| Show r Saint 85 r Those last words of Coroner Mur- Mur report reverberated In the utterly still room echoed and re- re reechoed re reechoed echoed In Faiths Faith's overcharged heart at at the bands hands of person Or 0 persons unknown Unknown tin Un- Unknown known l Bob Bob Faith cried the ono one word wordIn wordin In a strangling voice which seemed loud In her own ears cars but bu which was little more than a whis- whis whisper per Bob put his arm about her ller and helped her to rise Cherry broke from the tittle of o Chris arm arni and darted toward her sister her eyes oyes glowing her cheeks suddenly warm with color I knew they'd believe met me she gasped as she lun flung herself upon her sister her Ier little hands moving like fluttering white moths over oyer Faiths Falth's wet tear face ace The Tho room was Suddenly suddenly In Seeth Ing contusion confusion breaking up grad grad- gradually gradually into small groups Reporters fought to be the tho first to reach Cher- Cher Cherry Cherry Cherry ry flashlights exploded cameras clicked to record Cherry laughing and crying hysterically In her sis sis- sister's Bistor's ter's arms Bob Hathawa Hathaway standing beside Faith tried to warn Cherry In a low voice that the coroners coroner's report meant almo almost t nothing that he had expected the verdict that tho the dis- dis district district district attorney could not not duty bound boundas boundas boun bounas as he lie was to investigate thorough thorough- thoroughly ly the murder of Ralph Cluny Ig I nore flora the damning evidence against Cherry which had that day been presented to the coroners coroner's jur jury Lets Lela get awa away Faith Im I'm d dy dy leg Ing to see sea Muggy Do you think shell she'll be very angry with me about Chris Shall I take lake him bini along bet bet- better better better I dont don't think Chris had ter go- go go Faith began deprecatIngly deprecatingly when she was Interrupted by bya b a 1 shouldered broad man shoving his way ruthlessly through reporters reporters cameramen and curious spec spec- spectators of the joyous reunion of the th sisters Excuse me Mrs Wiley Im I'm Devlin deputy district attorney I have a warrant for tor your our arre arrest arrest- arrest t- t My Iy arrest Cherry toro tore herself from Faiths Faith's arms Why Why why the coroner said Eald person or persons person unknown Didn't ho Faith didn t the he Bob You cant can't arrest me I do do anything Faith Even Evel Evenn n that moment of stark terror she sho shedid did rot ot call upon her husband who stood less lesa than three feet away Im sorry Mrs orders Wiley-orders order from the district attorney He ordered the warrant to be Issued an ai hour ago Ill I'll have to take you yoi OU i with me Im I'm afraid I I wont won't stand litand for having my m I wife tortured like this this- this this this- began bean Chris angrily Afraid you OU cant can't do much about abou I It Mr Wiley the man Devlin said laId bluntly anger flushing his heavy cheeks I got another warrant war war- warrant ar j rant here hero for your our arrest as a ma- ma material ma mo witness My orders are aro to t bring both of you OU Into police head head- headquarters headquarters I quarters So como come along without malting making a fuss about It It both ot of o you What are What are you to going going to do- do do with me Cherrys Cherry's stiff colorless lips Ups formed the words with painful slowness s The Tho district attorney will have to tell you that TOMORROW Mrs Lane dc- dc demands clemand mands mand news i Faith raUb lies Ues and 1001 looks 9 cheerful Copyright 1927 byEA by NEA EA Service Inc Ine |
