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

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81 gather that you have come TO the
conclusion that jealousy was the mo-
tive for the crimP?"
"Yes. Either jealousy or revenge.
In his relationship with this woman,
Franklin betrayed a trusted friend and
that friend committed the murder. IL
my theory works out And IL must
work out, Mr.. Dunbar" continued
Peter with conviction. Its the only
theory that fits all the facts"
"Tm interested" Dunbar took a
chair beside the he'd I'D like to hear
the whole story. Can't you take me
into your confidence? Remember,
Franklin was my partner"
''When Kilday comes back" promised
the novelist. HE won't be long"
MAY I see those keys?" The at
torney extended his palm. I'm curl
Gus to know what they had to do
with IL. Why did you ask me to bring
the key to Franklin's compartment OF
the safe? What does young Carmody
have to do with that key?"
"The keys?" Cardigan stared about
him blankly. ''They were here a mo-
ment ago. must have dropped them"
"Yes," declared Dunbar evenly,
"You must have dropped them-into
Kflday's hand. You're lying to me,
Cardigan. Why did you give those
keys to Kilday? Why did you write
him that note? What did you have to
say that you didn't want me to hearf"
Peter smiled into the angry mans
eyes, his hand sliding stealthily. al
most fmperceptibly toward the bell
cord on the table beside his bed. 81
believe I mentioned Rylfe Carmody,"
he was sparring for time.
"onIy to throw me of the track"
retorted Dunbar "Kilday didn't know
what you were talking about when you
mentioned him."
Then. for the first time noticing
Cardigan's cautious reach for the ben,
he forestalled IL with deft jerk
of his elbow that sent the small table
careening and Knocked the ben cord
to the floor. ....s
"Then was right" he said shortly.
"You win-again." declared the nov
elist. HIS alert glance intently study
ing the attorneys expression. my
luck was just as bad the other night
at your Office"
Before replying, Dunbar locked the
door.
"I' suspected you had guessed when
you wrote that note to Kilday," the
lawyer admitted calmly. 'How did
you do tit" His eyes, slightly blood
shot, returned the novelist's steady
gaze.
"You LETT a very plain trail" de-
clared the latter. -0nce It was dis
covered, we couldn't miss The only
difficulty was that there were so many
trails, partly due TO your efforts, that
yours was obscured. We knew Frank
lin was killed by some one he knew
intimately, otherwise he would have
warned Royce. who was only few
feet away 1.-THE murderer carried Frank
Inns own revolver the murderer called
Choo Choo Train and Initiated Fletch-
er's voice. In telling her to go to the
church; the murderer could not have
been I'm the church; proper, at the
time the crime was committed, but he
had to be on the ground.
sThe woman I'm blue must have been
the motive. because the guilty person
took such active steps to remove all
clues to. her identity. and, In conclu-
sion, Franklin's apartment was
searched; not once; but twice, and ]
was attacked In your Office. Only one
person. answers all these descriptions
Mr.. Dunbar That Is you.
"Royce looked for you at the church
but couldn't find you out In front. for
the very simple reason that you weren't
there. Franklin kept that revolver at
his office. After searching elsewhere,
there was no other conclusion we could
reach. You were the only person who
had. access 10, It there. You were In
great haste to- search your partners
apartment, Immediately after his death
You told Fletcher you were looking
for a will. But you and I know You
were there TO destroy any eyfdence
which might identify the woman IN
blue as your wife. before the police
arrived. You didn't find Ii then. and
were anxious for another opportunity
10. conduct the search when Fletcher
wasn't present. AT the first oppor
tunity, that's exactly what You did
and that's when, picked up your
trail, although even then I didn't real
lie who. my quarry was. You used
key you found In your wife's posses
sion to. enter thar apartment. Remem
Der, too. that my assailant must have
had key to enter your Office. Tht
trail was plain from the first, and yor
are the only one who fits the descrip
ton. In every detail.'
Dunbar, head on one side, lips
pursed judicieusly. had the manner o
Judge weighing evidence. "All yer.
plausible" he nodded his head. 4Bu