Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-31

anything TO you? Why have 20
changed your story regarding wha
Spears said as he left the church
Are you ready TO tell me the trutl
now?
"Just who are you trying TO pre-
tect In this AFFAIR."" Kilday demand
ed. 'Rylie Carmody or Webste
Spears?"
There Is nothing between Web
ster Spears and me-" the girl retort
ed angrily. The flush of her cheek
almost matched the cherry shade o
her lips I'm not accustomed Il
being talked 10 In this way"
I'm not used 10 having otherwis,
charming young ladies lie TO me
either" the detective replied iron
lcally. Are you going to answer
my question:"
The girl was silent.
"All right, I'll answer 1t for YOU
declared Kilday. webster Spear:
is the man you're trying to protect
now. Last night 1t was Rylie Car,
mody. And I'll tell you why.
last night you knew that jim
Franklin was murdered and that
Rylie Carmody had sworn to stop
the wedding. You knew that, be-
cause he told you so, when he
phoned you that he couldn't meet
you. You were afraid he was guilty
because you hadn't seen him at the
church at the time the crime was
committed. He had probably told
you about his quarrel with Frank.
lin, back there In the study. He
had the motive and he had the OBJ
p%ortunity. You had a right to be
worried about him. And so you de-
te1yed me, or tried TO, about riding
home from the church with him, be-
cause you didn't, want US to suspect
that he had been anywhere near
there when Franklin was killed. II
never occurred to you. then. that
Webster Spears was involved. You
were only thinking of Rylie, and so
you told me what Spears said as he
left the church.
But after we left you last
~nlght"-the sergeant sat hunched
forward in his chair, his relentless
glance never moving from the girls
face-"you found out, somehow,
that Webster Spears was the muir
derer. I won't ask you how.
wouldn't expect you to tell me the
truth. But you found out And
now you're just as anxious to pro
tect him as you were to protect the
man you told US you loved. What's
the answer? What is Spears to
you? Why should he have wanted
to kill Franklin? Was 1t because
he was still in love with Doris Car
mody himself? That's what
thought at first. Now I'm not so
sure. Perhaps you're the one he
loved. And" here Kilday thumped
his knee significantly, I'm find out,
Miss Shipley. You've already dis
covered that | know more than you
think I do. If / were you, I'd about
decide that now was the time to tell
the truth-all the truth. What do
you think about it?"
what do you want me to tell
your Calls Shipley asked quietly.
II want to know what there was
between you and Jim franklin"
The girl stiffened
1--WE told you that | only knew
Mr.. Franklin very casually. Web
ster Spears and / are good friends,
nothing more. / believe | was more
than frank" declared the girl
angrily, when I told you that l am
in love with Rylie Carmody. After
that, the rest of your questions are
In very poor taste, to say the least
"And that's all you have to say?'
There's nothing else left to say"
retorted the girl. Now may | go2'
Kilday scowled. He was evident
ly at a loss as to how to proceed
further with his questioning. "All
right" he declared reluctantly, you
may go, but" he repeated the In
structions he had previously given
Webster Spears about remaining
within reach. "We'l probably want
another talk with you, later" he
added.
The minute the girl had left, an
assistant announced the arrival OF
Daniel Bulls. The sergeant's sur
prise was apparent as he looked W
at the politician whose bulk filled
the doorway.
Come in, Mr.. Bulls. What car
| do for you this morningf"
Bulls smiled with his lips, while
his eyes darted inquisitlvely about
the room. "You sent q man fol
my 1nger-prints," he declared
"Why?"
"Finger-printsT" Kilday affected