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Newspaper Page Text12- n 18 Capital Journal, Salem, CASE A Necktie Noose By PHILIP Mxg ' The Man Was Desperate, Cornered, and a Multimurderer. THE STORY THUS FAR: After two-day binfe, Jim Royce Is suspected of murdering Merle Ol linger, his boss Dan's wife, who was strangled in Jim's apartment with one of his ties. He had been aroused from his stupor in the Bearer hotel by Lou Allison, a friend, and had seen Cowley Cud lip, the firm's bookkeeper, near the death scene. When calling on Carol Hughes, Ollinger's secre tary, the boss arrived and knock ed out Jim in a fit of Trier. Dan apologized when Carol assures him that Jim is Innocent. Jim's friend. Detective Whit Denecke, is trying to help but admits Jim's alibi is too flimsy and urges him to surrender. Jim and Carol meet Whit and give him their theory of the crime. Ben Sanders, Bea ver hotel manager, is found slain in his office and when Whit tells Jim he must arrest him for Merle's murder, Jim escapes to Carol in her car outside. GO ON WITH THE STORY: CHAPTER V They sped away with Whit shout In from the hotel door. He had drawn his gun, but didn't shoot. Carol wheeled the car around the corner and after a couple blocks, slowed down. She asked Jim. "What happened?" He told her what he and Whit had found in the hotel, and why he had run. "Look at it like this, Carol: As things stand now, Merle was killed in my room. It's admit ted that I was on a drunk. It would be easy for almost anyone to be lieve that in a sudden, drunken rae, I killed her. The only alibi I have is that I was at the Beaver hotel at the time of the murder. The hotel manager told the police I wasn't there. He lied, but his story can never be broken, for he's dead. And Allison, who found me In the hotel and who might be able to help me, won't because Allison Is the murderer." "Maybe." "But he is. He knew T was in the Beaver hotel, for he found me there. He could have come there and stolen my apartment key. He left the of fice with Merle this afternoon, took her to my apartment where she thought she would find me ill. He killed her. then came to the hotel where I was and slapped me awake. He fixed the manager to say I had not been there, and maybe killed him, tonight, so that his story could never be changed. If I am arrested, now, how can I ever break the case against me7" "How can you break it by run ning away?" "I'm not running away. I want to see Lou Allison." Carol shook Iter head. "Even if you arc right about him. do you think he will admit it?" "He might," said Jim. "He might, tf he is frightened enough." Carol shuddered, shook her head, and said. "Jim, there must be an other wal. There are other em ployees at the hotel where you stayed. Someone might be found who saw Merle and Allison together, near your apartment. Your detec tive friend doesn't believe you killed her." "Turn left at the next corner, Carol, I'll tell you where to stop." She turned left as Jim had sug gested. She pulled to the curb and stopped as directed at the apart ment house where Allison was a tenant. It was late. There were few cars and fewer pedestrians. Jim left the car with. "Whit De necke may figure I'll come here. If he does, it's likely that other police will show up. You'd better drive on, Carol. And thanks a lot for all you've done." She shook her head. "I'll wait here. What are you going to do?" "Go in and talk to Allison." A car pulled in to the curb and stopped. A tall, wide shouldered man got out of It. He looked quite familiar. And Jim called, "Dan t Dan!" Olllnger hesitated for a moment Oregon, Friday, April 21, 1930 of the KETCHUM then came slowly toward them. scowling. He glanced from Jim to Carol. "What are you two aoing here? he asked gruffly. "Maybe we've got the same idea you've got," Jim guessed. "What?" "I thought I'd like to talk to Lou Allison." "Why?" "I want to ask him how he hap pened to know where to find me, what hotel I'd gone to?" Dan didn't seemed surprised. He growled, "I want to see him, too. He killed my wife." "You're sure he did?" asked Carol, brethlessly. "Of course, now that I've put two and two together. He was always crazy about her. But I didn't think hhe was interested in him. After her murder I went home and looked her desk. I found notes from him referring to appointments. I ound one demanding money, ah that happened between them I'll never know, but I do know this: Allison killed her. And I'm going to talk to him now. Then I'm going to break him in two with these!" Dan held his huge hands up, gave a short laugh, and turned away. He stopped and looked back over his shoulder. "You can come along, Jim," he suggested. "Come along and try to stop me from killing him." stop him, jimi" carol wnisperea. "Stop him!" Jim nurnea alter unn wno was now crossing the street. He caught up with him at the apartment house entrance ana graooca nis arm, urging: "Wait a minute, Dan. Wait a minute," "I've waited coo long," was the grim reply. "I should have done this months ago. If I had, Merle would be alive." "But beating him up won't help ncr now." "It'll help me." They moved Inside the house and were at the elevator. Don pulled out a key. "I found tins, too. among Merle's things a kev to Allison's door." "Wait, Dan." Jim begged. "Let's talk this over." "No. But if you're afraid I'll kill him, you hold the gun. All I need is my two fists." Jim took the gun and put it in his pocket as they stepped Into the elevator and rode to the seventh floor. "It's 7-B." said Dan. "I was here once before. Come in, Jim.'' He oiwned the door. There were no lights in the apartment. "He'll be in his bedroom," Dan muttered. "You wait here. Don't turn on the light. I'll rout him out." Jim's hand slid into his pocket and closed on Dan't gun. Suddenly a flashlight stabbed through the darkness. "I half expected you, Ollinger," said Lou crisply. Now stand right where you are, and get your hands up. You, too, Jim." Royce could sense the tension in Allison's body. The man was des perate, cornered, and a multimur derer. He wouldn't hesitate to kill iignin. What chance did he and Dnn have? Could Jim drnw the gun and use It before Lou fired? His hand tightened around it. (The genuine nuillimunlerer is trapped and romance rlilrs a wntrr wagon In tomorrow's surprising, fi nale of TIIK NECKTIE NOOSE). (Copyright 1950) (To Be Continued Ladies' Aid in All Day Meeting Hubbard The Ladies Aid of the Hubbard Community church (ConKiocational) met Xor an nil 'f dny meeting at the home of Mrs. A. J. Smith. Mrs. George Letter presided. Devotionals were led by Mrs. J. C. Morrison, program was provided by Mrs. Riley Mains. Announced was the meet ing of the Woman's Fellowship in Salem, Monday, April 24. The date of April 29 was set for a food sale by the aid at the Red and White store. 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