The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-22

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! you told us last night"
| Eyes," the girl agreed, too eagerly,
Peter felt. 'If said anything else
last night, must have had it twisted"
"And So" Kilday's manner had
turned gruff, shat little remark got
| you so excited that you ran all the
way around back to find Rylie The
wedding was about to start and you
left the rest of the party to start a
search for Rylie, just because Web
Spears wondered where he was. Huh
uh That isn't what he said, young
lady. You've already told us this re-
mark was what got you excited"
Remember. was already worried
about Rylie," the girl amended.
Kilday ignored this. 81 don't sup
| pose you've seen Webster Spears since
then, have you? Perhaps he suggest
ed that you make this change in your
story"
( NO." declared Calls firmly. II
haven't seen him since he walked out
of the church yesterday"
what is there between you and
this Webster Spears? Ever been in
love with him?"
She shook her head emphatically.
SNever. I've known him all my life.
We've been good friends. that's ALL"
"Never had an affair with him be-
fore you fell In love with Rylie Car
mody?"
"No." She frowned impatientiy.
~ nt~o II TT
How well did you know him. Miss
Shipley?"
Peter could not be sure whether the
girls surprise were real or feigned.
II only knew him very slightly" she
retorted 1.-THE first time I ever met
him was after he was engaged to Doris
Carmody."
The sergeant digested this In silence
Then. abandoning his cigar, he exc
tracted cigarette from smooth sill
yer case and offered one to the girl.
evil you have cigarette, Miss Ship
ley?"
"No, thanks"
slave look at the case, anyway,
won't you? Perhaps you can tell Us
where you have seen 1t before"
The girl examined the case care
fully. "I'm sorry" she said, handing
It back. II don't think can be of any
help. I've never seen II before"
Peter thought he detected note Of
relief in her voice as she added, ''It
isn't Rylie's. I'm sure of that. He
carries one which gave him."
/
Kilday placed 1t carefully back on
the desk. The hnger-prints on that
case soon would be matter of record.
sAnd now"-he turned again to the
girl-"you may as well know that you
haven't deceived me, Miss Shipley.
You say you haven't seen Web
Spears since he left the church yes
terday. l know that you were at his
house last night. You were there
when we called, and ne denied 1t.
Yesterday you attempted to deceive
Us about riding from the church with
Rylle until you discovered that No
knew the truth. Now You try the
same trick again. but It won't work
this time, either.
"rd advise you to come clean. What
were you doing at Spears house last
night, II he doesn't mean anything to
you? Why have you changed your
story regarding what Spears said as
he left the church? Are you ready to
tell me the truth nowi
"Just who are you trying to protect
In this AFFAIR."" Kilday demanded.
.Rylie Carmody or Webster Spearsr
"There is nothing between Webster
Spears and me-" the girl retortedi an
grily. The flush of her cheeks almost
matched the cherry shade of her lips.
.rm not accustomed to being talked
to in this way"
~Tm not used to having otherwise
charming young ladies lie to me,
either" the detective replied ironically.
"Are you going to answer my ques-
tionT'
The girl was silent.
"Alf right. I'll answer 1t for you,"
declared Kilday. webster Spears II
the man you're trying to protect now.
Last night 1t was Rylie Carmody. And
I'll tell you why.
last night you knew that Jim
Franklin was murdered and that Rylie
Carmody had sworn to stop the we'd
ding. You knew that. because he told
you 30. when he phoned you that he
couldn't meet you. You were afraid
he was guilty because you hadn't seen
him at the church at the time the
crime was committed. He had prob
ably told you about his quarrel with
Franklin. back there In the study. He
had the motive and he had the oppor-
tunity. You had right to be worried
about him. And so you deceived me.
or tried to, about riding home from the
church with him, because you didn't
want US to suspect that he had been