Show THE GARLAND THE VEDDING MARCH MURDER by Monte Barrett O by Copyrlpht WNU 1IJ1 Service SYNOPSIS tha mlnUter'i tudy J lm Waiting Franklin about to be married to Doris Carmody Is stabbed to death Peter Cardigan novelist and amateur detective of some note with Sergeant Kllbegin the official Investigation day while Franklin had visitors waiting among them his mistress "Choo Choo" Train his Intended wife’s father Ambrose Carmody her brother Rylie Daniel Bullis politician and a woman In a blue frock Itylie Carmody admits trying to stop ths wedding after being informed by Webster Spears that Kranklin was still friendly with Choo Choo despite his approaching secures the dead marriage Kilday man's keys From Callis Shipley one of the bridesmaids Itylle's friend the Investigators learn nothing An Interview with Bullis is fruitless Webster Spears admits Informing Rylie Carmody of Franklin's relations with Choo Choo for Dons Carmody s sake In the hope of preventing the wedding Fletcher Franklin's Is reticent An Interview with Milo Dunbar Franklin's law partner snd search of the dead man's office reveals nothing of Importance Choo Choo admits her relations with Franklin were to continue after his marriage She says she vDIted Franklin at the church because a telephone message from Fletcher told her to come Fletcher denies calling the actress Six of the seven keys Franklin carried are traced to their respective locks In sometimes concerning some one they love" I’eter listening mistrusted the statement This girl he thought would be the last to grow hysterical She was proving that now In her defense of Rylie Carmody The sergeant shrugged “How many times did you visit the sacristy yesterday?" was hts next question “Once I've told shout that” “And you saw no one tmt Nick Royce? You never saw DoctoA “No Mr Royce was the only one there Mr Franklin was In the study We spoke to him through the door but I saw no one but Mr Royce” “Now Miss Shipley" the detective permitted a smile to soften the lines of his face as he leaned forward engagingly “what made you so sure that a murder Yon had been committed? were out In front You only heard Doctor Abernathy's announcement that the wedding had been postponed There was nothing said about murder And yet when Itylie took you home you told him that Jim Franklin had been murdered" “Y’ou must be mistaken I never told him that” ‘He says that's what you told him” the detective Insisted “No he told you I said something I never used terrible had hnppened the word murder and neither did he Later after Rylie returned to the church and discovered what had happened you asked him who told him reabout It lie said that I did ferred to the fact that I had told him something had occurred to stop the wedding" “How do you know what he told me?" Kllday demanded "He told me” “When?” "Last night” “Oh you two have been getting together on your stories have you?” The girl's teeth gleamed where they Into the scarlet of bit momentarily her lip “That's a crude way of put- lie CHAPTER VI— Continued — 13 — I Just came “I'll hurry Sergeant back to tell you that the Shipley girl Is here She Just arrived” hy didn't you say so Instead of standing there like an Idiot?" the officer grumble “Show her In” He laid a newspaper oer the grisly exhibits on his desk Callis Shipley glanced Inquisitively from one man to the other As before I'eter was struck by her beauty not the least appealing thing about it being that the girl seemed utterly unconscious of It She wore It Peter Inwith the same chnrmlng thought difference which she probably attached to the perfection of her costume I'eter was usually shy of women particularly beautiful women who never seemed to forget their own loveliness Put he felt Instinctively that this was the sort of girl who could be a good Iler blue eyes were made comrade for laughter In spite of the gravity and he of their present expression Ipdmltted It reluctantly she stirred hjs Just as she had before sympathies come duel he knew that was to In the that she not Sergeant Klldny would That his partisanship claim very on his him partisanship guard put her yet he could not conagainst trol It “You sent for Peter noticed her hands hut them In her lap betray her She me?” the slight tremor of she quickly clasped where they might not was frightened then Klldny deposited his cigar In the tray careful not to disturb the ash watching the girl shrewdly all the while he began deliberate“Miss Shipley” ly “you didn’t tell