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ilie timely arrival of the girl they wwt discussing seemed to bear out tho officer's promise. Dismissing the detective who escorted her, he admitte<! the girl. •Tlyile!” Callis hurried across the rtHira. her arms outstretched, oblivious to the other men In the room. “Darling, I told you to be carc'nl. that t) ,'V 1 —" \ _ itylie silenced her with a hand across her lips. “Don’t say anything about Weltpdrt," he cautioned her In a »i ?»! uper. The byplay had snot escaped CardlJtnr’s attention. “I’m glad you came. Mbits Shipley.” he said. “I was Just trying to get Ry 11* to tell mo about his Appointment to meet you at Westport tlw other afternoon.” We hesitated, waiting for an answer, four the girl only faced him silently, ’lidar hand clutching Kylie's desperately. “You did have an appointment with didn’t yon?” prompted the novijst gently “Thrive her out of this." cried the in > 'She had nothin* to do with It. ! o;ivr her out. I tell you.” Peter Ignored the command. "Rylle K»nw to think It would Involve you In tii'la unpleasant affair If he told ux ' ahout It. Mi*s Shipley ” tie continued. “He 1» making a mi-'ake If there Is away for him to explain his moventents that afternoon, he should do it, I y all mentis” “Don't listen to him. (’all Is." .The young man clutched her arm ami sh<»>k i| fiercely. “Don't tell Mm anything.” “Be quiet, you.” growled Kilday. "What I* It you want to know?" Callis asked Peter “Tlio same ditv that I was attacked ia Franklin*!! office." I’et.-r explained, “Kylie Carmody gave the detective that wax following him the slip. Ijite that evening he had a wreck ahiHit ten miles from Westport. It Is Important that we know where he went and what he did, between the time the detective Inst saw him and the hour of that wreck, The only explanation he has offered for his presence tn that neighborhood la that he had an engagement at Westport. But he persistently refuses to tell us whom he expected to meet there. Was It y »u?'* .The glrl glanced first Mt the mncli-.!. then at Rylle Carmody. "Don’t say .anything Callis," the latter pleaded. "They'll Just try to drag yon Into It” She hesitated a moment longer. “There's nothing for ns to conceal. Is then*. Rylle? I thlnjt I'd better t«dl them.” Peter wondered If the girl were preparing to deceive him again. "He was coming to meet me,” she ■aid. I "What time did he get there?" Peter asked sharply. “He had an accident," declared the ’girl.- “He never got there." "Don’t tell me that,” Kilday ex- , claimed truculently. “He met you there, all right. And you gave him the key to Franklin's apartment." Rylle (Tarmody made a lunge at the detective. “What do you mean?” he snarled. His face was white and drawn with Impotent fury as the "officer grasi>ed his wrist. 1 The young man struggled ineffectually. “You had no right to ask her that It's absurd. Callis scarcely knew Franklin.’* "Rylle Is right." declared the girl ; gravely. “1 scarcely knew Mr. Franklin. I met him for the first time only a few weeks ago. at a party given in honor of Doris." t "And you didn’t have such a key?" "Never. I've never been to the apartment. I don't even know where it Is." “Miss Shipley." Peter took up the questioning, “suppose you tell us why you planned to meet thia young man at Westport the other evening?” "There la very little to tell 1 was going to meet him there at nine o'clock, pw •You Have No Right to Ask Her That.” Bui: on account of the accident, of course he couldn’t get there." •Why didn't he meet you at your home? Why Westport?” Callis frowned. “He had another appointment.” she replied hesitantly. "Ho knew it was going to take him some time, and we thought we’d save time by meeting Uwr»L_~

“He didn’t tell you what this other apfMrintment was, did he?” Peter pursued the point, and when she did not answer promptly he repeated the question. Still she hesitated. “Perhaps," the novelist suggested, “you would feel more free in telling us why you planned to go to Martin's Cove?” " This time the girl answered promptly. “We wanted to get away for a few days, where we’d have a chance to forget about the murder.” “Perhaps the fact that Rylle was being ftHlowed by a detective had something to do with your decision," KIF day put In. “Did y<>u know that he was being followed?" Peter asked In a kindlier tone. “We couldn't help knowing It," repiled the girl. “The man followed him everywhere he went.” “That was his Job," the novelist explained. “But of course you both rather Irk ome. didn't you?” “I WtpMtt used to being treated like a > J <>n criminal.” the boy Inter rupted harshly. “And so”—this time Peter addressed the boy “you decided to give the det' ltho the slip and met Miss Shipley nt Westport, so you wouldn't be fol|ov . 1 to Martin’s Cove. Is that it?" “Yes. We didn’t think we’d have much chance of forgetting what happened with-a detective following us ; >r : I.” exclaimed Rylle defiantly. > the whole story. 'I took him out in the country and lost him. But I didn’t take him toward Westport, because I didn’t want him stumbling Into us again, after 1 met Callis. I opened up the car. after I passed the city limits. I knew he couldn’t keep • “After he had dropped out of sight, I zigxacced up and down a few sideroads, and then headed for >V«*stport in a v ide <T< te. 1 was on my way to meet Callis when I had the accident. 1 didn't want to drag Callis into this. I didn’t want some detective askIt.g h- r questions. She had no more to do with the killing of Franklin than—than I had.” “What about Webster Spears?” This time Peter turned to the girl. “When you ca?ne to see me. I thought you were worried about him. too." “There was no way we could help Web by remaining here.” Rylle answered for her “I’m asking Miss Shipley.” “Kylie Is right. We considered Web, but realized that remaining In the city wouldn’t help him." Until they were dismissed, Rylle to be taken back to police headquarters by a waiting officer, Callis to return to her home, the young couple stoutly maintained their story. No amount of questtonitig by Kilday could shake It. “Just the same," growled the sergeant after they were gone, “I know I’ve got the murderer under arrest. It’s either Webster Spears or Rylle Carmody. First I thought It wax Spears and that Carmody and the girl were trying to help him. Then I thought It was Cannody and the other two were trying to help him. Now 1 don’t know which It was. except that one of the two la guilty.” ,

