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CHAPTER XIV Introducing the Murderer "We have Identified six of these seven keys,” Peter continued. Indicating the ring which Kllday was holding In his hand. “One opens the street door of Franklin’s apartment building; a second opens his apartment; another fits Choo Choo Train’s door; the fourth opens the door of his general offices and the fifth Is to his private office. That's an end of the large keys. Os the smaller ones, the first opened his desk and the last one still remains unidentified. Call Milo Dunbar, will you? I believe he can help us trace this key. We should have done It before. And unless I'm clear off the track, we’ll know who the murderer Is when we succeed In doing that” Franklin’s partner was located at his office and promised to come at once. “Ask him to bring the key to Franklin’s private compartment of the safe.” Peter Interrupted to suggest. “We’ll want that, too." “I think." he continued after Kilday had replaced the receiver, “that we can definitely abandon the Idea that Franklin maintained a separate apartment for this woman tn blue. If he had done so. why doesn’t the key appear on this ring? All his other keys are here. There have been times I have been terppted to abandon this woman as a clue, for this very reason, and yet she was the motive for the crime, I’m sure. No other solution fits the facts. And since I have arrived at that solution. I can see a very good reason why Franklin had no key to her apartment." "Was It the Shipley girl?" Kllday demanded. “I’m sure It wasn’t she." replied Peter. “In their effort to protect others whom they feared were guilty, a number of people have deceived us. That has added to our complications and that’s why you have suspected this girl.” At this point the attorney arrived. Peter Cardigan was still contemplating the slain man’s key ring when he entered. "Did you bring the key?" “Jiere." .Dunbar handed It to the novelist, who compared It carefully with the small, unidentified key on the ring. His examination completed, he reached for the nurse's pad on the table beelde him. and scrawled a few hurried notes upon IL “How does this key fit Into the case?" Kllday could no longer restrain his curiosity. “I’m not sure.” Peter directed a significant glance it his friend. "Here." he handed him the notes he had Just written. “With that much to go on. perhaps you can make Rylie Carmody talk." "But I thought you said —" "Never mind what I said before." Peter replied earnestly. "I may hare changed my mind. Look over these notes and follow instructions.’’ Kllday shrugged and left the room. "Then you think It was Rylie Carmody. after all ?" suggested Milo Dunbar. “I must confess I don’t understand how that key had anything to do with him." “We’ll soon know," Peter replied shortly. The attorney walked to the window, his back to Peter and hummed a few bars of a tune. "I suppose the theory Is that young Carmody committed the murder to prevent Franklin’s marriage to his sister?" “No. That's no longer the theory. Wo now believe that the murderer killed Franklin because he discovered the latter’s love affair with the woman tn bine." “The woman In blue?" Dunbar wheeled and eyed the novelist curiously. “That's the mysterious visitor Franklin had In the sacristy just be fore the crime. Have you been able to identify her?* “That all depends on Kllday," declared Cardigan frankly. "If his errand Is successful, well be able to Identify her without any further trouble." “I gather that you have come to the conclusion that Jealousy was the motive for the crime?” "Yes. Either Jealousy or revenge. In his relationship with this woman. Franklin betrayed a trusted friend and that friend committed the murder. If my theory works out. And It must work out. Mr. Dunbar." continued Peter with conviction. “It’s the only theory that fits aB the facts.” “I’m interested." Dunbar took a chair beside the bed. Td like to bear the whole story. Can’t you take me Into your confidence? Remember, Franklin was my partner.” “When Kllday cornea back." promised the novelist. “He won’t be long." "May I see those keys?" The attorney extended bls palm. "I'm ettrioua to know what they bad to do with IL Why did you ask me to bring the key to Franklin’s compartment of the safe? What does young Carmody have to do with that key?" "The keys?” Cardigan stared about him blankly. "They were here 'a moment ago. I must have dropped them." “Yea." declared Dunbar evenly. “You must have dropped them—lnto Kliday’s hand. You’re lying to me. Cardigan. Why did you give those keys to Kllday? Why did you write him that note? What did you have to My that you didn’t want mo to hear?" Peter smiled Into the angry man’s

