Show c N y 1 4 m Carolyn Wells f t 0 t. 1927 gEA BYNEA SERVICE me WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Death strikes Garrett Folsom while bathIng with a party at Ocean Town N. N J. J At the Hotel where they had been guests an inquiry is begun after a doctor perfunctorily examining him on the beach pronounces him hith dead Folsom's companions had been Roger Neville Keville Mrs 1 Helen Barnaby and Carmelita Valdon It is established es- es that Folsom just before I his death had been standing next to Ned Barren Barron knOwn wn as the copPer coppel cop cop- Per pel king Folsom's sister Anastasia is sent for in New York Then the startling announcement Is made that Folsom had been stabbed to death in the theater water ater his valet ls is questioned ques- ques as are Barron and his wife but no light is shed on the mystery The eccentric Anastasia Folsom arrives takes command of the situation sit sit- and orders an inquest I NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XIII A group of people sat on the deck of the hotel and watched the l kaleIdoscopic ka- ka a- a crowd already assembling assembling assem- assem bling on the boardwalk and the beach S SOne One of these was Ned Barron who had stood next to Garrett Folsom at the time of his sudden collapse Of course I must report Maddy Maddy Mad Mad- dy he was saying to iii's hl's wife I stood ne neit t to Mr tr As I had been talking with him As I had never seen or heard of the man before before be- be fore my evidence can be of no help but I must offer it I 1 wish you wouldn't Madeline Barron said thoughtfully I see your our point of view of course and It Is logical in a way But as you say it can be of no help and it would get you a most unpleasant notoriety Why they may even think you knew the dead man and they will call on you for testimony at the Inquest and and-and all sorts of horrid things Bless our heart child what a fearsome picture you draw I cant can't feel though that I shall be greatly Inconvenienced except that It may cut into my time a 1 little But t duty iu t is duty and I certainly was next the manI man man- I I too advise you to keep out of it Ned It was Croydon Sears who spoke who with his son Robin and Angelica Angelica An- An Fair completed the party I dont don't thInk It is your duty Sears went on You know nothing of the man you have no personal interest in the affairS affair and since you youcan youcan can be of no possible help why mix in 1 Tha s 's all right dad Robin Sears said But these notices ask any guest ot of the hotel who knows anything about the matter matter- There you are arc returned hIs father Barren Barron doesn't know anything any any- anything thing about the matter Hello heres here's Tite Rig Riggs Let him advise us Come here Tite sit down and give us some words of wisdom Ned here thinks he ought to announce an- an flounce to a waiting world that he stood next to Mr who was they say killed while bathing I saw you talking to him said Riggs sitting do n near them I assumed from that that you knew him Well Vell I didn't said Barren Barron shortly And AndI I wasn't talking to him he was talking to me A distinction with a difference I Very much of a difference I detest beIng addressed b by strangers especially those who have a rooted conviction that ocean bathing constitutes constitutes con con- an introduction Its It's too absurd Because you stand next to another man at the rope or bump into him by reason of a buffeting wave does that mean sudden friendship S SNo No said Madeline decidedly And Ned is foolish to giVe the matter a thought Oh I know my duty even though it is not In line with my In- In You agree dont don't you Tite that I am bound to tell the management after these notices We all received this that morning I stood next to this victim of a tragic death Even though I Was annoyed at his unconventionality my duty as a good citizen is plaIn And too if only to c clear ear myself from possible suspicion suspicion- Clear yourself his wife exclaimed ex- ex claimed On the contrary you ou will put yourself in a position to be suspected Nonsense Maddy youre you're overexcited overexcited over over- excited about this thing Tell Tel her Tite that Ive I've no choice In the matter I think so said slowly looking at Madeline with an apologetic apologetic apolo- apolo getic all au It seems to me It would be hotter better in every way for Ned togo to togo go at once to the management and make his report And be subpoenaed as a material mate mate- material rial witness witness- Good heavens 1 Maddy cried her husband I didn't know you even cen knew there was such a thing as a material witness or a subpoena I Where There did