Show I T Telegram Fiction II 11 JENNIFER J E NN I FER HAL HALE Ell I EDEN B BEGIN HERE ilEnE TODAY Kent Severn is stunned when he discovers that the girl he loves is really Jennifer Hale wanted in Los Angeles for tor the murder of ot David DavidE Corey When she is returned to Los E Angeles for trial Kent ra raises all the money he can and nd follows to hire the best defense attorney in the city Andy Young private detective who stumbled onto the girls girl's Id identity also goes to Los Angeles to collect the reward offered by Coreys Corey's sister r and to conduct some investigation on his own hook Andy is fond of ot Jennifer Jennifer Jen Jen- niler hiI himself and believes that she E must be innocent as she doggedly asserts as as- All Kents Kent's hopes collapse when the jury returns a verdict of at Guilty But Andy cheers him with the tip that he believes the real murderer is Parker Par Par- ker Ives a close cloe friend o of both Jennifer Jennifer Jen Jen- and Corey Andy Andy- is making a E thorough search for dews clews before r re reporting reporting porting his suspicions to police While he hc and Kent are going through Ives Ives' office ollice files one night Ives surprises them At the point of ol ofa ola a revolver they relinquish their own OWE guns and sit down before him arms arm upraised NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER 37 Without taking his eyes off oft the two twe I Imen men Ives slid into his swivel chair chali behind the desk and pulled two I books in front fron t of ot him a rest for tor his hi S right arm arm which held his gun sun His Hi S left hand picked up Andys Andy's gun which he ho had put on the desk This too was traine on Kent and Andy Now that we we are arc comfortable comfortable- he laughed and his fair fah eyebrows eyebrow S raised a little His prisoners looked I SI far tar from comfortable table for tor their arms arm S were still raised above their heads eads Kent was leaning back in his chair but Andy was sitting alert on tin the I ed edge e of 01 his both feet planted firmly on the ground r und The expression on hi his S face after alter the surprise of at Ives' Ives erf- erf trance from the coat closet was n nor normal r- r mal uninterested sightly vapid H Hees Hi S eyes ees however were very vet bright They were trained on the gun sun in Ives' Ives right hand then on Ives Ives' face ace There was perhaps a two or three minute silence before Ives spoke poke again Kents Kent's arms were beginning to ache The quiet in the room seemed terrible to him more more acre dreadful than if it there had been a pandemonium urn um a of noise The light glinted on the nickel of the pistol Ives was holding in his right hand And Andys Andy's s 's revolver was gun metaL It looked blue under the full glaring top light Ill hear your case against me rue Young Im I'm curious to know how youve you've built it up Ives laughed again and the laugh sent a chill chUl through Kent for it was not a sane mans man's laugh Andy started to speak You killed David Core Corey who vas was the best friend you ever ver had Kent waIted for one of of the automatics automatics auto auto- matics to go o oft off but it didn't and there was Ives' Ives laugh once more a chuckle more than a a langh h this time Go on on he said and with his left elbow he moved over an nn ink stand so Andys Andy's gun would have a r rest t. t Kent waited t for r some sign signo of relaxation relaxation tion but Ives' Ives body was tense Even when he laughed it remained tense Andys Andy's voice was calmly quiet as ashe ashe he continued He might have been discussing the case cae with a completely d disinterested interested party It starts back in June when Corey lent you a friendly loan Joan because because because be be- cause you needed it You'd been plunging on the market heavily heavily- to try to make up losses In your business You probably told Corey the money was for your business Andy paused and Ives spoke I J Idid 1 did tell him that You told him it would be bc a short term loan Joan and you intended it to be but you 1 0 figured without the market In July it started to drop You covered COy cov co ered your losses Josses as best you c could uld In August you needed another nother I for a business deal You d Cor Corey y for it it Again Andy stopped and again In Ives spoke I did He refused you ou so on August 6 you procured a fountain afountain pen with the E same point his had also some ink which he was accustomed to use we and forged a check for lor You banked in the same bank he did It was no E trick getting a book of Security First National bank c checks You only h had d to use one a of your your own books You I kne knew w enough about Coreys Corey's personal L business to know that he never numbered numbered num num- his personal checks cheeks I dont donl know Ives whether her this was the f first check you ever forged or not I I think it was was It lt was Kent heard Ives say