Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 215, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1926 — Page 11

DEC. 14, 1926

WHO MURDERED RALPH CLUNY, CHERRY’S RICH FIANCE?

Faith and Bob Grilled by Police in Connection With Mys- ) terious Death While Beautiful Miss Lane Disappears in Auto With Another Man. Editor's Note: Here is a colorful retelling of "Saint and Sinner,” Anne Austin's appealing serial appearing daily on this page. New readers of The Times who have missed the beginning of this gripping inyslery novel may read the following summary and then go on with the daily chapter. I util tragedy and scandal swoop down upon them the front pages of every newspaper in the country, as principal actors in one of the most hatfling and sensational murder mysteries of a decade, the Lanes are as obscure as any other typical middleclass, hard-working American family.

Ami yet any close observer of the Lane home life might have guessed that fate, in giving to Jim and Mariha Lane such a Bird of Paradise as lovely little Cherry Lane —Cherry of the copper-and-gold curls, of the strangely fascinating topaz eyes, of the cream-and-apricot complexion, of the miniature Venus body had marked the family for drama. For fate, in fashioning little Cherry in all her exquisite liveliness, had neglected to give her a sober sense of responsibility, had almost left conscience out of her delightful make-up. Cherry Is as out of place in the little Myrtle St. cottage of six shabby, cramped, meanly furnished rooms as a queen in a hovel. And yet the other Lanes are ordinary —salt of the earth. There is rMrs. Lane, fat, iniddle-aged, a chronic semi-invalid, afflicted with heart trouble and obesity, inclined to nag her family, even while she loves them devotedly. There is Jim Lane, the husband mid father, small, stoop-shouldered, kindly, a carpenter, who has become a, contractor on a small scale. There is Jim Junior, 21, nicknamed "Long” Lane because of his height, a lovable, irresponsible, rather wild young man. , And there Is Faith, 20/ the mainstay of the family, a tall splendidly built girl, but not pretty In the flapper fashion. And finally there is 9-year-old Joy, a plain, sharp- ! tongued, clever little girl who has an embarrassing habit of ferreting out all of Cherry’s and “Long’s” secrets. Cherry flits her gays irresponsible way from job to Job as a stenographer until she lands in the offices of Cluny and Neff, famous criminal j lawyers, where she is secretary to old Mr. Ralph Cluny, 68, a man of great wealth and renown in the,.mid-dle-western State in which the story Is laid. Cherry Is always falling in love, always becoming engaged, while Faith has never cared deeply for any man until she meets Bob Hathaway, nephew of Mr. Cluny, and a promising young architect. Or course Cherry's gayety and beauty fascinate Bob and he was exaltedly happy when she accepted him. He had a rude awakening, however, when Faith calls on him to help rescue Cherry |rom an elopement with Albert EttleBon, married traveling salesman. He is further disillusioned when he finds that the girl has also been engaged for months to Chris Wiley, a disreputable young roue, over whom an unfortunate girl has killed herself and her child. Just when Faith Is willing to make the supreme sacrifice of urging Boh to marry the gil to save her from herself and from Chris Wiley, -Cherry throws a bomb into -the family by announcing her engagement to old Mr. Cluny, her rich employer. •Tim Lane tries to prevent the engagement, but Mrs. Lane, dazzled by the old man’s fortune and his courtly manners, is delighted, especially

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The chief of police laid an affectionate hand on Bob Hathaway’; shoulder as he shook hands. “Hello, Hathaway. Nasty business. I've known your uncle for twenty years. One of the finest men on God’s green footstool.” “This is Faith Lane, Mr. Morehouse,” Bob introdi -ed Faith. “Farrell insisted that she come with us. She’s naturally pretty much cut up and I’d appreciate It Immensely if you'd get through with her as quickly a3 possible. Her mother’s a very sick woman—heart trouble. Could you question Miss Lane now and let her go?” “Sure, Hathaway. No need to keep the young lady. Mighty sorry I have to bother you, miss. But I

