The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-01
The Wedding
March Murder
CHAPTER w
Seeking a Woman in Blue

Seeking Woman in Blue
1t was still early when kilday and
Cardigan quilted Bulls club.
sWhat do you think?" Kilday de-
manded, as they waited for their car.
Peter shrugged. Hes only telling
what he wants to tell There's no
way of knowing wien Bulls left that
room When Ambrose Carmody raped,
Franklin made him wait before adj
Knitting him. There must have been
some one there. who had time to leave
by the rear door before Carmody en-
tered. If 1t was Bulls, he could have
waited until Carmedy left and then
come back. Or, of course, 1t may have
been the woman In blue who returned.
1t is possible it was both. am only
sure of one thing. Some one was
there or Franklin wouldn't have kept
Mr.. Carmody waiting"
"And how about Choo Choo Train7
And Calls Shipley? They both Wis
ited the vestry after Carmody."
II don't know about Choo Choo," re-
piled the novelist YEARLY. GAS for the
other girl, she never entered the
study. Royce declares he raped on
the door, and Franklin replied that
young Carmody wasn't there. As far
as we know, that's all Miss Shipley
had to do with it."
Kilday paused in the lighting of
new cigar. Except that she drove
home with Rylie Carmody and lied to
rs about it. And knew that Jim
Franklin was killed, but can't explain
how she knew 1t. And" he brandished
the stogy for further emphasis, why.
did she run around there looking for
Rylie Carmody in the first place? I'm
not so sure" he added, that she isn't
the blond woman In the blue dress
that Doctor Alternately saw. He may
not be telling the truth about that"
Peter laughed. doctor Alternately
Il minister
seven ministers are human" the ser
geant retorted "Pm not saying he
had anything to do with 1t. But If he
knows this girl so well, he may have
q mistaken idea of chivalry and be
trying to protect her."
But Peter still was not convinced.
eff 1t had been Calls Shipley, wouldn't
Bulls have identified her from the pic
ture in the newspaper
Maybe, Maybe not. / think you
answered that question yourself a BIT
ago. Perhaps Bulls doesn't want to
identify the woman he saw in the
study because she heard all that
IAkv III
It's entirely possible she knows too
much No-o-o, Peter. we're not through
with this girl yet. by any means. Nor
with Bulls, either" And then. more
to himself than to his companion, he
added. "I'd like to be watching those
two. the FIRST time they meet"
Because both Calls Shipley and
sRylie Carmody had referred to Web
ster Spears as the man who had been
the source Of information regarding
'Choo Choo Train. 1t was decided that
they would question him next And
here surprise awaited them.
The Spears home was private
house, the last to linger in a neigh
bOrhood Of apartment buildings which
lowered around it. At the curb be-
fore 1t. two cars were parked, road
Bter and q sedan. This particularly
attracted their attention. because It
was necessary for them to park In
front of the apartment house next
door.
Spears" Kilday Informed the butler
who answered his ring.
I'm very sorry. sir. Mr.. Spears Ii
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 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
too finely. were almost sharp, partfcu-
larly now, as he glanced inquiringly
first at Cardigan. then at the detec-
tive. Peter noticed how his hair, pre-
maturely receding at the temples, d.
rected attention to the sickness Of
the man.
You wanted to see mef' Spears
began abruptly. He did not offer to
shake hands.
I'VE wanted TO sknow why you were
% anxious to stop Doris Carmody's
wedding this afternoonT Kilday In
Quired bluntly.
The question caught the young man
on balance.
II? Stop the weddingr He smiled
briefly, as though he found the idea
absurd.
why else did you tell Rylie Car
mody about Choo Choo Train todayf"
the sergeant demanded. aYou did tell
him 6idpsf yo,, ~