Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-18
get what-oh, I know, they wanted

every one of them!" Sylvia re-
piled with finality.
"You mean that there wasn't a
single one of the girls there?" Pat
rick kept it up. "Not Sarah, nor
Bessie, nor Caddie, nor Jessie, nor
Little Alice"
"There wasn't anybody but me-"
Sylvia asserted.
Wasn't that wonderfule" Patrick
commented.
go on and tell me about Doc
tor Marden," he said
'Well, Doctor Marden came out
into the Kitchen
"Did he see your"
eyes"
"What did he say?" 's.'
HE didn't say anything. He put
ted his finger on his lips-just like
this" Sylvia's tiny forefinger, and
thumb moved upwards to press her
lips close but the lips pouted out
wards as they emitted a gentle,
"Sh-sh-sh!"
''And didn't you say. anything?"
Sylvia's eyes grew sparkly with
mischief. mo, I didn't say a word.
I just did this" She put her fore
finger to her lips and emitted a
"Sh-sh-sh!"
'And then what did Doctor Mar
den dog"
"Well, he went out through the
pantry and into the garage and I
heard him open that little door in
the back wall of the garage"
Idiots all of us! Suddenly I re-
membered that little door! OF
course Patrick had posted no po-
iceman there. 1t was extremely
unlikely that any guests would en-
ter that door, would even remem-
Der its existence-if indeed they
had ever known of it. Matte her
self rarely used it.
81 should have thought Doctor
Marden would have got all dirty
going out that way" Patrick COM
mented.
."oh," Sylvia explained, che
weared his long dark cape. 1t was
in the garage"
IlOW OO yOo cAl1OW lie ROI IL Oll.
'tHe came back to the door of
the kitchen and he said, *Sh-sh-
sh!' and he putted his finger to his
lips again. And I said, 'Sh-sh-
sh!' and I putted my finger to my
lips"
I knew the garment very well.
The heavy, dark cape that the
French peasants wear. Doctor Mar
denis tall, thin figure in that dark
blue cape and the dark blue beret
which matched it was an accepted
detail of the Second Head roads.
'And did you see Doctor Marden
come back to the party?" Patrick
asked.
eyes"
"Did he come back soon?"
eyes"
"Was it long time like this?"
Patrick put his hands about a yard
apart. cor little time like this?"
Patrick drew his hands towards
each other until the space of a foot
lay between them.
'..It was hitler time like this"
Sylvia answered. With the utmost
care, she placed her slim, brown
little paws first about nine inches
apart; then about six.
Patrick kissed her. "And were
you still in the kitchen when Doc.
tor Marden came back?"
Eyes
t'Who was there?"
ooh lots and lots and lots of
people!'
81 forget" Patrick unused aloud,
twas Doctor Marden in Mrs. Slows
house when they unmasked, Syl-
via?"
ooh yes!" Sylvia said.
Over Sylvia 's-head again Patrick
looked at me questioningly. Again
nodded in assent.
''Did Doctor Marden have on his
mask the first time he came into
the kitchen?" Patrick asked.
eyes" Sylvia answered.
''I1oW did you know it was Doctor
Marden them"
ooh, when he putted his finger to
his lips and said, 'Sh-sh-sh' he
lifted his mask way up and he
winked at me-"
Patrick sat motionless for a tiny
interval. Suddenly, but with ut
most gentleness, he put Sylvia
down. 81 think Sylvia will want to
go out and see Sarah Darbe," he
signaled to me. He took the buckle
from Sylvia's reluctant fingers and
dropped it into his pocket. Then
he hurried swiftly across the room
to the telephone, called up the sta
ton. Get two men over here at
once!" he ordered. "Put them on
the Marden house. Don't let Doc
tor Marden leave the house until
he hears from me. I'm phoning
him to come to Mrs. Avery's house.
See that he comes!"
Then he took up the telephone
again and called number. "I'd
like to talk with Doctor Marden,
please Oh good morning, Doc
tor Marden. This is Patrick O'Brien
speaking. I'm talking from Mrs.
Avery's house. I'd like to see you
here at once. I have some fur
Their questions to ask you in regard
to the Blake case"