The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01

FORE you fell In love with Hyne Car
modyT
mo" She frowned impatiently.
aAnd how about Jim franklin
| How well did you know him, Miss
Shipley7"
Peter could not be sure whether the
/ girls surprise were real or feigned.
~ only knew him very slightly" she
retorted. 'sThe first time ever met
him was after he was engaged to Doris
Carmody."
The sergeant digested this In silence
Then, abandoning his cigar, he ex-
tracted a cigarette from a smooth sill
yer case and offered one to the girl.
"Wil, you have a cigarette, Miss Ship
ley?"
mo. thanks"
"Have a look at the case. anyway,
won't your Perhaps you can tell us
where you have seen 1t before"
The girl examined the case care
fully. I'm sorry" she said. handing
1t back. II don't think can be OF any
help. I've never seen 1t before"
i Peter thought he detected note OF
relief In her voice as she added, 1T
isn't Rylle's. I'm sure of that. He
carries one which / gave him."
Kllday placed 1t carefully back on
the desk. The finger prints on that
case soon would be matter OF record.
"And now"-he turned again to the
girl-"you may as well know that you
haven't deceived me, Miss Shipley.
You say you haven't seen Web
Spears since he left the church yes
terday. I know that you were at his
house last night. You were there
when we called. and he denied 1t.
, Yesterday you attempted to deceive
us about riding from the church with
| Rylie until you discovered that we
knew the truth. Now you try the
same trick again, but 1t won't work
this time, either.
nd advise you to come clean. What
were You doing at Spears house last
night, II he doesn't mean anything te
7 you? Why have you changed your
{ story regarding what Spears said as
he left the church, Are you ready tc
tell me the truth now7
Just who are you trying to protect
In this AFFAIR."" Kllday demanded
"Ryle Carmody or Webster Spearsg
"There Is nothing between Webster
Spears and me-" the girl retorted an
grlly. The flush OF her cheeks almos
matched the cherry shade of her lips
I'm not accustomed to being talked
to In this way"
I'm not used to having otherwise
charming young ladies lie to me
either the detective replied ironically
"Are you going to answer my cues
tion?"
The girl was silent
.All right, Til answer 1t for you.
declared Kilday webster Spears
the man you're trying to protect now
Last night 1t was Ryle Carmody. An
III tell you why.
Last night You knew that Jir
Franklin was murdered and that Ryli
Carmody had sworn to stop the wet
ding. You knew that. because he toll
you so, when he phoned you that
couldn't meet you You we're afrai
he was guilty because you hadn't see
him at the church at the time tn
crime was committed He had prol
ably told you about his quarrel wit
Franklin, back there In the study. Fl
had the motive and he had the oppo
tunity. You had right to be worrie
about him. And so you deceived m
!, or tried to, about riding home from II
= church with him. because you dldn
: want us to suspect that he had bee
!, anywhere near there when Franklin WI
- killed. 1t never occurred to you, the
!. that Webster Spears was involve
!. You were only thinking of Rylle. ar
!. so you told us what Spears said as
left the church.
l. sBut after we left you last night"
a fine sergeant sat hunched forward
his chair, his relentless glance new
= moving from the girls face-"y,
nj f0UIlU out. SDllSitbNs iihl " rbsl
- Spears was the murderer | won't a
!. YOU how. wouldn't expect you to t,
40 me the truth. But you found OF
And Haw- xnu,re Just ms anxious to .nI
~ tect him ms you were to protect t
man you told lis you loved Wha
y. the answer? What Is Spears to yo
ne Why should he have wanted to
Franklin? Was 1t because he W
still in love with Doris Carmody hi
4. self? That's what | thought Mt fir
H. Now I'm not so sure. Perhaps he "
-. telling us the truth when he said II
a.. was all over now. Perhaps you're I
!. one he loved And" here Kid
80 thumped his knee significantly, :"
~ find out, Miss Shipley. You've area
discovered that know more than y
~, think I do. If I were you. Id abb
"a decide that now was the time to
hat the truth--all the truth. What do
think about it,"
rlv 'What do you want me to tell yo'
,lsa Calls Shipley asked quietly.
ID II want to know what there was
md tween you and Jim franklin