Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-12-24

''He was murdered!" I could say
it in no fuller phrase, or in fewer
words.
Murdered" Molly screamed it.
Walter pulled in long kissing
breath. His wide eyes, still on my
face, he drew Molly close. She
dropped her head to his shoulder
deadened her Mysteries there.
Patrick swung in, "The body was
found in Mrs. Avery's Spinney yes
terday afternoon. He had been
stabbed to death with the sword he
wore at the masquerade. Doctor
Geary says he died about mid
night"
"My God!" Walter said in a
stupefied tone.
GAS long as you're here, Walter, :"
Patrick went on steadily, 81 want
to ask you a few questions. Per
haps Molly'd like to lie down for
a while"
Walter led her to a couch. He
seated himself beside her. Molly
handkerchief went up to her face.
She began to shake but in silence;
no sobs came. Walters arm went
about her.
81 must warn you both first, "
Patrick said, ''that anything you
say now can be used later in evil
dence against YOU
Walter looked with a fierce wor-
ship down into Molly's face. Molly
looked with tigerish worship up
into his.
"Ask us anything you want!"
they said in unison.
"You went to the masquerade,
Walter" Patrick began, Gin a
knights costume-armor-coat-of-
mail-or whatever you call it?"
eyes"
"What time did you get to the
party?"
''Oh a little after ten, I should
say"
ibid you dress in the Little
House, Walter?"
eyes"
"What time did you go to the Lit
tie H 1saFiday night?"
"ItEWas Saturday morning by
the time I got there" Walter an
swered. "That is to say almost
Saturday morning. 1t was just be-
fore sunrise"
Patrick made no comment on
this.
"Was Molly at the party when
you got here?"
eyes"
"Did you dance with her often?"
"About a half dozen times"
''What time did you leave?"
"a little after eleven perhaps"
'Before the unmasking?"
eyes"
''Did you 60 alone?"
emo"
''Who was with your"
"Molly."
Patrick turned to Molly. "Then
you two left the party some time
after eleven?"
eyes"
''What time did you get to the
aStow house, Molly?"
"a little after ten?"
t'You left with Walter?"
eyes"
'What did you do when you left
the house?"
''We got into my runabout and
drove about
''Where did you driver"
"Satuit, Marshland, Marshland
Beach, Hanesbury, Hanesbury
Beach and what have you"
Patrick turned his attention to
Walter. Elbow long, Walter, would
you say you were driving?"
'Well, we left the party-for the
sake of easy arithmetic-let us say
eleven. I was back in the Little
House about five. That would
make it six hours"
"Were you with him all that
time, Molly?"
eyes"
.'Did you see Ace Blake at the
party, Walter?"
eyes"
"Did you speak with him?"
emo"
"Did you dance with Ace, Mol
ly?"
"Yes-twice
"Did you speak to him?"
''Not as Ace Blaikie. We talked
as the characters we represented.
He called me Ice Empress
Patrick continued, "After you
stopped riding around, Walter,
where did you take Molly?"
''To the Marden housed"
"What road did you take?"
Ground to the beach and over the
Head"
Gin what room did you sleep in
the Marden house, Molly?"
81 slept in the room with Caro-
Prentiss-a big chamber at the
front with two BEDS
"Did you wake her when you
came in?''
sNo She was awake. She had
just got in herself"
Didn't she ask you where you'd
been?"
''She didn't ask me, but / told
her that I had been riding all night
with Walter"