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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-12-12, Page 2THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1Q35 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE •”r 11 I Mq 11 K I The Divorce Court Murder” A marine on the for instance, who burglar in Fort iknew FUen Trent BY MILTON PROPPER f hat':tew Groceries III! friend, action, is as- police 3 lbs. Icing Sugar, 25c. 3 lbs. Choice Figs, 25c. 4 lbs. Choice Dates, 25c. 3 lbs. Cooking Rice....... 14c. 3 lbs. Broken Sodas ....... 25c. L 2 lbs. Peanut Butter...............25c. 1 lb. Shelled Almonds .............. 45c. 2 lbs. Seedless Sultanas............... 23c. 1 lb. Lexia Seeded Raisins............... 15c. Smith’s Laundry Soap ................. 9 for 25c. 2 lbs. Lexia Large Raisins wth Seeds ..... 23c. 1 lb. Boxes Christmas Chocolates...27 qnd 29c. Candies, Nuts, Oranges, Homemade Christmas Cake COATES’ GROCERY — THE — B3EH8SESSS iDERLi jWEflT PRpT mmmnM Till SYNOPSIS; Babrara Keith, wife of a prominent Philadelphia business man, is murdered as she waits alone in a side room to testify in the divorce case of Rowland vs. Rowland. She was to have testi­ fied for the husband, a who was defendant in the Detective Tommy Rankin, signed to the case from headquarters. His ^preliminary in­ vestigation disclosed that both Mr. and Mrs. Rowland had gathered evidence against the othei- of in­ fidelity; The will of Mrs, Row­ land’s first husband directed her lawyer brother, Mr. Willard, to handle the estate until she remar­ ried when the new husband was to come into control. Detective Rankin finds motives and the evi­ dence of guilt for the murder of Mrs. Keith, leading to the doors of virtually all of the principals involved. 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A dreadful ■business that.” He paused and made commiserating sounds. “Only I do not think it was Wednesday evening, May twenty-fourth, that she con­ sulted me last; it was several days later.” He went with Rankin into his pri­ vate office. “Yes, I am right.” He pointed a finger at a scrawled al­ most illegible notation. “Here it is, two days later, at eight-thirty p.m., ion Friday, May twenty-sixth.” “Of course, doctor, that fits in perfectly after all,” declared Rankin “She couldn’t have visited you Wed- nesday. She was accompanied, was ' she not, Dr. Brantman?" ; At the physician’s reply, his face ' lighted with a half smile, of confi- ' dence. After that more eagerly and • rapidly he began to put his questions’ . insistently pressing upon Dr. Brant- ' man his startling inspiration. i Finally, the doctor could no longer . contain his uneasiness. “I don’t doubt, Mr. Rankin, that what you i suggest is possible,” he admitted. ; My nurse, Miss Vickers, wasn’t here ' to watch and I had no other patients : and my drug shelves are quite open. ; If I happened to be occupied at this , desk, I might not notice what went 1 on behind the screen. Only it’s so ; difficult to believe.” “Not if you (knew the person we ' are dealing with as well as I do,” ; Rankin returned. “But wouldn’t Mrs. Keith be cur- ' ious about the theft? She’d question i it, Oi’ stop Him, or inform me of it.” I■ “She was in no position to prevent ' anything,” Rankin explained. “She : didn’t dare interfere . . . You had ; ■better look, doctor, to find oxtt whe- tlier I’m mistaken. But just point out |’ the drug; wo must be careful not to ; destroy any clues Or prints.” “I hope to God you are wrong,” ' Dr. Brantmap murmured fervently. ; More pallid than usual, he step- . ped behind the screen, tive located the bottle. “I fear that you are all, Mr. Rankin,” he gravely. “The amounts at all; I should have seven ounces1; left. Even if my judgment is only ' roughly correct, at least four ounces j are missing.”Delighted by the substantiation1 of his theory, Rankin lifted the vial' with extreme caution. >’ “And that means there should be fingerprints,” he commented, “If this hasn’t been disturbed since. . .' . . He probably brought along small container instead this.” Fifteen minutes later, evidence upon which he Dr. Brantman as a witness, the de­ tective left the house on Pine Street. On the warrant in his pocket he had filled inn, the criminal’s name. His eyes glistened with excitement as he summoned a taxi. Experienced tho’ he was in the pursuit of wrongdoers, he would have been less