eyes, his hand sliding stealthily, almost Imperceptibly toward the bell cord on the table beside his bed. “I believe 1 mentioned Rylie Carmody." he was sparring for time. . “Only to throw me off the track." retorted Dunbar. “Kllday didn't know what you were talking about when yon mentioned him." Then, for the first time noticing , Cardigan’s cautious reach for the beh he forestalled It with a deft Jerk of his elbow that sent the small table careening and knocked the hell cord to the floor. “Then I was right." he said shortly. “You win—-again,” declared the novelist. his alert glance Intently studying the attorney’s expression. "My luck was Just as bad the other night—at your office." Before replying. Dunbar locked the door. ”1 suspected you had guessed when you wrote that note to Kllday," the lawyer admitted calmly. “How did yon do It?” His eyes, slightly bloodshot. returned the novelist’s steady gaze. “You left a very plain trail." declared the latter. "Once It was discovered. we couldn’t miss. The only difficulty was that there were so many trails, partly due to your efforts, that yours was obscured. We knew Franklin was killed by some one he knew Intimately, otherwise he would have warned Royce, who was only a few feet away; the murderer carried Franklin’s own revolver; the murderer called Choo Choo Train and Imitated Fletchfir's voice In telling her to go to the church; the murderer could not have been In the church, proper at the time the crime was committed, but he had to be on the ground. “The woman In blue must have been the motive, because the guilty person took such active steps to remove all clues to her blent I ty. and. in conclusion. Franklin's apartment was searched, not once, but twice, and I was attacked tn your office. Only one person answers all these descriptions, Mr. Dunbar. That Is you. “Royce looked for you at the church but couldn’t find you out in front, for the very simple renson that you weren’t there. -Franklin kept that revolver at his office. After searching elsewhere, there was no other conclusion we could reach. You vAe the only person who had access tort there. You were 1 in great haste to search your partner’s apartment. Immediately after his death. You told Fletcher you were looking for a will. But you and I know you were there to destroy any evidence which might Identify the woman tn blue as your wife, before the police arrived. You didn’t find It then, and were anxious for another opportunity to conduct the search when Fletcher wasn’t present At the first opportunity. that's exactly what you did, and that’s when I picked up your trail, although even then I didn’t realize who my quarry was. You used a key you found tn your wife’s possession to enter that apartment. Remember, too. that my assailant must have had a key to enter your office. The trail was plain from the first, and you are the only one who fits the description. Io every detail" Dunbar, head on one side, lips pursed Judiciously, had the manner of a Judge weighing evidence. “AU ver/ plausible,” he nodded his head. “But still only theory." “Here is some more of IL" retorted the DovellsL “The night before the wedding, your suspicions of your wife and Franklin aroused, you broke Into his compartment of the safe There you found evidence which supported those suspicions. And the revolver, too. That." he admitted, “Is still only a guess. But I’ll know whether or not it’s a true ona in a few minutes." An expression of annoyance flitted across the attorney’s countenance. "Guessesr he said. “Guesses! You’re always talking of guesses! What made you make such a guess?" “Ln the first place, you were the only person who fitted every possibility of the crime. In the second, there were Franklin’s keys. I couldn't understand why all his keys were tn tact, upon bls ring, except the key to bls compartment of the safe. It seemed strange that he should have kept that, of all key*, lying carelessly to Ida desk where you found It for aa. Then the aolutlon occurred to me ana I compared that key wo found there with the one we had been unable to Identify upon the key-ring, remembering how similar they were In sixe and appearance. Remembee, I had tried to use that unidentified key to open that compartment. I was aide to insert it In the lock but it wouldn’t turn the bolt Do you know why? "They Were both keys to that Bafa. When I compared them a few minutes ago, I discovered they both bore the same manufacturer’s serial number. One of those keys belonged to you, Mr. Dunbar. The other was FrankUn’*.” Peter stared at the attorney expressionlessly. "With that much to go on. I felt confident that I knew bow we had been duped. We were puzzled because we couldn’t find any clue to the roman tn blue among Franklin’s personal effects. This was now explained. Tow had removed these clues when you searched Franklin’s compartment the evening before, to verify your suspicion* regarding him and your wife. Afterward, it occurred to you that this broken drawer might incriminate yog

