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| to get change. "I'll break the news to
Dallas" he added, sardonically. and
vanished into the booth.
Zelda Lansing seized the lawyers
arm. "Will they really arrest me.
Mr.. Fentress?" she demanded flercely.
They may" admitted Fentress.
"They won't call 1t arrest, Of course.
They'd hardly dare to place charge
against you on the evidence in hand
but they'll do their best to hold you"
He looked at her with serious eyes.
I'm a lawyer, you know. I'll do the
best can for you. If necessary. I'll
defend you. But tell me this at once.
Did you have anything to do with
this?"
Nothing! swear it."
"And you know nothing about it?
Remember, there are several suspicious
circumstances in your predicament.
Your visit to a Hindu. for instance,
and that sort of thing. Have you
the faintest idea where Percy Jones
Is to be found?"
Il swear I haven't. If I had. I'd
tell you. I went to Janice hoping
she might tell me something"
"All right" said Fentress. I'll see
what can do"
Blackwood emerged from the booth
with perspiration on his brow. They
gathered that he had listened to some
Dallas elocution. He was jaunty
enough. however.
Were to bring her to the scene
of the crime" he said. Dallas Is on
his way"
What does Mr.. Dallas think?"
asked Zelda Lansing, almost timidly.
But there was no answer to her
question until they were seated In
q taxicab. Then lockwood spoke.
I'm afraid he thinks it quite pos
sible that you murdered Janice. your
self, Zelda" he said regretfully. you
see, If Percy did kill Rita-which I
don't for a minute admit-and Janice
happened to know about it. and you
happened to know that Janice knew.
and Janice happened to be in mess
herself, and happened possibly to be
thinking about talking-well, you see
the sort of mind that Dallas has!'
But you believe me, at last. don't
you?"
"At last, darling-at last-I think
do. Professionally, anyway. I made
the error of telling Dallas that I did
In point Of fact, and I'm just afraid
1t won't help your case q little bit. >
Then listen to me, Riley-and you
too, Mr.. Fentress! I've changed my
mind about Janice. The redheac
killed Rita Wingfield, and she killee
Janice, too. I can't prove it; just fee
it-in my veins. And heaven only
knows what she's done with Percy
I'm Just afraid there's going to b
another murder!"
Now don't worry about that" SAT-
Blackwood easily. Leave everything
to US. BY the way. you're quite posi-
tive that you never heard Of tht
Anne Gray before?"
"Positive!"
DO you happen to know mai
named Rollie Colbath?"
Miss Lansing stared.
''Rollie Goliath! What has he TO d.
with this?"
do you know him?"
"a little. Nearly everybody does,
think"
"Who is he? What does he do?"
IT don't know. I don't think de
He's just-oh, just one of those mer
guess! You meet him every place
He has plenty Of money. He drink
q lot-or seems to-but he's alway
o gentleman" She asked again
What has he got to do with this?"
II don't know" said Riley Black
wood, not mentioning that he ant
Fentress had seen Goliath and Ann
Gray together at the theater that eve
ming.
They descended to the pavement be
fore 1140 Lake Shore drive and viewe'
the familiar building with distaste. T.
Blackwood 1t seemed that he wa
spending more time upon the prem
ises-life being q brief adventure
than the attractions Of the confound
ed place called for. However, Their