Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 182, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1924 — Page 8

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begin here TOPAT Douglas Rajnior Is fouml shot through the heart In the early evening on the flurir of the sun room of Flower Altos. his hong Island home. Standing over the dead man, pistol In hand, is Malcolm Finley. former sweetheart of Raynor’s wife. Nancy. Eva Turner Raynor's o—- '■ He the Sight switch. Tn a moment Nancy appears white-faced and terrified. Orville Kent. Nancy s brother, comes tit from the south side of the room And then Ezra Goddard, friend of Finley: Miss Mattie. Raynor's sister, and others, enter upon the si-ene. Detective Dobbins heads tile police investigation. An autopsy reveals that Raynor also was being systematically poisoned with arsenic. Defective Dobbin- toils Nancy that he rctrived a package containing bottles of morphine which she threw away. Nancy tells him she found the morphine among h r husband's beioneings. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY dll _JO UK husband took drugs? ’ II I ‘‘ Yes; 1 wiU tell y° u - but t 1 ! don't let it become public—don’t let Miss Raynor know —my husband was a secret indulger In morphine—and the tablets I put In his teacup or coffee cup were—were to cure him of the habit.” "That stigma will never rest on the name of Douglas Raynor,” and Dobbins' look signified his disbelief In the whole story. He went away, and Nan, turning to Finley, said: “I think it would be wise for you j to go away. Malcolm. I have all I can bear with these horrible scenes, and to have you near me—and yet not able to let myself go.” And, then, before either could speak again, Dolly Fay came running toward the arbor. “I found the will for you,” she cried. Dolly produced a much folded paper. Xan unfolded the flimsy yellow paper, and as she read it her face changed. “Malcolm.” she said, "this Is a copy of the will”’ And it was. Evidently a carbon copy made at the same time the will was typed, and of course identical in wording. “You see," Finley said to Xan. "this is merely a copy, and it is neither signed nor witnessed. Therefore It is of no value as a will, but it is of gresy value as a proof that a will in your favor was drawn.” "Oh, I know it was—l saw it,” Xan said. “This proves if.” Finley went on. ‘‘You’ve done a great thing f-r Mrs. Raynor. Dolly. And I think, Xan, you should get this copy Into the hands of your lawyer just as soon as possible. There's' tricky wo k going on —and front D H.v’s story, I Beauty A Gleamy Mass of Hair 35c “Danderine” does Wonders for Any Girl's Hair (y\ Girls! Try this! When combing and dressing your hair. Just moisten your hair-brush with a little "Danderine” j and brush it through your hair. The effect, is startling! You can do your hair up immediately and it will appear twice as thick and heavy—a mass of gleamy hair, sparkling with life and possessing that incomparable softness, freshness and luxuriance. While beautifying the hair ‘'Danderine” is also toning and stimulating each single hair to grow thick, long and strong. Hair stops falling out and dandruff disappears. Get a bottle of "Danderine” at any drug or toilet counter and just see how healthy and youthful your hair appears after this delightful, refreshing dressing.—Advertisement. Grandmother Knew There Was Nothing So Good for Congestion and Colds as Mustard But the old fashioned mustard plas. ter burned and blistered while it acted. Get the relief and help that mustard plasters gave, without the piaster and without the blister. Musterele does It. It is a clenn, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. It is scientifically prepared, so that it works wonders. Gently massage Musterole in with the finger-tips. See how quickly it brings relief—how speedily the pain disap. pears. Try Musterole for sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis. spasmodic croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion. pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the hack or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains. 'frosted feet, colds of the chest (it may prevent pneumonia). TO MOTHERS: Musterole is also made In milder form for babies and small children. Ask for Children’s Musterole. Sue and Csc, jars and tubes; - hospital size, $3.00. MS Better than a Mustard plaster. —Advertisement.

