Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1929 — Page 12

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THIS HAS HAPfEN-:D •HANDSOME HARRY ’ BORDEN, promotvr of dubious stock companies. Is murdered some tune between half-past one and four o'clock on Saturday. His bodi ts found sprawled on the floor of his private office Monday morning by his pretty secretary, RUTH LESTER. Ruth Is engaged to JACK HAYWARD, whose office is lust across the narrow alrshaft from Borden’s. „ Ruth runs to Jack’s office tell him of the trafedy and. finding him out. searches for his pistol, which he had purchased at the same time he had bdught. an Identical weapon for her to keep In her desk. His gun Is gone! Ruth then recalls his incriminating behavior of the past Saturday and hls angry threat againat Borden. Jack comes in and accompanies Ruth back to Borden’s suite. Whjle he phones for the police. Ruth, fearing Jack shot Borden across the alrshaft, hurries into the private office to close the window. She gasps with relief, for It Is already closed! Ruth tells DETECTIVE McMANN of Borden's two Saturday morning visitors: RITA DUBOIS, night club dancer, and MRS. BORDEN, hls wife and mother of hls two children, who called for her monthly alimony check. Mrs. Borden comes In during the questioning and McMann mercilessly accuses her of the murder. She says she left Borden alive and saw only one person near his office. MINNIE CASSIDY. the scrub woman. Nielson, medical examiner, arrives. When search Is started for a weapon, Ruth tells of the pistol in her desk. McMann looks for It but It. too, is gone. While McMann Is questioning MICKY MORAN, elevator operator, a black pigeon flies plump against the window pane. McMann looks out the window and hls ejaculation of surprise startles hi* listeners. sow GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XIII IT\R. NIELSON, with his little black bag of instruments, and Ferber, the fingerprint expert, with his camera, were crowding the detective at the window as McMann pushed up the sash. Ruth, still not knowing what had caused the detective’s jubilant excitement. stepped forward slowly, a cold, little hand dragging at Jack Hayward. “Look, doctor! What would you say that is—and that -and that?” McMann pointed from spot to spot On the white stone ledge of the window which opened upon the air shaft. Nielson smiled his diffident, wintry smile. “I’d say, unofficially, that it Is blood, my dear Sherlock, but only a laboratory test ” McMann barked out a laugh. “And what would you say made those peculiarly shaped blood spots. Ferber? You don’t have to be so confoundedly cautious in your opinions. Look!" “Id say they are the footprints of a pigeon, made in blood,” Ferber answered, awe in his voice. “Now—how the deuce, if the window was closed ?” McMunn drew In his head and dropped to his knees, going over every inch of the strip of bare floor which bordered the rug, from the farthest comer of the room to where the stiff, crumpled body of Harry Borden lay. A sharply triumphant explanation announced discovery. “Look. Ferber—Nielson! The same identical tracks—two of ’em, between the body and the window! <3Tiree-pronged tracks, as clear as the nose on Doc’s face! “Funny I didn’t notice them before, but naturally I was working on the theory that the window was closed when Borden was shot. Let’s see the fingerprints you got off this window, Ferber. “If I’m the Sherlock that Nielson ! s so fond of calling me, those fingerprints will be as good as a picture of the man or woman who put a bullet through Borden’s heart. Right, Ferber?” “You might be if there were any fingerprints,” Ferber grinned. “It happens that the window had been wiped clean. I’m afraid Borden's murderer was a little too clever to leave a calling card, McMann.” McMann scowled. “He—or she—may not have left a calling card, but the pigeon did. Nice, obliging bird, that black pigeon!” u a b IT was then that Ruth Lester renamed “Satan.” In horror and fear she christened him Nemesis. “I’m afraid my stodgy, scientific mind fails to follow your brilliant deductions, McMann,” Dr. Nielson gibed mildly. “I’ll play Watson to your Sherlock. Just what do these alleged footprints of a pigeon in blood tell you, my dear Holmes?” McMann flushed with resentment at the doctor’s mild raillery, but decided to answer.

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His work of packing the suitcase finished, the reporter went tc sit on the edge of Crystals cot before the fireplace, while he wrested with the problem of her ‘ story.” “I’ve got it!” he announced triumphantly, after a period of frowning concentration. “This kidnaper fellow had taken the gag out of your mouth when you'd nodded a promise not to scream. “He didn’t think there was any danger of your being heard anyway, in this lonely spot. When he heard Lon Edwards and the girl step up on the porch, he didn’t have time to gag you again, but whipped out his gun—he was sitting beside you on the cot—and leveled it at you. to keep you silent. “You were afraid to scream at first, though you knew help was just outside, but after a bit you made up your mind that he’d be afraid to shoot you. and you did scream. “The kidnaper dropped his gun—that was the clatter that Lon and Grace heard—” “A gun and a poker dropped on the floor would sound pretty much alike,” the young man reminded .ier. “Well, ‘the kidnaper dropped his <un and clapped his hands over your mouth to keep you from screaming again. “He was a frightened as you were, for fear the visitors would force an entrance. Then with a hand on your mouth and the guu in the other hand, he waited for them, although you couldn’t see him for the bandage over vour eyes, you know, und after a while the boy and girl went away. What they said about Peter Holliday's having a girl here and the scandal, made the kidnaper feel pretty certain that they were cot suspicious of foul play and