if we discovered. It. .80 you transferred the remainder of his effects to your own drawer, leaving your key in Franklin’s desk. The broken drawer you appropriated for your own use. And that” declared Peter with finality, “is what I wrote Kllday a few minutes ago. He la on his way to your office to check up on those two drawers In your safe. Unless lam mistaken, he will discover that the key on Franklin's ring fits the broken compartment which you are now using. "Simple, when you think about IL isn’t it?” “You make it sound simple," the attorney replied. "The only thing that puzzled me is why you returned to your office that night" Teter continued. “You had already destroyed the evidence in Franklin’s compartment" “I was afraid there might be some evidence elsewhere that I had overlooked. and I wasn’t expecting you to hunt the murderer there." The attorney was making no effort to maintain a preferment innocence. “I couldn’t very well go through the place in the daytime without exciting comment from the employees. I felt perfectly safe In making the search at night however, until," he shrugged, “you appeared on the scene. None of my employees had an excuse to be there at that hour, and I knew that the janitor’s force did not come on duty until ten o’clock, so naturally I was alarmed when I heard your key In the lock. I didn't realize, or have time to consider that you might be coming there to trap some one else. I lost my head. I guess. At any rate, I determined not to be trapped there, so I turned out the lights and waited for you in the dark. You know what happened3=\ Peter glanced at the locked door. “What’s the idea?" he asked. “You can’t hope to escape. By this time Kllday has verified the manner tn which you switched boxes with Franklin." “Oh, yes. There’s always one method of escape. But don’t be alarmed. That was only a precaution against interruption.” From his pocket he took a small vial. Removing the cork, he smelled of the contents. Then he smiled. "Polson," he explained. “I’ve been carrying it about with me for several “Poison." days. Even before I killed Franklin. I made up my mind that I would never be taken alive.” Dunbar raised the bottle gravely. “Before I go,” he said, “I want to say I’m sorry you went through the window. I had nothing against you. I only wanted to get out of there, undetected." The momentary delay gave Peter the opportunity for which he waited. With all his strength he hurled his pillow at the bottle poised in Dunbar’s hand, hoping to knock it from his grasp. His aim was true, but the bottle did not fall The fingers which clutched It were too sure of their grip. There was reproach tn the attorney's glance. “After making this the only escape possible.” be asked, “would you rob me of it?” He raised the bottle slowly. "I don't blame you for anything but that pillow," he declared gravely. “You’re quite a detective, Cardigan. I should be an authority on the subject.” Milo Dunbar took his only means of escape. I THE END.I HARD SURFACING OF STREETS IS BEGUN After conferring with Mr. Beech, engineer of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, Monday, the town board decided to use asphalt road oil instead of Tarvia on the streets which are being prepared for hard surfacing. Only one coat of the asphalt road oil will be spread on the streets. At first the town board planned to have three coats of Tarvi* put on the streets over a period of three years. By using the oQ, only one coat of well mixed gravel and oil will bo necessary. The material will be approximately three inches thick, j Mill street will receive a coat of the black top, from Main street to the cemetery. This was not reported with the other streets, in last week’s Journal. The oil will be spread by the county highway department. _y WINS SUGAR , At fast Saturday evening’s distribution, sugar was given to: Mrs. J. P. Hughes, Ray Wilkinson, Eston Clayton, Emory Guy, Phyllis Mabie Cecil Coy, Mrs. L. W. Held, John Sloan, Garrett Grissom, Mrs. M. Bitner, E. L. Weaver, Allen Ott, Mrs. Hurtig, Roy Meek, A. A. Pfingst, O. G. Carr, Mrs. Sam Bushong, Ocol Craft, Rath Rang Nellie Gordon.