than human not to be stirred by this momentous occasion. He gave the cabman directions as he climbed in. “And on the way,” he directed, “if yiou notice a cop, stop so I can pick him up.” The taximan obeyed. Near 44th St. two uniformed men stood ion th' corner, conversing, and the tax drew up to them. Rankin beckon ed them in; and by the time lie had identified himself and explained what he expected of them, they reached their destination. It was an exclusive, somewhat elegant red-brick apartment house, U-shaped, each of its three wings having a separate entrance, The de­ tective, dismissed the cab and select­ ed the” entrance into the left wing, in the vestibule of which he paused at the letter boxes. He indicated one. “That’s the ■one we want, boys—three-C, third floor,” he declared. “Now remember your orders—-to stay out of sight while I enter.” He drew out a whistle, borrowed from f>ne of the officers, “Don’t interfere unless ,1 blow this," he continued. “I expect I can manage him by myself; but he’ll be depfirate, so stand by, ready in case he is troublesome.” With that, he pressed the button beneath the name of the man he sought; and in a moment, a buzzing sotriid released the catch on the in­ ner door, The three men trooped The detec­ right after llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll in, over a red-tiled floor, and, disre­ garding the elevators, ascende'd the stairs on the right. On the third floor, the softly-lighted corridor stretched in both directions, lined with regular-spaced, numbered doors 30 so cliose to the stairhead that, to prevent observation, the . policemen retreated down .several steps toward a midway landing. Then Rankin advanced to the apartment door and boldly seized the brass knocker. The man who came to the door was an easily recognizable, albeit ol­ der edition, of the marine’s .portrait in Washington. The passage of time had served only to improve his ap­ pearance; broad and tall, six years had filled out the gangling frame Ellen Trent once described, into an enviably perfect physique. His dark hail' had been bleached and was now blond and curly, but his handsome broad features r For an instant he was so startled' by Rankin’s appearance that he dropped his guard. His mask off, an ugly light of fury flashed across his face; and his lips drew into a snarl. Both were swiftly gone, however, be­ fore the detective could be certain of them. Rankin began facetiously. “Mr. Seymour King, I believe,” he greet- ed-him. “I’m lucky to find you in; and I must apologize flor my intru­ sion at this late hour.” The other frowned, then forced a smile that develiopd into a hollow laugh* “Mr. King?” he repeated. “Yes, of course, that’s how I rented the the apartment, so my wife wouldn’t find out about it ior trace me . . . But come in, Rankin. To what do I owe the hon'or of this visit?” Rankin stepped inside the door, careful, however, not to close it. “You use a good many names, lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllh'? dont yiou, Rowland?” His voice de­ veloped a steel edge. “Perhaps you would prefer to be called Fred Den­ nis or Steve Harmon.” ■Hiis quarry turned white, fear mingling with anger at this provoca­ tive onset, He retreated, his eyes glaring; it was all he could do to control the savageness that crept in­ to his voice. “What do you mean, Rankin?” he demanded furiously. “I never heard of them. I don’t know, what-you’re talking about and neither do you.” “Oh, you’understand me all right, the detective returned evenly. “You- ve been many places and tried youi- hand at many jobs, besides being a life-guard at Maim! and a movie ex­ tra at Hollywood. U. S. .S Wyoming, deserted, and a Wayne. And you there. I should have connected the sort of roving life yiou led before youfr marriage with your activities in Indianna.” Allen Rowland clenched his fists. “You must be crazy, Rankin!” he cried; his alamn betrayed the truth of the accusations. “You had better be careful; if you've come here to insult me, I advise you to get out!” Instinctively, the detective’s mus­ cles tensed as though, preparing for an attack, “I’d stay where I am if I were you,” he warned him ominously. He dug his hands into his pockets. “I have a warrant for youi' arrest for the murder of Barbara Keith, Allen Rowland alias Fred Dennis alias Steve Harmon. 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