Evening star., 1934-09-25
INSTALLMENT XIV.

TT WAS after o'clock when Terry
left Alices apartment. He had
been thinking about marrying
i Alice for some time and as he
Sleepily waited for a cab he
decided that they would be married
lust as soon as she would say yes"
Then he wouldn't have to start home
at all hours of the night. He would
be at home and with Alice.
He was still drowsy when he stepped
out of the cab in front of the apart
ment where he lived. AS ne ap-
preached, a man stepped out Of the
doorway. Terry's heart turned over
and almost stopped. He was sure
it was his finish
/ "Burke?" the stranger said crlSply.
/ Yes" Terry thought he heard his
teeth clicking.
/ Kelly wants to see you. I've been
waiting for you for two hours"
"Oh. all right" Terry said with a
great relief surging over him.
They went down to Centre street.
Whats on your mind, Kelly?" Terry
asked.
Plenty. Where were you all night?"
/ Why"
Never mind why. Where were
you?"
Il went down to the Office and
after that 1 went up to see my girl.
What about it?"
How do you know so much about
these murders?" Kelly snapped at
him.
Now what?" Terry was annoyed.
We found the bat" Kelly re-
Piled And gust where you told
me to look for it. In the Harlem
River
That was a good hunch then,
wasn't it"
! so it was another hunch?"
Sure. Say. did you find the kid,
too?' he asked eagerly.
| No"
MY guess is that you won't, either "
Then you haven't anything to
suggest about him?"
Say. what are you driving at?"
Terry bristled. sAre you still trying
to pin this stuff on me?"
I'm trying to solve these murders
and I think you know too much and
are too smart"
BE Yourself, Kelly. Do you suppose
I would have said anything about
the Harlem River if had known any
thing about it? You don't think I'm
a dumbbell, do you?"
No" Kelly admitted reluctantly.
We'll, them"
yeah. that's all right. but don't
trust you newspaper guys. Papers
have been known to pull off all sorts
of queer stunts just to increase cir
culation. Your paper has had scoop
after scoop and want to know why. "
You know why. You gave me a
couple of breaks yourself and the
other times 1 just used nv brain.
Listen, Kelly! I want to get married.
1t takes dough. I'm in this news
paper game and it's the only thing
I know. I've got to make good if
want more money and the only way
can get more money is to be a good
reporter. You're letting this thing
get on your nerves"
I've got to get at the bottom
of this or I'll lose my job. I got no.
where on the Whitper case. This
looks even worse. We found the bat
floating in the river and Rawlins
identified it. There was a small needle
something like a phonograph needle
forced into the handle at the spot
where it would be gripped. The
medical examiner thinks that was the
means used to administer the poison
but they haven't been able to discover
what poison was used"
Il know it's tough. Kelly, but you're
chasing the wrong guy when you are
after me- If l ever come across any
thing to help you out, you can de-
pend on me-
"All right Maybe I'm wrong. but
Ill keep watching you"
Why don't you keep me covered
all the time?" Terry suggested with a
grin Then you would always be
sure of me-" In his heart he hoped
Kelly would follow the suggestion.
He was worried about the gang and
what they might do to him il he
came out that he was responsible for
the police finding the bat.
And why was this wholesale slaugh-
ter going on? Could it be desire
to have the Blues win?
Instead of going home Immediately
Terry went over to the Office. wrote
up the story of the finding Of Dir
kin's bat, leaving out all mention Of