Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 November 1939 — Page 19

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= A . © By TOM HORNER i CAST OF CHABACTERS ARNOLD BENTHORNE-Five persons * wished him dead. " HELEN BENTHORNE — His charming ‘young wife. ; WILLIAM ALSTON — Benthorne’s fa- ~ ther-in-law and business associate. JOEY DI TORIO — Night club owner and gangster. _.ARA JOHNSON—The mystery girl "JOHN DOUGLAS—A young mining engineer, in love with Ara. 2 CAPTAIN DAWSON—A detective whe likes: to listen. YESTERDAY — Dawson searches the house for the gun that killed Benthorne, . but fails to find it. When he goes to . awaken Alston, who had been sleeping soundly; the old man is gone. Later Alston comes out of the passageway to the ‘street, hands Dawson a smudged, half-smoked cigaret. =

CHAPTER TWELVE _, - . DAWSON GLANCED FOR an iri-

stant at the paper in his hand, then|

closed his fingers over it. He studied the faces around him. John Douglas ‘and Ara, hurrying from the dining room, wondering what is. impetuous outburst... might > Helen Benthorne, beside her ther; her eyes clouded with anxjety; Krone, in blank amazement,

‘and beside him, Joey di Torio, his|

face a mask, but his eyes darting from one to snother. : « “Give me your cigarets,” Dawson commanded. Douglas fished in his pockets, produced a pack. Ara’s purse, on her arr, yielded hers. “Youll -'find mine all over the house,” .Mrs, . Benthorne volunteered. ; “I've only a few left, but you're

welcome to them,” di Torio said,}

extending his silver case.

““Thanks,” Dawson growled. “Now|

all of you get into the living room, Tl call you—" Alston took a step toward the door, then crumpled to the floor. © “Daddy! Daddy!” Helen Benthorne moaned, as’ she dropped to her knees beside him. . Alston's eyes flickered open. “I'll ‘be all right—my heart — excite-" ment—" * “Carry Mr. Alston upstairs—you Krone—and you, Douglas. You too, Joey. Keep ‘em all up there, Krone.” : 8 = DAWSON STUDIED the four cigarets on the desk before him, comBred each one carefully with the bit of paper.in his hand. So he had Been right, after all. This would ¢inch the case, alibi or no alibi. So ntent was he that he did not nece Ara standing in the doorway. % “Cdptain—" ‘she began hestitatingly. He looked up. “What ‘do you want? I'll see you later; I'm busy now— “It’s about last night—John and I talked it over—we think you should know—" “ “Think I should know what?” Dawson answered shortly.

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“ “That T was here, early last night —before 9 o'clock. I came to see Mr. Benthorne—" | + “So you've decided to let me in on ‘your secrets now—" Sarcasm tinged the detective’s question, but the girl let it pass, apparently unnoticed. % .“Lots of people were here to see Benthorne last night. . . . I'm busy. . . . Your new fairytale will keep, won't it? He turned: back to the

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+ THE CLOCK ABOVE the fireplace ticked off the minutes. When Dawson paused, after a time, to fill and

light his pipe, the girl was still|

standing. there. John Douglas was beside her, his arms protectively around her shoulders. : “I thought I told Krone—" . “You did.” Douglas said. “He's right here on the stairs. ‘He can

see Mr. Alston’s door; Mrs. Benthorne is with her father, and di Torio is on the steps with Mr. Krone. He can see us here in the) toorway, t00.” : | “Where's Nick Smith?” Dawson | suddenly remembered the taxi driv-| er had been missing during the excitement. i He's out in front, talking to the Officer on duty there,” Krone called ‘down from the stairs. get away.” = “So you -two have cooked up a real story,” Dawson returned to the couple before him. “All right, come in and let's have it.” He pulled open the drawer, pushed the cigarets, the packs and Tony's case into it. “Closé the door and sit down.” The girl made no move to obey, but walked slowly across the room, until she stood at the edge of the desk. Douglas “pushed the door closed, stood: behind her. “You came to see Benthorne,” Dawson went on. “Why?” : “I came to kill him!” The girl's expression did not .change, her voice ‘was almost a monotone. “If ever a man deserved to die, it was Arnold ‘Benthorne. : “He knew I was coming; he told me to come in the side entrance, the passageway from the sfreet. At first he had refused to see me, but

when I gave him my name. he}

wanted to see me, “I came fully prepared to kill him. I had an automatic revolver in my . I know how to use one—" “You realize, 6f course,” Dawson interrupted, “that anything you tell you may be used against you.” “I“know that, Captain Dawson,” the girl replied, “but I did not kill Benthorne. - You'll understand. after you hear all-my story. . RK 2 J 2 : “MR. BENTHORNE MET me at the outer doorway about 8:45, brought: me- directly to his study. We talked for some time. At first he was obstinate, mean, nasty. He refused’ to believe anything I said.

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begged for mercy, offered me money, offered me almost anything. The more: he begged, the more he ded, the more I hated him. Oh,

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