Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 171, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1932 — Page 11

NOV. 26, 1932_

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BK.IS HEBE TODAY . AMOS PEABODY elderly cousin of LINDA AVERILL, falls to hi* death from the second floor balcony of the Averllls’ Lon* Islsnd home. Linda reaches him Just before he dies, in time to hear him *ap. He pushed me— Linda, reslizin* her cousin had tried io sell her he was murdered, rushed upstairs to the balcony. Someone step* behind her trie* to strangle her and she Xalift in a mint. . *£?. h , u * b F a - T <p. sees her fail and hcr There are four gueits In the house and they all appear; The * ?.tV If STATLANDEk, business rfKSOCIate of Tom's; CAPTAIN DE VOS. fiandsome Belgian; MARVIN PRATT atuTrlniA&tfi..?* Linda's, and LIAN RHAUOMNLSBE/, Irlh writer. Each of tnem has quarreled with Cousin Amos. O'L PARSONS takes charge It is Assumed Cousin Amos’ death was acddental and that Linds fainted from ihock. When she is finally able to tell Tom what happened, she persuades him that they must keep the four quests with them until they discover whb is the murderer. There is no evidence on which to arrest any one, but Tom and Linoa both feel that one of the four Is guilty. Suspicion points to Pratt because he was first to reach Linda after she fainted. add to Nhaughnesaey because Tom met him on the urounds a few moments Inter. TIM HANAHAN of the local police force arrives. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER FIFTEEN ( Continued) “Yes. Tim's entirely too much efte of the family—even if It's only by adoption—to suspect us of anything as ungentcel as murder.” “But something has happened!" “Yes—'something' ’’ “Well, come on, Tom. We won’t find out this way." ■* “Be careful what you say, Binks. Let him do the talking." She flashed him a glance of; mingled scorn and agreement and together they went down the short ! hall, down the graceful winding fitairs and into the central living room, still redolent of flowers and open to every passing whisper of air that might stir on that hot July day. J Here, hat in hand, obviously embarrassed, perspiring apologetically in his official uniform, stood honest Tim Hanahan, dreading as much ns they the approaching interview in which he must assume the position of authority. They hardly had greeted him ■when there was a furious spurt of gravel from the roadway and the doctor's little roadster swung dangerously around the curving drive and came to a violent stop before their open door. From the roadster, as though catapulted by the arrested momentum of the car, shot the doctor himself, as red faced as Tim land far more agitated. “What’s this—what's all this nonsense?” he burst out before he was fairly In the door.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN DR. PARSONS was angry. “It's that, old fool Boyle trying to make trouble!" he exclaimed. “What does he mean by such idiotic behavior? Not your fault, Tim, of course—” “Let’s all sit down.” said Linda abruptly. This mystery seemed more than she could bear. The doctor and Tom both looked toward her anxiously, but she ignored the (Searching glances and spoke briskly and cheerfully to Tim. “What’s the matter. Tim? And What about Dr. Boyle?” Gratefully officer Hanahan addressed himself to her. “He himsilf phoned, ma'am,” he aaid, “not twenty minutes ago. Down off Orient Point he’s been, with some friends on a fishing trip. They went yesterday morning and were to come back the Monday. “Happened he bethought himsell to tilliphone his house, and Mrs. Boyle told him Dr. Parsons here w'as calling him up to report an accident. So Chin he tilliphones the station himsilf and I tell him—about the poor old felly failin’ off , the little balcony-like. At oncet he fliest into a latherin' rage—” “Half-shot, as usual, I suppose,” Interjected Dr. Parsons. From Tim’s sheepish glance and

