Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-28

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er / meet YOU"
Calls wanted TO 60. After the
work Of the past two days, the lazy
peace of Martins Cove was more
than ever inviting. And II Rylie
were there-Rylie. without detec-
tives lodging his footstepsl She
glanced again at the waiting sleuth
across the street. What If he had
overheard Rylie's bitter remarks
concerning Jim Franklin a few min
utes ago? Coupled with the sus-
picion with which he was already
regarded. that might have been
enough to cause his arrest. 1t
might be better If they did 60 away
for a few days.
"All right" she decided at length.
''I1l do it. But first | must see Mr..
Cardigan. Perhaps he can help
Web"
Cardigan? What are you think
Ing of, Calls? He's that detective
fellow"
HE isn't a detective. Rylie. At
least, not a police detective. He's
the man who writes those detec-
tive stories. Don't you remember
how full the newspapers were of his
exploits last summer when he
solved the murder Of Lila Vale aft
er the police had failed? If Web
is innocent, he could help us by find
ing the real murderer"
"Yes and If Web is guilty he'd
probably help send him to the cleo
trio chair" added Rylie grimiy.
Don't go to him, Calls. I'm afraid
it would only make things worse"
But In the end the girl had her
way. She made ii a stipulation that
she would visit Peter Cardigan In
an effort to enlist his sympathies
on their side before she would
agree to drive to Martins Cove. The
only change this required in Rylie's
original plan was a later meeting at
Westport. 1t was agreed that Cal
lis should meet him there at nine
o'clock.
Rylie lost no time in putting his
part of the plan into execution.
With the detectives taxlcab follow
ing, he headed, by the shortest
route, for the country. He felt con
fdent of success. An open road,
with the a~ccelerator pressed to the
floor. The wind singing In his ears,
and the taxicab dropped farther and
farther behind, until 1t was lost
from view. Then a side road, and
a second one, twisting and curving
until there was no possibility OF
finding his trail.
Calls had several hours until she
was to meet Rylie at Westport
She telephoned Flo and packed hel
bag herself, striving all the while
to keep her thoughts away from
Rylie. She couldn't. What If some
thing went wrong7 Now that HI
was gone the plan seemed very fool
ish to her and she regretted the de
cision she had made. But 1t wa!
too late now. Rylie was alread,
gone. There would be no way t,
get in touch with him until shI
reached Westport. She was temptet
to phone Flo again and tell her the.
had changed their plans. If the.
returned home this evening per
haps nothing would be thought 0
the incident.
She was still undecided when sh
reached Cardigan's apartment. !
he would only help, surely Their
was some way to prove Webs II
%nocence. Web couldn't be a mul
derer 1t was unthinkable! Sh
, chung to that thought throughou
her brief interview with the move
list 1t steeled her to meet the ev
dent suspicion with which he gree
ed her visit. There was a time whe
: she thought he believed her, whe
, she was tempted to hope that
might offer his help. But the mi
ment vanished, and when she lief
, it was with the hopeless convictic
that she could do nothing more. p
ter Cardigan was definitely on Il
other side.
(. 1t seemed to her that it toe
= a great deal longer than Il
scheduled hour for the train
reach Westport. Time dragged
s terminably. Yet 1t was only a qua
ter Of nine when she arrived. 81
had half hoped that Rylle won
be there ahead of her, waiting, b
/ he wasn't. But 1t wouldn't be Ion
He was always very punctual. 81
waited on the platform, her restle
L eyes seeking out the lights
each passing motor car, as g
It heard its approach. The minut
L licked slowly past, and still he d
I not come.
" Nine-ifteen - nine-thirty - t
hands Of her watch seemed almc
k to have stopped, and still Rylie W
(" missing. In her anxiety, she CO
+" jured up fearful pictures of VIII
might have happened to him.
wreck Rylie, lying under a twist
mass Of metal, his white face dra'
l. with pain. Or arrested? Faci
the grilllng examination of Sergea
II Kilday. Perhaps they had disco
cred he was trying to run awi
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