Show eD ng P rr t. t t Tr H. H JUS' JUS HAPl rr 11 E 1 in in nia a o arth l la Is I il to In n her rc room m on tho J second cund floor of or Mrs Mn bo boarding house houst where when the h he P II VMS confined because of or ru bio blo ah bOO eho hat had h b lier r wilt lU lUr r changed to name j n Sew new Ia Za- Za tor co tile Iho boarders i Dundee young de fed Iv cr a sit sit- lel him chief dller Lieutenant fn In Ui the In atlon 1111 pL former fULT 1 i hu Ito i ho he rn lel left Iett town that It igiL on th the 1 tj A A doctor nex next I. I r re rC reports re ports orts lua BP H n ft 1 man man running down own the tUo nicy tIey about 1 12 D Dundee r Behind a n. ml tes an aa Strawn s time tho boArd era cu Henry nr Lowd e coU out out of oC ho lau wa waR n In hla bs room nil mo C monine ninJa nine antI and heard nothing but Iut lie Ille Ing hig Cf t r. Mrs Ira Ilo Ho uth p cots O arker theaU Is II nc i ilven en n decree Mho Ilia till tells of oC e. e her date with boarder llert u n anu amateur t ur scenario cearl writer r of of how I he lie failed to app ur and d hU lift return to 10 I the to hear him typIng t At She he e 1 her bandaged b by uy- uy j It Ii 1 In an electric Iron burn When hen I Strawn demands to to know knol Ho- Ho cut her cut her out of ot her will she ah hi fI evades Sh She that Levier made love lava to tu her but Jut auy of or his 1113 part It th tit the crime Mr Jr and lir Mn Sharp n apt brought In next Sharp If Ii to catch h n. n train triIn she blin Is Ja going to her ber hoT boy who l f. f In trouble In a a 0 nearby neuby college to toWn They tell lell of or Walter WaILer Styles I nI I hf hr re fiancee to Norma po 50 u to Mr Hogarth's al door or of Mr Mrs Iu anger anier Uh style H le and late later of or Nor Norma in aa from Crom the floor bath Norma J hi brought In ID h admits admits' wa the tiia latent and I that r 11 Ua w wa wan t ut her ber bo- bo of ot her ber engagement t to St Io v vOU OW OU GO CO ON OS W Thu STORY sTon CHAPTER XIV XIV- You u have no 1 d right ht to make mako auth i. i Insinuations ns against Walter Styles 8 Norms Norma flamed fib Ho Honas Ho was nas only thinking of or me of of my lIly reputation h ina n b boarding Ung lo Jf t any any- ono i im o lid had discovered I was wai In lie Walters Walter Wal WaI ter's ter room so o la latent nt night dress dressed d as is I I was You Toh did lid enter lila his room then interrupted his hla voice co gentle gen gen- gen tie tle Ue and placating again Yes I 1 did Vo Wo could liar ra hardly iy talk in the han hall with me me crying aaI aa ns I was n Hut But i. i we wo we left the thc door slightly slight alight ly Iy ajar and nOtt stood Blood near neur it We e did not nol even even sit lilt dow 1 tho time I told him because because- he lie urged me rue to Just juc w what t Mrs rth had aid taId Id about his his' asking her to to lend hl him u money for lor his Ills business and and and her wag wager r that ho hB wouldn't o want to m marry rry me mc after atter s sh sho h had d cut n me e out of or h her r willAnd will will- And your fiance was roas cr very angry of or course courne Of Ot courser course cours e Norma Normal agreed as ve vc vehemently ye- ye nt y then gasped as as 8 she e realized real real- real real- tho tao trend of ot tile the que question He lIc was certainly Justified in beIng J at t Mrs tr l H Hogarth's gurth's misunderstanding 8 standing of his m motives motives- u Arid And ho he went vent to have a quiet talk with villi her to set her straight on his 11 Watt f W Walt tt Miss 1 Paige I He crawled dut ut of or his window and Walked alk d along ulong the tho uJ upstairs por porch ll to Mrs Hogarth's room entering b by her He UHe did no no such uch thing th girl almost screamed amed He HO didn't leave me Inc ine for a single 1 We Vc It stood t od right by the door talking in whis whis- pers I 1 I dont don't ino know Just juat just how how longwo long wo o talked but we both saw Mrs Sh Sharp rp go 0 to tho the bathroom She knocked and arid l called my name name but butof butof o of co course I dl didn't nt an w r and she opened the tho door dOo and w went nt in She mu must t have seen my towel and soap there for tor she idie w went nt t to m my room then and knocked Then she went rent back to the tho bathroom and took took- her bath bath or I suppose she sho ho did for tor she sho was waa in thero there long enough h to bathe We w heard her t turn rn the water on n again and and then sho ho c came me cut out and knocked at my door again g ln We hearde her say say Your wat water at r run Cuti- run running ning Normal Th Then n n she went ent Into h her r r room orn and and when her dOor