ns the truth last night shout your ride home from the Later church with Itylie Carmody Why?” you admitted It I — I had Jumped to “I told you conclusions concerning what had hapI was afraid I was worried pened of Involving Rylie hecniise I was sure I reqlire now of he was Innocent hut at course that was very foolish the time I was frightened" You mean on Itylle’s “Frightened? account?" She hesitated as though "Yes” reluctant at making this man her con“I have alfidant and then explained Ve ready told you that I love Rylie are to he married this fall" “I et me see” the sergeant appeared to he summing up the evidence In his “Y'ou knew It) he didn’t own mind like 'Franklin — he telephoned you yesterday that he couldn’t meet you he cause he had to see Franklin — he told you he had discovered that Franklin was having an affair with this actress Choo Choo Train didn’t he?” The girl nodded “And so when Kranklin didn’t show up and the wedding was postponed that you Jumped to the conclusion Itylie had hud something to do with it Am I still right?” “Rut I don’t think so now I know Rylie couldn't have had anything to do with It Why anyone who knows Rylie knows he couldn’t have done auch a thing” Klldny nodded grimly “That’s what you say now but' Just the same you admit you thought he was guilty at first In spite of the fact that you tell ou can us you are In love with him haxe more conscarcely expect us to can fidence In him than you have you ?” clenched her fists Callis Shepley The tills? “Aren’t you overlooking him In love with very fact that I am was probably responsible for my fears Women are apt to be— hysterical “Oh Y'ou- - Two ting Together Have You?” Get-Been Your Stories Have on ting It ever) thing as we saw we discussed Naturally that had hnppened as soon each other” "Naturally" agreed the detective “Now Miss Shipley I want to ask yon concerning that remark you overheard Webster Spears make as he left the Just what was It church yesterday he said? Please use his exact words as nearly as you can” “I’m afraid I don’t remember exactly I was quite what he said excited you know” “Not then you weren’t” Kllday contradicted her “It was his remark that caused you to get excited remember?" "Well he asked where Rylie was" “He said something else didn’t he? You told us last night” I Her “Did I? I don’t remember” In apparent eyes widened surprise “Don’t “Huh” the sergeant grunted You told us Spears try that on me said ’Where’s Rylie? If he were here there wouldn’t be any wedding’ ” The girl appeared to reflect on the “I’m afraid you’re misstatement me Or Sergeant Kllday quoting I’m sure perhaps I misquoted YVeb Isn’t the way I meant to say It that Web said ’Where’s As I remember YVe can’t go on with the Rylie? wedding until he gels here’ ” “Oh" the detective was elaborately “So that was what he said emphatic eh? Quite a bit different from what you told us last night” “Yes” the girl agreed too eagerly Peter felt “If I said anything else last night I must have had It twisted” "And so” Kllday’s manner had turned gruff “that little remark got you so excited that you ran all the The way around back to find Itylie wedding was about to start and you left the rest of the party to start a search for Rylie Just because Web where he was Huh Spears wondered uh That Isn’t what he said young Y'ou’ve already told ns this relady mark was what got you excited” I was already worried “Remember about Rvlle" the girl amended Kllday Ignored this "I don’t suppose you’ve seen Webster Spears since then have you? Perhaps he suggested that you make this change In your story” “No" declared Callis firmly “I haven't seen him since he walked out of the church yesterday” Is there between "What you and this Webster Spears? Ever been In love with him?” She shook her head emphatically I’ve known him nil my life “Never We’ve been good friends that’s nlL" “Never tore you mody ?” TIMES GARLAND “No” She frowned Impatiently "And Jim Franklin? how about nowr Miss well did you know him Shipley?” Peter could not be sure whether the or real girl's surprise were feigned “I only knew him very slightly” she retorted “The first time I ever met him was after he was engaged to Doris Carmody” The sergeant digested this In silence Then his cigar he exabandoning tracted a cigarette from a smooth silver case and offered one to the girl “Will you have a cigarette Miss “No thanks" “Have a look at the case anyway won’t you? Perhaps you can tell us where you hnve seen It before” The