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Show THE BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH j t'T AGERALDftBROWN W N U.FEATUR1I "She would not tell you. You know that. She has not admitted It even to me. But I saw you, Mrs Bigelow. I know it was you." He waited, tense, as she pulled herself slowly together. She arose with cold determination. "Very well, then." she said at latt, "I was going to protect her Cod knows why. I didn't actually see the shooting. It was foggy, slip-pery, you know. I have very small feet and sometimes lose my bal-ance. I was picking my way. I had my head down when the shot came. I was so frightened and for moment dazed. I didn't know It was Curt. I only saw a man stag-ger a moment. He seemed to re-cover himself and walk on toward me. In my shock I stepped oft the sidewalk and crossed the street. It was only when he fell to his knees on our steps that I knew something terrible had happened. It was then I saw Veronica running across the Common path. Veronica " she drew herself up majestically. "Why didn't you immediately come into the house? I should have thought" "Oh, but I couldn't. Don't you see?" She was Cornell now, loyal, Duke Mrtale, private detective, Is the murder of furt Vallaln-eour- t, who was about to marry Veronica Blgelow, heiress to thirty million dollars. McCain obtains some Important clues Irom Sharl I.ynn, Vallalncourt's former wife, and from Victoria, Veronica's lis-ter. Veronica, the No. 1 suspect, Is called ngaln to headquarters. MrCale queitloni the members of the family. Stephen, Veronica's brother, tells how be met Vallalncourt In Chicago, when bis sister, Victoria, was running around with the handsome adventurer. It was Victoria who Introduced Vallalncourt to Veronica. McCale considers this slgnll leant. Stephen also reveals that he knew Snarl Lynn In Chicago. CHAPTER XII "I'd met her. We all met once or twice. But he divorced her, you know." He shut his mouth, and his brooding eyes half closed. He looked at McCale with an expression that said as plainly as words could, "And that's all you'll get from me." McCale changed the direction of his next questions strategically and said with the suddenness of a cata-pult, "You were spying on your wife and Curt Valla incourt at The White Abbey night before last, weren't you?" He thought he had explod-ed a bomb with that, but curiously enough, Bigelow was ready for It. "No, indeed. I just happened to be there. I saw them talking. What of it? Karen comes and goes as he pleases." "You didn't, then, suspect her, ay, of having an affair or some secret connection with him say something she wished to keep from you?" Bigelow laughed hollowly, the watchfulness gone from him, "Not at all, Mr. McCale." He accented the mister disdainfully. "Whatever gave you that absurd idea?" McCale thought he has been ly-ing to me now for the last three minutes. These were the questions be was so sure I would ask first, the ones he was not sure he was ready for. And I. like a fool, have gone aU around the barn, allowing him to collect himself. He shrugged. "You haven't a thing to tell me that might help the growing case against Veronica, then?" he asked, a reasonable barb In his question. "Nothing at all." Stephen rose, well aware thBt he had acquitted himself, In his own mind anyway, with some success that the interview was over. He paused at the door. "Who Is next for the inquisition?" he asked mockingly. "You might ask your mother to step In for a moment," McCale d, wrapped In sudden fury. "Sorry to bother you, Mrs. Bige-low," he said, somewhat disgrun-tled "Oh, no, I mustn't be spared," she sighed. "It's all so sordidly necessary." "Why did you go to the White Abbey the night before last?" he asked without preliminary. "Why, I I wasn't there . . . I" The unexpectedness of the attack made her forget momentarily her Dostevski role. Quickly she sank into a chair. "You were seen, you know," he went on. "Your altercation with your daughter-in-la- and your en-trance into 'the club." "I've got a right to go anywhere I want. As for my daughter-in-law- , I often have to be a bit harsh with her She neglects my son." "But you were heard not to be-lieve her when she assured you that the man you came to see was not there." A hard, beady look came into her eyes. Her face sagged as if the ' veneer were about to crack. "Did you see him?" McCale prod-ded. Sybil Admits She Saw the Shooting "I told you I did not go to that la, I did go inside the lobby, but decided not to go upstairs. I re-turned home." "You didn't see Curt Vallaincourt as you had planned, then?" "I tell you I didn't go upstairs. Besides, I went there to get my on. He had quarreled with Karen and I was afraid he had started out on a a binge." She said it very defiantly. McCale wondered what her an-swer