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' twelfth instalment Ik; SYNOPSIS i Barbara Keith, wife of a promin r ent Philadelphia business man, is murdered as she waits alone in a i; side room to testify in the divorce l ease of Bowland vs. Rowland. . . She r4was to have testified for the hus r band, a friend, who was defendant I; in the action. . . Detective Tommy Eptanlcin is assigned to the case from [Ipolice headquarters. . . His prelim f inary investigation disclosed that I both Hr. and Mrs. Rowland had ga I thered evidence against the other of ^infidelity. . . The will of Mrs. Row r land’s first husband directed her ^lawyer brother, Mr. Willard, to han 1‘ dle the eBtate until she remarried fiiMien the new husband was to come Elhto control. Detective Rankin finds motives and the evidence of guilt for fthe murder of Mrs. Keith, leading to She doors of virtually all of the [principals involved. These princi pals are, the two Rowlands, Mr. Wil lard, Mr. Keith, husband of the mur /dered woman, Hugh Campbell, para mour of Mrs. Rowland, and his un derworld confederates. . . ■ NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY E Wisely, Miss Edmond made ;no effort to deny the charge. |**Where did you learn that?” E "From Harvey Willard, of course ... . and Mrs. Rowland,” ly. “They informed me of your entire part in the collusion— how, as secretary, you agreed to pretend an affair with the husband. And how you cli maxed the ‘intrigue’ with the .affair at the Inn.” He smiled contemptuously. f As he intended, anger burn ed in the grit’s eyes, as much directed against her erstwhile confederates as against his in sulting comments. , "They told you that? But it was their plan; 1 had nothing 'to do with it and no interest in it, until I innocently took the job as secretary.” ■ “Just the same, you’ve con spired to defraud justice and commit perjury under oath,” the detective put in coldly. I Jill Edmond’s resentment, in creasing with her alarm, loos ened her tongue. “I won’t be a fool for them.” She clenched her fists. “They may have told you a lot, but they left out even more. You haven’t heard yet that they tried to double-cross Mr. Row land. There was a woman he really loved—for whom he Rankin turned provocatively. "They informed me of your they attempted to catch him with her—his real mistress” ^ "His real mistress? What do you mean—he was unfaithful, after all?” ; “Yes, he had a mistress; and here is more news to surprise you.” Miss Edmond spoke tri umphantly. “They didn’t tell you her name, either, Mr. Ran kin; it was Barbara Keith— Mrs. Mortimer Keith! “It was jirith her, not me, that he went to the Sunset Inn February 1st, to spend the night!” 'i “Mrs. Keith!” Rankin ejacu lated. “Good heavens, how can that be possible?” | He could hardly credit his eais. He had expected infor mation from- the girl, but nev er, in his wildest speculations, such a startling, overwhelming revelation. s> “To clear up this whole bus iness for you, Mr. Rankin,” she related, “I had better begin at he beginning. What they said ibout hiring me and planting he impression Allen and I had an affair is "probably correct; they’d have no reason to lie ibout that. Up to the day we. chose for the final discovery, everything went according to >lan. It was arranged to catch is together, Thursday, Febru ary second; you know, as sec retary, I had every Thursday iff and usually spent it with I lien to increase suspicion. He is to write a note, making an ipointment to meet me that ght at eight o’clock in town, rs. Rowland would supposed discover it, turn it over to ir brother and Dorkin, and the ree of them would watch our Beting. Then, to produce 'oofs of our relations, Allen d I were to drive to the Road_ de Hotel, thirty miles out rag the Lancaster Pike, and iere be trapped in a bedroom gether.” The detective’s face screwed to a baffled, uncomprehend g frown. “This was set for Thursday, e second? But according to f. Willard and the testimony,” objected, “the climax really is acted the day before, Wed sday, February first. And it: I ook place at the Sunset Inn, in-! itead" Jill Edmond smiled vindic- > lively. “Yes, that’s so; that is where the double-crossin comes in. The whole program was advanced one day by Mrs. Row land’s treachery in trying to drag Mrs. Keith into the scan dal. She failed only because I was too much for her. At the hearing afterward, she could n’t prove anything against Mrs. Keith, so she, Mr. Willard and Allen had to stick to the story they originally planned and change only the necessary min or details, such as the date and the scene. After all, so far as Dorkin was concerned, he wit nessed on Wednesday substan tially what we intended him to see on Thursday; and that was the evidence he offered.” Still Rankin wore a puzzled look. “I am afraid I don’t fol low at all, Miss Edmond. How can that be if Mrs. Keith went