The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-19
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Good she answered smiling
warmly. Il have SO much Ill gladly
share it,
Barry shook her hand Are you
hcinr nice girl--nol Worrying or
frettingg
I'm trying 10 obey my LAWYER
you've 60, ten minutes. the
guard said briefly a, he seated HIM
self near the door Picking up
nearby newspaper he pretended
TO read
Dale pushed a chair forward
Just few minutes for i've or
six questions
AS many as YOU wish. Mr.. wes-
ton
Barry stood near Madeline. his
eyes resting on her rich brown
hair. He was noting the finoncss OF
her features her gently curring lips
delicate yel firm little chm The
Young almost philish expression on
hcr face made her seem TOO frail
for Tho heavy responsibilities she
had been forced 20 assume.
Barry mad an almos' unconuol
able desire 10 touch her hair his
hand rested on the hack OF Made
lines chair Madeline suddenly
looked up and smiled into Barrys
eyes
"Now Madcline said Dale Tell
me something about the domestic
atmosphere Of the Wallherc home.
a cloud passed over Madeline's
face Mrs Wailberg was very
sweet.
Il believe that. but want 20
know wheihcr she was sweet 70
her husband dia they ret along
we'll toec'h'r werc they happy
Dale insisted
Il don't think they were happy
together Mrs Wallberg was de-
spondcnt
~Noi in love Win him. eh-?"
"No-"
Did Pcler Dean wallbers's
partner visit fafm o.ien?'
"He seldom came 70 the house
only"
wei
"He sometimes brought Mrs
Wallberg homo from paries-'
ANY telephone calls
Madeline ch,cks grew red "A
few she nnal, answered
Listen Madeline Dale told her
crisply this is nc' time 90 extend
loyalty TO any one your future Is
at stake"
Il know that NJ Weston I'm
very fond Of Mrs Wollherg She
trusted me
"All righl Mafcluc. you've giN
en- me few ideas any way
When they started to leaNe,
whether by dosieN ~ accident
Dale turned hi- ncah on Barry and
Madeline Placirs his broad should
ors as a screen and blocking for
moment the vision OF the guard
near the door.
For one wild moment Madcline's
hands rested in Barrys The
tightening of his fingers around
hers brought a warm glow 20 her
cheeks a light in his eyes was tell
ing her an old old story-iawning
love.
Talking TO Dale later Barry ask
ed You're evidently working on
lunches why should Won assume
Fay wallberg wasn't in love with
her husband-?'
THE most natural deduction IN
the world It's almost impossible
for pretty young girl like Fay
Wallbcfg TO be in love with a man
as brutal and ruthless as Anthony
Wallbcrg was reputcd to be. TO say
nothing Of the thirty years az more
difference in their ages Love him
Dale snulfed. tits just not being
done"
But why try TO draw Peter Dean
and Fay together in your inyestiga-
tions?"
Well begin Dale. another
case OF simple deduction I've stud
led the old editions OF the city news
papers IN the library | found one
thing popping up in al the social
news When Fay Wallbcrg attended
"a function Peter Dean was on
hand Also several pictures where
they were posed together rather.
friendly like noticed too that An
ihony was seldom mentioned as ac-
complaining his wife. Dean IS a
handsome fellow and as Wallberg's
partner Perhaps I'm of my bean
but I've got 70 find out"
1T sounds logical as YOU put it,
yci no had others that hated him
Walberg was hard man"
I'm working on that to" Dale
said.
lotto should he able to throw
some light on the matter"
I'm depending on him to do just
that"
Rev. william Barton. seated in
his study. found his eyes wander
ing away from The pages OF the
large hook spread out on his desk
Abscntly his hands smoothcd the
pages Of his beloved Bible Sever
al times he had read single text
from The book OF Isaiah. Come now
Let MS Reason Together Saith the
Lord Though Your Sins be as
Scarlet They Shall be white as
Snow. Though they be Red like
Crimson. They Shall be as Wool"
When Barry entered his fathers
study some time later. he found
him gazing earnestly on the print
cd page Of his Bible.
Barry noticed the tired look on
his fathers face. the sag Of his
broad shoulders. But he greeted