Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-19
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BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

little midnight affair would last,
had no doubt that this woman in the
fur wrap was guest. That is at
first-until l read the papers later.
'Some time later-I can't be exact,
because I couldn't see my watch it
was so dark. and 1 didn't want to
make any noise. | felt bad enough as
it was-two other people came. a
young man and girl. They tripped
up the steps and whispered few
seconds at the door. The girl seemed
to be urging the man to do some
thing he didn't want to do. 1 couldn't
hear their conversation. The girl
wore no hat. and her hair shone in
the dark. Gold. L knew it must be
Joyce. Finally the girl unlocked the
door and they went in. but 1 did not
hear the door close. Nor did the
lights on the first floor, the parlor
floor it was. go on. Even when the
woman in the fur coat went in, these
lights were not turned on. They
would have flooded the little court.
so you see l would have had to go.
That's why 1 stayed. principally be-
cause of the darkness.
II looked up at the door, 1 thought
it was partly open. While l was de-
batting whether or not 1 should go in
conceal myself of course until Dow
was free-ihe woman in the fur coat
slipped out, and down the stairs.
She must have heard noise. be-
cause before I knew it she was near
me in the court, crouched down be-
side the grill. I dare not breathe.
1 sat motionless. She did not look
around. only leaned back against the
grill. and turned the collar of her
coat against her face. I could not
see her. but could hear her breath
ing. She seemed to be excited. Once
she put her hand near mine on the
grill door. to steady herself 1t was
shaking.
Il knew now she was no guest of
Dow's. Else she would not have hid
den with me there by the grill.
Il saw presently, rather heard, why
she had hidden with me. The front
door closed. softly. but loud enough
for ME to hear it, and footsteps came
down the stairs. A man passed be-
fore us. Evidently he noticed the
woman's taxi which was still wait
ing. 1 heard him ask the driver if
he had a fare. heard the driver say
yes. Then the man walked on
rather fast down the street. AS soon
as he was out of sight, the women
flew to the taxi and it took her
away. I'm sure she did not see me,
did not know / was there" Ward
Van Every stopped for breath. He
was painting. and the hand that
clutched the arm Of his easy-chair
was quivering.
Edith Bryce. The woman in the
fur coat. 1t could be no one else.
Keyes' case was complete. All this
time Ward had possessed the KEY to
the crime. ..
1T was all very queer standing
there, not knowing what to do. The
man I decided was the same one who
had come with Joyce-if the girl was
Joyce. I was sure it was. So sure
that l had a hard time, while the
| woman in the fur coat was beside
me, to keep from trembling. ]
recognized the man by mis- overcoat
as he talked to the taxi driver.
Il was tempted to go then. BOWS
party was getting too mysterious for
me. I didn't know whether to go in
and warn him about the woman
she might be a robber or something.
However, she had entered by a key
that fitted the door.
II stayed-what seemed to me to
be hours went by. In reality it was
only mnutes-long ones at that
Presently dim light flashed on right
! beside me. Behind the grill. With