begin to think Lionel Raynor and old Gannon are pal?—” “Oh' t no,” Dolly cried; ‘‘they’re mad as hops at each other'.” “That doesn't’ deny their being in league against your interests, Nan. I'm going to see Gannon." On his way to Gannon's house, Finley was joined by Ezra Goddard, and they went together. They found Gannon on his porch as usual. "Whatcha want?” he growled as they approached. “We want to know about the R.y.'nor will,” Goddard said, sternly; “and we want the truth. We have the carbon copy and we want the original. Where is it?” “Donno, gentlemen; you're barkin’ up the wrong tree.” “No, we're not,” said Finley, decidedly. "You know where that will is—and you'd better produce it! Produce it, or I’ll have you arrested for fraud and deceit.” “My good land!” From a complacent. bullying old man. Gannon changed to a cringing, frightened coward. “What do you mean. Mr. Finley? I don’t know anything about the will.” “The copy was found In your house.” “That doesn't prove the original is there." As if by an inspiration. Finley said, suddenly, “Oh, of course you don’t know anything about it. But we can pet all necessary information from Peters —the other witness.” “Peters!” Gannon's face fell. “You don’t know where he is.’ “Oh, don’t we!” “Say—do you know where Peters Is?” “We do. Now, here's your last chance. Gannon.” This front Goddard. “Do you want to come- clean about the will—or take your chances lon cutting Into trouble over the I thing?" •I'll take inv chances,” be- said and resumed his pipe. Detective Dobbins had a long | session with Doctor Saxton. The family physician admitted ! that there had been occasions when j he had felt a slight suspicion that I Douglas Raynor indulged In morphine. but be had never seen ' sufficient definite symptoms to prove iit to his own satisfaction. Dobbins’ story of the morphine Nan threw away made him very thoughtful. “I do wish I could prove up her j yarn." he said. “Was there any trace of morphine found In the stomach of Douglas Raynor at the autopsy?” “Not a trace." “What would be the cure?” “Why. atropine, of course.” “Was any trace of atropine meni tloned in the report?" “No." “Rut there was plenty of evidence 'of cumulative arsenical poisoning?” "Plenty.” - "Then the yarn falls to the ground. It was clever, but she Is a clever woman. I believe, as you suggested, that her troubles forced her to the use of morphine. That she destroyed It rather than have it known to be in her possession. That she pretended it was her husband who took it. to save her own reputation. And then, it came in handy to say the tablets she gave him secretly were to cure him of a drug habit-—there are such things, aren't there—?" • “Oh, yes." “Well, tiie kind of morphine she threw away—white powder—ls the kind that Is taken Internally, Isn't it?" “Yes.” "And would he found in the stomach aft* r death’" "If taken recently enough " "Also atropine would show trace?” “If taken recently enough." “Well, as neither of these things are shown and as arsenic is shown I’m betting that those tablets were; arsenic—and I'm going to work on j that belief.” “Now, here's another point, Doc- ! tor That nurse he had. Why did he have her?" “Oh. Rayr.or was a diet crank— ! there are lots to them nowadays ; She was a dietitian, and she pan dercd to his fads and fancies.” "Is that all there was to it?” “So far ns I know.” "Well, the nurse had some sort of . a hold over him—” "Not likely—though possible. Well, ! Mr. Detective, if you suspect Miss Turner of any wrong-doing, why did you let her get away?”' “I don't exactly suspect her o t wrong-doing—but I’d like to question 1 i her about Raynor. And I'm going to do It.” CHAPTER XII \s to Miss Turner “Mrs. Raynor,” Dobbins said, “I wonder if you can tell rue anything about your husband's young life—before you married him.” “Only In a general way.” Nan an swered. “He was married before, you know, and had one child. Lionel. I never knew his first wife; I think she died before they had been married many years.” "Well, Mrs. Raynor, to tell you the truth, I am trying to get at something, and I don’t know Jus? how to put It. But. if I must say it bluntly, was your husband ever interested in any other woman during his married life with you?” “No," she said. “I am sure, Mrs. Raynor, you have someone in mind.” “Mr. Dobbins, have you any one In mind? If so, name her, and I will tell you if I can corroborate your j suspicions.” "Very well, then” ■*— Dobbinglanced around—“the nurse, Mis.Turner.” Nancy Raynor looked startled. ”1 hate to breathe suspicion with no real evidence to go upon,'' she said, slowly, “but I have had doubts of Miss Turner’s sincerity “I somehow gathered that she hated him.” “If so, Mrs. Raynor, that would presuppose a previous acquaintance, would it not?” “It would seem so,” Nan rnediaated. "I think —if your story of your drug remedy is a true one—l think it possible that she was administering the poison pellets." “My story is true, Mr. Dobbins—-

