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L EO EON N I T I Iv tU Et O 1 EARLy I J N R I Tl TillS THIS HAS n. nArrE D Molly and R Red ned d Flynn re ae an n- n e ev Molly II I. i principal sob lob Ister on oly And K Red d J Ii police reporter Recently Molly covered the oI B r- r row has hal been found Innocent of of th the murder of Bernice Bradt Bradford rda beautiful girt tho Ulal Red ned nicer meer a boy bot friend fl n erry Ingersoll ho telL lelU Ulu in ln drunk in e confidence ot bl bIu own romance In with wih J 3 fc RS Red come comes comei m to Molly with Ui the that rol le tor story and nd they a play playS uain the i triangle tO for lor a Baro plot Ire I tell th th lory a a. a her w ha U h heard rd It It from ow Bernice It em had asked It h who adored might her to to wm marry Vr herIn her In or order 1 r t that t ih h he blackmail narrows Darow Ingersoll oll lih love Ion was U ready rady to take uk hor her Sl on an any terms s So bought her ber ceIf a. a a wedding sown gown Red ned outlines outline th aown tory story tor 0 to writs Tito for tho the paper for tor i he declare declare i Therea Th material there thre r th best belt ploton pw GO oo O ON WITH CHAPTER XII The ho plot t thickened XI Perry in- in n- n according to Red lied had gone tp to to B Bernices Bernice's s apartment pal nent on the day d' her body was as found tho mar i license and a wedding ring a itt hi his in-his his pocket pocket He had in fact shown them both to n Red d and Slim Bo Boynton He le J had anol another r fellow with wih him that morning A A. th the tho uni v gol hi best man Bernice el I G didn't want any bridesmaid for tor all al her gorgeous wedding gow Slie s couldn't trust m n and and- she had t a girl friend nd In the w wOrld a gir They he were yere g going Jn to to drive rive to the use house ot ma man knew v. Who vas of the peace e and the I ceremony eremon was was 8 to to be performed d there thre Then th they y were cr all all' gOing going back t tr tr tho Jho apartment for fora a wedding wed wed- ding breakfast But 1 t I dont understand interrupted inter Infer Molly lol You ou say aay Ingersoll and his bestman went to the apartment part apart r mont ment nt that morning But Bernices Bernice's body wasn't found until afternoon SI She Shed She'd ed d given her maid tho the day off yott r remember m The Janitor found fo of nd her that afternoon when h ho went went In on al business And And the medical examiner said shed she'd been dead for forsom sone som hours No Now if I Ingersoll had iad Ingersol iad bee been there the In e the morning as as he lays bed hed have found fourd her then He did triumphed Red Just It I Bernice w was s dead at at nine o clock Cold as a Jc ice the kid says But he didn't give alarm 7 Youre You're dar darned d right he he ho didn't give the h al alarm r boys boy's n not t so dumb dum ns as ht acts he J Anyhow hes liesa hesS a welcher I told you u that already y t I I Ho IHo was ns s 's scared S 'S SCar Scared r d to death Arid And you cant cant blame him much dt hat Molly Mony There wasn't anything h could do f for r her And Naturally there was ns going to be a arow r TOW row w. w Pol Police Police- and AU all that that Nob Nobody Y knew kne knew that hat Ingersol Had Jad anything todo h There r want wasn't a a. I chance tot lot o dragging him bim I Into an JI investigation n. n Not so longas longas long longS as h he kept his hIs' kept hs' hs m mouth uth shut Maybe his frend friend the tho best man had had th the cooler head of the of the the two T r I dont don't know kow Anyhow the they mad luid made a a dont don't safe sae getaway And Arid nobody saw them thenn S SRed Red fed paused paused And And a dramatic al- al hence fell eU b between twe n th then them m. m Well Wel ho d demanded d what do you YOu think think think-of of that tha 7 Molly shook her head head I 1 1 It I rather does away away wih with the suicide theory doesn't It it Absolutely agreed Red 1 I I- Itell tell tel you OU shed she'd ordered groceries and and champagne champane for tor a a. a wedding Breakfast Nobody Nobody does things like Uke that and then n takes take a swig of ot cyanide No No she said No o.