Show THE GARLAND TIMES GARLAND The WEDDING MARCH MURDER by MONTE BARRETT SYNOPSIS Copyright In the minister' study Jim about to be married to Doris Car mod y Is stabbed to death Peter Cardigan with Sergeant Kllday begin Franklin the while Investigation waiting had visitors among them his mistress "Choo Choo" Train his tended wife's father Ambrose s her brotherRylie Daniel politician and a woman In a blus frock Rylie Carmody admits trying to Informed stop the wedding after being by Webster Spears that Franklin was still friendly with Choo Choo despite his approaching marriage Kllday the dead man's keys From one b Shipley of the bridesmaids Rylle'a friend the Investigators learn nothing An Interview with Rullls Is Webster Spears admits Ifruitless nforming Rylie Carmodv of Franklin's relations with Choo Choo for Doris Carmody’s sake In the hope of preventing the wedding Fletcher FrankIs reticent An lin's terview with Milo Dunbar Franklin's law partner and search of the dead office reveals nothing of man’s portance Choo Choo admits her relations with Franklin were to continue after his marriage Six of the seven Franklin carried are traced to keys One the their respective locks vestigators are unable to place Callls confesses Bhlpley again Interviewed previous deception but nothing new Is Waiting Franklin elucidated CHAPTER —15 — VII Kilday’s Case man" ex"Rut that's Impossible claimed Sergeant Kllday Impatiently “The pun belonged to the murderer" Peter picked the revolver from the Would desk and examined it critically this like every other trail they had discovered In this rurioiis case end In tunelessa blind alley? He whistled How could Urn Franklin stabbed ly through the heart have concealed the In before the garden rectory weapon returning to the study to die? ObvThe revoliously that was Impossible ver had been concealed by the murI’eter revolved the derer certainly question In his mind methodically llad Franklin carried the weapon to If so Ms wedding fearing trouble? had he not used it when atwhy 1111 by th WNU Service Co dead of your practice men we might have searched all our lives for the possessor of that print" Sergeunt Kllday hastened In search of the photographic records which cluded the of the slain man The novelist had been correct The thumbprint found on the revolver parrel tallied exactly with that of Jim Franklin "That also Identifies another set of In the study” declared been had already Kllday “They t matched wllth this It leaves only one set unidentified — the small prints which I think were mude by a woman probably the woman In blue" the "The woman In blue’’ agreed novelist "Just because we don’t know who she Is we can’t overlook her It’s of set prints quite possible this fifth was made by her” "Now It softly Kllday chuckled "When doesn’t look so bad” he said Spears’ prints didn't match the one I’ll admit I began to on the revolver feel the ground slipping out from under me But now —well It fits better than ever That was a lucky hunch I never would have thought of Peter looking for Franklin's print on the It Beemed so obvious that he gun couldn’t have hidden It In the gnrden after he was murdered” Peter took a turn around the room his behind his back hands clasped “At any In thought brow knitted rate" he began slowly “this gives us another place to start If we find the man or womnn who had the opporFranklin's revolver tunity to remove from his room It should help" mused like Choo Choo” “Sounds "She had access to his rooms Kllday tacked? Or again granting tlint he had tried to use his gun and had been too slow why had the slayer taken such precautions to conceal It? What story did the weapon have to tell that the slayer wished to hide? It was Franklin’s own gun Ills possession of it could scarcely reveal the Identity of of the He thought the assailant thumb print but dismissed It with a shrug The murderer had had no diffhis finof In the wiping iculty prints gers from the hilt of the knife No that was not the answer “What do you make of It Sergeant?" the nov“Why should the guilty elist Inquired person have taken the precaution to hide his victim’s gun?" “Doesn't make sense” growled on his cignr chewing savagely "If I had killed a man who was carrying a gun I'd have left the gun alone could Then If I ever was caught plead self defense” “How Is this for a theory?" Peter volunteered "If Jim Franklin had had the gun In his possession he certainly would have defended himself with It wouldn’t he? He wouldn't have carried a weapon to his wedding If he hadn't expected danger That being true why didn't he shoot Ids assailant the minute he was attacked? “If’ we grant that he was armed then we admit he was expecting Hut Royce heard