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when Cherry convinces her that she will be happy as the old man’s wife. Cherry, a strange mixture of saint and sinner, confesses to Faith, whom she loves devotedly in spite of her selfishness, that she Is marrying Cluny to save herself from the disaster of becoming Chris Wiley's wife. The newspaper announcement of the engagement of the city's -richest and most famous lawyer and of the little “Mytrle St. belle” brings down the wrath of the Cluny tribe. This old man has a son, Alexander Cluny; a grandson, Ralph, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Seymour Allbright, and a grand-daughter, Muriel Allbright. Alexander Cluny, a prominent corporation lawyer, secretly hires Tola Gonzales, Bob Hathaway's stenographer, and her croook brother, Pete Gonzales, to blackmail Cherry with anonymous letters, in an attempt to frighten her out of the engagement. Bob and Faith discover the plot annd confront Alexander Cluny with his perfidy. No further opposition is openly made to the marriage by the Cluny dan, and plans for the big church wedding go ahead swiftly. Faith, her heart almost breaking with love and pity for the lovely little sister who Is about to spoil her life by marrying a man old enough to be her grandfather, helps Cherry to get ready for the wedding, then leaves the girl in her room to complete her dressing while she assists her mother and father and Joy, who are to leave early for the church In George Pruitt's car. Bob Hathaway, to whom Faith is now secretly engaged, Is to escort his uncle, the bridegrooom, to the church, while Faith and Cherry are to be called for at a quarter to nine by Mr. Cluny’s chauffeur, in the Cluny limousine. At a few minutes after half past eight, Faith discovers that Cherry has tied the house through her opened bedroom window, leaving all her wedding clothes, the Jewels that Mr. Cluny had given her, and a scrambled, hysterical note of farewell, which tells nothing of her plans, except that she Is fleeing from marriage with Mr. Cluny. Distracted, Faith rushes to the church and while she is telling her astonishing news to the dimnyed rector. Bob Hathaway comes In, hatless and coatless, his face stamped with ho.rror, bringing the news that Ralph Cluny has been murdered and that Cherry had called on him about 8:30. Faith and Bob are then taken by the police to the Cluny house for questioning by Chief of Police Morehouse, and the wedding guests dispersed. Cherry has disappeared, driven away from the house of tragedy in a coupe, with a man at the wheel. Now start reading today’s chapter, which tells of Faith’s interrogation by the police.

thought maybe you could give us a line on your sister’s whereabouts.” "Cherry didn’t do it, Mr. Morehouse,” Faith began eagerly, warmed by his friendliness. "Please don’t concentrate on her and overlook clews that would point to the real murderer.” “Reckon we won’t overlook anything,” Chief Morehouse grinned faintly. “Just come in here, Miss Lane.” . Bob asked if he might go in, too. “Don’t see why not, Bob. If you don’t try any monkeybusiness,” the chief grinned. When the door had closed upon them, Bob turned impulsively to the chief. "I want you to be the first to know, Morehouse, that Faith Miss Lane—and I are engaged to be married. We were keeping it quiet until Uncle Ralph’s wedding was over.” “Oh, Bob!” Faith clung to his arm, lifting grateful but tragic brown eyes to his. "Please don’t let the —the reporters know—about us. I don’t want you to be mixed up in this dreadful business.” ”1 want to have a right to stand by you, in the eyes of the world,” Bob firmly. “I’m going to see that all the papers carry the story of our engagement, and a statement from me that I’m standing by. I'd stake my life on the kid’s innocence, Morehouse. And I want the world to know it.” , “Better let him have his way. Miss Faith,” Morehouse nodded. “Now, Miss Faith, just tell me in your own words what you know about this business.” Faith, her voice quivering with her effort to control it, reviewed briefly the events of the evening and told how, after the rest of the household had gone to the church, she had gone to Cherry's room to help her dress. "I knocked but there was no answer. and then I tried the door. It was locked.” She halted, swallowed a sob in her throat. “I thought maybe she was crying and didn’t want me to see her—” “Crying?” the chief pounced on the word. “Why should she be cry. ing? Wasn’t she happy? Had any one coerced her into the marriage?” "Oh. no,” Faith protested. Hushing painfully. “None of us wanted her to marry Mr. Cluny, because he was so much older, you know. But she was determined to go through with it. She liked Mr. Cluny—he was awfully good to her—and she was tired of being poor, and—and—” “Tell him, Faith, It can't do any

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harm," Bob urged, in n low, compassionate voice. “She was afraid, if she didn’t marry Chris —Christopher Wiley—would bully her Into marrying him. She—she was infatuated with him, Mr. Morehouse, but she didn’t want to marry him. She knew it would break mother's heart, and Dad had forbidden him the house. She thought If she married Mr. Cluny—” “Just a minute. Miss Lane,” Chief Moorehouse rose and strode hurriedly to the door. “Oh, Farrel, send a couple of men .to find Chris Wiley, and bring him here —if he’s In town,” he added significantly. “Now, Miss Lane—” (To lie Continued) (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service Inc.) Next: The police net Is tiirown out for Cherry and Chris Wiley. DON’T NEED FREEZER If you have no ice cream freezer, you can make ice cream in a tin pail, packed in a wooden one. Whirl the small pail around by Its handle, taking off the cover occasionally to scrape down and beat the cream. WORTH WHILE CAKES When making cake, it Is economy to use only the best materlaly, strictly fresh eggs, fine granulated sugar, good butter and pastry flour. Otherwise, the result is not worth the effort. EQUAL TO MEAT Macaroni contains so much gluten it is almost equal to meat in food value, particularly v If cooked with cheese.