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"And you think Callis Shipley knows?” Peter Inquired. “Os course.” “Well. I don’t." Peter spoke with conviction. “Ever since my Interview with her the other afternoon I have been convinced that, personally, she j is Innocent, although Carmody and Spears may be guilty. But if they are. she doesn't know it* Kilday did not share this conviction. He reviewed the evidence against each. “Spears was in love with Doris Carmody and was moving heaven and earth to keep her from marrying Jim Franklin. We know he told Rylle about Choo Choo Train, hoping that he would stop the wedding. Some one telephoned Ambrose Carmody telling him about the actress. First Spears denied that Now he admits making the call. Some one telephoned Choo Choo and told her to be at the church. : Spears still denies he did that, but I don’t know whether to believe him or not. "He left the church. Just before the ■ murder. Inquiring about Rylle Cari mody and declaring that If he were there, there wouldn’t be any wedding. Later he denied making that remark but we’ve since been able to prove that he did. That night Callis Shipley vis Ited Spears' home. Both she and Spears denied that visit, at first. Now they twh admit It. The girl told us what S[tears said when he left the church. Then she denied it. Now she admits it.” The detective was restlessly pacing the floor as he summed up the case. “You can’t tel) me innocent people were trying to deceive us this way. That Isn’t natural. They had something to conceal. What was It? Well.” he smiled significantly. “Spears had a motive for the crime and he can't ac count for his time at the hour it was committed. “Then take Rylle Carmody. He ad v mits trying to stop the wedding, after Spears told him about the actress. We know he quarreled with Franklin in the study. He left, hut we know he came back, because Callis Shipley rode home with him. Either the girl told him there had been a murder or he already knew it. apparently, when he returned to the church. If she told hitn. how did she know? If she didn’t' tell him. how did he know? Then he gives a detective the slip in time to search Franklin’s apartment and attack you In that office.” He shrugged. “Oh. I know we don't have any proof of that—yet. But he escaped in time to do It. and ho can’t give * good reason for shaking my detective the way he did. He turns up with an alibi full of holes, and tries to explain his battered appearance by telling us be was In an automobile accident. Huh. I’ve got -enough on both of these birds to send them to the chair, and one of them will talk before he takes the trip. The fear of that is the best cure for a silent tongue I know.” “But. Kilday—" Peter began. "Oh. I know. You're going to hand me that theory that» Spears couldn’t have taken the dagger from the wall—at least not while he was struggling with Franklin. Well, perhaps he couldn’t, hut maybe he slipped In there and got the knife before Franklin saw him. Maybe it was Rylle. He’s taller. There are a lot of things that don’t fit yet. and that may be one of them. But they'll all fit before I’m through." “That wasn’t what I was going to say." Peter again interrupted. “If either Rylie or Web Spears committed this crime, the motive seems to be obvious. It was to keep Franklin from marrying Doris Carmody. And If that was the motive, why should either of them have visited Franklin's apartment or office? I can’t make that fit” “Not unless Callis Shipley is the woman tn blue you’ve been talking ■bout.” Kilday persisted doggedly. “But she Isn’t." exclaimed Peter. “I’m sure of that. Think back, Kilday Our woman In hlue went there to prevent the wedding. Dan Bullis heard part of her conversation with Franklin. She only consented to leave the church after Franklin pfomise<!

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her that his marriage was going to make no difference In their relationship. If Bullis told us the truth about that conversation, and I see no reason why he shouldn't, then that woman is heartbroken over the murder. Does Callis Shipley act or look like a woman who Is grieving over Franklin’s death? Not to me, she doesn’t. Her one thought, throughout th* whole affair, has been for Rylie Carmody. No, shela not the woman tn blue. And If she isn’t, then I say Rylie had no reason for visiting that apartment I have another reason for being convinced that he isn’t the man with whom I struggled In the apartment A few minutes ago, the boy lunged at “you, here, in a rage over a question asked of Miss Shipley. . You caught him by the wrists antFheld him, easily. lam sure you couldn’t have done that with the man I ran up against the other night. That fellow was far more powerful. Whatever doubt lingered in my mind about Carmody’s innocence was dispelled then. He Is innocent. I’m as sure of it as I am of this broken leg of mine, and it's paining me a lot" “If we accept this theory of yours it looks as though we’re farther from a solution than ever” complained Kilday. He drew moodily on his stogy. “You’ve made a good point,” he ad mitted. “but If we follow your lead we’re right back where we started. I haven’t even got a good guess left Webster Spears wax under arrest the night of your fight In the apartment If that has a place In the crime, then It couldn't have been him.” “It has a place.” declared Peter with conviction. “The man I fought was the murderer I'm convinced of that” (TO BE CONTINUED.) TRY A JOURNAL WANT AD

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