- o. I I. I sup suppose oso not What What does rol think Red J Hell Ingersoll knows Red dropped his on the rug rug arid and ard ground i Ij j fiercely Into Moly s 's s precious Kashmir His eyes CU v were we're ere re blazing Like a good story eter teller had saved hi his climax And Ad now now Red having ha tea reached It H. H the horror horror of ot the thing seemed to en had a a date the e before be- be fore he said And that date was wn Barrows You mean mea whispered Molly Moly Barrows Barrows Barrows- killed her her herr Red Bed shrugged his shoulders Circumstantial evidence he rad ad ad d. d He had an alibi pf ot co course Said he spent the llie at Qt home m with his wJ wife no all y BL bi Mrs rows Barrows was Just o nate ur lya through go-through go sort She Site HedI lied Hed I for Or I him that's all IL Bu But I I I should think Ingersoll Ing Ingersoll would woul have been a a tate witness s exclaimed 1101 Molly t No Nohe he llad had s sense sc enough to keep No out out of it it Repeated tc R Red d. d T You Youcan ou can cant can't cant can't o for that wa was dead It I want as a If Jf he could a do for anything or her ner her N Naturally he thought though of ot his hlis fol folks folks' s It I. I would have be been n t for mother r wouldn't wouldn t tI It I it h hiving having him mixed i up tip with lh a 8 girl Ike like Bernice and arid the papers full tul ot of otI It I 1 Bes Besides d lf if I h. h hed he'd d talked ked h hed d' d have hf been bee suspected ced himsel Jm j Ini-j agine J if h ed kicked d up a a D rumpus there and ad como comeS In l' l Molly n I laughed ugh d' d hysterically erI a lY You kno nyc happened happened hap hap- she Che he cried crl d. d Wed We'd all I Shave remembered that no m of ot Osca OSCar VJ Wildes Wilde's es e's about the map Mid ho Wa r hung hu g hla e th and wed we'd wed have have quoted these lines Inu r. r And n 5 wine were on n. n hi h hands hands' v t I they found foun wih the dead dead t 1 The e poor poor d ad l b n h loved love i n L And murdered In he her bed Bed slapped her Ier on u der he ho approved That the tho old punch Molly S Sob stuff Muff straight from the muses muss Well Wel what do do doy y you u think de dear deai Z Am An I l' l right Orr Oram I wro wrong 1 Is s there a plot plot there here to for or Isn't there thero Of Ot of c course urse there thero Is f It could open IU with the trial of ot BorroWs Barrows Birros I And nd eum Bum up all al the evidence ln iI the first act broke Iru Red Make ake a e gular mystery of rt ft It you v. know Might e even en make the the tc point V to toward M some other guys guy Then hen switch swich it i around arund again and when you v u got ot w iv was s Barrows suddenly aCut acquit him Make Mak I a a gr ft of ot th t. t Then pen open the third Ird act with di that f aC I t f 5 W r. r t. t 1 j YA j 0 place oR on B Beacon aco 1 h hm til Interrupted 1101 Molly eg eagerly and the Ingersoll Ingerson kid crying mow d 3 you U end it it I 1 de demanded a dec n Red fled d. d a mystery out of f I Ohno Oh ro demurred Molly Mony Wed We'd Shave to have 3 surprise Maybe w c uld convict In Ing Ingersoll u No that would bo be too obvious We Va might drag ln I 5 She Sho ivus s 's very excited now Her Ier checks w ad her eyes wore were blazing with ih ihan an uncanny light Oh Red she ou think wc we Ye could do Jt It Red blushed furiously c Gosh Goshi I I lie he muttered J 7 cant can't I e Im only a a- police court police court reporter re re porter But Bul theres there's your plot Molly Go to It It old ola girl 1 He to tool l her hand awkwardly Im lm awful ke ken keen n on Molly lol Red J she exclaimed and and thought hought guiltily of J Jack ck Youre not mak- mak I Ing loveto ne me friend my-friend Lv Lovel he e repeated Now N w MoLly MoL MoL- I ly bo your sie size Well Vei 1 dint didn't real really think you OU were wert were she protested But But X I thought though Id Id I'd better betler be sure Red Red ed see SIC 1 have have hav a boyd And Im I'm pret pretty crazy myself myself I wouldn't want yant an you o t to get mo nio worn r 1 Red shrugged ny el Well remember ez what hat I I told you ou about getting married maried dear Or Ori Orito to Geh nia flke the tho poet says sl or up to the h lie th throne lie hC travels fastest fastest who vho travels travels alone lon You ou