Carbon County news., 1936-12-04
TUESDAY-C,I,ontinuIed

you ike TO go away TOT a week OE
two? I think a change would do
you good"
Bessie's steely mask flared with
panic. "Oh no, Mrs. Averyl" she
demonstrated in a frightened voice.
"Oh no! I don't want to go away
from here. I can't go away from
here. can't can't!"
''You don't have to 60, Bessie"
I soothed, ''if you don't want to
60. But somehow, I thought you'd
like change"
Again panic flared in Bessie.
':But I'm going to ask Doctor
Geary to call today" promised
hastily. Hell give you something
that will make you sleep"
"I'd like that, Mrs. Avery" Bes.
sic declared almost inaudibly.
I had scarcely finished telephon-
ing, the Geary house when the po-
lice car curved into the drive.
'Take me where we can talk
alone, Mary" Patrick said. I led
him to the piazza which looked to-
ward the Spinney. ''By God, Mary,
I'm in a jam!" Patrick said as he
seated himself in the broad Glou-
cester hammock. 81 might have
to arrest Margaret Fairweather.
And anyway, I've got to put a
watch on her house."
"Oh mol" burst from me invol-
UNFAIRLY.
'"That's the way I feel about It'll"
Patrick commented grirnly.
''It would kill Flora if Margaret
was arrested"
'That's the way I feel about it."
Patrick repeated, more grimly
still.
"Queer never thought of her
when Tony told me about the tall
woman in dark clothes. You thought
Of her at once, didn't you?"
At first I did not reply. Then I
said, "How did you know that?"
Because later, when I thought
of it myself, I could remember
your face. I realized that you'd
thought of it. Not that either of us
said anything"
He paused for a moment. "Per-
haps I could fix it to let Margaret
stay in her own home for a while.
I could detail a car to saunter up
and down the cliff-without rails
ing suspicion, I guess"
"But you haven't any real evil
dence on Margaret" I remonstrat-
ed.
'Tt is a little negative, I'll ad-
NIT. But here you are. No woman
left the masquerade until long aft
er midnight-with the exception of |
Molly Earnes-Molly Trcadway I !
mean. Molly left with Walter. No
other woman came over to the |
Head that night. There was no
other woman at home that night on |
The Head-except Flora and Mar
garet Fairweather and Hannah.
One of my men called with his wife |
on Hannah last night. He called, |
of course, because I sent him, but |
Hannah doesn't know that. Natur-
ally they talked about nothing but |
he murder. He established that
Hannah spent the whole evening
with Flora. Margaret slept, as she
does. downstairs on the
porch. Hannah said that Margaret
vent to bed early because she was
10 tired. Hannah sleeps on the |
,orch outside Flora's chamber. I
Vow as soon as Hannah was asleep
Why couldn't Margaret have slipped
,ut quietly from the piazza to meet
Ace Blaikie in the Spinney?"
'But what would she want
o meet Ace for?" / cueried me-
;hanically.
Patrick did not answer me. But
le looked at me. I made no COM
nent. But I looked at him. I'm
aid things began to whirl in the
ir about us. And then I heard
n automobile crunching up the
rive. F..
tcMiss Fairweather is here, Mrs.
very" Sarah. Darbe announced
rom the doorway. "She says she
vould like to. see you and Mr..
l'Brien." |,
My thoughts began to spin. II
1ade up my mind to say nothing
bout Hannah's nap.
When Margaret Fairweather ap-
cared in the doorway, my thoughts
uriously enough, flew at once to
essie. It was the common devas- i
alton In their faces which linked
lem together in my mind. Bessie's
ice had turned the strange gray /,
ihich dark skins assume under
,rrnent either physical or men I
IL. Margaretts flesh. had gone !
axy. Hers might have been a 1 :
cad FACET it had not been for
le burning intensity Of the har- ;
,wed eyes. .... ...~~% II
II went over to the police sta G
on to see you, Patrick, ~ she an
1unced in her strange, dead voice, Ii
but they told me that you were s
sre." Is