| Show k 4 GERALDINE BONNER I 1 61 au MERRILL cd N athil bile despondent over the th enforced lil hiding diric ot of her flails fl ne jim dallas layer slayer in self defense bf of homer romer Par klun deml mm r ot of an influential family I 1 kylill Ss Bo actress Is I 1 sti called to play viola in i a charity performance 0 twelfth on an gull island on th 9 szn u coast in to i the th company coro piny lire are sybil i bosom friend ann anne I 1 racy aun aune a trotter joe young was wa trl and aleck alock stokes Stol cei aa actor with sybil laller L aller the play which Is I 1 a hf tic hit wally dinine official etal apher learns something ot of the lb jealousy lea lousy existing in the company it stugh bassett lias sett director of the play and ann anne trecy fiance tells joe he lies heard he li to I 1 spying oa od sybil in an effort to lara learn i the whereabouts ot of jim dallas and I 1 I 1 arn earn the brewart tottered by ib the park inson family the boy denies it III hijos joe tracy li Is arjang log ing for a vacation trip to ann anne he be tray trays his hi enmity toward sybil stoke I 1 tells hybil he hai his news of jim dallas and ti secure they arrance to meet in a small emmr summer houie house CHAIl rElt IN I 1 the bound sound of 0 a pistol hot shot startle 3 the assembled company investigation how shown a r revolver evo ir hai has been taken from rom a deik desk in the library flora stokes wife bunts bursts in with the announcement that sybil hai his been hot shot and her bodt bod carried off h by th tie me CHAPTER N flora stoke stokes tella tells I 1 bassett she raw sybil shot hn hill did not ice its her murderer bassett notifies the sheriff abel william he lit arrive arrives with rawson district attorney It attorney at lorney torney and a man called lV patrick atrick all the company la Is accounted for with the of joe 2 racy presumably on his trip flora give her evidence and the authorities arrange so that no one can leave the uland iland CHAPTER VL the trag ody dy with rawson and bassett na illiams the opinion that flora stokes Is the guilty person the lie deed belne being actu abed by jealousy jea louy while they are talk inc ing the or und of a crash in the ily ing room wake makes them hasten there CHAPTER VII anne tracy shied hocked at her friends awful death li is alo also uneasy about joe remembering his rage sybil and realizing he ti Is not sure he left the liland island her ims atio picture pictures him ae as sybil i murderer and hiding biding in the houin hous the arper story of which Is seeking him to inform him cl c the close watch kept she descends to the living room there ehe the dimly sera sees joe and arns arnz him not to try to escape he lit disappears and in her agitation she knocks over a lamp she I 1 tells the abre men she came downstairs for a bonk and her explanation Is 13 accepted it VIII vill in the summer house evid evidence enle la Is found th thit tt sybil had been and knoAl knowing nir of stokes infatuation rawson suspects suspect him CHAPTER IX Stoke denies all knowledge of the crime and deftly throws suspicion on 30 I ra Ka davison vison 1 somewhat impressed goes t to the he main land to joe joes a from front last week to 1 I 1 jw ow everything but I 1 enow rao and hate alii it I 1 fee alem I 1 aleck joure on re aruz trail huell l its s voice was gabed in tx t x ix rated in ili extence it iad I 1 I 1 cd gone gon L lit ill come lonte back A ann aln 1 thae boats to bo be hired at ila n orphl lie ile turned to 1 I ilon don t ac tic cuse him lin lilt not like ou on I 1 don dont I 1 I 1 jump lit at conclusions and bay there theres s the hut but I 1 want mant 9 square dial itald I 1 gioi t let it till on ome e looked up lilt joe tray call our dogs bk bick froin front the sani tile re en on and iut put on his hn Ju autice tice tint ull all I 1 ask for justice fur for my wife ile lor itself lie ile stopped ula excitement suddenly to li die lie ile looked old and veirl meir cd ted his body relar 1 the tire in his hunken eles extinguished in lit a profound gloo gloom tit it does t mutter matter what happens liar pem to ine ite away and sybil s dead there was wait a flight slight pause rawson broke 14 it clearing his throat and alsing from his chair Tb I tats ite enough for the time being mr blokes you can go now it e want ou well call ou on yoi yot inter without a word stoke and left the room when the door hud closed on him bashnett said mid poli out ft ef his LI joe tracy when he be knows he lie battit nwe