The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-24
CHAPTER XIV
Introducing the Murderer

we have Identified six of these
seven keys" Peter continued, indicat.
Ing the ring which Kilday was holding
In his hand. zone opens the street
door OF Franklin's apartment building
second opens his apartment; another
fits Choo Choo Trains door. the fourth
opens the door of his general Offices
and the fifth is to his private office.
That's an end Of the large keys. OF
the smaller ones. the first opened his
desk and the last one still remains I'M
identified. Call Milo Dunbar, will you?
! believe he can help us trace this key.
We should have done 1t before. And
unless I'm clear Off the track. we'll
know who the murderer Is when we
succeed IN doing that
Franklin's partner was located at
his office and promised to come Mt once.
4Ask him to bring the key to Frank
Inns private compartment OF the safe,s
Peter interrupted to suggest. We'll
want that. too"
day had replaced the receiver. that
we can definitely abandon the idea
that Franklin maintained n separate
apartment for this woman In blue. IL
he had done so. why doesn't the key
appear ON this ring7 All his other
keys are here. There have been times
have been tempted to abandon this
woman as clue. for this very reason,
and yet she was the motive for the
crime, I'm sure. No other solution fits
the facts. And since I have arrived at
that solution, can see very good rea-
son why Franklin had no key TO her
apartment"
WAS 1t the Shlpley grip Kllday de-
mande |.
I'm sure 1t wasn't She" replied
Peter. I'm their effort to protect
others whom they feared were guilty.
number of people have deceived us.
That has added to our complications
and that's why you have suspected this
girl
At this point the attorney arrived.
Peter Cardigan was still contemplating
the slain mans key-ring when he en-
tered.
did you bring the key"
AHere." Dunbar handed 1t to the
novelist. who compared 1t carefully
with the small, unidentified KEY on the
ring. Ills examination completed, he
reached for the nurses pad on the
table beside him, and scrawled few
hurried notes uDon 1t.
4How does this key fit into the
case?" Kilday Gould no longer restrain
his curiosity.
I'm not sure" Peter directed
glance at his friend.
Here" he handed him the notes he
had just written with that much to
10 on, perhaps you can make Rylie
Carmody talk"
@But I thought you said"
@Never mind what I said before"
Peter replied earnestly. II may have
changed my mind. Look over these
notes and follow instructions.
Kilday shrugged and left the room.
Then you think 1t was Rylie Car
mody, after all?" suggested Milo Dun
bar. Il must confess | don't under
stand how that key had anything to
do with him."
"We'll soon know" Peter replied
shortly.
The attorney walked to the window,
his back to Peter and hummed few
bars Of a tune. Il suppose the theory
Is that young Carmody committed the
murder to prevent Franklin's marriage
to his sister,"
mo. That's no longer the theory.
We now believe that the murderer
killed Franklin because be discovered
he latter's love-affair with the woman
"a blue"
"The woman In bluer Dunbar
and eyed the novelist curl
,usly. That's the mysterious visitor
Franklin had In the sacristy just be-
'ore the crime Have you been able
% identify her?'
"That all depends on Kilday," de-
,lared Cardigan frankly. III his er.
and Is successful. we'll be able to
IDENTIFY her without any further
rouble"