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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-03-05, Page 2dc: — l ilii '. Fv1J1:t;� 1' VS14.4 PJ iy 0.11l• yLIJX,1d lhe flue Geranium by DDOLAN BIKIKIL Y One morning, Janet -Coo er, swiin- 'ming teacher at a resort hot.31 in. 'California, finds the murdered body •of Mrs. Nina:Arkwu.ight in one of the .swimming pool'sdressin 10 01118. At the time, there are five hotel guests at the pool — Kay Feldman, Nina's niece, who will inherit her money; Adele Kramer, who's In ` love with Nina's husband; Bobbie Oraine, rich but unattractive girl who's. anxious to marry; Jack Seyfert, the young man whom she hopes to ensnare but. who has been attentive to Nina; and .Joel Markham, young chemist, who .recently was heard saying that Nina'. 'fl"he ClintonNews-Record with which is Incorporated THE NRW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41.50 pea year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S.'or ,other foreign countries. 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Jnet, fearing that Joel will be accused of the murder, is afraid to tell anyone of it. Then Mr. Jepperson, assistant- manager of the hotel, comes to the pool witha tele- gram for Nina and sends the janitor, old Mac, in search of her. Mac, find- ing, her, comes • out of the dressing - room building with such a rush that he bumps into Jepperson, knocking the telegram from his hand. it's for- gotten as Jepperson sends Mac after the ,police and tells, every one they cannot leave until the police arrive. CHAPTER III Janet had noticed that- Bobbie had been working herself into a state of tears. Now' Bobbie ;cried, "Oh, Jack!" and flung herself against hint. He put his arm about her resignedly. Adele had been listening to Jep- person, and Kay with sharp attention. When Kay turned:; abruptly- from Jep- person, she caught Ad'ele's+look smiled unpleasantly. "Rodman Arkwright is free now, Adele. De you realize that? Perhaps all the effort you've put out isn't in vain, after all!" "You little skunk," Adele said dis- tinctly. Kay went on smiling. "Weboth had a stake in Nina's belongings, didn't we? 1' get her money an you have a chance at her man." I wouldh't have Rodman if he crawled to me." Kay laughed. "I was just fooling. Rodman's' already got somebody ease. It's some stenographer he met in New York, I think he was about ready to "John Seyfert." "Business," "1 own a small interest: in an oil an PY com I'm director a in it." "Acquaintance with the dead wo- man?" "I've known here off and` on for several years." "Spent this morning where?" "I got up about six and went horse- back riding, got back to the hotel about eight, had breakfast and took a nap in my room until close to ten, I came, down here at about the same time Adele did., ten -fifteen, though I didn't see'her. ' .In .fact, I didn't -see any one." Corcoran timed to Bobbie. "Name?" "Robbie—I mean, Barbara Create." "Business?" Bobbie looked flustered. "I'm a debutante. -My father is in the whale - pale meat business in San Francisco." "What's your relationship, to this dead' woman?" "None. I barely knew her, She and Mr. Seyfert seemed to be good friends, and I know Mr. Seyfert, so I was acquainted with her too." Janet thought, Poor Bobbie, you were in agony when Nina ooked'at ,Jack. Bobbie continued. "You'll want to• know where I was. Well, I wasn't down here until almost ten -thirty. Before that, I was in the hotel beauty shop. They'll tell you." Corcoran flipped over a page o- bis notebook, glanced at Kay. "Name please?" "Kay Feldman," she said coolly, then went on before • the detective could' prompt her. "Mrs. Arkwright We both had a stake in Nina's belon,,�'ings—I get her money and you, have a chance at her man." buy Nina elf so he could marry tivis girl." Adele struck a snatch for a cigar- ette. "I'm not interested in Rodman or any of his affairs." Kay shrugged • rd walked away. When the poli arrived, escorted by a voluble Mac, there seemed to he ineredible number of them. There were men with satchels, a man with a camera an a tripod, a bewhisk eyed little doctor, and a tall, red -bead - man of about forty-five -who pro- ceedecll to take charge of things. He introduced himself to Jepperson as' Captain Loring, .of the Santa'Mon ica substation of the Los Angeles Police Department. Ile sent the, men with satchels and, the camera into the dressing -room building., and then put a uniformed man on guard at the gate to the pool. "Corcoran! He addressed a plain - HE McKILLOP MUTUAL clothes man. "Get the names , of all Fire Insurance Company Head Office. Seaforth, Ont. 'Officers: President A. W. MeEwing, 'Blyth; Vice -President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and :Sec. Treas., M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Wm. Knox, Londesboro; Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Dublin; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Thos. Moylan, Seaforth; W. It. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEw- ing, Riyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, Walton. List of Agents: J. Watt, Blyth; J. E. Peper, Bruce- fiela, 11..R. No. 1; R. F. McKercher. 'Dublin, R.R. No. 1; J. F. Preuter, Brodhagen. . • ! Any money to be paid mita' be Pala I to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bands of a ,Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutts Grocery, Goderich. err Pasties desiring to effect bre- anee or transact other businese will be promptly attended to on applies, - akin to any of the above offieele dli- ad- eireeeed to their respective poet P gees. ;Losses inspected by the director these people, their occupations, their relation to or acquaintance with the dead woman, . where they've been all morning." The detective beckoned to the group as Captain Loring took an unwilling Mr. Jepperson into the .building. He produced a notebook, poised a pencil overit, l-1ie look fastened, upon Adele, "Name.?" he barked•. Adele . ." Her face had grown terribly' white in the last few mo- ments." Adele Arkwright," Gasps rose from the rest of them. This was news! She'd been Adele Cramer, Miss Kramer, to 'every one t the hotel. "Business?". asked Corcoran, who seemed' to mien the general astonish- ment. "I have independent means" "Relative or acquaintance with the dead wdomen?". L "I-4 was the first wife of her hus- band." "So?" Oorcaran raised hist brows. "And were have youspent this mor- ning?" "I got up: about eight and had breakfast. Then I went back to my room and wrote some fetters. I came down' hex* at a quarter past ten." Cardran wrote- all this down; then switched his attention to Jack. • "Name?" • CANADIAN NATIONAL [RAILWAYS TIME TABLE i'relae will arrive at and depart from Clinton. as follows: Raffats sad Gedeirich Div. Going East, depart 6.43 a.m. Going Zest, depart 3.00 p.m. Gots: e , ettitrt , 11.45. a.m. .SPIRE !'at, deR}t 4.50 $.m. Nut iyi a lei's 3.0a pen. was my aunt. I lived with her and didn't work. I inherit her money. I'm telling you now so, that you. won't think you're surprisingme with it later. This morning, I slept until almost nine, Then I came down and had breakfast on the terrace. 'That waiter iwth the awful handlebar mus- tache can tell yea. that I did. George, I think he's called. I came down to the pool about twenty past ten." Corcoran', pencil raced to keep up with the smooth flow of words. Then, he took a deep breath, and.! looked' at Joel. "Name and all that?" "Joel Ma:idla'm." "Business? And how well did you know this Mrs. Arkwright?" "She was my employer." There was a undertone of careful reserve in Joel's voice, "She owned the con- trolling interest in a film laboratory which I operate in Hollywood." "Were your business relations good?" "Fairly good," Joel answered. "We didn't agree on everything. I don't think two people in business • ever do." Kay- swung rounds. -seemed about to speak. Janet realized then, that Kay knew of the tension between Nina and Joel -that she had probably even heard the details, of the brutal alternatives Which Nina had offerer!! him. Die,or be ruined, Joel. Corooran's sharp: eyes caught Kay's movement. Their looks met. Then,. Kay ehrugged and turned away. But Janet knew that Cor000ran wasn't the type of man' to forget. He'd go back, .to Kay eventually and harp on this point. He looked again at Joel I'd like to know how you, spent the morning," "I got up about six thirty, had breakfast in my rom, then drove into Santa Monica on budiness. E was back by ten o'clock." "Can we check on that Santa Mon- yca angle?" Joel's eyes fenced with those of the detective; he seemed purposely delaying. For the first time, a hint of ,suspicion lodged itself in Janet's mind. .Joel was too much on the de- fensive. "I'm afraid you vann`t check on it— no " t -no" Corcoran's ;pencil made a rustling scratch in the silence that follosied. After a moment, he asked,''When did you get here to the pool?" "Just before tee -thirty — say about ten twenty-five." "See anybody outside then?" "No." ' "Anybody in the men's dressing quarters?" "I could hear some one whistling-••+ ,Mr. Seyfert, L' "suppose:" The questioning was interrupted at `Thin' Blood Ridiculous,` Claims Noted Physician Of, all the ridiculous beliefs, the idea that the blood is thin and needs thickening is one of the most laugh- able, according to Dr. N. Lovell, M. D., of Los Angeles. True enough, you may feel cold. You may be weak. You may have poor vitality. You may function in- adequately. . If you do, the ever - whelming probabilities are that it is not because your blood is "thin" or needs thickening. The chances are that if there is something wrong with the blood, it is infected, or