The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-01

ably locate II at the Office IN ths
morning"
"You haven't looked there YET.
thenr
''Not yet"
"And You didn't Hnd anything Ella,
at the apartment anything al all thai
might help rs In our search for thI,
other woman, Mr. DunbarP"
mot q thing. Sergeant You miph,
have look al the apartment though
As matter Of fact . was only look.
Ing for the will . might have over.
looked something that would helm
you"
II don't think you did," the Cetec.
tive replied ruefuIly. "We've already
been there" He offered the key.rinr
for the attorneys inspection. "Can
you Identify any Of these?"
"A couple of them are probably
ONCE keys" Dunbar replied. after q
cursory examination. Il could tell, OF
course, by trying them"
How about the little ones? Do they
look like keys to the files there, or 20
his desk?"
The attorney shrugged. 81 couldn't
say" he admitted. but II you'd like
to try them for yourself"
Il would" declared the detective.
do you object TO going to your Office
with US now?"
Milo Dunbar hesitated. MY wife
isn't WELL" he said, "but n you think
II would really help, Of course I'll
do It."
On the way down In Kildays car.
the detective explained the importance
he attached to the Identification Of
the keys. And another thing" hs
added. TITS quite possible we NAV
find some clue to the identity OF the
woman in blue. If we can locate Fran.
Inns personal Gle. Somewhere, nearly
every one has such q flle-letters they
want TO save-memoranda OF various
natures-all sorts Of things. Women
save programs, and that sort of thing.
With man. it's more apt to be pic
lures. Either may keep letters II
we find Jim Franklin's file, it will be q
big help"
"Jim wasn't much of a hand to keep
such things" said Dunbar. "But wen
see"
II turned out that the attorney was
right. Nowhere In his Office were they
able to find papers of a personal ma.
ture that even limited at helpfulness.
His business correspondence was all
fled, with scrupulous neatness in cab
inets In the anteroom adjoining hIS
Office. The private Office contained
only q desk, several chairs, a tele.
phone stand and an elaborately carved
cellaret, convenient to the desk.
A careful search of the desk yielded
nothing. Peter turned his attention b
the cellaret II was not locked. but
beyond an elaborate array Of liquors
and necessary tumblers, revealing
Franklin's tastes In intoxlcants. II was
devoid of clues.
II looked like stalemate where
else could he file papers Of personal
nature here?" the sergeant asked
vexedly.
TIN afraid we've looked about every.
where" Dunbar glanced searchlngly
about the room.
"How about the safer suggested
the novelist. ''Could Il be theref"
"we only die papers OF rather ~
usual Importance In the safe." Dunbar
demurred. 81 don't think II likely that
we'd nnd what you are looking fCr.
there"
But didn't he have a private com
partment, anywhere In the safer
Peter was reluctant TO admit defeat
"Yes," said the lawyer. "We each
had q compartment In the safe for our
own use. He had q key for his, and
had one for mine. Wait and I'll show
you"
Dunbar searched through the middle
drawer Of his partners desk.
thought saw Jim's keys here" he be-
gan doubtfully. Then he found It. @Aht
This looks like It."
Kilday and Cardigan followed him
into the corridor. which separated the
partners Offices. to large wall sara
The attorney twirled the combination
knob. and presently the heavy door
swung back slowly. BE indicated
smaller door to the novelist.
"That's Jim's compartment Here
you open It." He pressed the key Int
Kilday's hand.
The sergeant was elated. For ID :
subsection of the compartment ns
found evidence that Franklin had ussa
this as his personal die. There were
ietters there. signed 'Choo Choo" 10 2
round immature scrawl But tnefs
was no hint here Of any other wcnas
nothing that would help In the ioenF
6cation OF Franklin's mysterious w
itor In the study that afternoon. bo.
Peter and the detective were dIsaF
pointed.