Evening star., 1935-10-06
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bu JULIE ANNE MOORE

sides, you're not on the trial Of sew
eral murderers here, Ann. The per-
son who killed Thurman also killed
Deane-and at this moment is prob
ably getting ready to murder Senator
Runbrecked."
But what about Deane's death?"
Ann said. Have you got that all
worked out, too?"
ITO my own satisfaction, yes. But
I'm not confusing my brain by trying
to figure out details at that end .
My contention is that when you've
solved the first mystery, you've solved
the second at the same time"
But you haven't explained such
little matters as Deane's presence in
Boston at IL minutes after 8 and the
discovery of his body in the House of
Representatives several hours later.
And Ann added. maliciously-
Carl was with us in Boston the whole
time"
Bill looked at her silently for a time
before he asked, do you happen to
know why Lees coming back to Wash
ington earlier than he'd planned?"
mo, I'm afraid 1 don't"
Nodding slowly Bill said: II was
forgetting you'd been away for week.
Quite a lot happened while you were
in Connecticut, Ann" He realized
now that she knew nothing of the two
boxes found at the capitol or of Fuhr-
mans photographed record, So
called. He said, "Mollie will have quite
| lot of news to tell you tonight,
| imagine"
You can't tell me now?"
He shook his head Il want to finish
my case against Carl t. Let's 60 back
/ for a minute We're still assuming
+ that Carl made that first call to Mollie
and later killed Thurman The
| first point is the meticulous care with
which he planned that first prelim-
mary move. He had it all worked
out to the last detail. He not only
spoke through a mechanical device,
! but he talked in falsetto voice. Mollie
wasn't even sure it had been a mans
voice. Having decided how he would
make the call, he then anticipated
that case, that Mollie would not only
have the call traced, but would ask
him to go to the shop and look around.
You'll find that same meticulous plan
ming and that same genius for antici-
pating likely developments when you
begin to dig into the circumstances
surrounding Fuhrman's death.
,oou bill continued oftar O
brief pause, heres the most impor-
that point of all E. When Carl went
to the shop to call Mollie. he flashed
a secret service operators badge on
the proprietor If there's one thing
that explains more than any other
in all this mess, there it is. A Depart
ment of Justice agents business is
running down criminals. and for that
reason he is respected and trusted
and, when necessary. aided . Why
we're Thurman and all the Run
breckers suspected, while Carl, who
was almost a member of the family,
remained above suspicion? Simply be-
cause he was DECAY. of course. He
said he was, he had all the credentials.
and he knew all the Department of
Justice officials by their first names
And since the DECAYS life is shrouded
in mystery anyway. no one ever both
cred to question his claims"
| Ann looked at him, curiously. But
you haven't any reason to believe he
isn't secret agent, have you?"
Bill grinned. He told Ann about
Carl's collapse on the steps of the
Justice Department Building a few
days before.
Carl tried to create the impression
it was physical collapse due to his
supposedly tireless efforts to find
Selma. A hospital physician diagnosed
it as a form of epilepsy :. went to
the Justice Department to get the low
down. Carl isn't and never has been
in the employ of the department The
first time he showed up there he car
rled letter of introduction from
Senator Runbrecker explaining that
he was young man of independent
means with keen interest in GRIM
inology and that he, the Senator,
would appreciate any courtesies shown
him. From then on Carl showed up
at the department practically every
morning, sat around in one Office or
another. and then proceeded to make
| the rounds of other public buildings.
| identifying himself as a DECAY every
where he went.
Il tell you. Ann, it's a water-tight
case against Carl. as see it, and when
you've read Mollie's copy of the thing
that's supposed to be sort of thumb
nail story of Fuhrman's life, you'll
| begin to put the picture together the
way have. In my opinion that story
is Carrs own and, up to a certain
| point, probably true. He set out to
murder three persons. and possibly
four-Fuhrman, Deane, the Senator
and maybe Selma. Thurman and
Deane are dead. For all we know,
Selma is, too. The next victim is
Senator Runbrecker"
tTo Be Continued.)