would have been if she had not known already that he knew Stephen had been there. He felt he would get nothing of Importance from her now that she was back in the groove of the tragic role she was determined to play. "One more question, then." he said, to her surprise and disap-pointment. "What did you see yes- - terday afternoon, when you were in front of this house at the time of the murder?" The blow of it visibly staggered her. Again there was the automat-ic reaching out for her glass of sher-ry. She gasped Her eyes were filled with sheer terror. Her mouth grew slack. "Oh. no," she whimpered. "I was not there. I wasn't. You're mis-taken." His voice became hard, his look Insistent. "You wore a gray rain-coat," he said. "Both Miss Ade-laide and 1 saw you." "No, no she couldn't have. Sbe didn't hasn't" hose letters though. You know vhat I think? 1 think you know .vhere they are. 1 think you could .jet them for me. Why won't you .vork for me? I said I'd pay yon .veil. I've got enough money." Her .yes were bright. "What good would that do?" She got up, turned her back to the window, and made a quick, pleading gesture. "Shari Lynn has them. She must You hinted at it the other night You can act as intermediary gel your cut anything. Only I've got l have them." "Why?" She was impatient in her anxiety, boldly took another task. "See here" she came close to him, dropping her voice conspira-toril- y "you're working all out for Veronica, aren't you? Now listen. If those letters come out, it will put her in a worse spot than she's in now." "I'm sorry, but I don't follow you." "Oh, Lord. I thought you said you were a detective. Look. Veron-ica found out, somehow, that 1 had known Curt rather well. Don't ask me how. I don't know that. We had a whale of a row over it, but I denied it. Do you see? Now, If they get her for his his death, and the letters are found, it will prove she was right. Don't you get It? It will give them a motive. If I can get them back, I can destroy them." He chuckled cynically, striking his hands together with a muttered exclamation. "No," he barked, "not really! Don't tell me, In all seri-ousness, that you want to protect Veronica?" "Of course. Why?' "Because it Just occurred to me, being a detective, that if you had those letters you might just possi-bly not destroy them. They make such a swell motive." He bowed. "Not only that, my loyal young lady, but you seem to think as a matter of fact, you're practically convinced yourself that Shari Lynn has possession of those letters. Suppose I tell you that the police have them safe under lock and key. Evidence, you know." "It's a lie!" "Yes," he said, "so far as I know, it is a lie, but how did you know?" She shut her lips together and just glared at him. "You may go," he said uncon-cernedly. "I'll talk to your sister-in-la- w next. See you at the in-quest." A few minutes later, the sound of the piano playing stopped abruptly. Shortly afterward, the door opened and Karen Bigelow came In. "I think," he observed, "that of all the Bigelows, you belong least of all to this house." "You mean, perhaps, that I am an acquisition let us say an or-nament?" "Exactly. You can tell me more about them than anyone." "Oh. but 1 couldn't." She made a slow, somnolent motion, not so much in horror or disloyalty as of deadly indifference. "I think you can," he persisted. "Let me tell you what I know to be true. You all were acquainted with Curt Vallaincourt in Chicago at about the same time Stephen Bige-lo-was, shall I say, rushing you into matrimony? You knew his wife, too, Sarah Linsky, wasn't it the present Shari Lynn?" She was watching him covertly from under her long lashes. The Ugly Plot Begins to Show "I know you finally consented to marry Stephen," he continued. "I'll confess, I've wondered why." She shifted her position impercep-tibly, placing her long white hands on her knees. "I had suffered all winter with a pain here." She touched her arm. "A nervous ailment. I thought then that I would never play again. I thought" She had thought, of course, that she could forget her music in the bosom of a rich so- - cial life. How wrong she had been. She found herself embroiled be-tween a jealous mother-in-la- and a jealous husband. She had with-draw-therefore, to her Nordic hauteur, until boredom and unhap- - piness had driven her back to the keyboard to find that sheer neces-sity enabled her to overcome her illness, forced her to play again. McCale stood very straight and still before the glacial Karen Bige-low Her hauteur and boredom and Complete indifference was beginning to get him. "Look, Mrs. Bigelow," he said very quietly, "I know that Victoria knew Vallaincourt and that was still going on even after his en- - gagement to Veronica, and that he still saw Shari Lynn as well. I know, too, that you once had some connection with him, because you went to the White Abbey the night before last to buy back some let- - ters from Miss Lynn. They must have been old letters or Vallain court would have had them and you would have had to deal with him. The fact that he showed sur-prise when you made the exchange with his ex-wi- proved that." "What else do you know?" she asked wearily, her voice toneless "Well" he hesitated. "I know that your husband also saw the exchange. Did you know that?" 