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quickly repressed grin they knew that the little doctor had hit the mark. “Ah. well, sir—'tls a holiday he's on—well, this timper—" “Yes, we know Boyle's timper—er temper. But that's no excuse for holding us all up like this,” fumed the irate doctor. “Hold us all?” Tom caught at the words. “That’s it, sir. ’Tls—'tis against the law you know to move the body—" Forced to voice the truth and so place the blame. Tim scratched his head and glanced sidewise at the fuming doctor. He was thinking perhaps of the many times that irascible, kindly little man had lectured him for the various sins of growing boyhood. The tables now were turned indeed. “Yes—yes, of course. I authorized that. Perfect poppycock to say I couldn't! Does Boyle suppose that I’m going to leave a corpse out there for hours in the hot sun—” “Easy, easy!” said Tom anxiously, but Parsons was beyond caring for the layman's shocked reaction to the ordinary difficulties of his profession. “While he swigs whisky off in the Sound somew'here and hangs a line overboard pretending to jig for blueflsh? Too bad be hasn’t fallen overboard long ago, except it'd be a raw deal for the fish to be poisoned that way.” ,

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‘Bulldog’ Barnes TODAY'S mail brings a letter from our public (one reader) in Cass county, which is concerned largely with the protest vote rolled up against the handpicked ticket ol James I. Barnes, in the election a few weeks ago. To those acquainted with central Indiana political history, Barnes for years has been known as the Republican “boss” of Cass and the surrounding counties. He achieved this position of political eminence through being the sopkesman for Senator James E. Watson, and his peculiar good fortune in obtaining government contracts for construction of postoffice buildings. Barnes, incidentally, has one pet hate. He literally sees red whenever the name of Frederick Landis, Logansport editor, is mentioned. The Cass county “boss” has fought Landis since the time years ago that the editor was a congressman. u n In 1928 Jim was one of the floor leaders in the successful fight to keep Landis from the Governor nomination. In 1930, two years before the recent Governor campaign, Barnes announced a candidate for the nomination merely to prevent Landis from obtaining delegate pledges. This spring Jim boasted that he gladly would spend $50,000 to keep Fred from being nominated. Because of Barnes, the Cass county delegation was split in the G. O. P. convention, but he didn’t care, for, like the bulldog, to which he often is compared, Jim held on in his fight. Asa result of his tactics, Barnes has alienated the support of the younger element of the party in his county and they merely are awaiting an opportunity to get rid of him.

npiM reverted with what could hardly be called tact to the moot point of the discussion. “So the body having been moved Irregardless,” he continued judicially, “and the county medical examiner—which is Dr. Boyle—having been superseded in his duties, he himself—Dr. Boyle, ma’am—says he refuses to accept certificates of the same as coming from wan not authorized by himself and orders me up here to detain all persons in the house until such time as he himsilf may return for further examination.” Having delivered himself of what he evidently considered a masterpiece of official clarity, Tim again mopped his brow and waited for questions. They came. “Detain us?” • “When will he come?” “And what does that grafting, whisky-swilling old coot—” The doctor’s question had gathered too much emotional momentum to achieve a graceful finish before Tim spoke again, answering Linda. Some time late this afternoon, ma’am. He was just back on land after a mornin's fishin' and hungry for lunch and so were the men with him. “Mad he was—swearin’ mad—and would not hurry a step, he said, and the lot of ye could wait his pleasure. He’ll be havin’ his meal and collectin’ his belonging, sir ” This to Tom who he appeared to think would to some degree sympathize

The best example of Barnes’ unpopularity is in the fact that his own selection for sheriff was defeated by 5,000 votes this year, while the candidate for prosecutor, who comes from the insurgent ranks, lost by less than 3,000 votes. It is the consensus, according to my informant, that the Republican city ticket in Logansport will be defeated in the fall if Barnes is believed linked with it in any way. But, adhering to his rule or ruin policy, Barnes, like George V. Coffin. won’t give up until he is kicked bodily from the party. Which would be a very interesting, instructive and enjoyable sight, they tell me.

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IN “Men Against Death,” Paul de Kruif voices the perfectly human complaint that he doesn’t want to die. He strolls along the windy shore of Lake Michigan, enjoying life so deeply that every breath he draws and every glance from his eyes bring him ecstasy—it can be like that, by the way, along Lake Michigan—and he begins to wonder what promise medical science may have for him in his quest for a longer life. “Men Against Death” is the book in which he studies medicine’s uphill battle to ameliorate the inexorable donward trend of the life line as statisticians have plotted it. He finds a good deal of encouragement. He tells how devoted and heroic doctors triumphed in their war on pernicious anemia, on diabetes, on syphillis. He recounts the brave and unassuming way in which officers of the United States public health service went to fight spotted fever and parrot fever —and, some of them, lost their lives doing it. He recalls the discoveries that have been made about the healing power of the sun itself. It isn’t all sweetness and light. That curve in the life line still dips downward. But some fine brains and stout hearts are in the battle line, and the drama of their achievements is inspiring and encouraging. Mr. de Kruif has written an absorbing book, in which the human values of the long fight gets their full dues. Published by Harcourt, Brace & Cos., his book sells for $3.50.