nothing— trouble cried apparently Franklin never even out My Idea Is thnt he never had that revolver" “Hut hang It IWD gun!” man It was Franklin’s the detecexpostulated lve “There’s no doubt of thnt" Cardlgnn greed "hut people have been known Obviously the o borrow guns before milty person was taking every prP aiitlon tb conceal his Identity? eems that he first planned to borrow its victim’s gun for the occasion ifter his arrival In the study however dagger le saw Doctor Abernathy's mnging among his trophies on the vail The knife was the more silent nethod of the two so he determined to This ise it Instead of the revolver resented only one difficulty For some enson not yet apparent to us he did ot want to leave the revolver beside And certainly It was a he body tangerous thing to carry around ns discovery would connect him with man should the ownership weapon he traced Therefore le eoncealed the gun In thp gnrden “Then how about the thumbprint? o you think we’ll still be able to rnce Mm by that?” “I have my dntihts" Peter declared a thumb Why should he have left he took irlnt on the revolver when hp precaution to wipe off the knife sat suddenly novelist the and inless" 'orward In his chair "by Oeorge he wanted Sergeant that's It Unless Have is to nd thnt of the dead rou taken the t he slain if the nan?" “We nodical always take them during examination" replied the the “Go get them quick" Peter sprang o his feet and began a restless pacing if the floor “I'm beginning to get t belongs to t now That Hm Franklin and It was made after murderer The taking his death very precaution to conceal his own thumb identity 'thepressed his victim'scrime so barret after the gainst that If we ever found the weapon It ponld lead us only to the dead man clever too and If It wasn't for Ury “Then What Are You Trying Hide?" to we can prove there was anyOr him and the Shipley thing between That girl she might ’have done It may be what she's trying to hide” "She tried to protect Rylie Carmody first" Peter pointed out “Now she seems to be protecting Webster Spears How does that connect up with he If gun?" Suppose" the detective ventured “that she gnve Rylie the gun Rylie would be the one she’d try toproj he If she discovereiTThat But later It on to young Spears had passed wouldn't that cause her to change her Whatever the reason was she story? Our best bet did change her story now Is to discover who procured that revolver” “Don't overlook Fletcher” Peter cautioned “That fellow may know more Come to think of than he's saying It he was very careful about mentionI questioned callers ing Franklin’s him on the subject" Kllday puffed his stogy thoughtfully He was "How about Nick Royce? and probably Intimate with Franklin He met FrankIn his apartment often to the went before lin there they What was to prevent him church from slipping the revolver In his pocket then?" “Or the woman ‘In blue” Peter returned to the subject of the mysterious womnn whose Identity continued to Dan to baffle them “According Rullls she was In love with Frankwhere lin and he had been Indiscreet to say the least she was concerned to assume that rt Isn't unreasonable we And to his had access she apnrtnient know that she was In the study a short time before his death Perhaps she is the one who took the revolver from his rooms after learning his determination another womnn" He to marry reached for his hat “Bring the gun Bet's hnve a talk with this Sergeant We’ll never' find out man Fletcher how that gun got Into the rectory garden sitting here" Pending settlement of Franklin’s affairs his apartment was being kept open and they found the servant there “Were you wanting to have another look around sir?" he Inquired “We want to ask you a few mors Fletcher" Peter tried withquestions to penetrate out success the man’s He only looked politely suave mask Interested ns told “I believe that Nick yon Royce and Dan Bullis ‘'were Mr visitor here yesteronly “You novelist continued that's right? "No sir that Isn’t right" Fletcher “Mr Royce the trap sidestepped came after lunch and accompanied Mr Bullis Mr Franklin to the church but he never telephoned repeatedly came here The young Mr Carmody was the other caller You misunderstood me sir about that Peter nodded “My mistake Fletcher So Mr Royce and Mr Carmody were the only visitors yesterday ThW I must he sure" carefully “I’m quite sure that Is correct sir If there had been any other visitors I should I was here have known It all the time" enThe novelist was apparently grossed In the lighting of a cigarette but his eyes never wavered from the man’s face "Row about the day be“Do fore?” he shot at him suddenly you recall wlmt visitors Franklin had Franklin’s day" the are