'TO BE CONTINUED) "A hard nut te crack," was all McCale made of her. misunderstood, rejected. "If I'd gone right in, everyone would have known, wouldn't they? I'd have had to say I'd seen Veronica. I couldn't do that I couldn't." McCale wondered why, if she couldn't face telling it then, she was able to be so glib about it now. "I slipped down the other side of the street to the drugstore for cigarettes. I met Stephen there, you know or don't you?" "Yes. I have seen the police re-ports," he said gravely. "Will you end your daughter in please?" She accepted her dismissal with the air of an actress taking a cur-tain call. "You're making your farewell tour," McCale chuckled to himself, his mind busy with her treachery. You never would have guessed that Victoria had been up most of the previous night. The circles un-der her eyes were no darker than usual. She slunk in, her mouth the same insolent gash of red. "A hard nut to crack," was all McCale made of her, as he smiled to himself. "Too bad you weren't able to find your letters in Vallaincourt's apart-ment last night." he opened. She did not seem startled. She tossed her dark head. "Oh, you know that, do you? How did that get out?" "My assistant, who helped you search. He was quite smitten by your' charms." "That ox." Her lip curled. "So he works for you. He told me he was a policeman." "Well, he'd make a good one, at that." McCale chuckled. "You'd have recognized him if you'd been home the night before. He was on duty here all that night. Where were you, by the way?" "That's my business." Those letters Could He Damaging "Perhaps it's mine. Or at least the police may want an explana-tion. Were you at the Vallaincourt apartment, by any chance?" "My little romp with Curt was over long ago." "Was it?" he asked quietly, hard bunches showing along his jaw "Yes. Who says it wasn't?" "The red wig you wore when you impersonated your stepsister, Veronica, each time you went there." "You'll have to prove that." Her eyes grew hooded and he saw her hands tremble. His shot in the dark had been a good one. "Proof?" he said, smiling. "I don't ned to prove it. It's self evident. . know a lot more aboul the woman Curt Vallaincourt knew than you cr imagine in your wildest dreams." A crooked little smile curled the edges of her mouth. "Oh, what does it matter, any-how? We're all sunk I did want Woman's World Start Out the New Year Right By Making Yourself Attractive Princess Fashion SHHKHBHlllHsVaHasSSfi WHEN YOU catch yourself the mirror and saying, "I'm not as good-lookin- g as I was at 20," look out lady and take your-el- f in hand. Or, if you shrug off doing something about your clothes with the flimsy excuse, "The fash-Ion- s are for me this season," be truthful to yourself at least and admit that you're just being lazy. No woman, with all the modern aids to make her attractive, need feel that she has lost her youth and charm. True, she may have added a few years, but with those years she gains a new kind of beauty, a poise and maturity that is even more attractive than her beauty of the early 20s. And as for fashions, isn't it a bit silly to think that designers would neglect any type of woman? No, let's face the facts. Somehow or other, you've just let yourself slip, and what you really need is to attire yourself In the latest, and I defy you to And at least half a dozen styles that you can't wear. Sometimes It does take a bit of looking to find just what we're after, but when you do find it, wear It, and you'll enjoy the com-pliments. No longer can women ask, "Which is better, to be dressed be-comingly, or to be dressed in the height of fashion?" There may once have been a reason for this sad plea but now we have so many edi-tions of each trend that if you try, you can find one which will be flattering especially for you. And don't shy away from adding a few imaginative touches wlsich will en-hance the style for you. Hoods Are Pretty as Well as Practical For Instance, take the hood. Ac-cording to Chicago Fashion In-dustries, it Is extremely popular, especially with the young crowd. It makes a lot of sense to wear it on cold days, and chances are you've been tempted to have one. If your features are tiny and you have a good profile, or if you have a long, lean face with high cheek-bones, the tailored version of the hood will do the