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with the politician's interrupted holiday. “He and his friends will come back as they went in the automobile of wan of them. "Tis a four-hour ride aisy. the roads being crowded-like on account of the holiday, and if they’ll not be startin’ till after lunch time —which isn't yet—’twill be 8 or 7 o'clock before they reach town." “And these people must wait all that time!" Dr. Parsons exploded. “It's orders, sir,” Tifi was not enjoying himself. “And that's just what Dr. Boyle himself was afther sayirfg. How many have ye visiting here, Mrs. Averill, may I ask?” u n TOM spoke slowly. He had not failed to observe the quickly veiled sparkle in Linda's eyes and her flush of excitement. “Four men, Tim, to stay over the week-end. They’re all getting

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ready to go, of course. I was to take them to the station for the 12 o'clock train. Will Dr. Boyle want to see them, too?” “He said iviry one in the house. Mr. Averill. Sure, ’tis just a formality, but I wouldn't dare let them go after his saying he must see iviry one here. He'll be afther askin’ a few questions and that will be all.” “You'd better tell them right away, Tom,” said Linda quietly. It was all she could do to keep the exultation from her voice. This was an “assist” she had not expected. Until evening, anyhow —and perhaps that afternoon— Tom started upstairs, then stopped as another thought struck him. “Must they all stay on the place, Tim? Is it—that official? There doesn’t seem any reason that they shoved have to be cooped up here.

“After all, It's a formality, as you say, and If they golf or swim or go in the boat during the afternoon there should be no trouble. I’ll give you my word they’ll all be back at 6.” “Os course not, of course not,” began Dr. Parsons angrily. "This isn’t arrest, my boy. Even Boyle wouldn't expect to confine you all to the house all day. In fact, of all meddling, interfering, officious—offleiousness—!” Conscious that he was repeating himself, he sputtered off Into silence. Tim, accustomed to regarding the doctor's authority with a respect amounting to veneration, was glad enough to yield the point. “Oh, no, sir—it's as Dr. Parsons says. Nothin’ but to ask a few questions, inspect the. scene of tne accident and close the matter. “So long as those who were in the

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Snug in her cabin, unafraid, Pat watched the raging elements. Several days the staunch craft pitched and tossed doggedly trying to hold her course. Then almost without warning the storm ceased, but already* they should have reached Bombay.

house this mornin’ when it happened are here for Dr. Boyle to talk to when he comes, ’twill be all right.” “And you said he wouldn’t be back till after 6?” "He said he would not hurry himself in the least for any—for anybody.” finished Tim weakly. The others, knowing the subdued, yet fierce, hatred of the old-time political gang and its henchmen for the opposing element of the summer colony, recognized the caution which deleted the medical examiner's exact and lurid wording. ft 9 a AS Tom started upstairs his mother, looking as cool and poised as though she were on a delightful visit, came in the long casement window which gave on the front lawn.

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Tim, far more constrained with this aristocratic member of the older order than with the democratic younger generation, hastened to mumble his apologies and farewells and disappeared with a promise to return when Dr. Boyle was imminent. Kathleen Averill greeted the doctor with some surprise. “Dr. Parsons—did you have to come back? Linda seems quite all right again.” The doctor, too. seemed decidedly less peppery under her detached. somewhat amused survey. “Little misunderstanding," he grumbled. "Tim called me up at home, but I couldn't believe what he said and came ovpj: here to hear it foi myself. (?o I3e Continued!

—By Edgar Rice Burroughs

Relieved by the welcome calm, officers and men were enjoying the tropical night. Pat’s father had just left 1 er when suddenly a terrific explosion rent the aiA One horrid moment the ship shivered from stem m stern.

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