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Chapter 43
Quick Torn
"TTARDACKER must have
known there were three
people to call on Perry Clarke."
Joyce laid. "He knew one of them
had the envelope but he could not
be ture which of them took it
How could be be ture? He came
to Delia but ihe didn't admit the
had it He threatened her but that
waa all he could do at the time.
He must also have gone to the
other two with the lame idea, de
ciding to follow up if all de
nied having it The actual
killer did not have it but he
mutt have known how serious
thing! were for him. He must
have stalled like Delia did. I
think he may have promised to
furnish it which is why Delia
wasn't called yesterday noon as
Hardacker promised.'
She took a breath, trying to see
It the was convincing anyone.
The guilty one muit have made
a date with Hardacker last night
When he got there he knew he'd
have to kill him. He not only
didn't have the envelope but he
also must have realized that with
Hardacker alive he could never
be sate. He found out about Delia
I can't be sure whether be or
Hardacker called her. or whether
Hardacker was forced to make
the call but after that he ihot
him."
"Where was he when Raeburn
came up then?" Fenner asked.
"I can only guess," Joyce said.
I only know what I'd do. He
knows Delia ii coming. Unless he
intendi to kill her too he can't be
aeen: he doesn't want Delia to
know Hardacker is dead, either
and most of all he cannot be
aure that she will obey orders and
come alone. He dragged the body
out of the way, , but he wouldn t
wait in the office, since he couldn't
be lure she'd be alone; ... I
think he went out in the hall and
hid. Perhaps on the stairs above.
'Then, if Delia waa alone, it
would be easy to follow her in.
But it was Raeburn who came
first When that happened the
killer knew his plan was ruined
and he must get out He did be
fore we drove up. He waited
down the street Delia went in
and we all know what happened.
Raeburn came out and down the
street and that'i how he hap
pened to lose the envelope. The
Killer was hiding in a doorway
or some place where he could
step out and hit Raeburn over the
head."
Bard To Persuade '
FENNER grunted and looked
annoyed.
"That figuring li okay, but It's
all guesswork. If Raeburn didn't
kill Hardacker I'd believe it But
you haven't proved he didn't You
said you could."
"Well, how would he have
killed him, do you think?"
"He went in there with a gun
and stuck Hardacker up."
"Yes," Joyce said. "He'd have
to have a gun, wouldn't he?"
"Certainly. He held it on Hard
acker. Even then, when Hard
acker saw it coming, he tried to
pull his own. He might have
made it but for that lining in his
coat."
"That's what I thought" Joyce
said. 'That's why I know Rae
burn didn't kill him."
"Yeah, but"
"Where did he get the gun?"
"He brought it with him," Fen
ner said impatiently.
"No." Joyce hesitated. Her
voice got quick and excited. "He
left police headquarter! at nine
forty. He took a cab on the cor
ner and wai let out a block from
the office at five of ten. Lieuten
ant Bacon told us that We drove
up at five after ten.
"Raeburn wai upstairs before
that and it must have taken him
four or five minutes to walk from
where he was let out up to the
office. He certrinly didn't leave
the police station with a gun.
They wouldn't allow that would
they? And he didn't stop enroute
to Morton Street Where did he
get the gun? There were no
storei nearby where he could get
one, nothing wai open. And yet
the killer must have had a gun
because"
"Okay," Fenner said. He moved
away from the door and leaned
against the wall. He rubbed hit
nose and looked at Murdock. He
waited a little longer before he
spoke.
The killer had to have
gun, otherwise Hardacker'i rod
woudn't have been in his holster.
Raeburn didn't have a gun
couldn't get one, that is. therefore
Raeburn is not the killer." He
shook his head. "And they lay
women aren't logical."
Something warm and vitalizing
swept through Joyce on the heels
of relief. She even smiled a little
at Fenner.
"It's about personal things like
love they lay women aren t log
ical," she said. "And so many
things are personal to a woman
that we have that reputation."
Ward Confesses
SHE felt Kent's hand on her
arm. She glanced up. His dark
eyci were worried but he smiled
and took her back to her chair.
Fenner wai still watching her.
"That changes things, huh?"
He tipped his head, looking first
at John Nason, then at Dean
Thorndike and finally at Ward
Allen. "If Raeburn didn't who
did?" His eyes came back to
Joyce. "Any ideas on that?"
"One," she said. "I'm not sure
but " She paused, trying to
think, to know just what to do.
She looked at Delia sitting there
beside Dean Thorndike, seeing
the strained whiteness in the
girl's face, the misery in her eyes.
She brought her glance back to
her lap, summoning her resolve
that she might ignore the sickness
in her heart and tell them what
she thought. She was groping for
a beginning when a voice cut
across the room.
"I guess the odds have caught
up with me, it said. "It 11 be
easier all around if I admit it
now."
'Ward!" Delia sad. Just that
one tortured word.
Ward Allen had moved nearer
the settee and stood quite close
to her. He did not look at her.
