The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-25
CHAPTER w
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Seeking a Woman in Blue

II was still early when kilday and
Cardigan quilted Bulls club.
what do you think?' KiIday de.
Hirfr1ed as they waited for their car,
Peter shrugged. Hes only telling
what he wants to tell. There's no
WAY OF knowing when Bulls left that
room. When Ambrose Carmody raped.
Franklin made him walt before adj
Putting him. There must have been
rSmn one there. who had time to leave
ly fhe rear door before Carmody en-
tered. II it was Bulls. he could have
vefred until Carmody left and then
crme back. Or. Of course, 1t may have
nfen the woman In blue who returned.
y IL possible 1t was both. am only
FIRE Of one thing. Some one was
ther~ or Franklin wouldn't have kept
Fv. Carmody waiting"
End how about Choo Choo Train7
AN Calls Shipley7 They both Wis
Fec the yestry after Carmody."
= don't know about Choo Choo." re-
flie~ the novelist YEARLY. +As for the
ofhe~ girl. she never entered the
stuoy. Royce declares he raped on
the door, and Franklin replied that
yo-lhg Carmody wasn't there. AS far
AZ we know, that's all Miss Shipley
lad to do with IT..
E~ldny paused In the lighting OF a
new cigar. Except that she drove
tomp with Rylie Carmody and lied to
rs about it. And knew that Jim
Franklin was killed. but can't explain
how she knew It. And" he brandished
the stogy for further emphasis why
dill she run around there looking for
Eylie carmody In the first placer I'm
not SO sure" he added. that she Isn't
this blond woman In the blue dress
tnat Doctor Alternately saw. He may
moi be telling the truth about that"
10 minister"
Even ministers are human" the ser
geent retorted I'm not saying he
hid anything to do with 1t, But II he
knows this girl so well, he may have
mistaken Idea OF chivalry and be
trsng to protect her"
hut Peter still was not convinced.
''If It had been Calls Shlnlev wouldn't
nuLas have Identified her from the pic.
ture In the newspapers"
-afaybe Maybe not. / think you
answered that question Yourself bit
ago Perhaps Rnllis doesn't want to
identify the woman he saw In the
study because she heard all that
passed between him and Franklin.
fc's entirely possible she knows too
rueh. No-o-o. Peter. we're not through
s'th this girl yet, by any means. Nor
fifth Bulls. either" And then, more
70 himself than to his companion, he
added, I'D like to be watching those
s~n. the first time they meet"
Because both Calls Shlpley and
Pyle Carmody had referred to Web
Ser Spears as the man who had been
-sle source OF Information regarding
thoo Choo Train, 1t was decided that
s3ey would question him next. And
here a surprise awaited them.
The Spears home was a private
house, the last to linger In a neigh.
borhood Of apartment buildings which
lowered around 1t. AT the curb be-
. fore 1t, two cars were parked, a road
gter and sedan. This particularly
attracted their attention. because IL
was necessary for them to park In
front of the apartment house next
door
1--WE want to see Mr.. Webster
Spears" Kilday Informed the butler
who answered his ring.
I'm very sorry, sir. Mr. Spears is
busy. He cannot be disturbed
I'm sorry. too" said the detective
exhibiting his badge In the palm OF
his hand. This Is once he'll have to
be disturbed"
After q wait OF several minutes, dur
Ing which Kilday tersely summarized
the evidence as 1t touched this man,
Spears entered the room. Not more
than twenty-five, he was of that slen-
der build which emphasized the nicely
of his grooming. His features, nodded