girl examined the case care“I’m sorry" she said handing fully It back "I don't think I can be of any I’ve never seen It before" help Peter thought he detected a note of relief In her voice as she added “It Isn’t Rylie’s He I’m sure of that carries one which I gave him” Kllday placed It carefully back on the desk The finger prints on that case soon would be a matter of record “And now” — he turned again to the girl — “you mny as well know that you haven’t deceived me Miss Shipley You haven't seen Web say you Spenrs since he left the church yesI know that you were at his terday Y’ou house last night were there when we cnlled and he denied It “Yesterday yon attempted to deceive us about riding from the church with that we Rylie until you discovered knew the truth Now you try the same trick again but It won’t work this time either “I’d advise you to come clean What were you doing at Spears’ house last night If he doesn’t mean anything to you? Why have you changed your story regarding what Spears said as he left the church? Are you ready to tell me the truth now? “Just who are you trying to protect In this affair?” Kllday demanded “Rylie Carmody or Webster Spenrs?" “There Is nothing between Webster Spears and me” the girl retorted angrily The flush of her cheeks almost matched the cherry shade of her lips “I'm not Scciistomod to being talked to In this way” “I’m not used to having otherwise to me charming young ladles lie either” the detective replied ironically “Are you going to answer my question?” The girl was silent “All right I’ll answer It for you" declared Klldny “Webster Spears Is the man you're trying to protect now Last night It was Rylie Carmody And I’ll tell you why “Last night you knew that Tim Franklin was murdered and that Rylie Carmody hnd sworn to stop the wedYou knew that because he told ding you so when he phoned yon that he You couldn’t meet you were afraid he was guilty because yon hadn’t seen him at the church at the time the crime was committed He hnd probably told you about his quarrel with Franklin hack there In the study He hnd the motive nnd he had the opportunity You had a right to he worried And so you deceived me about him or tried to nbout riding home from the church with him because you didn't want ub to suspect that he hnd been anyw here near there when Franklin was killed It never occurred to you then that YVebster Spears was Involved You were only thinking of Rylie and so you told us what Spears said as he left the church “But after we left you last night"— the sergeant sat hunched forward In his chair his relentless glance never from the girl’s face — “you moving out somehow found that YVebster I won’t ask Spears was the murderer I wouldn’t expect you to tell you how Rut you found out me the truth And now you're Just as anxious to protect him as you were to protect the YVhat’s man you told us you loved YY’lmt Is Spears to you? the answer? should he have wanted to kill YVhy Franklin? YY’as It because he was still In love with Doris Carmody himThat’s what I thought self? at first Now I’m not so sure Perhaps he was telling us the truth when he said that was all over now Perhaps you're the And" here Klldny he loved one his knee signlflcnntly "I'll thumped You've already find out Miss Shipley discovered that I know more thnn you think I do If I were you I'd about decide that now was the time to tell the truth — all the truth YY’hat do you think about It?” “YY'hnt do you want me to tell you?' Callis Shipley asked quietly “I want to know what there was between you and Jim Franklin?” The girl stiffened “I want to know why you’re protecting YY'eb Spears and what you were I want doing at his home last night to know why you have attempted to deceive me not Just once but several times” lie pausetLlooking at the girl expectantly “I've told you that I only knew Mr YY'ebster Franklin very casually Spears and I are good friends nothing more I believe I was more than the girl angrily frank" declared "when I told you that I am In love After that the with Rylie Carmody rest of your questions are In very poor taste to say the least” “And that's all you have to say?" (TO BE CONTINUED Afrikans’ Language The Afrikans language Is mnking It was developed headway In Africa by the Dutch at the Cape from their own tongue English and native Ian guagea r UTAH 5 MUCH had an affair with ntm fell In love with Rylie Car- TO BE SAID IN ADVOCACY OF Whose Fault? 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