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CONCRETE EVIDENCE

When it was discovered that Dan nature. Steuding didn't like it. They Walker had left town for an unknown had been together all week, and the destination, Inspector Joe Hopkins detective hadn't detected a thing. Now was reasonably sure he had. located it appeared that Hopkins had. the murderer of Jack Reynolds. In-

Steuding, therefore, wasn't too sur- vestigation revealed that Dan had

than owed Jack more

in prised upon arriving at headquarters $10,000 gambling debts, and Jack had threa- Just before seven o'clock that evening tened to disgrace him unless he could to discover Dan Walker there, sitting under a light looking frightened and falsely defiant.

pay.

"If you're that sure it was Walker,"

"Been waiting for you, Len," Hop- Detective Len Steuding asked, "why kins smiled. "Walker got in town don't we go where he is and bring this morning. I had him picked up, him back?",

on suspicion of the Reynolds' murder. "Oh, there's a jot of reasons," And what do you think?" Hopkins said easily. "First, it would "He had an alibi," Steuding guess- put us to a lot of trouble and expense-ed, eyeing Walker accusingly. locating him, and second we haven't "You bet your life I had, an alibi!" got anything to use for evidence.” Walker cried in a voice that was too "Let me work on him. If you're high-pitched; too confident. "I was sure he done it, I'll make him. talk. at Max Silver's, playing cards with He'll break in ten minutes."

some of the boys." "Sure," Hopkins agreed. "But if Hopkins nodded. "We checked with the papers raised a hue and cry about Max and the boys. He's right, He what we'd done working on 21 man was there. It's a good, alibi.” The without any evidence-it might not inspector paused. "But you know, I be so pleasant around headquarters. still think Walkeri did the job. Now No, we'll let Mr. Walker come back I'll tell you what Len. I'm going to

and himself, buying his own ticket." leave you

Walker alone for "Suppose he is guilty? He ain't awhile.. You two talk things over.” coming back if he's guilty."

Steuding took off his coat and hat. "Yes, he is. Look, Walker knows As much as he hated to admit it,

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he's a logical suspect for the murder, there was no doubt in his mind that so he lams out of town. That's too Hopkins had dug up enough evidence obvious to suit me. We track him to pin the killing on Walker. So, down, accuse him of the murder, and this being his job, he had a "talk" he acts surprised and pulls a perfect with Walker.

alibi. That makes us look silly, and The "talk" lasted less than-half an Stouding we leave him alone. He's being smart, hour. Walker broke, as that's all. The smart thing for us knew he would. Steuding's specialty to do is to stay here and try to dig was talking things over with suspect- up evidence that will crack his alibi, ed criminals.

whatever it is, instead of wasting our So when Walker admitted shooting time shoving around the country try- Jack Reynolds in Reynolds' office at 6 ing to locate a guy whom we only o'clock on the night that the body was guess is guilty."

discovered and transporting it to the "I hope you're right," Steuding apartment where it was eventually said.You-usually are, but this time discovered, by way of the fire escape, it looks to me you're being dumb." he wasn't surprised. Only annoyed. A week passed and Walker didn't Annoyed because Hopkins had dug up return. Steuding was more sure than the evidence and not himself, ever that Hopkins had pulled a boner. "Well," grinned Hopkins when This fact gave the detective a small Steuding asked him about it, "It was 8.00 A.M.-measure of satisfaction. Hopkins like this. I went back to the apart 8.00 A.M..

had heaped a good deal of honour..on ment and shot off my gun, and, do 4.00 PM. himself with his.. shrewd thinking. A you know, everyone on the floor came 9.00.A.M. boner right now wouldn't do any tearing in to see what had happened. harm-wake the public up to the fact That was funny, because every one of that no man was infallible, thereby those people had suld they'd heard no making them less critical of mistakes shot on the night Reynolds was kill- made by others on the force.** ged. So I put two and two together,

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4. On the eighth, day Hopkins and see? Of course, without your help my | Steuding visited for the fifth time the detecting wouldn't have done any good, appartment of Jack Reynolds in because I really had no concrete evid which the murdered man had been ence. It was you who got that.” found. For the fifth time they

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SAILS JULY 22nd at 1.00-A.Mtioned the occupants of apartments on the same floor. The answers ere WAUG. 4th at 12 Noon AUG. 5th at 2.00 A.M. AUG. 19th at 2.00 A.M.

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Nobody had heard the shot. had seen Walker in the building on the night of, the murder,

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