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PAGE EIGHT The DIVOR MUR By MILTON nam i m i in ? ? FOURTEENTH INSTALMENT vv.-m, there whs the fact that Ellen and Garrett had only a sr.ian fraction of tiie sioien gowis aum the nurse who had attended the former Mrs. Keith "After she was here six months, Eiier. realized I sympathized with her, and once permitted herself to confide in me. When T asked how she got into this trouble, she didntt try to justify herself, but only Garrett. He wasn't naturally bad. she claimed, and she did her best, to stop him from going wrong. But he admired his friend's smartness and his influence, and the temptation of easy money was too much for him. I could tell she clearly feared and despised the fellow." Rankin spoke eagerly. "Did she tell you anything abo"t who he was and what became of him?" "She could hardly know what happened to him after her arrest." The matron shook her head. "But she mentioned the name by which she knew him; more than likely it was an alias. Tf Tin not mistaken, he traveled as Fred Dennis." But the matron had no idea of her charge's history, once she passed beyond the walls of the penitentiary. She had never heard from her. Nor could she supply any further details about Fred Dennis, or his description, which Rankin particularly desired. And she was ignorant of how Ellen Trent met her lover or where. In court, she had been represented by a Mr. Nathan Lewis. a Fort Wayne lawyer, in all probability appointed by the judge to defend her, because she .had r.o money. dale that afternoon. Tommy Rankin presented himself, by appointment made over the telephone, at the law office of Mr. Nathan Lewis. Evidently the lawyer had prospered since tile day. six years before, when he was appointed by the court, an impecunious young lawyer, to dofend Ellen Trent. Mr. Lewis studied Rankin's card and motioned him to a deep arm chair. "Yes. Mr. Rankin?" ho inquired politely, but with quiet reserve. -You're from the Philadelphia Police Bureau, I see. How can I be of service to you?" 1 called you to make sure you wouldn't leave the office before I arrived," the detctive replied. "It's about a young woman whose mysterious murder T am investigation in the East. Her name is Barbara Keith and she was once your client, charged with concealing and disposing of stoles. goods. You knew her as Ellen Trent.' The lawyer looked genuinely shocked, and shook nis head solemnly. "I'm spry to hear that." he murmured. Of course, I recall the case quite well. Exactly what happened to her . Brieflv Rnnlrirt lot.. : > lujaitU CllUUljU Ol the tragedy to enlist Mr. Lewis' cooperation. The latter listened attentively. "I have reason *o believe," Rankin concluded, "that this affair in Fort Wayne?her arrest and imprisonment ?has a bearing or. her death. She was being blackmailed by some one familiar with her past. And you can probably tell me more about it, from her angle, than anyone else." Mr. Lewis pondered. "Under these circumstances, I suppose I am justi- | fied in revealing whatever I can to help you. To me, it has always seem- j ed a most distressing- situation, for j which the girl was not to blame at j all. Her misfortune was to low a ; ne'er-do-well. Yet, there were the s goods, the evidence that she knew I of the robberies, and her obvious relations with one of the men. J considered it most wise that she plead guilty and trusted to the court's leniency for a minimum sentence." "That's one of the details I want," the detective cut in quickly. *Tt's been suggested to me, from other sources, that she was really quite innocent.' ' "I'm firmly convinced of that," Mr. Lewis declared. "At our first in terview in the city jail, she assured I me she was ignorant of Garrett's' dishonesty until after they had lived here for six months. At times she wondered why he stayed out so late at night. She found out about him eventually when he returned at dawn, after a narrow escape during an attempted robbery. He had been separated from Dennis and brought back some of the loot; then she realized his occupation and taxed him with it.'" "And what's your opinion of Garrett? Did you gather he was vicious or just weak?" THE REINS-STUR ASSOCIA1 TELEPHONE 24 . PROTECTION FC Joining Fee 25c Each Mer As Fo Qm One to Ten Years . Ten to Twenty-nine Years : Thirty to Fifty Years? ? . Fifty to Sixty-five Years..? CE COURT I i DER ! ; froppek jg ?uuvaw?i> ? ' ? ? III-JHJ I The lawyer spread his hands.!? "i!iss Trent insisted it was entirely I" Dcmiis' fault; without his persuasion j and the enticement of easy money, ^ Garrett would never have gonel'1 wren.?. She loved him so, it was al- j * most pitiful how she deluded herself j 