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IS HE RIGHT ONE FOR ME TO MARRY?

‘What Is Love,’ Martha Lee Asked World Has Sought . Answer for Centuries. By Martha Lee "The sweetest joy. the wildest woe is love; The taint of earth. The odor of the skies is In it.”—Bailey. “A funny tiling—love,’’ a man remarked the other day. “It’s certainly the oddest paradox in life. It's supposed to he priceless, yet it’s blessings fall upon even the poorest.

“It’s supposed tb be cheap, yet many millionaires have ended their lives because they couldn't win it. It brings the utmost in happiness—and the dregs of despair. Queer, isn’t it?” And it cannot be defined. “What Is love?” has echoed through countless hearts through all the centuries. Still the question Is asked, and still the answers remains an individual thing, rounded and formed and crystalized by each heart after Its own Ideals. Is He the Right One? Dear Martha Lee: Would you tell me how I will know If the young man I am troinK wtih is the right one for mo to ? la r rv ! ~ :V a >' llp loves me dearly and I think 1 do him bui 1 want to lx- sur. What is love. Miss Lee? What Is the test that you can know real lover MISS MAY C. My dear, if I could answer your question, I would settles a question that has bothered a tremendous lot of folks. Some say that love Is a thing of passion and fire —of the earth, earthy; others say It Is of God Himself and that the earthly taint

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is but a small part of It. Still others declare It is a combination of these. Anyway, after self-preservation, i which :s the first law of nature, ) love comes next in the strength and ! power it wields over human hearts. I have no way of knowing if your ; love for the young man is the "real i tiling." If it is, you shoudn't need anybody to answer the question for you. I She Is Puzzled I u Dear Mar,ha Lee: I would just like to Know now you would explain how Romo ■ People *et by the way they do. I known | Ism a sood manager, but what puzzle* me in how mv sister-in-law and her bus- i i band have so much more than mv hus- , band and I when her husband makes the same salary as mine. This summer thev ' tok a long western trip when must have, eot* two or three hundred dolars and thev have a radio that cost S2’U They - also have i flue piano and their ear is a I lluick He Just have a Ford sedan. l! simnly Cannot understand about this. Mv husband *♦ ms to think it :s because mv sister-tn-law’ is a bett* r manager than I am. but I do a lot of things to net along that she does not What do you think ? MRS. MERCEDES. D. L. I’ll admit that this is puzzlinj? proposition—how some folks get

along better than others with about the same means to do it with. Sometimes we think we are good managers when we are not, my dear, and possibly there are leaks in your budget and management that you are not conscious of. By the way, do you keep a budget? It helps to get things on a better basis. Why don't you frankly ask your sister-in-law for some suggestions? It would please her to think you admired their progress and can do you no harm. She No Longer Cares Dear Mias Lee: Will you please advise me? 1 was married to a mail that 1 loved very much, but lie and his mother made my life miserable. 1 had to live with his people. I tried to net alone with them, but eould not. He told me that he only married me to please his mother and if she and I could not eet alone in the same house l would have to leave, so I divorced him Now lie wants me to take him baek. What shall I do? T do not ■ are for him as I used to. C L. I. I do not see any reason for you to return to him. As you no longer care for him anti as you found life unsatisfactory with him, why not just dismiss the past from your thoughts and try to make the future worth while?

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composition and at the same time furnishes much nourishment. Carrot Pudding One cup grated raw carrot, 1 cup grated raw potato, 1 cup light brown sugar, l cup flour, 1 teaspoon soda, 1-2 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1-4 teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons melted shortening, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 cup seeded and chopped raisins, 1-4 cup sliced citron. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour over raisins. Mix grated carrot, potato and sugar. Mix and sift flour, salt, soda and spices. Melt the shortening in the mold in which the pudding is to be steamed. This greases the mold as well as prepares the shortening for the pudding. Combine all the ingredients, mixing

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thoroughly. Turn Into greased mold and steam three and one-half hours. Serve warm with hard sauce. This pudding can be reheated and used- the second day. A lemon sauce can be used if a less rich sauce is preferred. (Copyright, 1926’, NEA Service, Inc.) USE DRY TOWEL A dish towel that is dirty or too damp will always make your spoons and glasses dull, COOKING CEREALS Cereals should absorb all the water they are cooked in, if too moist when nearly done they should be cooked with the cover off for a short time.