Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-10

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fle-letters they want to save
memoranda of various ~natures-all
sorts of things"
"Jim wasn't much of a hand to
keep such things" said Dunbar.
But Wen see."
1t turned out that the attorney
was right. Nowhere In his office
were they able to find papers of a
personal nature that even limited at
helpfulness.
A careful search of the desk yield
ed nothing. 1t looked Ike a stale
mate. Where else could he file pa
pers of a personal nature here?"
the sergeant asked vexedly.
I'm afraid we've looked about
everywhere" Dunbar glanced search
ingly about the room.
How about the safer suggested
the novelist. Gould 1t be there?"
I'VE only file papers of rather
unusual Importance In the safe"
Dunbar demurred. 81 don't think 1t
likely that we'd find what you are
looking for, there"
But didn't he have a private
compartment, anywhere in the
safer" Peter was reluctant to adj
NIT defeat.
Eyes," said the lawyer. 1--WE
each had q compartment In the safe
for our own use. He had a key fol-
his. and | had one for mine. Wait
and I'll show you
Kilday and Cardigan followed
him into the corridor, which sepa.
rated the partners Offices, TO a large
wall safe. The attorney twirled
the combination knob, and present.
ly the heavy door swung back slow.
ly. He indicated a smaller door tt
the novelist.
That's Jlm's compartment. Here
you open It," He pressed the key
into Kilday's hand.
The sergeant was elated. For II
a subsection of the compartment
he found evidence that Franklin
had used this as his personal file
There were letters there, signed
"Choo Choo" In a round immature
scrawl. But there was no hin
here of any other woman, nothing
that would help In the identification
of Franklin's mysterious visitor II
the study that afternoon. Boil
Peter and the detective were disap
pointed.
I'm sorry" declared Dunbar. i"
hoped that / might be of some help
1T isn't your fault you weren't,
declared the sergeant ruefully
Franklin was just too methodlcal
We found the right place, but h
had destroyed the evidence, befor
we got here"
They were successful, however, Il
identifying three more of the key
here. With the two identified b.
Fletcher, this made fve-one to tn
apartment building-one for tn
apartment Itself-a third to tn
other Office of Dunbar and Frank
lin-a fourth to the slain mans pr
vate Office. One Of the smaller key
was found to ft his desk, which haG
however, been unlocked.
For a moment, Kilday thought b
had identified the other small key
1t vas very similar to the one
found In the desk, which openeI
F~ranklin's private compartment Il
the safe. 1t seemed to fit, when In
serted In the lock, but 1t failed I
turn the bolt.
"That would have been too niue
luck, | guess" the detective grum
bled, pocketing the keys.
Only two Of the seven now re
manned to be identified, however
one large, like a door key, in add
tion to the one he had just faile
to identify.
Z Peter suggested a call on Cho
Choo Train after they left Dunbar
but It was late, and a telephone cal
to her apartment elected no re
/. Spouse.
"That'll have to wait till morn
ing, | guess" Kilday complained
IF you aren't tired, drop by tn
office. Something new may hav
turned up. And" he added, "I'r
going to have those license plate
+, checked tonight, to find out VIII
was calling on Webster Spears"
On their way, they reviewed tn
evidence as II had developed thu
far. OF the eight people who ha'
seen Jim Franklin at the church
at or ear the time Of his death