with Rowland to the Inn?” “It’s simple when you know the conversation I overheard Wednesday afternoon, Febru ary first,” the girl returned. “I came downstairs in the Row land home about three o'clock and heard Mrs. Rowland on the phone in the living room. She spoke to Mr. Willard, breathlessly and yet so plainly I couldn’t help understanding; there was something joyful, al most. . . unholy about her ex citement. Curious, I slipped into the conservatory where I could listen still better. First, she said, “My suspicions were right, after all, Harvey; I have proof at last Allen is seeing that woman tonight! You re fused to believe it when I in sisted all this time she was his mistress, but now you’ll have to admit it.” She then answered a question. “Never mind how I found out; I’ll tell you that when you arrive. Just be here with Dorkin—at nine o’clock at the corner of Jackson and El der streets.” Then she added, "He has the audacity to meet her practically in front of my home! Now we won’t have to wait for the faked meeting to morrow night to prove he is faithless; tonight we’ll catch him red-handed with his real mistress and have honest grounds for a divorce. And with that she hung up the re ceiver.” She paused, breathless at the vehemence of her own recital. “So I had to get in touch with Allen and warn him of the trap. Only I couldn’t locate him; I went out and phoned his apartment several times, but in vain. My only hope was to be at the meeting place and if Al len arrived first, warn him and try to stop him. I hired a car, figuring I might need one if any traveling was to be done. At eight-thirty I parked near the corner, careful not to be ob served; I watched Mrs. Row land, Mr. Willard and that de tective come at twenty to nine and hide nearby. Fifteen min utes later, Mrs. Keith walked up, and at exactly nine o’clock Allen picked her up." “Since I could not signal Al len, I followed both cars to wait for a later chance. All the way to the Inn, I trailed behind Mrs. Rowland while she trailed him. At the Inn, I drove ahead and parked on the- other side. But while Mr. Willard’s crowd delayed until Allen and Mrs. Keith were well settled in their quarters, I acted. I could tell from the new light on the second floor, the location of their room. Without stopping to ask at the desk, I entered and went directly upstairs as if I were an expected visitor. When I knocked at the door, there was a dead silence until I an nounced my name; then Allen opened it cautiously for me and let me in.” “Mrs. Keith was panic-strick en,” the secretary proceeded dramatically “half-fainting and trembling in terror; she cried out about being ruined by the scandal. Allen had enough pre sence of mind to realize that he had to save the reputation of the woman he loved. He sent both of us into the bathroom to exchange clothes. Luckily, we were about the same size. Then I gave Mrs. Keith the key to my machine and Allen order ed her to drive back to the ci ty immediately. “Even so, she had barely a moment to spare. As she. step ped into the hall, Mrs. Row land, her brother and Dorkin were already climbing the stairs. To escape them, she had to slip into an open bath room several doors down the corridor. Then she waited un til everyone rushed into our room—before she sneaked out and ran down to my car. She probably just missed meeting Mr. Keith on the way.” The girl flicked away her cigarette ash and shrugged her shoulders carlessly. "The rest of the story must be fairly clear from the records of the hearing,” she concluded. “Allen and I were well compro mised by the interruption; we acted dismayed and guilty, pre cisely as it had all been plan ned for the next day. Though I almost spoiled it by laughing at Mrs. Rowland’s rage and mortification and Mr. Willard’s amazement. During the confu sion, they searched the room, closets and bathroom for Mrs. Keith. Yet they had to carry out the scene, not daring to de mand where she was or ques tion the substitution. That would have given away they would have given away their knowledge of the whole secret and admitted the collusion.” After a moment of delibera tion, Rankin said: "I suppose that covers all the ground, Miss Edmond, ex cept for my original question. Do you think Mr. Keith went to the Inn because he suspected his wife would be there witn Rowland?” Again he sensed in her that luick wariness. “I’d say it was something like :hat.” “That’s very important,” Mr. Rankin returned graciously. ‘Yqu had no reason to shield Mortimer Keith in this business had you ?” The girl looked startled. “Of course not, Mr. Rankin,” she answered vehemently. “You also failed to inform me,” Rankin pointed out se verely, that, on the afternoon of the murder, Mr. Keith visit ed the lawyers’ offices. He ar rived about when you did, two thiry-five. You couldn’t help seeing and recognizing him in the main office, yet you