Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-28
CHAPTER xiIl-contlnued

acros her lips. Don't say any
thing about Westport," he cautioned
her In a whisper.
The byplay had not escaped Car
digan's attention. I'm glad you
came, Miss Shlpley," he said. 81
was just trying to get Rylie to tell
me about his appointment to meet
you at Westport the other after
noon"
He hesitated, waiting for an an
swer, but the girl only faced him
silently, her hand clutching Rylle's
desperately.
"You did have an appointment
with him. didn't youT' prompted
the novelist gently.
Leave her out Of this" cried the
boy. "She had nothing to do with
1t. Leave her out, | tell you"
Peter ignored the command. Try
lie seems to think 1t would involve
you In this unpleasant affair II he
told us about 1t, Miss %Shlpley." he
continued. "He Is making q mis-
take. II there is a way for him to
explain his movements that after.
noon, he should do 1t, by all
means"
Don't listen to him, Calls" The
young man clutched her arm and
shook 1t fercely. Don't tell him
anything"
BE quiet, you," growled Kilday.
"What Is 1t you want to known"
Calls asked Peter.
"The same day that I was at
tackled In Franklin's Office" Peter
explained, "Rylie Carmody gave the
detective that was following him
the slip. Late that evening he had
a wreck about ten miles from West
port. It is important that we know
where he went and what he did,
between the time the detective last
saw him and the hour Of that
wreck. The only explanation he
has offered for his presence In that
neighborhood Is that he had an en-
gagement at Westport. But he per-
sistently refuses to tell us whom
he expected to meet there. Was II
you"
The girl glanced first at the ov-
elist, then at Rylie Carmody.
Don't say anything, Calls" the
latter pleaded. They'll just try
TO drag you into It."
She hesitated a moment longer.
There's nothing for us to conceal,
ts there, Rylie? | think I'd better
tell them"
Peter wondered II the girl were
preparing to deceive him again.
"He was coming to meet me-" she
said.
"Wha time did he get there7"
Peter asked sharply.
"He had an accident" declared
the girl. HE never got there"
Don't tell me that" Kilday ex-
claimed truculently. "He met you
there, all right. And you gave him
the key to Franklin's apartment"
Rylie Carmody made a lunge at
the detective. what do you mean?"
he snarled. His face was white and
drawn with impotent fury as the
officer grasped his wrist.
The young man struggled inef-
fectually. "You had no right to ask
her that. It's absurd. Calls scarce
ly knew Franklin"
"Rylie is right" declared the girl
grayely. Il scarcely knew Mr..
Franklin. | met him for the first
time only a few weeks ago, at a
party given In honor of Doris"
"And you didn't have such a key?'
"Never. I've never been to the
apartment. | don't know where
1t is"
Miss Shipley," Peter took up the
questioning, suppose you tell us
why you planned to meet this young
man at Westport the other eve
ning?"
There is very little to tell. was
going to meet him there at nine
O'Clock. But on account of the ac-
cident, of course, he couldn't get
there"
"Why didn't he meet you at your
homer Why Westport2"
Calls frowned. He had another
appointment" she replied hest
family. HE knew 1t was going to
take him some time, and we thought
we'd save time by meeting there"
HE didn't tell you what this
other appointment was, did he?"
Peter pursued the point, and when
she did not answer promptly he re-
peated the question.
Still she hesitated.
Perhaps" the novelist suggested,
you would feel more free in telling
us why you planned to go to Mar
tins Cover"
This time the girl answered
promptly. I'VE wanted to get away
for a few days, where we'd have o
chance to forget about the murder
Perhaps the fact that Rylie was
being followed by a detective had
something to do with your decision
Kilday put In.
did you know that he was be.
ing followed?" Peter asked In q
kindlier tone.
"We couldn't help knowing It" re
piled the girl. 1.-THE man followed