eure that day?" The man been so many Cardigan “There have Mr happening don’t recall anything unthat day If that’s what hesitated things usual about you mean” "But there was nothing unusual about visitors calling here to see Mr Franklin was there?” "Oh no sir But unless there were something unusual about It I couldn’t say Exactly who called on any certain day" Fletcher” Kllday In“That's only terrupted Impatiently You wouldn't have to two days ago hnve the memory of an elephant to remember that" "No sir Of course not” But still the servant faltered "Then what are you trying to hide?” demanded the detective hru'kly "I'm not trying to hide anything I have done nothing — sir him “Perhaps Peter Interrupted it's nothing that you hnve done hut Mr Franklin concerning something that you think had best remain unknown" Ills tone was kindly “Now too Fletcher I was Franklin’s friend If there Is some Incident that should remain a secret I can promise you thnt neither of us Is anxious to make It known provided of course that It has nothing to do with his death But you must let us be the Judge of that" Ills face re Fletcher shrugged an impassive mask behind malned which Cardigan’s keen glance failed to penetrate "I'm sorry you misunderstood me sir There’s nothing to conIt's only tlint I don't recall just ceal who came here that day” Bullis here?" “Was Kllday demanded I’ui “No sir sure of that I’ve Mr Bullis although I've never seen often talked to him on the phone” here thnt “Who was the woman Fletcher?” It was Cardigan day questioning now “The womnn?" The servant stared don't re“What woman? blankly call any woman visitor” “Perhaps It was Choo Choo Train" Peter continued Ignoring the man's re"She came here often didn't ply she?” Fletcher hesitated apparently searchhe sure" he "1 can't ing his mind said "She may have been here that She did come here every once in day a while” Kllday snorted “Kvery once In a — while! Why she wjia —hers day wipuPr'she ?” "No slr The man glanced first at then at Cardigan un"That Is the truth" he volcertainly “Of unteered course I know yoti are aware of Mr Frankgentlemen lin’s ah—" he groped for a word — “ah — connection with the actress hut Just the same she did not come here as often as you might expect They nmlntalned separate apartments and I believe Mr Franklin visited her "Come come UTAH Woman’s Place in Home? Well Not Absolutely Those who seek to refute man's contention that “the place of women is in the home’’ hnve plenty of arguments to present today They can say that rer cent of the $90(10000000 of income reported to the federal government In 1928 was received Ity women women thousand had an annuul Income of over $5000 the average being $19129 In “Of the 18000000 stockholders the United States 770000 are women “Women are beneficiaries of SO per cent of life insurance outstanding 80 per cent of “Women represent consumer buying power “Before the depression the average and of professional weekly salary business women In New York city was $58” These facts about women were gathered in a research project undertaken by Mary Sydney Branch instructor In economics ut Western college Oxford Ohio and fellow nt the University of Chicago for the Sorority with complete Her findings reports were published by the of Chicago Press under University the title “Women and wealth” In her Miss Branch presenting ownstudy of women as taxpayers ers of property gainfully employed workers and as managers of the Income briefly traced the family progress of women's rights and economic position “Several general Ions ago” she said “a woman’s economic position before the law was little better than that of a child a slave or a lunatic" Single women couldn't hold office and women couldn't married manage their own properly Miss Branch related Even today still some legal discriminations In 27 states the right of Jury In three state service Is withheld the husband can take his wife’s In some slates a woman and wages cannot go Into business without consent of her husband FOR BETTER Some of the other facts In “Women and Wealth” Illinois facIn 1000 representative tories women earned 59 per cent of In New York the wage paid to men state It was 54 per cent Of 10032227 women over fifteen years of age gainfully employed In l'JiiO 289 per' cent were married The avernge weekly salury paid to women factory workers In Mississippi in 192S was $329 and In Rhode Island $1030 Miss Branch concluded her study with the prediction that the economic status of women will continue to Imthat legal discrimination prove against women will cease and that perhaps the Increased expenditure of all wealth by women will contribute toward building a better social aud economic order Ocean