Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21

clues, Peter"
"If," declared Cardigan, "Callis
Shipley Is the woman in blue, then
Rylie is our man. Somehow, l can't
picture her In an Illicit relation
ship with Franklin, and having a
key to his apartment. Yet, II Rylle
Is guilty, he obtained the fourth
key from some one. And what other
woman is he interested inf OF
course, that's taking 1t for granted
that the other key belonged to a
woman. Who else would have had
such a key?" he subsidized into an
other reverie.
There's one thing you're over
looking, Peter" said Kllday. why
won't young Carmody talk? He says
he had an appointment in Westport
at nine o'clock. But he won't say
who he was supposed to meet
there, and he won't tell US why he
gave our detective the slip. OBJ
viously he never met anyone at
Westport. He claims II was on &C.
| count of the accident. OF course,
think otherwise. But II he were
as innocent as he pretends, wouldn't
he at least tell us these things? /
believe he would"
"Why not have him over here?"
suggested Peter. "You said before
that you wished / could have ques-
toned him. Give me a chance"
The sergeant reached for the tel
ephone. NOW you're talking" he
said. Talk to him for FIVE min
utes and you'll be as sure of his
guilt as I am"
He t~elephoned instructions to
bring Rylie Carmody to the hos
pital Immediately.
But If Peter hoped to CLEAN more
information from the young man
than had the detective, he was
doomed to disappointment.
II don't see that 1t matters who
| was going to meet" declared the
young man impatiently. MY acci-
dent prevented me from keeping
this appointment"
"Still sticking to the accident
story, ehT Kilday commented deri-
slvely. IF you haven't anything to
hide, why don't you tell us who it
WASP"
Rylie maintained a stubborn ST.
lence.
Perhaps" suggested the detec-
tive doubtfully, "you can explain
why you were so anxious to give
my man the slip. Was there any
thing about this mysterious meet
ing at Westport that you were
afraid for the police to see7"
"Of curse not" Indignantly.
"Why were you going all the way
out to Westport for the meeting?
Why didn't you meet this person In
New York;
"You can save yourself a lot of
trouble" declared Rylle slowly, If
you'll understand, one and for all,
that I'm not going to tell you any
thing about that appointment al
Westport."
"Was 1t a woman you planned to
meet there?" This question from
Peter.
The young man laughed shortly
II just said | wasn't going to an.
swer any more of these questions
Kilday leaped at the suggestion
"A woman, ehi What If he die
meet her, Peter? Had you thought
of that? Perhaps he doesn't want
to answer u questions because he
did meet q woman at Westport
What about 1t, Carmody7 And she
gave you a key, didn't shea key
to Franklin's apartment.
"You went to Westport, all right
but you went there earlier In tht
afternoon. You gave my man thu
slip, kept your appointment with
that woman and got the key. Their
you returned to Franklin's apart
ment, searched 1t and, not indinl
what you were after, went on t
his Office. That's where Cardigan
surprised you and where the strug
gle took place. After that you re
turned to Westport and returned
the key to the woman who wa
still waiting there. Then you drov,
out into the country and turnet
your car over, In order to accoun
for your battered-up appearance
How's that, Peter?" He turned t,
his friend, smiling grimly. "Tha
accounts for the only flaw In on
case against him. That's how h,
got possession of that fourth key.
"From whom asked Peter.
II don't know yet. But I'll fin,
out. Maybe 1t was this woman II
blue, and maybe she is Calls Ship
ley. I'll soon know. l told then
to bring her here. At last I've 20
a few facts to so on. 1t won't TAX
, long to shake her story now"
The timely arrival of the cir
I they were discussing seemed t
bear out the officers promise. Dis
missing the detective who escorte,
her, he admitted the girl.
"Ryliel I" Calls hurried acros
the room, her arms outstretchet
oblivious to the other men in tn
room. Darling, | told you to b
J careful, that they"
; (TO BE coNTINUDD.)