He held his chin up and waited,
meeting every itare defiantly.
lou recognized my voice," ne
said to Joyce. "The night you
found me in Delia's apartment."
"No," Joyce said huskily. "I
saw you from the window when
you started down the street."
"So." Fenner said. "You're the
guy, huh?"
"Hardacker came to me as he
came to Delia." Ward was still
talking to Joyce. "And I found
some passkeys in a pawnshop
and went up, thinking that the
envelope must be there. . , . Your
theory was quite good, Joyce: all
except one point. There were but
two callers that night at Perry
Clarke's Delia and myself."
"How about the blood on the
front of his pants?" Murdock
asked. "Clarke got up and went
to the door."
Allen looked at him, hesitating.
"I don't know how you knew but
yes, he did. I'd thought he was
dead. I thought he'd lied to me
about the envelope and the bonds.
I went in the bedroom and when
I came out I saw he had revived.
He was on his feet and struggling
to open the door: before I could
reach him he fell back."
Ta be continued
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At Reunion in Rio
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug.
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sador Joseph C. Grew's long dip
lomatic experience In Japan In
masking his emotions failed him
completely Monday when he
strode down the gangplank of
the repatriation liner Grlosholm
and was reunited with his
daughter, Mrs. Cecil Lyon, for
the first time In five years.
"Oh daddy, daddy!" cried
Mrs. Lyon between sobs as she
leaped Into her father's arms
She Is the wife of the American
embassy secretary at Santiago,
Chile.
Bertha, daughter of Frledrlch
Alfred Krupp, gave her name
to the "Big Bertha" cannon of
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Williams Creek
Williams Creek, Aug. 11
(Spl.) Lester Sparlin took 10
members of the high school
class of William Union Sunday
school to the Christian Center
last Friday evening. Sunday
school pupils from Murphy, Pro
volt, Applegate and Williams
have formed a young people's
club. Next meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. McAndree on the Apple
gate. Mr. McAndree is sunpr.
intendent of Applegate Sunday
Mr. snd Mis. John Freeman and
family have moved to Delta. Utah,
-uio ne is employed on a govern
ment project.
Bob Sparlin of Klamnth ,h.i.-
his brother Lester and family over
the we-it end. Lester accompanied
...... uuiho mj neip Dale hay.
The Arthur Schuler family has
moved Into the Davla house lately
vacated by the John Freeman family.
Asel and Lora Blodget combined
grain on the Lee Ackley place Fri
day and on the Lester Sparlin place
Saturday.
Mr. Stephenson has been appoint
ed caretaker at the CCC camp which
was disbanded last week. Mr. and
Mrs, Stephenson have moved to the
camp. They have been living on the
George Fry place.
Twenty-three members of Wil
liams Sunday school visited Apple
Rate Sunday school Sunday at a
Sunday school rally. There were
delegates from Murphy. Provolt and
Grants Pass Sunday schools also pre
sent. Williams havln.7 the greatest
number present received a picture
for the wall of the Sunday school
room.
Mre. John Scott has returned from
a visit to Eugene with her sister.
Mrs. Francis Wltham and small eon
Richard Elvln. Mrs. Wltham will be
remembered here as Miss Btllle
Bunch.
Ceph Moomaw has returned to the
Orants Pass hospital to resume treat
ments.
Five ladles from Williams attended
the canning demonstration at Pro-
volt given by Helen Ball demon
stration a.?ent from Corvallls.
Harry Sorrels and Frank Wright
attended a meeting for air raid war-
dena at Murphy and qualified to
serve the Wllllsma district.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hill of Provolt
and their daughter Mrs. Maslne
Treelor and her small daughter of
Helena, Mont., visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Roberts Sunday. Mrs. Treelor
left Tuesday for her home.
Randal Hill youngest son of Les
ter Hill cut his hand on a scythe
recently necessitating several stitch
es and having It bound on a board.
Mr. Frewell who has been living
in the Raney house since January
has gone to Dnn Dirgo. Cal., to work
and Andy Wilson has rented the
house. Mr. Wilson has been living In
the old Methodist parsonage near the
CCO camp.
Louie Hansen has been threshing
vetch at WUdervllle and other vici
nities is back on Williams creek
and will start threshing wheat the
first of the week beginning with Roy
Lofland's crop on the Lettlkln place,
then on the C. W. Roberts place.
Ray Topping la threshing the crop
on Mr. Helnzman's place.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
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A few years ago Melba Bergeron Mine started keeping company with tha man who is
now her husband and he obligingly taught her his profession which was blasting! Interest
ed In it as a hobby M first, Melba soon became proficient and passed government examina
tions which entitled her to a license to buy and use dynamite. Now she is an expert explo
sive contractor. Her husband claims she can "scuttle" (making dynamite blow downward
instead of upward) better than most men. Melba herself would like to start a school where
'teen-age boys and girls could learn the ticklish art of blowing things sky-hiah!
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