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DISMAL Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lung were Warsaw visitors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Mullins and baby sos Chicago were the guests of the latter’s parents, Ralph Lung and ■ wife at their cottage at Sheepwash ‘Sunday. Raymond Bitner and wife, Claus Bobeck and wife. Miss Tilda Bobeck and Virgil Bobeck attended the funeral services of an Uncle, Claus ‘Bobeck Sr., at Topeka Wednesday ! afternoon. Jasper Buchtel and wife and Mrs. Mary Gants attended the funeral of a relative at Pierceton Monday as- ; ternoon. Chester Slo; n and wife have moved from Wolcotville to Blackstump point, Wawasee. ■ Harold Bitner and family of Ligonier and Raymond Bitner and family visited in the Milton Bitner home Sunday. Roy Wilkinson and Miss Katie Bitner were Goshen visitors Saturday night. Dean Carlson, wife and DeLarma were Sunday visitors in the Dora Clingerman home. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beck were Ligonier shoppers Saturday night. ZION. Mrs. Marie LeCount called on Mrs. Ida Guy, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Eston Kline and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Garber. John Cable and Miss Margaret Bowers of Elkhart called on Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith and family. Mrs. Ella LeCount of Cromwell is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Strieby Miss Hazel Muier, who has been ill for several weeks with quinsy is somewhat improved. SOUTHSHORE Mr. and Mrs. Gordon of Goshen spent Sunday with Russell Cooper and family. Mrs. Martha Jordan, Mrs. Forrest Snepp, Mrs. Roy Niles and Mrs. ‘Bert Searfoss spent Wednesday afternoon in Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Searfoss spent Monday afternoon in Goshen. Velma and Margaret Mock are spending this week in South Whitley. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Niles and son Burton spent Sunday with Mr. and Sirs. Bert Searfoss. Mr. and Mrs. Si Bauer and sons called at the Bert Searfoss home, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Grace Olds is having her house painted. Judd Searfoss is doing the work. Mrs. Jordon and Mrs. Snepp called oil Mrs. Bert Searfdss, Friday evening. RICHVILLE Robert Strieby and family spent Sunday with Mr. and .Mrs. Monroe Ott. While working in the barn last week. Geo. McDaniel had the misfortune to fall and break one rib. The following were week end guests of R. E. Treadway and family: Harold McClain and family of New York City; Clark Peter and family of Logansport; James Treadway of Fulton, and Gail Hall and family of Kalamazoo.. Oliver Petro and family of Indianapolis were Sunday visitors in the Henry Whitmer home. Sunday visitors in the Orlo Green, home were: Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Hamilton of Milford; Mrs. Emma Homan of Ligonier and Thad Green and wife of Millersburg. The children of Carl Stettler have been on the sick list. The Ladies Aid are entertaining their members Friday evening with a pot-luck supper and a program afterwards. TIPPECANOE Mr. and Mra. J. L. KHn» ud family and Eston Kline and family took Sunday dinner in the J. Garber home. Gerald Priest was home over the

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week end. Nat Kline has been spending a few days at the home of-his son, J. Ll Kline. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Billings from Elkhart spent Sunday evening in the J. Garber home. Mrs. J. Garber and Mrs. J. L. Klines and family were seen on the streets of Warsaw Wednesday. Ray Bigler was home over the week end. Callers at the J. Garber home Monday were Ida Bigler, Mary Kuhn and Elva Gordy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bigler were seen on the streets of Warsaw Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gordy made a business trip to Elkhart, Saturday. Mrs. J. L. Kline and family called on Mary Kuhn Monday. Marvin Thorn called on Noble Kline, Sunday evening. AFRICA. i Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Likens of 'North Webster and Mrs. Susanna Maggart and son Chester were callers in the Elmo Sh TTk home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Kline called in the Grandma Lewallen home Thursday afternoon. Eli Shock has been on the sick list and under the care of Dr. Laird of No. Webster. Mr. f and Mrs. Noah Shock of Ligonier called in the Jonas Cripe home 1 Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Shock and daughter Lois of Mishawaka were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eli 1 Shock. Afternoon and evening [ guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Mock and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mulligan and three children from , near Huntington and Rev. and Mrs. | Thompson, Mrs. Lee Dye and- son Charles. Mrs. Eli Shock called on Mrs. Elmo Shock Tuesday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald of Milford visited in the Jacob Click home Monday afternoon. Miss Catherine Click entertained at a birthday »arty Saturday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Robinson and son Gary, daughter Vlema, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller, DeVon and Ward Robinson. Elmo Shock and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuhn Wednes-. day evening. Miss Margaret Cripe of West Goshen spent Friday night w’ith Catherine and Geraldine Click. ' Elmo Shock and family and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuhn were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Weimer. . NEWSALEM Those who called at the George Auer home Saturday evening were: John Roberts and wife, Clell Grissom and wife and the Art Hummell family. Edward Black and wife called on Sunday evening. Burdette Method, w'ife and son, were guests of the Alva Crowl family Sunday. Albert Mock and wife took dinner with Reuben Mock and family, Friday. Howard Mock and wife were Sunday dinner guests. Joe Smith and family called at the Roy Pinkerton home Wednesday evening. Junior Pinkerton is slowly improving from his operation. Emory Guy and wife called at the Joe Smith home last Thursday. Harry Smith called on Howard Mock and wife Monday evening. CREEK Rev. and Mrs. Hutsonpiller called on M?r. and Mrs. Ben Zimmerman and family one day last week. Curtis LeCount of Syracuse is making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Vic JNiles this summer. Mrs. Levi Pearman of Benton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dewey and daughter Francis, Miss Hilda Detwiler and Mrs. Vic Swartz of Geehen were afternoon callers. Rev. and Mrs. Dobbins attended a ministerial meeting at Fulton last DON’T SLEEP ON LEFT SIDE—AFFECTS HEART If stomach GAS prevents sleeping on right side try Aalerika. One dose brings out poisons and relieves gas pressing on heart so you sleep soundly all night. At Leading gists. —adv

week. A large delegation from Benton attended Church services here, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hubart have moved into the house on the farm owned by Mrs. John Darr. Edward Price is working for Sam Bickel. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Juday, Mrj and Mrs. Harry Juday, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zimmerman and son Junior called on Ben Zimmerman and family, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Weybright and daughter Meriain and Leonard Tully attended a band meeting at Crawfordsville last week. On their way home they visited the asylum at Logansport and talked with Mrs. Raymond Yoder of Benton who is there. Mrs. Yoder knew them and was pleased to see them. Mrs. Louise Miller and son Bobby and Miss Juanita Gushwa spent Sunday at the Grover Hillbish home. Ishmal Rookstool was taken to the Goshen hospital, Sunday, in a serious condition. He is reported as improving. His sister, Mrs. Stanley Smith of Detroit is with their parents. Miss Meriam Darr spent Tuesday night with her aunt, Mis. Dave Heiltzingre.qf Benton. - Kaleel Juday and family spent Sunday at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Orval ' Lockwood entertained their Sunday school class at their home, Tuesday evening. Memorial Day will be observed at this place the first Sunday in June. Sunday-school, Sunday morning. There will be a Mother’s Day program and talk by the pastor. Everyone is invited to come. SOUTHSIDE Mrs.. Marion Davis and daughter Elizabeth and Eliz-beth War be I called at the Elmer McGarity home, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Merl Laughlin Were Friday evening callers at the Warbel home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rex and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snider of Avilla spent Sunday afternoon with relatives in Syracuse. Charles Bushong is expecting tp move his family to Garrett some time this week as he has been sent there to work. Mr. and Mrs. Darr of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warbel of New Paris called at the, Warbel home, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Betes and children of Chicago returned home after a few days visit with Mrs. Mary Cable. Rev. and Mrs. Nieodemus called at the Warbel home, Tuesday.

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