most for you. But don't discard the hood idea If you don't fit in the above cate-gory. Let's say that your features aren't quite as perfect as you've wished. You're the kind who likes to wear soft hats with perhaps a fluff of hair to break the severity of the hat. In its usual form the hood is not for you, but suppose you try a knitted, loose snood that gives you the covered-u- p look and provides the necessary softness. You might even try bangs or a soft fluff of curls to decorate the forehead. Or, if you don't wear bangs, you might arrange a wave or push down the pompadour for a similar look. Follow the Fashions, Find Own Version A good way to illustrate this Is to watch women who are buying their clothes. I've seen many a tall, bony-cheste- d woman turn down a "V" necked dress which was oth-erwise perfect for her. Had she spent a little time thinking about it, she could have used a froth of attractive ruffles at the neck, or even a clever dickey effect which could have done a neat job of con-cealing, and made a lovely gar-ment for her. The princess silhouette as Trigere Introduces it in sheer black woolen has a flanged seaming for skirt and neckline. Tiny gold buttons, the sig-nature of the designer, are linked. If you tend to run large in the hips, don't consistently avoid dresses which have some hip inter-est. Look for dresses with a side draping or other such interest that breaks the hip line and actually gives you a nicer look than the absolutely straight skirt. Don't ever discard or, for that matter, buy a dress without inves-tigating the hemline and what it does, or can do for you. Letting the hem down, or perhaps lifting it as little as a half an inch can improve your appearance a hundred per cent. It all depends upon your height and the size of your legs. What about sleeves? Well, here you have all kinds to choose from. For thin or heavy arms, you'd do best to avoid extremes. Follow na-tural lines and skip the too-fu- ll types or the bare arm look. If you have a tall, slim figure, look for dramatic peplums to cut your height. You are the girls, too, who can wear wide belts with inter-esting decorative detail. Double-breaste- d suits are very flattering. On the other hand, if you are slim, but short, look to the short boleros with high cut waistlines, princess lines or pinafore effects. Fashion Forecast i The front button, princess style variation is still nice fashion for the dressy coat. You can be clever with accessories with this basic takes a back seat on evening clothes. They're glamorous, perhaps even more so than before, but the interest Is in material and lines rather than "things added" to the costume. For the younger set the pinched-i-waistline and wide belts have a wide appeal. Fashions to keep you warm have style, too. Notice the smart lines of fur-line- d coats that avoid 8 baggy appearance, and watch foi color interest, particularly the con-trast treatment being used quite extensively. $6,000,000 Film The most expensive motion ture ever made was "Wilson," leased in 1944, whose produe and advertising amounted to rr than $6,000,000, says Collier's The cost was due largely many spectacular scenes, one ing the 1912 Democratic com tion in which the lighting sumed enough power to servic city the size of Lansing, Micn STAGEEN RADIO Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE AGNES MOOREHEAD heard frequently on the CBS "Suspense" se-- : ries she was brought back four times to do the thrilling "Sorry, Wrong Number" has been signed to play "the other yoman" in opposition to Laur-en Bacall in the forthcoming film, "Dark Passage." As Lionel Barry more's housekeeper in "Mayor ol the Town," she's made so many friends that she now gets more fan mail than any other radio actress on the coast. Who'd believe that she began her radio career as a stooge AGNES MOOREHEAD for such comedians as Phil Baker, Fred Allen and Jack Benny? She's always refused to be typed; after that beginning she switched to dra-matic acting; since then she's alter-nated between taut drama and high comedy. Nice going around the Charles Laughton home at present; he's using a heavy German accent for his role in "Arch of Triumph," and Elsa Lanchester, his wife, is per-fecting an authentic Russian one for her performance as a Russian Bar-oness in Republic's Nelson Eddy-Ilon- a Massey musical. Their own broad British accents are frequent-ly submerged in the Interests of their art. Judy Garland's signed up ta stay with far a long, long time. Following her next starring role with Gene Kelly In "The Pirate" she'll join up again with Kelly and Frank Sinatra in "The Good Old Summertime," a baseball romance, produced by Arthur Freed. "Humoresque," with John Gar-field and Joan Crawford, brings glory to Warner Bros. 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