Derelicts Where a vessel will drift once her her and how crew has abandoned will she stay afloat are problong She may sink In a few lematical days and she may float for years schooner The American Myer G Sargent appears to hold the long distance record for Moating as a dereAbandoned for some reason by lict her crew off Cape llatteras she was next observed 000 miles to the eastward buf soon after she was sighted near the spot where her crew left her Still Inter she wns seen near the eoast of Madeira With the wind tide and current to help her she had crossed the Atlantic Ht least three times before she disappeared forever All through her wanderings she was menace a potential to of course every ship that neared her wavering course Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellet sre the original little liver pills put up 60 years ago They regulate liver gnd bowels — Adv HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE ACID STOMACH HERE ARE THE SIGNSi Nvrroutneee Frequent Headache Neuralgia Indigestion at Appetite Nautca Does Feeling of Weelineee Sieepleeeneee Mouth Acidity Sour Stomach toxica tloo ITl WHAT TO DO FOR TAKK — 2 traspoonful of Milk at MagPhillips' nesia in s glas of water every morning when you Take another get up JO minutes traspoonful after eating And another before you go to bed Oh — Take the new Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Tablets — Mr tablet for as each teaspoonful rected above ww 2 If don’t you have Acid Stomach worry about it Follow the simple directions given above This small of Milk of Magnesia dosage Phillips acts at once to neutralize the acids that cause headache stomach pains and other distress You'll Try feci like a new person But — be careful you get REAL milk of magnesia when you buy— genuine PHILLIPS’ Milk of Magnesia See that the name “PHILLIPS’ " is on the label it ALSO IN TABUT FORM Each tiny tablet Is the equivalent of a travpoonful Milk of Genuine Phillips' of Magnesia MEMBER NRA Phillips ALilk of Magnesia DOCTOR’S ANSWERS To Questions By F C Crippt M D attack of Q I and the tat prettet 1 my heart np around and belch fat frequently I have a burning What in my chert con I do to kelp thil condition t — "Anxioul" Aim— Usually such cases sre benefited by strict diet of vegetables or milk A good tonic Golden Medical Discovery like Dr Pierce's it uird by many people and has my greatest bad at say drug store confidence lt t lob Too Wrong Numbers WNU— W Inquiring Reporter — Does the telephone company give you any ImpertiOn Good Point nence? — There’s no tux on the fuel me No they charge Subscriber for it keeps a farm horse going GARDENS i" FERRY'S SEEDS C o PUREBRED VEGETABLE NOW there” “Did she have a key to this place?" next The man nodded "Then perhaps she could have come here yesterday or the day before without your knowledge" “Possibly" Fletcher shrugged “Rut It doesn't sound plausible sir I was I think I should here all the time have known It If she hnd been here" Peter sat astride of a chair facing man His lean brown fingers the drummed a tattoo against his knee In For the time to his racing thoughts moment he seemed to have forgotten “Who the man he wns questioning else hnd a tey to this plnce Fletcher?" he demanded “I — I beg your pardon sir?" The question evident"? had caught the servant off balance He wiped the palms of his hands with his handkerchief folding the linen carefully before returning It to his pocket But he had heard the question clearly enough for after a long Interval of hesitation he “If there are any other answered keys sir I don’t know who has them "There have been a number of other women In Franklin’s life" I’eter continued evenly “A great many before Choo Choo and probably some since How long has It been since one of these women visited your master here Fletehpr?” "I think” the servant replied slowly “that Mr Franklin was very much In love with MIss'Train sir I don’t believe there have been any other women he has eared for recently except” he added apologetically of course” Peter aked (TO CONTINUED CONOCO RADIO PROGRAM NBC Network Wed 10:30 PM EST t:30MST The emergency arises— there is Conoco Bronze in the tank and you are in possession of the instant starting and light- if rperf fa rcqutfji ves hc mnpick-usimtioj qualities Conoco Bronze has those has long mileage greater power smoothness of operation and to serve you from day to day It is blended high comes to you without and by science for practical purposes premium price for such performance wfi Conoco station or dealer who will g ve yOU a postpaid dressed postcard You will receive this large book of entertaining advertising illustrations by mail CONOCO BRONZE GASOLINE INSTANT TEST 34 thut |