or had llad closed I ran across the hall and into tile the the I took my bath and nd had Just gotten into bed cc when hen I 1 heard meon knock ck on Mrs HoGarth's Hogarth's Hogarth's Ho Ho- garth's door or or on some door I thought it was Mrs Ir Hogarth's but butI J Jr I r didn't lok out to make mak maksure sure sure Abo About t. t 10 20 or ox r. r 15 minutes later ter Itera a a. man mana a ann anu u Mrs Rhodes came to to my roy ray door door and told me that Ir Mrs Hogarth Wis s dead A And d' d that's absolutely all I know Strawn regarded d th the tho quivering white faced gl 1 through lids for a It IOn long lone minute while Bonnie Bohne Dundee b behind tho the screen had difficulty dif dif dif- in suppressing an Ir impulse puls to step out of ot hiding and tell her that he lie lC at lc least believed every word shu she had s said eald ld But of course courso course not even she must know lie ho w was s not merely tho the new boarder b but t a a. new detective de de- de- de as well as ignorant of or Ute the tr truth th of of who vho killed Mrs Irs Hogarth s as she was was was' herself lt Miss Pal Paige c Strawn began slowly slowly slow slow- ly there is 15 small d daubL that Mrs Hogarth was nas murdered and nd robbed during t Ui those bo's bos s a minutes you your r ay you ou ou spent with your fiance in his his' room a No wait walt please I I am nm making aking r no nc ac accusations 1 i I. I merely want you to try very 1 hard rd t to rem remember mb r if it y you U heard or ot saw anything J else elsa while you jou stood near iHa Mr 11 Styles' Styles d door or which h was wae was ajar y you ia say iB I I 1 think 1 it Is duo you ou to tell you ou that Mrs Sharps Sharp's stor story corroborates yours I in every er way way way-as as s. s far tar as asit it Co goes s. s Now U think ilk 1 Did ld you yeu h hear ir 9 or s see anyone anono besides a Mrs Sharp during those minutes approximately approximately telY half an U hour ou 4 Tho girl seemed pathetically re relieved Ye- Ye at his his' implied faith in her word She a deep cep breath th then knit her brows bro in an cef effort rl to re re- re member t. t No sha ho s sold Id l af lIast last I I Saw Baw ono no-ono at all nil Of course IS I'S Walter Waller U r and nd 1 I were both afraid mind and kept 00 o out t oC ot tho door but wo woo saw tw 1 W no noone on one o. o Zou ou can CATI vouch for tor tho the fact that Mr Sharp for Instance did not not- com o t of f his room 7 Oh yes ys I Im I'm sure of ot that Dundee's s quick t took k pate note orthe of or the fact that her her- earnest st words word had luul Erl given n L Lawrence Sharp R a a. perfect t alibi for the thc Sh Sharps Sharps' ro room dl did not open upon a convenient upstairs up- up stairs po porch jorch hi leading to Mrs Mrm H Hogarth's Ho Ho- garth's gath's Their Ther window w was set in tho the west wall of ot tho the house housti overlooking tho driveway Unless he had Jumped ed fr from m tl floor window t to th- th the ij grom ground d below and had td th then n. n climbed tho the rose tr trellis llis ot at t the tho west end of the porch h he could not possibly ly have gained a access to the theold old womans woman's room And Law Law- re renco co Sharp was no slim and agile youth I Did you h hear anyon anything 1 anyone on Strawn persisted No Oh Je yea e we W e e did I the girl corrected Cr e t d 1 Hastily i UJ One reason we talked In whispers was th that t we e afraid o of he hearing rl g us We W knew he ho was WAS Iu In u JJ his room TOOD and und a awake ak f for Or r he lu wo Wai typing nearly all ahI the tho Um time Ills His t room om Is ls next ext to W Waters Walters you you u I know Nearly nil U the Strawn T d' d KL f. f i L repeated repealed Just juIl bow long Joni a a. time Um nII ris his his' machine o 1 I Not t nearly early long long- fur for him him to murder poor Mrs Hogarth mind and search h her 1 room room Norma Normin I flashed If It what h t. t J. J ouro lO lOy y wondering U He le vas waa typing along steadily s n-s if ho were copying something that pall pad had already been written Ho said at t dinner dinno or tonight or rather lathe lu lust last t I night that that h b ho was wast va going t to revise o hl bin story that lu had Just U heen en returned by n a studio t dio Then Themi while Mrs Airs Sharp harJ vas Was taking her bath lIntl and anti I I. I was walt Just jutt about to across ucross to ny own wn room loom t to b be J there thc In case who he came Ui to speak to me ho and Walter arId and scared admired to d death ath ho lie J had lial rJ heard ui U JI I I had almost hysterical al because of or Mrs MIS Sharps Sharp's looking for tor- me mc and my iy not nol being able blo to get b back ck to my ny room and and and- and nd everything and we v ro afraid ld Bert Bert lr Mr l Magnus had 1 Uc heard c. c rd ld me inc cryIng for he stopped lopp d typing for fOI or twp two ot or at minute We h heard ar him mn about in his room and for fear open hid look ok o out t.