Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 239, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1928 — Page 14

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I THE STORY THUS FAR f _>iWh Jewel ease had been opened with I % steel chisel after being battered with la poker. This leads Vance to the theory that the real murder had not opened it, but someone after him, someone who was hiding in the closet when the murder was committed. That man, he thinks, was Skeei, whose finger-prints were found in the apartment of the strangled Margaret Odell. Markham ridicules the theory and Vance painstakingly explains his reasons for thinking tho crime not one of robbery but the work of a highly intelligent man who wanted the girl out of the way. CHAPTER XXV (Wednesday, September 12; evening) WHEN Vance finished speaking, there was a long silence. Markham, impressed by the other’s earnestness, sat In a brown Study. His ideas had been shaken. The Iheory of Skeel’s guilt, to which he !bad clung from the moment of the Identification of the finger-prints, had, it must be admitted, not entirely satisfied him, although he had been able to suggest no alternative. Now Vance had categorically repudiated this theory and at the same time had advanced another kvhich, despite its indeflniteness, had Nevertheless taken into account all the physical points of the case; and Markham, at first antagonistic, had found himself almost against his |pvill, becoming more and more sympathetic to this new point of view. “Damn it, Vance!” he said. “I’m hot in the least convinced by your theatrical * r y. “And y<- 1 a curious underjjurrent' > in your analyHe and scrutineer’ tdfastly for a .ave you any one protagonist of the outlined?” word, I haven’t the jtion as to who killed Vance assured him. x you are ever to find the er, you must look for a and, superior man with nerves ot - on, who was in imminent danger of being irremediably ruined by the girl—-a man of inherent cruelty and vindictiveness; a supreme egoist; a fatalist more or less; and —l’m inclined to believe—something sis a madman.” “Mad!” “Oh, not a lunatic—just a madtnan, a perfectly normal, logical, Caluculating madman—same as you and I and Van here. “Only, our hobbies are harmless, W ye see. This chap’s mania is outside your preposterously revered Thought Her Aching Back Would Break Endured Agony From Kidneys and Stomach. Found Quick Relief. Only those who have suffered from back-ache and stomach torhture, can imagine how wonderful Pit felt to Mrs. Chas. Carson, Route 5, Rockford, 111., to be rid of these ailments. She writes: — “For fifteen years I had kidney trouble, and nobody can realize the agony I endured. My back ached until I thought it would break. I was nervous, sleepless, and all tired out. To add to my troubles, five years ago I developed chronic indigestion, and eating was misery to me. My stomach would bloat with gas, my heart palpitated, and I had hot flashes all over. I was so constipated I had to take laxatives all the time. I had almost given up hope when I read about Viuna, and tried it as a last resort. Almost at once, I felt better. Before long, the awful back-ache was gone, and never returned. My kidneys grew strong and do not disturb my rest any more. My constipation is gone, my appetite is fine, and I eat heartily now with no pains, gas trouble or dizziness. My only regret is that I didn’t know about Viuna 15 years ago.” Vltma acts promptly on sluggish Dowels, lazy liver and weak kidneys. It purifies the blood, clears the skin, restores appetite and digestion, and brings new atreugth and energy to the whole body. Take a bottle on trial. Then if you re not glad you tried Viuna, your money will be refunded. $1 at druggists, or mailed postpaid by Iceland Medicine Cos., Indianapolis, Ind. VIUNA The Wonder Medicine

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