1 about his worthiness." ^ "Have you any idea. Mr. Lewis." *. h ashed, "how and where she met Garrett in the first place?" P After sonic cogitation, the attorney recalled that the girl had mentioned .v that they became acquainted in Akron, Ohio, iatc in 1920. She worked 0* as a wrapper in a large department nl store there and met the young man p ; at a dance hall. Mr. Lewis was not aJ i better informed than Mortimer Keith had been. She had no relatives left, h [ he believed. The lawyer told how her sweetheart became acquainted with Fre i Dennis. It was at the Indianapolis race track, where Garrett began to r< , hang about when he failed to obtain Ci j work, in hope of acquiring some loose 01 i change But the girl could not name, 3 j Mr. Lewis explained as Kankin probed more thoroughly, any of Dennis* r< other associates. m "No wonder she detested Dennis n: so!" Rankin exclaimed. "He threat- ai ened he happiness, endangered the bi man she loved and brought her end- jU less worry and anxiety for his wel- ol ; fare." ti "Exactly," Mr. Lewis agreed. -* j "That's the reason, when Garrett was D ; killed, she considered him his mur- ft I IJ pl-o r- T VlTTil 1 trinwl ninfti.n a# Vi.\. If I | death; she didn't care what happened | in prison, crushed and number by his tl 1 to her without him. But she had one cl j interest?a grim determination that h; i Fred Dennis 3hould suffer for it." The detective nodded. "I suppose ti hf realized her opposition and enmi- tl tv." pi 'He could hardly help it. the way she always tried to persuade Garrett lo break away. It was a continual _ struggle for ascendency over him; she told me that when she'd almost i win him away, Dennis could bring 1 him back to heel with word.'" "But the police didn't catch him, ! oven with her information V" Rankin ~~ vouchsafed. Mr. Lewis toyed with a pen on his desk and pushed back his chair as i he replied. "No, he escaped again." he related, "by the skin of his teeth, just before they broke in." j "Ami nothing was heard ofhlmafi. ienvartis? No trace of his where )abouts?" The iawye: shook his head. "No, j he dropped completely out of the pic* | (Lu r e " "But at least you have Miss Trent's ; descriptions of him," the detective j but in. "The police could give you that," Mr. Lewis replied. "It was their job to hunt him. And I believe they still hom.. ?uch of Dennis' possessions as didn't have other rightful owners." In that case, 1 11 want to see them on the mat once." Abuptly, Rankin : rosei and extended his hand. But instead of shaking hands, Mr. Laiwis glanced at his watch and also i rose. "If yoi> don't inind, M. Rankin," : he said, "I'd like to go along with ; you to Headquarters. Recalling how favorably; the girl impressed me, I'm | interested in the case and wish to iearn what develops. In fact, if Dennis is responsible for her murder, I : feci almost involved in it myself." "Why, certainly, Mr. Lewis," the | detective returned pleasantly, "You; 're quite welcome to join me ana 101iow it up." The lawyer had put into words the possibility to which his investigations and all the information he obtained on this journey pointed. Certainly, Fred Dennis had ample reason for harboring malice against Ellen. Trent and desiring her death. From the beginning, her opposition to his con- y trol over her sweetheart, Garrett, y: constantly threatened to disrupt his b< plans and endanger hi3 criminal en- 1 terprises. Then, with Dave Garrett's death, her more active hostility resulted calamitously for him. She made him a fugitive from justice It was hardly likely that a man of his g character, vicious and revengeful.yet n, astute and daring, would hesitate tn ! commit murder in retaliation. ^ He was familiar with Ba..,ara ?' ' Keith'3 past and in a position to dis- g) I close iL; and a3 pant of his revenge, he could blackmail her by annoymous ^ ly calling her husband's attention to them, he would establish her rela- . tions with Garrett and her prison sentence as a thief. He might even have been aware of the expected baby. To p ? e le D1VANT BURIAL b_ ION, INC. . . BOONE, N. C. >R THE FAMILY nbcr . . . Dues Thereafter llows: trter Yearly Benefit 10 .40 $ 50.00 20 .80 100.00 40 1.60 100.00 60 2.40 100.00 VAT AUG A DEMOCRAT?E VET lence him, Mrs. Keith would un-' ] mhtediy have been willling to pay arly. "Why, then, had" he chosen to chloorm her during the divorce hear-' sr ? And how had he reached her ; tere? To these obstacles to his they of Dennis* guilt. Rankin had to roduce a solution. So long as Mrs. eith continued to pay him, he would esitate to kill the goose that laid icil goMen eggs: and sne had given im a check as recently as June first. < .lit inert: ?a n.mv *roeess. If driven to the wall by hsi emand?. she might have turned on in; finally, threatening both to bcray lum to the authorities and to , d:nit the truth 10 her husband. The jet that the day before she died she , - : subject, the delicateess and importance of which her ervoushess and a",arm attested, sup- j nrted this supposition Instead of | ashing to speak of a divorce, as Mr. j >::th suppose !, she may have intend-j 1 to confess. Though she lost her' crve ir. the crisis, yet desperate and ounded, she constituted a fresh metier to Dennis. An.l always, so long as she lived, er knowledge of his criminal ca-, r, which she could pass on to the! .i'd. ri.ies. endangered his freedom. Mr. Lewi- drove the detective di:ct to Headquarters. Tt was his presice rather than Rankin's official irds that gained them a prompt auienee with lieutenant Ceckner. He was the officer who had &ristcd Ellen Trent six years before, nd led the subsequent raid on DenIs* flat. Even now he was sensitive bout that fiasco and mention of it ? rough t a wry frown to his feat- ' res. Rankin briefly related the story r Barbara Keith's murder and the ail that led to Fort Wayne. When : explained its connection with Fred enr.is and his desire to obtain ir.>rmation about him. Lieutenant Bccer nodded. "Of course, we still have all the lings from his apartment," he dcared, "that is, personal things. I'll ivc them in a jiffy." He summoned a policeman from le record room. Within ten minutes le officer returned with papers, rearts and several suitcases. Continued Next Week VERY LATEST By PATRICIA DOW Designed in Sizes: 4, 6, 8. and 10 ;ars. Size 6 years requires 1% ird of 39 inch material for skirt and Dlero with 1 Vj yard for blouse, and yard of machine ruffling. * m m SCHOOL* Gnu* cmc Pattern 8613: School days are here ith all their gay out-door activities, mall daughters who are in school iust be provided with pretty new >tton frocks Knthintr Co*11 *1 ki. lie than a little frock with white louse and bolero jacket such as the :yle sketched. The newest skirts are very full, ;ncc the pleats all around. This skirt attons to the shirtwaist which immeU with ruffles of self materil, on its round collar and front leat. This frock would be pretty in linen, ingham or woolen for skirt and bo:ro, with white voHnte for the louse. For PATTEUN, send Ue In cola (for each pattern desired) Weme Address Style Wo Size To PATRICIA DOW Watauga Democrat Pattern Dept. lis 6th Ave.?Brooklyn, N. Y. LY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. NOTICES OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS n defendants specially named below:i N: foreelosttrc suits for Watauga bounty, North Carolina: XOUCE OF SKKVICE " ?- rrc \J rS. .Yuiauga v-uuiuv * -w. Cha.-. Lambeth and Husband, Mr. Chas. Lambeth, Defendants. Defendants Mrs. Chas. Lambeth ar.d husband, Mr Chas. Lambeth, 5ce notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure on lots Nos. G, 7. 8, & [) in Block "D'\ Subdivision of the Blowing Rock Development Co., Blowing Rock T. S.. for unpaid county taxes, for the year 1928. of reccV: in Deed Book 32, page 140, in the R< :!s'ry of Watauga county. Listed ir. the name of Mrs. Chas. Lambeth. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County. Plaintiff vs. H. VV. Harris and wife, Mrs. H \V. llarr: ", Defendants. Defendant 71. W. Harris and wife, y.:i >. II. w. Harris, see notice hereof ter set out. subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure of lands adjoining the Caldwell and Watauga Turnpike, in L.uwing Rock T. 3.. for unpaid county taxes for the years 1929, 1930, 1931, & 1932. of record in Deed Book SO. page 3. in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the name of H. \V. Harris. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. Thomas Gemmel and wife, Mrs. Thomas Gemmel, John Fox and The American Trust Company, Defendants. Defendants Thomas Gemmel and ivife, Mrs. Thomas Gemmel, John Fox and The Americen Trust Company, pee notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure of Jots Nos. 83 & 84, in Mayview Park, Blowing Rock T.S., :or unpaid counly taxes tor me years 1927 & 1932, of record in Plat Book 25. page 163 & Deed Book 27, pages 327 & 530, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the name of Thomas Gemmel. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga ounty. Plaintiff vs. Forrest Eskridge and wife, Mrs Eskridge, Defendants. Defendants Forrest Eskridge and wife, Mrs. Eskridge see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter o. the above action: Foreclosure on lot No. 69 as shown in the Mayview Manor property, in Blowing Rock T. S.. for unpaid county taxes for the year 1927, of record in Deed Book 25, page 163, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed n the name of Forrest Eskridge. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. J. Cari Wolfe & wife, Mrs. J. C. Wolfe, C. A. Critcher & wife, Mrs. C. A. Critcl;or, Defendants. Subject matter of the above action: K jvclosure on lot No. 53, in Mayvie. Park, in Blowing Rock T. S., tor unpaid county taxes for the year 1929, of record in Deed Book 37, page 3 <3. in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the* name of J. Carl Wolfe. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County. Plaintiff vs. M. vV. Dixon and wife, Mrs. M. W. Dixon, uavu j. v-ra.i;; ami wne, Mrs. David J. Craig. Defendants. Defendants if. W. Dixon and wife. Mrs. M. W. Dixon, David J. Craig and wife, Mrs. David J. Craig, see novice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure of lots it & 12 in Block "C" in Subdivision No. 2 of the Blowing Rock Development Company, in Blowing Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes for the year 1980, of record in Deed Book 82, page 27, in the Registry of Watauga county, dated in the name of M. W. Dixon. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. A. W. Dria, Estate. Defendants. Defendant Mr. A. W. Dula, estate see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure of tract of land containing 7 acres, more or less, in Blowing Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes for the year 1222, wi itxvtu iii Deed Book 34, page 270, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the name of A. W. Dula, estate. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. J. M. Denton and wife, Mrs. J. M. Deaton, J. A. Deaton and wife, Mrs. J. A. Deaton. Defendants. Defendants J. M. Deaton and wife, Mrs. J. M. Deaton, J. A. Deaton and wife, Mrs. J. A. Deaton, see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure of iots Nos. 18, 19, 20, & 21 In Block "E" of the A. S. Abernethy Subdivision, in Blowine Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes tor the years 1931 & 1932, of record in Deed Book 38, page 108, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the name of J. M. Deaton. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. E. T. Beatty and wife, Ms. E. T. Beatty, Defendants. Defendants E. T. Beatty and wife, Mrs. E. T. Beatty see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure on tract of land bounded on the east by W. A. Merchant; on the south by Ranson Street; on the west by Merchant; on the north by Merchant; and conveyed to said E. T. Beatty, in Blowing Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes for the years 1927, 1928, 1930. 1931, & 1932, of record in Deed Book 24, page 238, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the name of E. T. Beatty. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff, vs. George Burnett and wife, Blanche I,. Burnett, R. L. Greene, G. T. Burnett Jr. T T Ffo-ne, Trustee, and John H. Daniel, and Town of Blowing Rock, Leinholder, Defendants. Defendants George Burnett and wife. Blanche L. Burnett. R L. Greene. G. T. Burnett Jr.. T. T. Home. Trustee, and John II. Daniel, and Town of Blowing Bock. Icinholder. see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of tlie above action: Foreclosure on lots Nos. 12, 13. 14. 15. 1G. & 17 Block E ' of the A S. Abernethy property, in Blowing Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes for the years 1929, 1930, 1931 ?fc ivsz, of record in Deed Book 3d. page 21, in the Registry of Watauga county, lasted in name of George Burnett. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. F. A. Earnest & Wife, Airs. F. A. Earnest, Defendants. Defendant F. A. Earnest and wife, Mrs F. A. Earnest see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action*. Foreclosure of tract of lanu containing 595 acies. more or less, in I Bald Mt. T. S.. for unpaid County ] taxes for the years 192S, 1929, 1930.; J 931, & 1932, of record in Deed Book 21, page 59. in the Registry o? Watauga county. Listed in name of F. A. Earnest. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. June Page & Husband. Defendants. Defendants June Page and hus-: j banc! see notice hereaft.. set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure cf lots No's. 3. 9, 10, & 11. in Block "G \ Subdivision No. 2. of the Blowing Rock Development Co., in Blowing Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes for the years 1929, 1930. 1931, & 1932, of record in Deed Book 334, page 552, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the ! name of June Page. