Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-20
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for the girl, and pity MASTERING
both OF them. Julia was tranned
Sne was her cousin. She alone in
this group could defend her. "Julia
wanted to come out and I hunted
Natalie to tell her.
The room was so, quiet that q
log snapped and people caught
tnelr breath at the quiet sound.
Wenda was not through. and
ner voice came clearly through
the silence. This cousin said she
had to come out, that Barbara
must invite her out, because She
mad to see Jimmy Minton!"
Garry's blue eyes were pleadine
with Barbara. did she san
that?" he asked.
Il don't know what she said -
she answered miserably.
oh. she knows but she won't
talk" Wenda went on. "Mavbe
they worked together. Not very
long ago Barbara said it was q
shame that it wasn't all right to
permit Bobbie to shoot Jinamvl
Remember, Garry 2"
She asked the question so quick
~ that Garry's astonishment at
the cleverness Of the actress. in
choosing what she wished for her
revelation, passed for recognition
OF the thing she told. Barbara
saw the glance that passed from
face to face.
Natalie spoke swiftly. '"This is
preposterous! Barbara may have
made some idle remark, and good
ness knows Jimmy Minton de-
served it if she did, but YOU are
not prosecuting attorney, Miss
Aver, and we are having no cross
examinations by amateurs!"
why didn't Barbara come run
ming when the shots were heard
II she was surprised?" Wenda
came back, ignoring the criticism.
See here, I can explain that, !"
Garry interviewed and again Bar
bara, on the stairway, with Julia
standing beside her, and Garry a
step below her, had that sense of
jury hearing evidence for a YER
dict. "She was with me. I told
her to wait when the shot rang
out"
"Oh, SO you are involved, too,
Garry?" Wenda asked. "You
used to be fond of Barbara
you've always hated Minton. And
you hated him worse when he took
me from your show to put me in
one he was producing for me-"
She stopped. Barbara knew that
the knowledge was just coming
home to Wenda that nothing about
that show had been down in writ
ing-that it had vanished like a
toy balloon with a pin stuck in it.
That knowledge sharpened the
actress voice. "Of cC1rse you
wanted to get me back, Garry!
You hated him! You would ap-
prove Of any plan-anythingw
Others said things. They were
just words to Barbara. Basil was
kind. Ray was saying biting words
to Wenda. Natalie had ordered
the girl to keep still. None of
the words focused-only Garry's
voice when it came again: {.
"Wenda, neither Barbara nor L
know one thing about this beastly
affair. That little incident in the
den, an hour or so ago, can be ex-
planned very easily. We were both
upstairs when the shot rang out.
The folk here saw me come rum
ming :"
Several heads nodded.
THAT alibis you," Wenda said.
But it. doesn't prove what you
knew or didn't know! That girl,
shot him!" She pointed her finger
at. Julia.
But L didn't! l didn't" Julia
cried. II came out to talk to him
he had asked me to marry him
and then he was leaving me-for
you'll"
Don't talk, julia" Barbara
said. She knew that every word
that Julia said was linking her
closer to the murder.
Don't talk 2" one Of the men