Peter endeavoret
to shake his story.
NO" the youth denied. II sale
that when / got back, | heard the or
gan playing the Wedding March,
and thought everything was over.
was standing across the street, By
my car, and Calls came running
across to me. She asked me tt
take her home"
"0hl And she told you what haC
happened them"
Eyes. | came straight back here
of course"
Cardigan arose abruptly. There's
only one flaw in that" he said
"How could Calls Shipley hav'
known what happened here?"
The young mans face went pale
Involuntarily. he clenched his hands
II guess she knew, just like every
body else knew" he said. His voic'
sounded strangled, far away.
but every one else didn't know,
Cardigan pointed out. There haI
not yet been any announcement
made concerning Franklin's death.
Il guess Calls didn't say Their
had been a murder" the boys voic'
was frantic. "She just said some
thing terrible had happened ant
that the wedding had been post
poned. guess | must have jumps
at conclusions about the murder"
Rather odd, wasn't 1t, that yol
should jump to that kind of con
clusion?"
mo. No, | don't think So" Ryli
brushed the hair back from hi
forehead and swallowed nervously
II don't think 1t was so odd.
would take something very unusua
to stop a wedding, wouldn't it?"
VERY unusual" Peter agreed
"And you had undertaken to stoI
this one"
"You think | did 1t, don't you?
The youth pointed a tremblin
finger at the novelist. you're aC
cusing me of numbering him
That's what these questions amour
to. Do you think I'd have com
back here, II | had been guilty
Wouldn't | have run away?" Hi
voice broke. wouldn't II" Ryli
Carmody gripped the arms of hi
chair. I'm not afraid" he sal
slowly. Il didn't do 1t. You can
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