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County. Plaintiff vs. J. H. Lineharger and Wife, Mrs. J. H. Linebarger* Defendants. Defendants .1 H 1 .inoharp-pr nnrl wife, Mrs. J. H. Linebarger see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure on lots Nos. 1, 2, 3. 4, r>, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, & 13. in Block "A" Subdivision No. 2, of the Blowing Rock Development Co. in Blowi ing Rock T. S , for unpaid county taxes for the years 1928, 1931, .t iDS? of record in Deed Book 32, page lOo, in the Registry of Watauga county. Listed in the name of J. H. Linebarger NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. A. O. Orvis and wife, Mrs. A. O. Orvis and Homer W. Orvis and wife, Mrs. Honricr VV. Orvis, Defendants. Defendants A. O. Oi vis and wife, Mrs. A. O Orvis, ar.d Homer W. Orvis and wife, Mrs. Horner W. Orvis, [ sec notice hereafter set cut. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure on lots Nos. 1, 70, 71 1 & 72, of the May vie v Manor Division, in Blowing Rock T. S., for uni paid county taxes for the year 1932, I of record in Deed Book 40. page 199, j in the Registry of Watauga county. | Listed in the name of A. O. Orvis. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff va. T. H. Coffey & J. II. Deal, Admr. of Estate of W L. Alexander, G. M. , Suddrcth, G. E. Bryan and .T. W. Whianant, Trusloe, Defendants, Defendants J. II. Deal, admr. of estate of W. L. Alexander, G. E. Bryan and J. VV. Whianant, tntstee, see notice hereafter set out.. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure on the Mayview Manor ; property in Blowings rtbek, in niow! ing Rock T. S.. for the unpaid county l taxes for the year 1928. of record in I Deed Book 36, page 640, in the Registry of Watauga county. lasted in name of T. H. Coffey. NOTICE OF SERVICE Watauga County, Plaintiff vs. J. M. Deaton & Sons, Defendants. Defendant J. M. Deaton & Sons see notice hereafter set out. Subject matter of the above action: Foreclosure on lots No.: 7 & 8, in the R. L. Fox Subdivision, in Blowing Rock T. S., for unpaid county taxes for the years 1931 & 1932, of record in Deed Book 39, page 279, in the Registry of vVatauga county. Listed in th name of J. M. Deaton. (Continued on Page 7) EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Hating qualified as executors of the will of Jethro Wilson, late of Watauga county North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased to present them to us for payment within twelve months of the date of this notice or the same shall be plead in bar of neir recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make Immediate payment. This November 2, 1935. GEORGE ROBINSON RALEIGH WILSON, Executors, Will of Jethro Wilson, Deceased. ll-7-6p HiMBiWWrjf ~ ^|E -- $... c'Emkhs NOVEMBER 7, 1935 ; SST" ium MOST insurance policies look alike in a safe deposit box . . . but if jour liomo burns up you will give a lot of thought to the insurance company back of your policy and to the agency that's ! going to help you adjust your loss. That's when a policy written by ns will look as good as j a first-class bond! Watauga Insurance Ce. agent for HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. Doone, North Carolina NOTICE OF S U E OF REAL ESTATE By virtue of an execution issued to the undersigned sheriff of Watauga County, North Carolina, in that certain action entitled "W. H. Shuil vs. Walter L. Ward," on the 21st day of October, 1935, I will, on Monday, December 2. 1935, at 1 o'clock F. M., at the courthouse door of WatfEUga i County, at Boone, N. C., to satisfy ! said execution, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, to-wit: Lying and being In Laurel Creek Township. Watauga Countv. North Carolina, adjoining the lands of W. F. Winkler and L. D. Teasier and others, and begins on a spruce pine in Winkler'3 line and runs 150 Teet with Winkler's line to the turnpike road; thence down and with said road 140 feet to a stake; thence a S. course 45 feet to the Beech Road; thence &n E. course 43 feet to a chestnut tree; thence a S. course 60 feet to the beginning, and contains I-5 of an acre, more or less, and it being the same lot as appears of record in the Register's office of Watauga County in Book 35 of Deeds, at Page 376, to which reference is hereby made. This the 2nd day of November. 1935. A. Y. HOWELL, Sheriff of Watauga County. II-7-4p ji "bbbbbshbi BEFORE iiam^' YOU SEE ^g&r THIS AMAZING NEW 6-3 G?OD>TEAR ALL-WEATHER HODGES TIRE COMPANY Boone, N. C. HBHHSBHBHHBSHH^Hi i)FZifl?' ; I AGREE ! ]p||^H i SMOKING CAMELS W | 9p9 CONSTANTLY I NEVER BOTHERS I If Rl MY NERVES. * p^l Jgfl AND WHAT A A "* M GRAND TASTE I THEY HAVE! <|g^ COLLffil GIRL Marguerite Osmun \rtt?ien.7a6accaa
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