Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-10

"i'm Just the Woman In the Case"
simply. IF you were a woman.
you might understand. I'd never
been to a wedding like that. And
then, you see. Jim Franklin was my
man. That made a big difference,
too.
"Oh, OF course" she hurried on to
say, II could not have stood out In
front with the crowd. But ! want
ed to see the whole thing-wanted
a grandstand seat. After all, that
wasn't such a lot to ask"
II see." Peter thought he did
see. "And Franklin didn't want you
to be there. Was that it?"
The woman nodded her head.
"Then how did you happen to gof
You must have discussed this with
Franklin, before the wedding, didn't
your
Eyes, we had talked about 1t, of
course. Jim couldn't understand
why | should want to go, unless 1t
was just to humiliate him. There
were q lot of things he couldn't I'M
derstand about me, | guess"
"But just the same you went, yes
terday."
YES, | went. But he asked me
to, or at least, | thought he did.
Yesterday afternoon, Fletcher
that's Jim's man-servant-phoned to
say that Jim had changed his mind,
and | went"
But when you arrived" Peter
continued. remembering the story
that Nick Royce had told, Franklin
was angry. Evidently he was not
expecting you. Is that correct?'
The actress nodded reluctantly. II
went to the side entrance. just like
Fletcher told me to. Jim was stand
Ing just inside. Nick Royce was
there, too.
"'What are you doing here, Choe
ChooY Jim said. I thought / told
you to stay away from here
Yes. but ! got your message
/ told him.
"'What messenger Jim demanded.
II was easy to see how angry he
was.
"And then of course | told him
about Fletcher's telephone message,
and he was angrier than ever. He
told me | was lying. After that, |
lost my temper, too, I guess. We
were talking pretty loud, both of
US, because Nick stopped US. He
said he was afraid they could hear
us Inside the church. What do you
! want to do, stop the wedding?' Nick
| said.
"'That's exactly what she'd like
to do Jim said. But he knew bet
ter than that. | wasn't trying to
stop the wedding"
"But after that you went into the
study, didn't you?" Peter made no
attempt to disguise his interest.
1--WE went into the room behind
the one we were In" replied the
actress guardedly. I'm not sure
whether 1t was the study or not
what happened them"
Nothing. Jim swore that he
hadn't told Fletcher to telephone
me. He said somebody was just
trying to play him a dirty trick. BY
that time, guess | had cooled off 9
little, too, because | finally prom.
lsed to come on home, and I left
That's the last l saw Of jim"
How did you leave? The way
you came?"
mo, l went out a door at the
back"
"Why?" This time it was Kilday
who asked.
Because Jim asked me to. he
was afraid might be seen If | left
by way of the side door"
The detective pulled the key-rine
from his pocket, bouncing 1t In hIi
palm, where the actress might sec 1t
These were Franklin's," he said
Does n OF them ct this apart
mentT'
He had a key. / suppose til
there"
MIND II | try it?"
Choo Choo shrugged. Mice o.
you to ask" she said. There wal
a trace of bitterness In her voice
I've already told you he had q key
I'm not hiding anything"
fTo BE OoNTrNUED.l