The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-15

avoided hearing them II they were
quarreling."
perhaps not, under ordinary cir
cumstances." Doctor Alternately agreed.
@But the organ was playing, inside
the church. could tell they were
quarreling. however. I could hear the
woman's voice, raised shrilly, from
time to time. But I could not dis
tinguish what was heing said"
.And then what happened?" Peter
Cardigan prompted.
"Then Daniel Bulls came in. through
the side door of the sacristy. Where's
Jim franklin he asked me. I told
him he was In the study but could
not be disturbed. Yon see the woman
was still In there"
"And Bulls waited for him?"
.No." The rector leaned forward
earnestly. "Bullis swore. He said,
Franklin can't put me off any longer
and walked on into the study without
knocking"
"What did you hear then?"
81 heard nothing more inside the
study. / had just decided to inform
Mr.. Carmody concerning the quarrel.
when Mr.. Royce came back"
where had you been. Roycef" XIII
day wheeled quickly to the newspa-
per man.
"Out In the vestibule Of the church,
looking for Milo Dunbar" replied
Royce.
.For met" Dunbar looked at the
editor inquisitively.
"Jim wanted you to do him Ia
vor," Nick explained.
"We'll come to that later" Kilday
interrupted impatiently. "When you
got back here to the sacristy, did You
see Bulls, or hear anything Of his quar-
rel with franklin"
'sNo."
slow about the woman In bluef
Did you see herr Was that Choo Choo
Train?"
"No, didn't see her. But IL
couldn't haS e been Choo Choo," Royce
was quite positive. Choo Choo en-
tered later, from the outside door.
I'm sure she hadn't been here before.
because Jun was surprised to zee
her"
And you never saw the woman in
blue?"
Nick shook his head. "Both she and
Bulls must have left by the back door.
This Is the flrst / had heard Of either
Of them"
Didn't Doctor Alternately say any
thing about them" Kilday persisted.
Royce meditated, frownlng. mo. he
never mentioned them. remember he
did say, This is the strangest we'd
ding ever saw didn't know he
was referring to these visitors. how
ever"
Doctor alternately leaned forward
quickly. "Tell them what you said. In
reply to that, Mr.. Royce" he urged.
II don't remember-what did sayf'
inquired Royce.
'You said" the rector's face flushed
with sincerity. SIT may be stranger,
before it's over"
.Yes," Nick smiled II remembes
saying that now"
"Just what did you think was going
to be 30 strange, Roger Sergeant
Kilday was quick to follow up the
new lead.
Royce hesitated. THAT gets back 10
the reason Jim asked me to 20 ont In
front and ind Milo Dunbar" he began
slowly. "And to Rylie Carmody's
quarrel with him. just after we ar
rived here"
Ibid you hear that quarrelT
sNo. Jim told me about Il. Doctor
Alternately was here when Rylie came,
though. He can verify that part
Of It."
The rector nodded, reluctantly. It
seemed to Peter.
'It was about twenty minutes to
four" Royce continued. "Rylie drove
up to the side Of the church in q
roadster, and came In here demanding
to see Franklin alone. He was beside
himself with anger.
Doctor Alternately invited him to
use his study. He and Jim were In
there about two minutes. Then Rylie
rushed out. He didn't stop to speak
to either the doctor or me. He left
the church very hurriedly and drove
of In his car. watched him from
the door. there"
"But you say Franklin told you
about this quarrel?"
'Yes. Immediately afterward, he
called me into the study and ex-
plaiEed that some one had told Rylie
about his affair with Choo Choo
Train. The boy had come to demand
an explanation. Jim had told him the
truth: There was nothing else to do"
Royce left his chair and walked
restlessly about the room as he con-
tinued his story. SIT seems that Rylie
demanded to know II the affair had
ended. Jim made the mistake Of try
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