“I should think it is obvious, doc, even to a stodgy, sicentific mind. This window was open before and after the murder, and possibly while it was being committed. “Certainly it was open afterwards, or the pigeon could not have flown into the room and walked about in Borden’s blood. Also, Borden’s body was alone in the room when the pigeon entered, unless—by George!" “Please don’t go mysterious on me, Sherlock,” Dr. Nielson begged. “I assure you I’m all agog. Unless —what?” “Unless,” McMann explained impressively, “the room was occupied by someone the pigeon was not afraid of—to whom it was accustomed!” On the last portentous word, the detetcive swung about so that he was facing Ruth Lester, who involuntarily cried out, as if he had accused here then and there of the murder. Jack Hayward flung a protecting arm about the shoulders of the trembling girl. “McMann, I resent the insinuation you have made against Miss Lester! I—” “Please, Jack!” Ruth begged, in a panic of fear as to what his next words might be. She turned to McMann then, her pale face litfed bravely to meet any verbal blows he might give her. “The pigeons are accustomed to no one but me, Mr. McMann, and I was not in this room when Mr. Borden was shot, or afterwards, until I found him this morning.” “In the next office, perhaps, with the door open?” McMann shot at her. “No!” She was trembling no longer, was almost glad that his suspicions were directed against her,

Radio Bridge Ga me No. 14

SOME of the fine points of play in auction were illustrated in the game broadcast from station WFBM Tuesday afternoon with E E. Denison of Portland, Me., and John C. Gardner of Brooklyn, N. Y„ making up the table with Wilbur C. Whitehead and Milton C. Work. These were the hands: Denison, dealer, South; spades, A, 8, 5; hearts, Q. 10. 6, 2; Diamonds, Q. J, 4; clubs, A. Q, 10. Gardner, West: Spades, 7,2; hearts, 9,7, 4,3; diamonds, 8, 7, 5; clubs, K. J. 6, 2. Whitehead, North: Spades, K, 4,3; hearts, A, 5; diamonds, A, 10, 9, 6, 2; clubs, 9,7, 3. Work, East: Spades, Q. J, 10, 9, 6; hearts, K. J, 8; diamonds, K, 3; clubs, 8, 5, 4. Denison, the dealer, with all four suits stopped, opened the bidding with one trump. Gardner, West, and Whitehead, North, passed. Work, East, bid two spades to indicate a lead in case Denison, South, secured the contract. Denison, holding but one stopper in spades, passed, as a rebid of no trump was not safe unless his partner showed some supporting strength. Denison was ready to go on with his no trumps in case his partner made any free bid of three. Gardner, West, passed; and Denison’s partner, Whitehead, said three diamonds. Work, East, passed. Denison bid three no trumps. He interpreted his partner’s free bid of three diamonds to indicate possibly a solid ace-kipg five-card suit in diamonds (with Denison’s own queen and jack), or else side strength to justify Denison’s going on with his no trump if holding a stopper in spades. All passed the three no trump bid; therefore Denison became declarer. Gardner, West, opened the play with the 7 of spades, his top card in his partner's suit. Whitehead’s hand became Dummy, and from it Denison, Declarer, played low, the 3 of spades, in order to win the trick in his own hand for a diamond finesse. Work played the 9 of spades, lowest card of his sequence, and Declarer won with the ace. n tt n DENISON then led the queen of diamonds, losing the finesse to Work's king, Gardner, West, and Dummy playing the 5 and 2, respec-

wouldn't be until the story of the kidnaping got out. “So he left you here, bound and blindfolded, and locked in, while he went away somewhere to arrange with some underworld pal of his to pick up the ransom money.” • But I made the footprints or. Tuesday morning, after it had begun to rain!" Crystal objected. “Sure! That's all right.” Harry reassured her. “He had to come back to see if you’d escaped or been rescued, so’s he would know what chance he had to collect the ransom money. “He came by way of the creek, as the police will figure it, came before dawn, and found you on the floor unconscious. You see, you’d managed to work the bands arounr your ankles, but not around your wrists. “Blindfolded, you'd staggered about the room until you tripped and fell, heavily striking your head against a log of wood. The kidnaper -vas scared out of his wits, thought youM die and he’d be blamed. “He beat it, of course, but left you locked in. He was kind enough to untie your hands, put you or. the cot, bring in firewood and water, and bandage your head with a piece of your underwear. Naturally, he didn't have nerve to go after the ransom money Tuesday night after midnight, as he’d planned. Afraid he'd be caught and charged with your murder. Ali clear?” the ingenious young reporter concluded triumphantly. Crystal nodded, ana lifted a weak hand to touch her resuer’s flushed cheek. Harry. I don’t know why you're willing to do all this for me, but—l'm so—so grateful!—” (To Be Continued)