dont don't want to forg forget t that Molly t ny I k 1 wont ont she promised d. d You ha lYent fany ent nY Id Idea ida n- n nR R Red d how tio anxious I f to have a c career carCer tr Why the very vey th thought ot of writing a plate play play play- te feel l m my heart Red ReI It Iti was as b beating beneath her ru ruf ruffled fled fe blouse blouse like Iko a Im Ini Im so 80 excited sli she confessed and so absolutely absolutely crazy that I think I co could ld write your our play pla Red scoffed your i My play he J Its s pl play dear der Will WIll 11 you O ou get g got t. t to work Tork on onit Molly Oh I 1 wilt will she pr promised d. d I will A Andr t happily thoughtlessly she threw thre her her arms about but his neck nek You dear deat old 01 Red Redl 1 she cried Red Red l kept his Ills Ills' arms arm stiffly at his sides and tl tle- tle color drained drained- from his big thin iMri flushed ks so that the freckles stood out out big and bold like a small boys s rh 11 write nights she sho declared l Every try night ee I li Jl begin e to torn tomorrow orro V But tic next d diy day y M Molly ly was waa un unexpectedly unexpectedly un un- expectedly assigned to cov cover cover r a murde tI another another state They called caned the defendant an anan an anarchist and i a But Butth th that t was 1 v was he Just a gunman and It It was a aa a a mistake to call caI him long longi bravo names Be Because Be- Be Be- Be cause many any people caine came e to believe him t unjustly persecuted and some tho thought he was was' beIn being prosecuted for tor his lila convictions r rather ther th than for forthe forthe the tho murder of ot which lie he stood a accused ac le It was the murdy of at an old nan man wh who was l hman at at- ata a factory fac tac- tory w where er the defendant was wa said to ti h have e entered for to fo th the purpose of robber robbery Chicago knew the defendant dc- dc enda t for a and d his Trec-i Trec record rec- rec ord was bad t There Thero was wa however n a good deal pf pi hysterical l sympathy th for tor him ho Tile The Judge judg who ho was wis said sd to be pr prejudiced against the accused man nian man was as fearful tearful of ot an attack and and had requested police pollo prot protection protection- cUon Stat were also protected Jury ju y woUld woul be guarded da day and md night Th The Th i city editor caled called Mol Molly to his desk she had hd I time to sil slip off ort her herco co coat t. t Yo ro familiar with the Man Man- dinello lo cs case casc of ot course course he said sad but I want want o to toll tell you about the el elaborate or tc precautions they're tle O taking tk tak tak taking ing tot for tOt tho jr protection of ot Judge Judg JUdge and nd Id the witnesses for th the pr prosecution s ton I Its It's as as' as a much as y your r life 3 Is werth th these days das to tae take Js Issue e with witha a a gunMan gunman gm tn We dont don't try murder cs cases cassin s in th the tho paper Its It's ty bad bad business business and ad adIs Its It's Is dangerous But were we're going gaul to o stand on g g. g ging Wo We b beleve believe be- be leve lieve l ia la guilty guilt and were Just about about going to say so o. o Covering the the he trial trio will wU be bc tc ticklish leh lehor or work for tor ou Our reporters and ld were we're er ernt not nt 4 going to assign Ign ano anyone e Wl who o. o Isn't to tako taka a acha chance cC Its It's Is up to you U Molly Moly If I y you want to o take your life in your hands nd go up there there fine But it I your your our own you Some half baked 11 amig hal baked cuckoo m may y try popping of some body before the popping trl ls over ovir The police o are aro I looking laCking for tor gunplay If It you OU go its it's Its entirely on your our own responsibility On 0 1 the other hand its it's Is I's a chance to do some omo good goo writing Crusader stuff stuff Well We'll Wel plug your COP copy cops for fOI all al its it's Is I's worth And play your our name up In In big shape Dont Don't give me mc me an anwer answer now Think Jt it over for a awhile n while Molly olY laughed I I dont don't have bave lo to O think it It over Mr fr Wharton she he cried And you ou know what hat the answer is When do I go go o To Be |