brt j williams gae gave a bearish oh pshaw the amler with lilt aas to fize bize up lirt aking down 1 lusteg lila tits nene nerve halber he lie filwar hi his wife did it ur or not lie ees every thing plinth there and he lie it ant 11 I 1 lug hold of uniting unI un hIng to ahne if me gu go like thit ait KU etu K U em eat befort before 1 had bun bill vt t mailin n with his liandi hands deap in illi u und lits lit ees died mi 11 the livoi ti ioel lo 10 the chair lils Ws hear about lal inn mr ill ia jett ria thie wit anat r und and it tie te bo alness lies lie mn buying round lie sat damu don u und lit ili u aur ough tile hIll smoke kp lie ile julella 1 ai taftt avith a narrowed glance ann as the dl rector unfolded enfolded the lite stor 1 if f joe llie ilie quarrel and sibil n men heu it nui our the ash froia rein his III looking at aa the trum crumblin blin gray healt hea are you under the impression UV ir bassee that her etory was atme that tut uc boy bad been spying on herr 1 I dont know chow of couram aishe hf wu ra a high keyed emotional state that ahat aa r PA flit hi othir r it leini lit I 1 on trust hi lit word and i hire maa ble wout of fared and illk itt iu ou to nelli eft lurk ou mould lime hate found it I 1 hold told liliu that and lil lit auld lue hae re reali allied sed that it to hard tit him hita villre oi were acre conter commier ned nud mid with thu the rt rt t of the its s lied know kno bhe bile viah ur tr poli ular and there was a jn pith fur for lier tr eclied lud and roe robe fron his chair ill ell i ll 11 its a at I 1 dicht to ili cutlir up curill iluK but it nt get us any further if the wa 1 d brit liere here meine meing hot wt IK lik vini und hov lie felti felt ahert might he lie in it hut but As lie mt ul beaole ille shooting it 1 UH us jut just arv ue r tre bufore 1 mit hat do on iu think about ao 10 going up and lookin lf eln our or that top lot bior W fininen rc we ae ought lu to iet hel nit iq lit ay iy lt llam lla usini m to llie tile sr I 1 ni tit going atto 4 hi to lie thai it willi iiI it its at for I 1 ak wk up lilt softie but bos 11 fur for one III take Ia and diw launch oud nd atad hint right ba bik 1 lowe inne doin 19 tin flock dock with me mr lir aitt ond and tell tits vilich wai true ua as avin felir eulth him for lilt lin linit it linit that in lie IP ill willi tile til arami it bould routt till noboa alien lien it IK left at lit ilie lite dock lie v arnt I 1 look for dinue nue X to tit me outtie ce ili hall presented no more dolorous dolo roua and dejected nn all aspect than uny of the others no we line bot even ilaw ett elt that her deno demeanor eanor n u is 14 in an ft a other than ft hat might inight hae been expect id had the teiei bien able ta to see into her mind lite group at gull island bould IHM lite d ith second shock she kep as a much to herself as she could bilth out rousing curiosity uhe bile fuld li id to thial and to be alone abere ft here bhe would docu her thoughts hoi hold them trained on oil nhat hat she knew and 1 aliat 1111 ria might ill delop bhe ble w wanted ic d to 10 etli bar mind wind on the main issue in hibit whit auy any fruitless speculations salt and find be ready joe was on the wand and ft lib the guarded wold wo ld on the isling tilt lilt after they abid cue hr hop hopt ehg I 1 ler er st renti to 10 gu go through the tile automatic actions t hav loi was that suspicion not he ile to him blin lie could lie hu till the ali left and glnn make his lits etura stir knezi that abriel fl had une to bilte beach for a weeks sunu eoln hlila bilag anil and gabriel was the tile vue p r ou bt herbol ho ito knew that joe had not cro arod ed to the main lund they burel woula I 1 be te boned wore a butek and if during that time tile belief that lie bad ane min en lit he lire was sa safe e ao 0 fir it IK it atas us confident that no sul suil dlou loii find touched liviu sh hd did not free kee liow how it could the ven ert all 11 Ed tilled that lie had left her answer axi stiver to ll cason uNson had betit accepted in lit pd falth flierl liula bould le be no ing in yf of his ill movements for there would mould iw be no 00 nuson for doing it lie ile had passed outride outside the circle of the trag td ana eliminated aa sia the actor actors wire abo vho had cone gone on the earlier 1 boat boul lf it they find plin I 1 1 here ys wits be hel ue ile had entered the ilvina roum room by the tile door that led to tie litchee win wing and rear 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