- t. I stayed in Walters Walter's room oo until ho began n to t type tie Je again Miss MIM Paige alge One On moro more question please H Have vc you u seen seen or talked since 81 n ce you returned o ed to yo your r room after taking your bath Other OUter th than n Mrs Rh Rhodes al and d Detec- Detec tI q ra Payne n when they came to fo r tell tehi ll llo you o ou of or Mrs Hogarth's d death nth 1 N Noi No sir No N one onea at t all 1 T Tho iIo O girl dismissed at last t al almost almost 1 al- al most ran tn- tn from th the room 1 tier her r hands b before f her eI as 1 if Ie sIlo sho h were yere cro blind bInd with tears Cars uBo Boyle le Strawn ba bawled ed 1 Tell P Payne n I 1 want him And when n YOUe you ou see e iI c him len va bring brins 1 In Waiter Waller SlI Styles s Vl Win n I Payne appeared ho he shook holk hio mk his head before foro Strawn n l put puta pula a Ju question Nothing g Jn hi the tho sMs sM's girls girl's room chief Her Ur wardrobe trunk h her r ui and her desk ivero all alt unlocked un- un locked No money noney i ney anywhere any All AIL right Payne Im I'm having ln Styles in til now Go over Go-over over vcr his room with atino a I inn fine t tooth oth c comb mb Walter Waler Styles wh when n he hc appeared PP was as w wearing at a no rath rather r handsome silk dressing gown over shirt anti and trolls trousers rs His His His' brown blo hair was was Lr brushed sl 81 sleekly eldy ekly Smooth and arid his light brown eyes es were ere calm but there thero was a betraying tightness about hie mouth Dundee knew that he he was wa alert and anxious anxious' h haying having no dt idea a. a h how v much or r. r bow little little- his sweetheart had been forced t to tell teU After Arter a It few preliminary Questions questions Ques ques- lions asked abruptly Where were wele you ou between 11 ll and anday ands s sa ay 10 minutes alter after 1 12 tonight Styles 1 A muscle nu cIA Jerked in th the th young mans man's cheek but hI his voice oice was was' wass s steady teady I Iwas was In my room A Alone one Strawn asked wl with ti apparent ap parent casualness casualnesS' I Again th the spasmodic of ofa ofa ofa a muscle Then calmly Yes Tes alone D Dundee behind be the s sCreen reen an unwilling admiration for tor th tho mba man h he already Jr dy looked o e l upon with Jealous envy J oJ Spoken like a a gentleman Mr Styles applauded applaud d dryly But It It happens that Miss Paige y your your r fiancee has already told told told-me me me a a- a t s story Now Id I'd like our different ol ow your version of ot that story V Walter Styles took a n. quick step toward the detective his lila clenched tl fist upraised If hI youve you've been badgering and Insulting Norma Norm h hh h ho lie began vIol violently nUy I You have havo a I. Pl pretty tty hot tOn p temper r haven't you Mr 11 Sl Styles Strawn Shawn drawled You must remember that murder has been committed d 11 here c tonight Sit down dOW l and keep your ur fist to yo youn yoUng n m man ni I Now Jow ow tell ten m mo exactly ou I did between 11 o'clock last night and the time you were Informed b by Mrs rr Rhodes Rhodes' and nd I Detective o Pa Payne no of Pr Mrs Hogarth's murder I Walter Styles obeyed speaking with a 3 sort of ot furious calm He bes began n with Mrs Mrs' Hogarth's angry refusal to admit him to her room along Iong with wIlh Norma Paige told of goI going g to his own room and there awaiting word from Norma as to to the Ire result of or her Interview v. with Mrs H Hogarth of Normas Norma's coming Int into his room at his request of Mrs Sharps Sharp's trips to fo the bathroom and to Normas Norma's room of or Normas ormas departure to t take tako 1 o lice her own delayed bath after Mrs Sharp He told the bare barq facts enlarging upon them not at all aU and Strawn silently heard him to tho the endI end I You were very an angry y with Mrs U Hogarth for her treatment o of Miss and because of the charges she sho had brou brought l t n against you 1 0 were you OU not Mr Styles Strawn asked asker quietly when tho brief r recital had hind ended I 1 was os Strawn stared at nt the unexpectedness unexpected unexpected- ness of at tho the admission then then he pounced Mr Styles Styles' s' s did you ou leave lea your roo room at all dud during the times I I 1 have hav m mentioned i Yes Yes I Yes I did To be continued |