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1 oh, pDas**, believe It' I ki <-w my| husband was secretly taking drugsI I found that soon it would become ■ .in ineradicable habit. Somebody 1 tolo too of th<- cure It was warrant. c.J harmless. so I tried it on Mr. liny nor. Win n ho couldn’t got the drug j j h* was so terrible I had to hide It from him and than when h*- could J not flat! It h* —he la came almost j • like a maniac—lio tortured mo until; I h; and to give it to him attain." “Vou poor woman! I don’t won ; j dor you wanted to kill him. If this was a trap. Nan took no no-1 tlce of It. She wont on. "1 gave him the pellets quite ; j regularly for a tdm* —ho not know-j ing it. j “T still think—pardon my brutal | j plainness, that all this is a fabrica- ; 1 tion of your own. First, poison pel- ! i lets wore found hidden in a vase in your bedroom. Again, if either the j Jb*rug, morphine, or the patent mod! j Ane you say you were administer- i j iny had been found at the autopsy, j | vour story might carry more weight, j Fut no traces of those substances j appear in the report of the operating surgeons. If you suspected Miss Turner! why didn’t you accuse her at once?" "As T told you,” Nan spoke with difficulty, "I didn’t —I don’t exactly suspect her — 1 can only say—l don’t entirely trust her." "Well, Mrs. F.avnor, T can’t think this is a time for such punctilious consideration of Miss Haynor’s fc*linyse, or even of your husband s weakness. Try to remember that you are under grave suspicion yourself, of having killed your husband, by poison, or by a shot, or both.' Dobbins spoke emphatically. "Now,” he went on. "what I'm getting at is this. If you have enough real doubt of Miss Turner, say so—and I’ll go straight and hunt her down and face her with the question.” “I don’t know —’’ “Maybe 1 can add a little," and as the short, sharp tones fell on their aers, Miss Mattie glided into the* room. "I’ve been listening,” she said, seating herself. "I make no bones of doing that. In any matter concerning my brother's death. I’ve heard all you two have said —and I must confess, Nan, I think you’re pretty fine. I don’t believe, now, you p lisoned Douglas. Now, I always disliked the Turner woman, and morevore, 1 always thought there was something between her and Douglass. I mean something that happened before, she came here." "That’s what I want to get at! ’ ried Dobbins eagerly “Come to me, then,” said Miss Mattie, calmly. "If Nan didn’t give

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Douglas poison then Kvu Turner did. My brother hud a lamentable episode in his life about twenty years ago.” "With l.va Turner?” asked Dob bins, quickly. "That 1 don’t, know Hut the girl’s name was Kffle Talcott and it might have been Miss Turner, under I a different name. "It was when my brother was perhaps 4" years old. it'- was a widow er. Kffle Talcott was a chorus girl, and Douglas fell madly In love with her. "Well, one night they were driving out .somewhere after the theater, and there was a motor accident. Miss Talcott \s leg was broken and she went to the hospital. She was there nearly a year, and when she came out she did not exactly limp, but she could never dance again. Os course, this ended her stage career, and she turned to my brother for support. "This he refused, and she brought a breach of promise stilt. It. was settled, out of court, hut the girl was not at all satisfied with the arrangements made for her, and she vowed she'd get. even with Douglas sooner or later. My brother only laughed at this. Hut 1 heard that during her stay in the hospital she had developed an interest in nursing and had an aptitude for It. That is all I know —but. If you nut two and two together ” Miss Mattie paused. "The Talcott girl would be about forty now, and If she has been a nurse for years, she inav be a dietitian as well as any other specialist.’’ In consequence of this story of Mattie Raynors, Detective Dobbins set off at once for New York City, to Interview the nurse at the address she had left behind her. He was greeted by a middle-aged woman. “.Sit down,” she said. “What's It about?" “About Miss Turner,” Dobbins replied. “Where is she?” “Out on a case—l don’t know where, exactly.” "I think you can find the address, somehow, can’t you?" “Maybe; when I know what you want her for. Is It a case?” "Yes: It’s a case,” and Dobbins smiled Inwardly. “Oh, well, then, I’ll give you the address.” “Hook here, I wont you to tell me something about her —about her early life. I'm —I'm a reporter—l'm getting statistics about the early life of nurses, and how they came to take up their profession.” (Continued In Our Next Issue)

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45. Abbreviations of the Empire State. 40. To set on fire, j 47. Possessive pronoun. ; 48. Forms of personal pronoun used : by Quakers. : 49. An animal the Master rode. VERTICAL 1. Relation of the Master to His J Father. 2. It rules the ladies' waves. 3. Negative answer. 4. To allure. 5. Normal state of the mind. 6. A form of address. 7. A prefix indicating equajlty or ) sameness. 8. Indicating maiden name of a lady. 11. Slight depression made by a blow. ; 14. Xante of Turkish Empire. I 16. Opposite to close, i IS. Word used by Jesus for know. 19. Form of prefix expressing motion to or toward. 23. Vegetable micro-organisms often ! found in animals. 24. “The begotten Son.” 25. A grain. 27. People united in a government. 28. A large unit of weight. (Plural.) 32. A city in Ohio. 33. What Judas carried. 34. Used in a door. 37. To cut, or the bend of a vessel, j

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