you learn such terms Madeline Barren Barron smiled Always lovely when she smiled she was beautiful Her small dark face lighted up with a touch of roguery her expressive dark eyes Shone as she said Oh I read detective stories now and then Who Vho doesn't nowadays You do Croydon Sears seemed s surprised I know most men do but I didn't think those yarns appealed appealed ap- ap pealed to wo en I love em Madeline l declared and Tite Riggs smiled his sym sym- pathy So do I he said And anyone anyone any any- one man or woman could do a lot worse in a literary way than to read detective fiction I Yes I know Barren Barron said carelessly carelessly care care- lessly president prime ministers I But tell me Riggs dont don't you think I ought ough t toI toI to- to I sure do Barron OJ Of course you you ought to You MUST MUS' report and the sooner the quicker Come on now Ill I'll go with you if you Ul like e. e Do Not that I need bOlstering up but I know our own curiosity Is the urge Let me go too will you asked Robin Sears Im a born detective de- de Hush your nonsense boy sal said his father No you are not to go I dont don't want you ou dragged into this business too Youve You've no duty calling call call- callIng ing you have you ou No Angel and I were far out in the surf when It aU all happened But ButI I want to go Id I'd like to see how the thing works works- Yes I know Your Inordinate curiosity your your- An Interruption came in the person person per per- son of Miss Tall majestic and quiet mannered man man- she approached the group and as the men rose she announced herself speaking to all and yet as asher asher her quick eyes darted from one to another er fastening themselves on Madeline she seemed to regard her heras heras as the one to be addressed I am Miss 1 she said and I an the sister of the man who was down here yester- yester day I have been told that so taras tar taras as is known Mr Barren Barron W was s the thelast thelast last one ne to talk to my before before be- be fore he collapsed and so- so i Immediately Madeline Barren Barron was on the defensive l Miss Folsom she said rising to emphasize her words you have been misinformed My ly husband spoke to Mr 11 Folsom shortly before Mr Folsom fell down into the water But others spoke to him after that I know because I stood at the other side of Mr 11 Barron and andI I had opportunity of observing I I am glad to learn Mrs 1 Barren Barron that you ou were observant Your testimony may be of value As near as I 1 can find out you and Mr 11 Barron were on one side of my brother and two ladles ladies known to tome tome me were at his other side Now will you tell me please who since you were noticing was alo near him Not necessarily on the rope but nearby in the water Madeline thought She wis most anxious to remember those who were nearby as every other possible suspect helped to fend oft off thought of her husband She knew that Ned never knew the dead man and had no possible personal interest in him but she knew too how in inthe inthe the stories she had read an innocent innocent inno- inno cent man was frequently put in inmost inmost most unpleasant situations Mr Seats Sears was not far off saId Madeline Barron at last But nearer still I remember now were Mr It and Mrs Tracy Yes they were very close to Mr 1 Folsom and doubtless can tell you ou something ot of the circumstances spoliation of women divorce debt and wars walS with abhorrence as did men who settled Utah J. J II H. MIDGLEY JUNKET IN STYLE Editor The Telegram In I view of the fact that a good many aggregate days are being frittered frittered frit- frit away by the legislators in junketing the Utah State tur l i college monopolizing the junketing time I offer the suggestion I tion that on the t tenth day of January Jan Jan- uary 1929 the house of represents represents- tives of the Utah legislature meet at the Agricultural college and the Senate e at atthe th Cedar City Branch I J. J alSO aiso suggest that the Agricultural college supply the paymaster equipped with the stuff that makes the paymaster welcome on pay day to reimburse the for tor their time further suggest suggest sug- sug gest that the Agricultural college devise ways and means to defray the the to 1929 session without infringing on the purses of the taxpayers ot of the state In this manner an appreciable amount ot of time will be saved as wen as quite n a sum of money I oppose however however how how- ever any movement to transfer the state capitol to either Logan or Cedar City even to the extent of calling on General Butler for a detachment detachment de- de of m marines rines to prevent the carrying out of such a plan JOHN BRISTOL Vernal Utah |