Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-17

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man / love? Dan Bulls Is your
man, | tell you"
Yes. You've said that before"
the novelist nodded. "We'll take
care of Mr.. Bulls. But some peo-
Pile don't think Franklin was killed
by a man, Miss Train. They be
lieve a woman killed him, and that
the motive was jealousy"
you're crazy I" Choo Choo stared
at him angrily. THAT means me,
Of curse, and how do you figure
I'd have done a thing like that? In
the first place, l couldn't get away
with it. Everybody knew how | felt
about Jim. But you're overlooking
a bigger bet than that. / loved him.
Why would | murder the man /
loved? That doesn't make sense"
IF you thought you were losing
him, 1t would make sense, all right"
Kilday INTERCEPTED.
But I've told you / wasn't losing
him"
Forget about the wedding for a
minute" Cardigan invited. He rose
and strobe about the room aimless-
ly, but his eyes never left the wom-
an who sat upon the bed.
Have another cigarette, Miss
Train?" The sergeant offered his
case, a smooth silver one
Cardigan, watching. knew this
was Kilday's ruse to obtain the
woman's finger-prints.
Thanks" The actress lighted ii
from the ember In the ash-tray be-
side her.
you've been reading these ac-
| counts of the murder" Cardigan In
dicated the newspapers beside the
bed. did you notice anything
there that sounded strange, Miss
TrainT"
Plenty" replied the actress. I'll
looked like half of New York came
around there to see Jim. just be.
fore the wedding. They make II
! sound like he was %quarreling with
all Of them, too"
Including yourself" said Kilday
"Yes," the actress admitted. "in
Guiding me-"
1T seems to me you have over
looked one of those callers" Pete
continued. Il mean the woman IL
the blue dress"
Choo Choo looked at him through
narrowed eyes. who was she?'
That's what I'm asking you,
said Peter.
She shrugged silk-clad shoulders
How should | know? | didn't SCI
anybody there In a blue dress"
Nobody else knows who she was
either, Miss Train" declared tn
novelist. I'VE can't find anyone VIII
ever saw her before. We only know
that she was jealous of Jim Frank
lin-that She"
"Jealous?" Then the actres
leaned back, more calmly. what |
this? Are you trying to trick me
some way?"
Peter shook his head. There
no trick to It." he replied simply
Apparently, this was another won
an that loved Franklin. She though
she had some claim on him, ev
IDENTIFY. In fact" Peter was remen
bering the story Daniel Bulls ha
+, told of the scene in the study, Ssh
threatened to ruin him, If he wer
7 ahead with the wedding. Are 20
still sure you don't know who this
j woman WASP"
Choo Choo studied the novelist
: face. Are you telling me IL
TRUTH" she demanded. rs Thu
what she said?"
~ believe that is exactly WIFI
g she said"
And then what did Jim say?" IL
d actress questioned eagerly. did
a let her get away with it?"
Peter shrugged. HE promise
9 her that everything was going
be all right, l believe"
L "Sayl" Choo Choo was sittil
a erect, her eyes stormy. why dor
O.. you question herr II this Is straigi
o she's the n you are looking fol
Then she relaxed against the p
II lows. But that isn't on the levei
Her voice had gone fiat. IF 1t We
y you wouldn't be wasting your tir
here"
Perhaps 1t isn't wasted" So
IS Peter. perhaps you are the We
re person who can tell US where +,
81 may find this woman In blue"
II The actress did not answer, b
her eyes watched the novelist
~ guardedly.
Suppose you have told us {
It. truth, as far as you have gonI