The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-05-24

"I'm Sorry" She Said. "The Pa
psrs Said You Were Seriously
Hurt
How about 80. Miss Trainf Do Jon
care for men who llmpf"
II adore them" declared the actress
swiftly. II detest men who either
walk. act or talk just like every one
else" But she was obviously at
loss as to how to continue the con-
versation and turned abruptly TO XII
day with the question. ''why did you
send for met"
"You have key to Franklin's apart.
ment. I want to see It."
The actress searched in her purse
and produced the key.
Without saying a word. Kilday care
fully compared Il with the other key
In his possession. the one on Frank
Inns key-ring. II was Identical
"This Is the only key he gave you.
isn't IT." he asked
"Yes."
miss Train, has this key been In
your possession all the time since
Frankiin's deathf"
"why. yes. of course"
blow can you be 30 suref inquired
Peter "Where did you keep the key.
Miss Train7"
Choo Choo looked AZ him In be-
wilderment. sOf course rm sure" she
replied. 81 always kept Il In my purse.
This morning. when Sergeant Kilday
telephoned. looked Immediately. It
was there where had always kept IT.
Unless the murderer had taken the
key and then returned II again. with.
out her knowledge. Il seemed obvious
that n had never been out Of her pos
session. Apparently this was another
Of the many false trails they had en-. /.
countered since the beginning Of this
investigation
$50 there was q fourth Key" Peter
unused aloud. after the actress had de-
parted. 1.-THE woman In blue had it
Sergeant. and passed II on TO the murss
derer. Evidently he was fust await
ing his chance TO search the apart
ment and when he saw Fletcher leave.
admitted himself and turned the place
upside down."
Then II must have been Rylie Car.
mody instead of Spears" growled Kill
day. "He fits into all our clues, Peter"
ST." declared Cardigan. "Callis Ship
lev IL the woman In blue. then Rylie
II our man. Somehow. I can't picture
her in an Illicit relationship with
Franklin. and having q key TO bis
apartment. Yet. if Rylie Is guilty, he
obtained the fourth key from some one.
And what other woman Ia he interest
ed in7 or course. that's taking n for
granted that the other key belonged
to a woman. Who else would have
had such a key?" he subsidized into
another reverie.
There's one thing you're overlook.
ing. Peter" said Kilday. "Why won't
young Carmody talk? he says he had
an appointment In westport at nine
O'Clock. But he won't say who he was
supposed to meet there. and he won't
tell us why he gave our detective the
slip Obviously. he never met anyone
at westport. he claims Il was on &C
count OF the accident or course.
think otherwise. But if he were al
innocent as he pretends. wouldn't he at
least tell us these thingsi I believe he
would"
.why not have him over herer sug
gested Peter. "You said before that
you wished could have questioned
him. Give me q chance"
The sergeant reached for the tele
phone. "Now you're talking" he said.
Talk to him for Eve minutes and
you'll be as sure OF his guilt as am"
He telephoned instructions to bring
Rylie Carmody to the hospital imme-
diately.
But IL Peter hoped to CLEAN more In.
formation from the young man than
had the detective, he was doomed to
disappointment
II don't see that Il matters who
was going to meet" declared the young
man impatiently "My accident pre-
vented me from keeping the appoint.
ment"
"Still sticking to the accident story,
chr" Kilday commented derisively. IF
you haven't anything to hide, why