The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-25
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II know gentlemen are always
supposed 70 Got Themselves Il tEou-
BILE protecting the fair namo a
women in detective stories, at
least. But Il necessary I'm gaing .
drag Sues name IN the mud. D.
you mind, Sue?"
She smiled at him, but L seemed
70 mo that her smile WAS strai1e1.
II don't mind q BIT"
swell, Sue and I were taking o
walk In the woods" Loren said.
We've got photographs to prove
It, too, haven't we?"
She nodded, and Mark said. III
you'd been near Lakeside, you
might have seen something intsr.
esting."
I'VE ,osrs near Lakesids!" Sue
said. I'VE were around the lake
oil the time. weren't We, Loren?"
EYES," Loren answered. "Why,
] even took . snapshot Of Lakeside
Cottage, just before Sue came.n
"What time was thatf" Mark
asked quickly.
"Oh, II must have been Q nod
while before the murder. A little
after two, I imagine"
"You didn't zee anything unusual
around the cottage. did you?"
Loren looked thoushtful. He
seemed 70 b trying 70 visualiso tie
cottage % 10 had sssn It. "No,S
hs said slowly. IT I'd seen any
thing tai.!s out q !: e: ordinary. "a ssss
Marx sighed. Its too bed you
You might have saved ths sheri9
. lot Of trouble"
Sue stood up suddenly. sI'm -.
ing for your mail Mr.. Hillysr,s
she said IN ! low voice. She started
tor fsr.,s sss doc. SssEi keeping her eyes
'Iu walk 70 the o6aee With yous
Sue." Loren said. "Sss ION soon.
The girl did not answer him. He
followed her out the door % ~
said goodbye. Marx, without NOV.
ing his head. eocled his rieht eye.
brow at me and locked N With 4
sly grin. He seid softly:
~ hope our juvenile lead thfnks
up . better story than that for The
sheriff" He saw my look Of sur.
prise and added, HE decided -
needed IN alibi % badly that IS
invented one. and Il ] know Sue.
he's getting 6ts now. -. ] won
der Why Be wanted IN alibi !
0nMdnp
How do you know 10 invented
IT." ] demanded.
"Bob." said Marx, syou're Q Der.
fectly straight man; you always
feed me the right questions. hut
you're Z heck Of . detective. Do you
remember asking where Sue was
when ION visited nss yesterday
afternoon3"
Eyes, now that Jon mentaon IT,
SBut you've forgotten Whist I told
you" Mark wasged his finger at
me. "A deteetivo nsver foreots. ]
told you shs went out q hvs min
utes Of three"
"Well?"
lord. You don't even rsmsm-
Der things two minutesl Didn't you
hear Lorsn say Just now thst he
took . photograph q Lakesldo Cot.
taxe . ht&ls after two o'clock, .
few minutes before Sue arrivod3
One Of those statements q wroaR.
because Sue couldn't have met him
before three"
That's sou I exclaimed. say.
Marx. You said ! never remombef
anything. We'll, listen % this. o.
the night d the dance, I ssw Loroa
talking 70 VAN outside the dinine
room. and ] saw something pAssod
between them-something made Of
metal. Il caught the light from
the window
Interesting he answered cain.
y. sWhat Do you think & WASP
TT might have boen IL revolves
they found IN Waits ROOM I said.
Maybe Loren rot Il Tor Van, ana
that's Why he waists . kooD out
Of the invsstieation.s
Mark seemed very unimpressed.
Sld esrtainly nsvsr have sus-
pscted Loren." ] said.
sOh. s. isn't The only ene,s Marx
said. NEW, taero's Clondo1ia4.
lHs's 9ot 0uite . talent 1es oo6fnG