The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-06-04

plicate Of this, which she had exam.
ined with Jeb-how long agor Ten
minutes ago?
Here. In this apartment, had hus-
band and wife lived together7 This
wife In her arms, and the husband on
the floor In there with holes shot In
him.
The wife-she was widow now
and was she also murderer-lay
limp across Agnes and the soft over
stuffed arms OF the chair: she lay on
her breast. her head hanging down.
Agnes reused to an effort and turned
her over.
"What you want?" the girl COM
planned as IL from sleep.
Agnes shook her. ibid you do it?''
Maybe | did,
But again Agnes shook her.
"Wha' you want?"
"When was 1t? What time did YOU
do IT."
Two O'Clock. The damn clock was
striking when | come out here"
Twol Now. by the ticking, gold.
faced clock on the mantel, 1t was a
quarter past three.
You sat here all the timer"
Sure sat here" And this recol-
lection now reused her to pity for
herself. "All alone. All alone!"
Suddenly. startlingly. phone bell
rang. ~
The arms about Agnes clenched
tighter and then let go. The girl
pushed back and leaped up and sour
ried to the instrument on the stand
In the corner. Hello! Hellol" Then
she heard voice, and she dropped
to one knee as she made response,
whispering. but In the stiffness OF the
room her voice came clear. "Oh. God.
Bertp' she said; and she listened
again.
She wanted to speak. but she stared
at them and did not.
Bert" she repeated the name.
something's happened. Yes; to
Charley He died today" And she
slammed down the phone on Its rest
Now Colver seized the phone.
Operator" he clamored. "Oper-
ator? Give me the police!"
Halfway from the phone, the girl.
Mrs. Lorrie, had stopped and turned,
but she made no interference at all /;
she merely listened to him call the
police.
Agnes had risen from the great soft
chair. and the girl seized her hand
Now you help me-" Mrs. Lorrie de-
| manded. Get me lawyer. I've 4
right to lawyer. the best damn law
yer In this town. You don't know
what happened here = or anything
Get me that lawyerls
what lawyer?" said Agnes.
"O'Mara. Martin O'Mara: that's
his name. Oh. do that for me. won't
you? Just get him on the wire; and
I'll talk to him.
She was back at the telephone and
| fumbling at the pages OF the direc-
tory so pltifully that Agnes took the
book from her hand and found the
name Martin O'Mara; and then she
| made the call.
First a womah's voice answered ,
then a mans said: "O'Mara."
Here he is,' said Agnes. but the
| girl had slumped to the floor.
II am calling said Agnes into the
| phone. 'Isa calling from an apart
ment where a man has been killed"
"All right" said the voice O'Mara.
Go on. What apartment? Where is
| IT."
| Agnes told him. II do not know
the people" she proceeded. "Only
their name. It's Lorrle. just hap
pened In. | am here with Mrs. Lor.
| rle now"
"All right. Go on. Who's kllled2'
/ 'Her husband
How was he killed?"
"She shot him."
AL right. Go on. Who are YOUR
I'm Agnes Gleneith."
/ htldleu W huncIL W. 1icHtllH.
Hes my father"
did you say you didn't know the
/ Lorries?'
Il didn't"
"All right. Go on. Then how did
you happen ln?'
II was with the agent. | was look
Ing at another apartment In the build.
ing"
"All right. Have the police beer
called?"
"Just now, they we're"
AL right Now try to remember
this. Tell Mrs. Lorrie / am coming
at once. Tell her to talk to no one
not to any one,--not even to you. un
til / get there. Especially and abso
lutely she is not to talk to the police
Tell her they cannot make her talk
No one can; no one has right to
Tell her to stay there and not to tr,
to 60 away. and not to let any on
take her away.
And you must stay there too; ant
you had better not talk till | ge
there. You are going to be wilt
ness In this case; you cannot possbl.