The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-15
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@You just told us You threatened to
stop the wedding"
Rylie shrugged impatiently. 81 mean
physical threats. That never entered
my mind. ! only intended to inform
my father of this woman. That would
have been sufficient to stop the wed.
ding" -e...
"And did your" Kilday's tone was
judicial -
"No. I arrived home too late. Ny
father and sister had already left for
the church"
Peter interrupted him. Didn't Il
occur to you that they would have
left2 1t was already twenty minutes
Of four"
at didn't occur to me-" answered
the boy. 81 guess ! had lost all track
of time" ...
did anyone see you, at homer
~Yes. The butler. He told me they
had been gone fully fifteen minutes"
$50 suppose you came on back to
the church,"
"Yesn
did you intend to halt the wed.
dingf" s-
"Yes" Defiantly. -- r..
SHow?"
II was going to tell Doris and Dad
what I knew about Choo Choo Train"
'"That was the only thought that had
entered your mind. up to that timer"
Peter urged gently.
"That was the only thought I ever
had" replied the boy CURLY.
.Ah. And when you arrived here.
how does II happen that you never saw
your sister or your fatherf"
81 was too late-or at least I thought
! was" Rylie leaned forward eagerly,
now. when ] got back, I could hear
the wedding March, on the organ.
thought everything was over"
'Then what did you dor"
"There was nothing I could do.r
The young man shrugged helplessly.
"You didn't enter the church 2"
"No."
''Then where have you been since
the wedding7" Peter intended the
question to sound casual
Rylie hesitated. clasping and un.
clasping his hands nervously In his
lap. live just been driving
around" he answered finally.
"But of course you've talked to some
one who was al the wedding. Al home,
perhaps
mo, ! haven't been home" the youth
denied.
"Then how did you know Jim Frank
lin had been killed?" The question
shot home like the swift thrust of a
napier.
Rylie glanced nervously at his Ia
ther. then back to the novelist.
The elder Carmody's knuckles showed
white. as he gripped his sons arm.
II don't like your tone," he interrupted
angrily. Don't answer that question,
Son."
"Carmody," Peter had grown sud-
denly stern. "you don't have to an
swer. but II you don't you are In very
grave danger Of being accused OF this
murder"
The young man hesitated. "All
right. I'll answer" he said at length.
IT haven't anything to hide. should
have told you the whole truth In the
first place. Calls Shipley told me
about it. I have seen her took her
home from the church"
"But you told us you never got back
to the church until after everything
was over?" Peter endeavored to shake
his story.
"No," the youth denied. 81 said that
when i got back, heard the organ
playing the Wedding March, and
thought everything was over. was
standing across the street. by my car,
and Calls came running across TO
me. She asked me to take her home"
"Oh! And she told you what had
happened thenT
"Yes. I came straight back here. Of
course"
Cardigan arose abruptly. there's
only one flaw In that" he said. "How
could Calls Shipley have known what
happened here?"
The young mans face went pale.
Involuntarily. he clenched his hands.
II guess she knew, just like every
body else knew" he said. His voice
sounded strangled. far away.
"But every one else didn't know"
Cardigan pointed out. "We have taken
special precautions TO see that no one
else found out. There has not yet
been any announcement made con-
corning Franklin's DEATH"
81 guess Calls didn't say there had
been a murder" the boys voice was
frantic. "She just said something ter
rible had happened and that the we'd
ding had been postponed. guess
must have jumped at conclusions
about the murder"
Rather odd, wasn't IL. that you
should jump to that kind OF conclu-
SION?