Show Made ade Up to Kill Continued from Preceding Pa should I And that's all there is isto isto to It ll- t f Where js is Shumans Shuman's office On third Fifty third just east of ol Madison What time were you there thre I got there thereabout about 5 Shuman was out I talked to his secretary for a while and left about Five fifteen huh Jeff J ef rooted around in the little wicker wick wick- er basket and found me a pOtato potato potato po pO- tato chip And the shot came 0 through the window at exactly T There ere was as alarm in Tommy Tommys s voice when he spoke again Look Jeff I know what youre you're thinking Shumans Shuman's office is only a couple of ol blocks from the Es Es- I could have got up there therein at in time to take that shot Carol Caro What did you do Tommy Well I n He hesitated hesi hesi- Damn it This would happen to me Well I got here hereabout hereabout hereabout about On my way here I stopped at a bar on Broadway and had a couple of ol drinks Jeff opened his mouth and Tommy Tommy Tommy Tom Tom- my said angrily No I cant can't prove I was there I didn't see an anyone one I knew And the place was jammed I dont don't think the bartender or anyone or-anyone anyone would re remember remember remember re- re member me What the hell are you trying to do to me Jeff Nothing I just wish you had hadan hadan hadan an alibi for 5 30 this afternoon Tommy jumped to his feet upsetting upsetting upsetting up up- setting the glass the waiter had placed before him Do you to be mean to say Im I'm going mixed up in m this thing because I was going around minding my myown myown myown own bu business iness What the hell Jeff Listen I didn't take a shot at Carol Ca I didn't try to poison her and I didn't stab Eve North I dont don't want to kill Carol For Gods Cods sake ake why should I J You said you were going to I said He sat as quickly as he had risen but much more quietly He looked from one to the other of ol us and his lips were very white He said bitterly So she told you about bc that I rushed to Carols Carol's defense No she didn't tell us She never never never nev nev- word pf It t and breathed a er wild horses probably couldn't have dragged it from her until we already knew It happens that were overheard By Dy a very ery you helpful next door neighbor What did Carol say Just that she saw you were falling in love with her and she in love with Steve Brown was blew and you So she told you and aud threatened her And you up explaining that needn't bother were drunk and In n a temper temper tem tem- you and didn't mean it because per already that done done that for lor you she's Id rather not talk about it Let Carol do the talking and Alice McDonald McDonald Mc McDonald Mc- Mc What about you Donald Tommy Tommy- Theres nothing about Alice except that McDonald and me weve we've known each other a long Were We're good f friends ends ends- time and Carol Carol Carol Car Car- She knew about you ou didn't And she didn't she ol have been couldn't like like it It of ol Carol t l that she was jealous about Carol Youre You're still sUll crazy 1 Blanton scowled down at the table Tom I Iam suppose I guess so am But Ill I'll get over it To 70 be continued |