rather than against Jack Hayward. She knew she was innocent. . . . “Gees!” an awed voice broke the tension. McMann swerved instantly to the red-headed elevator operator, who was regarding Ruth with a curious mixture of awe, admiration and fear. “All right, Moran! Snap out of it! You’ve got to do a lot of plain and fancy remembering, my lad, if you don’t want to spend a night in jail to refresh your memory,” McMann snapped at the instantly terrified boy. "First, I want you to give me the name of every person who used your elevator after 1 o’clock Saturday.” tt a a MICKY MORAN rumpled his red hair in despair. “Gees! ’At’s gonna be a big order, boss. Nearly every tenant and steno on this side of the building beat it at 1 o’clock. Car was jammed, boss, for two or three trips.” “Give me as many names as you can,” McMann ordered, seating himself at Borden’s desk, to make notes. “Wait a minute!...You’re getting samples of blood from those pigeon footprints outside and inside, aren’t you, doc? and Ferber, you’d better protograph ’em before the doc scrapes’ em up... Now, Moran—” The boy drew a deep breath and then rattled off a dozen names, which McMann listed, with the number of the office to which each belonged. “Now, Moran, when did Miss Lester leave? With the others at 1 o’clock?” The boy shot an apologetic glance at the girl who was waiting, breath drawn in. hands tightly locked over Jack Hayward’s rigid arm. (To Be Continued)

tively. Work led the queen of spades, the top card of his sequence- Denison played the 5; Gardner the 2; Dummy the king, since it was apparent to Declarer that Gardner was out of spades, inasmuch as Work, East, must have held five originally to warrant his bid. Therefore there was no reason for Dummy to hold off with his king since Gardner could not make a spade lead to Work’s established suit. Dummy then led the 6 of diamonds; Work played the 3; Declarer the jack; Gardner the 7. Declarer continued with ihe 4 of diamonds; Gardner played the 8; Dummy the 9; and WorK discarded the 8 of hearts, indicating strength in that suit. Dummy led the ace of diamonds work discarded the 4 of clubs; Declarer the 2 of hearts; Gardner the 3 of hearts. Dummy led his last diamond, the 10; Work discarded the 5 of clubs; Declarer the 6 of hearts; Gardner the 4 of hearts. Denison, the Declarer, at this point could read Work’s remaining cards as consisting of three good spades, with probably the guarded king of hearts and a singleton club. If Work had the king of hearts twice guarded, he must be void of clubs. In any event he had but one club, which is held, Denison proceeded to take, leading the 3 of clubs from Dummy. Work played the 8; Declarer the ace, as a finesse was needless, if he had read Work’s holding correctly. Gardner played the 2. u U DENISON then led the 8 of spades, prepared to lose three spade tricks in erder to assure himself of two heart tricks after spades were exhausted. Gardner discarded the 6 of clubs; Dummy played the 4 of spades; Work the 10 of spades. Work proceeded to take his two good spades—the jack and 6—Denison discarding the 10 and queen of clubs; Gardner the jack of clubs and 7 of hearts; and Dummy the 7 and 7 of clubs. Then, as Denison had deduced, Work was obliged to lead either his king or jack of hearts, either of w f hich gave the last two tricks to •Denison, holding queen-ten in his hand, and ace in Dummy. Denison, therefore, held the adversaries to three spade tricks and one diamond trick, while he himself made game,' 30 points, at no trump, and 40 for for aces divided. The most delightful feature of Denison's handling of the deal was that when his diamond finesse lost, he forced discards from Work, East, until he found out whether East's side strength, in addition to the ..mg of diamonds, to justify his spade bid, was the king of hearts or the king of clubs. Denison then w r as able to manage his play accordingly.

a a a THE contract bidding of this hand, according -to Work, | would be somewhat different from j its auction bidding. South, with four suits stopped and a count of 16 (4 for the ace of spades, 2 for the queen of hearts, 3 for the queenjack of diamonds, 6 for the acequeen of clubs, and 1 for the two tens) would be tempted to bid two no trumps. Asa matter ox fact, it would not be a serious overbid, as a count of just one more C,7), would fully justify the declaration. However, it would not matter whether South bid one or two no trumps; North would jump the one no trump to two, or the two no trumps to three. If thr former case —that of North jumping to two— South, having bid with much more than a minimum, would jump to three. East would have to bid at least three spades to insert his lead director, and it is very doubtful if any player, under the same circumstances in a contract game, would do so. The spade bid by East not being made, the play in contract would be quite different from the auction hand. West's initial lead would be a club up to South's double ten-ace, so that Declarer, without any difficulty. would make a minimum of two spades, one heart, four diamonds and two clubs. Doubtless he would be able to make another trick, but that would be the trick immaterial.

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