Inthe In is Inthe I the little silence that followed he wondered won won- wondered dered if he Vere were really in Ives' Ives of of- office flee fice and Ives was sitting at the desk dealt holding two guns or whether or-whether he was war dreaming dreaming- Andy continued in the same even eves voice By this time time- b business was a little better You hoped you'd b be beable able to put th the money the back into Coreys Corey's ac account in a few days or have it for him lien if he found out about your forgery I I. I think you were honest about that Ives Ies I think you wanted to return the money I I Idid did But the deal you expected to 10 have through in a a few days thc day the deal deall for tor which you had forged the check for to was was delayed You were almost crazy Corey didn't know about the check yet for the bank had honored it without calling him He would know by th the first of the month when his statement came inThe inn inThe in n The e first of September when the there re regular ular statements for the b bank mk were sent out ut you were desp desperate Your deal you thought had fallen through entirely Corey would find out about the check He had a peculiar sense of ot justice I hear His sister told me about It He couldn't stand being bilked by his friends especially when he had helped them You knew that trait in him too Several years ago he had made no move to help a friend who had forged a check on him although although al al- al though you urged him to help the thc man Mrs Richardson told me that You knew Corey was going out with Jennifer Hale lIale the evening of S September Sep Sep- p- p 1 I. I You knew also abo they were I going to dinner and he be wouldn't open his personal mail before h he left the apartment to meet her He never arrived home borne until after alter 6 and he had to change chang his clothes I dont don't know how you got your key to his apartment apart apart- ment Ives Ives- Ives Ives Ies interrupted Id rd had It for a along along along long time A year Had It made when Corey left his keys at my place once Andy continued That puzzled me How you got in Well September 1 I you ou damaged the Ignition n system on your car yourself That must have b been n about 7 You had mechanics come for yo your car and you went over overto overto overto to the garage a few minutes later to see what was the matter You stayed at the garage perhaps five minutes and then walked on to Moore house Sherman had fallen to sleep after dinner as he usually did He Be gets very sleepy after alter a a. a heavy meaL You had to wait at the service entrance of Moore house for some some time to get up p the stairs because you ou didn't want anyone to see sec you Probably you hid in the bushes until ever everything was clear dear The negro porter annoyed annoyed annoyed an an- noyed you with his puttering around It was probably 8 o'clock when you got upstairs meeting nobody on the stairs You went immediately to the desk wh where re Coreys Corey's mall was va lying unopened Andys Andy's voice w was s getting get get- ting a little huskier He cleared his is throat On the desk was a revolver but you knew about that Corey had sh shown it to you the night before A Areal Areal Areal real estate client cHent one of the shadier kind had presented it to Corey and it amused him You found the bank statement you wanted and you carefully steamed it open in the kitchen kitchen pith with gloves on your hands You were leaving I nothing to chance and took it out and carefully sealed the envelope again and put it on oh on the pile on the desk The check you ou put in your wi wallet You were just leaving Ives when you heard Core Coreys Corey's s 's key In the thedoor door You were trapped Kents Kent's eyes left Ives' Ives face and lowered low low- ered cred to his right hand There Ther was not nota a quiver in the fingers that held I it The TIie left Jelt hand was steady too Off Of the living Jiving room is a long coat closet You stepped in there but did not h have ve time to close the door after atter you It must have been a trifle ajar when Jennifer and Corey entered the room room and through the crack you could even see the gun on the desk Corey and Jennifer were quarreling but but we wont won't go into that You saw Jennifer pick up the gun from the desk absent mindedly and put it down again She did this several times You were very much ranch frIghtened frightened fright frIght- ened cried I think You hoped they'd dear clear out soon that soon that Corey would suggest suggest sug sug- gest taking Jennifer home or Jennier Jenni- Jenni fez fez- er would suggest he tak take her home so you could get et out You hadn't counted on Coreys Corey's coming home so soon A boy came with a cablegram and and went Jennifer Jennier finally decided ed to go home alone She went and you you you-you you Parker Ives were still In Inthe inthe the he coat oat To Be Continued Copyright Register ter and Tribune Syndicate |