Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-28


alive. He wondered that Tom Austin
] did not kill him to silence his testi-
mony forever, for he was positive that
+ Tom had killed Duane Winfield. Why
Austin had placed the gun in his pock-
ct was another mystery.
Winfield had not stirred. Walker
put Winfield's gun back into the desk
drawer, after wiping it carefully. It
would be better than explaining a
lot of things, he thought. Then he
| telephoned to the police.
Winfield, it was found, was still
alive. He was rushed to hospital.
Walker told straightforward
story. He related the incident of the
party at Flo Parker's when Austin
found Molly there, took her away and
i'll anger threatened to kill Winfield.
He told also how Mrs. Parker had tele-
phoned him and asked him to go to
Winfield's studio because the Marston
girl had gone there and she was
afraid there would be trouble because
of things she had said to Molly.
Flo Parker had no means of know
ing that Winfield had telephoned to
Tom Austin, and Winfield had not told
Molly. Walker had not seen Austin
attack Winfield, he explained, but he
found Austin there, raving and shout
ing something about killing.
The thing to do was to find Tom
Austin. For this reason the police
gave out nothing to the reporters of
all this. 1t was said to have been an
"accident."
Tom Austin, closeted with Higson,
his lawyer, told all that he knew about
it. He too. told of the incident at Flo
Parker's place and of his threat to
kill Winfield if he spoke to Molly
again.
"Why she went there cannot under
stand, nor how Winfield knew that
she was coming" Tom said, "but the
chances are that he attacked Molly and
she defended herself with that big
war club"
"He was dead, you say?"
81 suppose so, Walker said So"
"You are in a jam, Tom," his law
yer friend said gravely, Gin a terrible
jam. No doubt this man Walker sin
! cerely believes that you killed the
, man."
81 know Pm in a jam. If Molly
wasn't involved I'd go to headquarters
and tell my story, but can't drag
her into this, and if 1 don't mention
her, what possible excuse can give?"
"None. I seldom advise a man to
run, and especially an innocent man,
but this is time for you to hide
stay out of sight until this is cleared
up" the lawyer advised, "and I'll help
you get away"
He went out himself and got dis
guise and gave Tom his car. Tom had
no difficulty in driving out of the city,
although word had been sent out to
the police to watch for man of Toms
description.
Quite late in the afternoon Molly
finished her shopping and went again
to Flo Parker's home.
Molly was mighty serious when she
handed Flo the note that Winfield had
written.
"Of course he would deny it," Flo
said, but her face burned with shame.
She was already sorry that she had
told. Molly such a foolish lie.
"But why did you lie to me and say
he was at the Glidden estate?"
"He mentioned having to go there,
today"
"But, Flo, there's something strange
You telephoned him before I got
there"
"Of course. I wanted to tell him
that you were coming and to beg him
not to make a scene. I begged him
to tell you he hadn't meant it, but he
evidently got scared and denied every
thing. Did Jack come in?"
"Mr. Walker?"
eyes. phoned him to go down and
smooth matters out"
81 didn't see him."
"Did you see anyone else?"
"No. Who else would be there?"
ooh, I don't know" She had al
most forgotten herself and asked if
Molly saw Fanny. Flo decided that
after she telephoned the warning Fan
ny had gone away.
While they were discussing it, Mr..
Walker telephoned.
He told Flo that he couldn't talk
over the telephone but, would come
up. 1t was something serious that had
happened at the studio. Flo told him