Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

turned hdCN 10 tlF TWO young
people. His blunt. ,blue-eycd face
a was ominously placid.
Yes Miss Hale ?'
Why can't we 60 tonight 2"
Karen asked. "Oh, | know It
may seem callous 10 you TO
want To marry SO soon after
poor Normle. But it isn't cal
LOUIS We've have Gun lea
sons. We" She paused and
then added sharply And I
don't sec what il has 10 do with
you, anyway This CHASTITY thing
has all been cleared up now
You know the taxi driver killed
Normie and now he's dead.
There's nothing more e"
It's not quite as simple as
that, I'm afraid, Miss Hale"
Cobb spoke to Karen, but l no.
ticed that his eyes were fixed
on Oliver Church. / knew pretty
much of what VAS going on in
his mind. There are still quite
a few things to clear up"
Karen glanced rather wildly
at me. But Doctor WeStlake
knows everything | know about
II He's probably told you al
ready. And if he hasn't, he he
can. | told him everything"
It's not that" said Cobb
There's plenty beside that.
Plenty TO clear up about this
death that happened tonight"
What do you mean" The
words came eNplosivoly from
Oliver You're not trying to
hint that he. nc didn't commit
suicide ?"
LIE COULD not possibly have
made a more unfortunate re-
mark. From the slight tighten
ing of Cobb's lips, l could tell
that the Inspector had given it
its most damning Interpretation.
Surely he was going TO drop his
bombshell now: and tell them
that Albert Williams had been
murdered. l waited. But when
he spoke his voice was almost
mild and he merely said:
You We're the-one -Mhn-actt'-
ally discovered the body, wcren I
you, Mr.. Church ,"
why yes" Oliver paused
told Wcstlakc all about IT. DO
l have to repeat 1t over again ~
"Yes, you do
We'll, Just about ten minutes
or so before the shot was fired,
Karen and | decided 10 60 out
for a stroll in the garden ka-
rem had 10 go up and put on
warm things. l didn't wait for
her. I went out by myself and |
walked over in the direction Of
the barn. / was about half way
there when / heard the shot. l
ran toward it, of course. And
l found the man lying there in
the barn by the brazier. That's
all. l was just standing there
kind of staring stupidity down at
him when Karen came. A couple
of minutes later all the rest Of
them arrived"
Il see" Cobb looked down at
the carpet as if it's elaborate
oriental design interested him
more than the situation in hand
And the rest of you? Where
were you all when the shot was
fired ."
Mrs. Hale was the first to
speak She looked around her
with an unnecessarily bright anu
social smile 1t was such q
beautiful night and the house was
sort of depressing The Saltcrs
and my husband and | had all
gone for a little walk before
turning in About three minutes
before We heard the shot, Francis
and | left the Salters up in the
meadow and started back to the
house. When we heard the shot,
we ran in the direction II came
from. Before we reached the
barn. the sS4+tters- ard Bavtd ann
Doctor Wcstlake caught up with
us.
THAT is correct" put in Mrs
Saltcr with sudden firmncss.
I checked on II. too, telling
Cobb how the RoWloys and had
been in the house at the time of
the shot.
Cobb nodded There was only
one thing to hc dcduccd from
that information OF course The
Inspector turned back Co Oliver
his eyes very steady,
Then. except for Miss Halo
YOU were the only one who was
alone when the shot was fired
Mr. Church You arc the ony
one without an ahbi
"Aihiu karcu CrLorI tho