The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-05-31


him about the actress, First Spears
denied that. Now he admits making
the call. Some one telephOned ChoO
Choo and told her to be at the church.
Spears still denies he did that. but i
don't know whether to believe him
or not
''He left the church, just before the
murder, inquiring about Rylie Car.
mody and declaring that If he were
there. there wouldn't be any wedding.
later be denied making that remark
but we've since been able to prove that
he did. That night Calls Shipley Wis
tied Spears home Both she and
Spears denied that visit, at first Now
they both admit it. The girl told US
what Spears said when he left the
church. Then she denied it. Now
she admits it," .-S....
The detective was restlesSly pacing
the floor as he summed up the case.
"YOu can't, tell me innocent people
were trying to deceive us this way.
That isn't natural They had some
thing to conceal What was it? WE'LL"
he smiled significantly, spears had q
motive for the crime and he can't ac-
count for his time at the hour it was
committed. ... . -5>
"Then take Rylie Carmody. He ad.
mits trying to stop the wedding, after
Spears told him about the actress. We
know he quarreled with Franklin in
the study. He left. but we know he
came back. because Calls Shipley rode
home with him Either the girl told
him there had been murder or he
already knew 1t, apparently, when he
returned to the church. If she told
him. how did she know? If she didn't
tell him, how did he know? Then he
gives detective the slip in time to
search Franklin's apartment and attack
you in that Office" He shrugged. "Oh.
I know we don't have any proof of
that-yet. But he escaped in time to
do 1t, and he can't give good reason
for shaking my detective the way he
did. He turns up with an alibi full
of holes, and tries to explain his bat
tered appearance by telling us he was
in an automobile accident. Huh, I've
got enough on both of these birds to
send them to the chair, and one of
them will talk before he takes the trip.
The fear of that is the best cure for a
silent tongue know"
But. Kilday-" Peter began
"Oh. know. You're going to hand
me that theory that Spears couldn't
have taken the dagger from the wall
at least not while he was struggling
with Franklin. WE'LL perhaps he
couldn't, but maybe he slipped in there
and got the knife before Franklin saw
him. Maybe 1t was Rylie. He's taller.
There are a lot of things that don't
fit yet. and that may be one of them.
But they'll all fit before I'm through"
"That wasn't what was going to
say" Peter again interrupted. IF
either Rylie or Web Spears committed
this crime. the motive seems to be
obvious It was to keep Franklin from
marrying Doris Carmody. And If that
was the motive. why should either of
them have visited Franklfn's apart
ment or office? I can't make that fit"
"Not unless Calls Shipley Is the
woman in blue you've been talking
about" Kilday persisted doggedly.
"But she isn't" exclaimed Peter.
I'm sure of that. Think back, Kill
day. Our woman In blue went there
to prevent the wedding. Dan Bulls
heard part of her conversation with
Franklin. She only consented to leave
the church after Franklin promised
her that his marriage was going to
make no difference in their relation
ship. If Bulls told us the truth about
that conversation, and see no reason
why he shouldn't. then that woman is
heartbroken over the murder. Does
Calls Shipley act or look like woman
who is grieving over Franklin's death?
Not to me, she doesn't. Her one
thought, throughout the whole affair,
has been for Rylie Carmody. No, she
Is not the woman In blue. And II she
isn't, then say Rylie had no reason
for visiting that apartment. have
another reason for being convinced
Il THAT lie ISL tHS Ludh Will WhOAu
struggled In the apartment. A few
minutes ago, the boy lunged at you,
here, in a rage over question asked
of Miss Shipley. You caught him by
the wrists and held him, easily. am
sure you couldn't have done that with
the man l ran up against the other
night. That fellow was far more power.
full. Whatever doubt fingered In my mind
about Carmody's innocence was dis.
PEELED then. He is innocent. I'm a
sure of 1t as I am of this broken leg
Of mine, and It's paining me lot"
sIf we accept this theory OF yours
| II looks as though we're farther from
solution than ever" complained XII
day. He drew moodily on his stogy
aYou've made a good point" he ad
mitted, shut II we follow your Leaf
we're right back where we started.
i - loft