con cealed that fact from me.” “Mr. Keith there?” Jill Ed mond’s attempt at surprise held a false note. "I swear I didn’t know, Mr. Rankin; I nei ther saw him come in or leave.” At the sudden inspiration that occurred to him at that in stant, Rankin shook his head savagely. “Perhaps I can suggest a bet ter reason why you wanted to protect him; you found it pro fitable to tell him the truth.” The secretary’s eyes widened with terror. “That is called blackmail, Miss Edmond,” he went on, “a much graver offense than ob structing justice. You threat ened to make public Mrs. Keith’s infidelity unless it was made worth your while not to.” “No, no, that isn’t what hap pened at all!” Jill Edmond’s alarmed cry interrupted. “I had done him a service he would appreciate; at the cost of my character. I had saved his wife’s honor and his from public disgrace. Surely it wasn’t too much for me to ex pect some . . . reward.” “And in that way. profit at both ends for the same thing.” Rankin declared curtly. “I went to see him as soon as I got Allen to admit who he was. And he was perfectly willing to let me have the money.” Abruptly the detective rose, his mouth grim and ominous. “Miss Edmond,” he warned her, “this is your only chance; hold your tongue and be pre pared to testify to this know ledge when called to do so.” “ Yes, yes, Mr. Rankin. “Jill Edmond promised only too fervently. “And thank you; you can depend on me not to breathe a word to anyone.” * * * Rankin’s faith in Barbara Keith was destined to receive an even more severe strain that every night when he reached the Central Detective Bureau. (Continued Next Week) “Poor Richard” Revised Be thrifty and the govern emn will tax you.—Miami Her ald. - Horrors of War A chemical to burn the feet of the shoeless Ethiopians may ALREADY serving more . than half a million fine dty homes and apartments, Electrolux now comes to the country—operating on kero sene. It gives you all the famous Electrolux advan tages—induding perfect re frigeration, plenty of ice cubes—at low coat! Costs Utile To Run! 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Tying knots in the invaders’ spaghetti would be a frightful reprisal.-Detroif News. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the authority in a judgment in an action pend ing in the Superior Court of Duplin County, entitled. “Ar thur Dempsey vs. F. P. Powers, Et Al”, the undersigned will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the courthouse door in Kenansville, N. C., on MON DAY, SEPT. 2, 1935, at one o’ clock, P. M., tract of land sit uated in Island Creek Town ship, Duplin County, North Carolina, described as follows: Beginning at a stake at the North edge of the Public road, west of the railroad 14 poles from the center of the canal D. J Farrier’s corner and runs thence his line N. 18 E. 86 poles to a stake in J. S. Westbrook’s line, thence as his line S. 81 E. about 19 poles to a stake; thence S. 18 W. 87 1-2 poles to a stake by the public road, thence with the north edge of said road N. 76 1-2 W. 18 1-2 poles to the beginning, con taining 10 acres, more or less. This July 19, 1935. GEO. R. WARD, Commissioner. Aug. 8-15-22-29 —737 NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the power of sale contained in the Deed of. Trust from I C. Ennis, and Ma-1 ry Lou Ennis, his wife, to W. T. Wallace, Trustee, dated Dec.1 12, 1927. Book 294, page 196, Registry of Duplin County, de fault having been made in the payment of the debt secured thereby the undersigned will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the courthouse door in Kenansville, N. C., on MON DAY, SEPT. 2, 1935, at one o' clock P. M., a tract of land sit uated in Rockfish Township, Duplin County, North Caroli na, described as follows: Beginning at a black gum at the mouth of a Branch near the Savage old fields and runs thence North 32 West 30 poles 20 links to a stake by an old road in L. B. Ennis’s line; thence his line North 65 East 13 1-2 poles to a stake in a branch; thence up said branch as it meanders a course about N. 34 E. 116 1-2 poles to aj stake in S. R. Williams line thence his line South 82 E. 3 poles to a stake in an old road; thence same course continued 2 poles to a stake; thence south 24 east crossing said old road 53 poles to a stake in the run of the first branch named above; thence down said branch a course about south 34 west to a pine by an old road; thence south 15 1-2 west 44 poles to a stake by a road; thence south 49 1-2 poles west 42 1-2 to a large blackgum at the fork of two branches thence up the right hand branch near ly a north course to the begin ning, containing 46 acres, more or less. This Aug. 1, 1935. W. T. WALLACE, Trustee. Geo. R. Ward, Atty. Aug. 8-15-22-29 —741 NOTICE OF SALE By the virtue of the power of sale contained in a mortgage from W. R. 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