toxic, or Iaden with the intestinal debris of too fancy a diet. The cold -resistant qualities of yourJrody are dependent upon' a s& ries of factors—for instance, the amount of padding of fat you have, how much oxidation' you really do, the quality o4 your food, the extent of the elimination, your functional habits, and so on. We know that food will give heat, but, in order for it to heat the body, we know we must have oxygen. How much oxygen can you get when your chest is stooped, when you have indulged in no greater sport or exercise than walking from your bed to the bathroom or from your front porch to the garage door? How few there really are who have not eaten enough. Genuine hunger, in spite of radical ,propa- ganda, is seldom found. Malnutri- tion—yes, in overwhelming quan- tities. But we find malnutrition in the homes of the high and the low. It is this which makes thin blood, if we accept any such arbitrary def- inition. Thorough chemical analy- sis reveals no such thing as thin blood, Crime, Insanity Causes Similar, Doctor Claims Domestic difficulties, syphilis and excessive use of alcohol are com- mon causes of crime . and insanity, according to Dr. J. G, Wilson, who resigned recently as director of hos- pitals and mental hygiene. A paper on "Interlocking of Crim- inal and Mental Disease Problems," prepared by Dr. Wilson, was read at the annual meeting of the Kentucky Psychiatric association, at the Unit- ed States Public Health at hos- pital in Lexington, Ky. Both cause and treatment of crime and insanity are similar, Dr. Wilson declared in the paper. Once it was the ball•. and chain or soli- tary confinement for criminals and violently insane persons, he wrote, and the treatment and care still is similar in that there must be order and discipline in institutions for the rehabilitation of criminals and also for hospitals for the insane. Like- wise occupations must be found for prison inmates and occupational therapy for the insane, and there should be education, recreation, health measures and religious teachings in both types of institu- tions. Bald Eagle Bald eagle was chosen a's nation- al ational emblem of United States because geographically its habitat extends over the whole of . North America, and its untamed strength and cour- age is considered symbolic of our freedom. This eagle became U. S. symbol with adoption of Great Seal in 1782 and with early examples of American coinage. The Great Seal was adopted after suggestions of Benjamin Franklin, Will Barton, Sir John Prestwick and others. It shows bald eagle with wings out- spread; on its breast q shield of 18 alternate red and white stripes, joined by a band or chief of blue representing congress. Some of earliest ,coins of this country show eagle, including' the 1795 gold eagle, the 1794 silver dollar and early minor coins, Benjamin West, Artist American art found its first great figure in Benjamin West, master painter and teacher of the first school of truly American artists. He was born at what was then Springfield (now the campus of Swarthmore college) October 10, 1738, and died in London, March 11, 1820, He early showed great talent and received first instruction in art from William Williams, an English artist living in Philadelphia. West first painted portraits in Philadel- phia and later in New York. In 1760 he went to Italy to continue his art studies and in 1763 went to Lon- don. Although he never returned to American shores, West kept in close contact with America in subjects .of his paintings and in his pupils-- Charles upils—Charles ;Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, etc. Even 018 Bees Failed Here's a story which should win the first prize at an Ananias club contest. It was told by A. Shinkle, Jtow of Arcadia, Calif., who lived many years in Dawson. He started a ranch, intending to stay Outside, but termites got into the house, bugs in the plants, disease killed Ms chickens, the cow became sick, the horse died, crops failed, fruits frosted but he still had his bees. then the old Queen. Bee fellinlove with a Horsefly, they married and _retched a big flock of queer bees which made honey tasting like sorseradish. Shinkle has decided to .tuit,farming and go toiaiag in the Yukon again. that point by , the emergence of Mr. Jepperson aid Captain Loring from the women's dressing quarters. Jep- pesson's eyes swept the ground, as theug looking for something. "Have any of you seen that tel- egrain I brought for Mrs, Ark - Wright?" he asked, "L remember dropping it out; here." No one answered. Jepperson turned Loring. "Cap> Lain; get Mac away from that corpse for a minute,' Perhaps he picked' it up,"; Mac was brought ,out, but insisted that he hadn't seen it. Jepperson er P A looked suspiciously at the others. "Now, let's have it!" he said, with an attempt at sternness, "The telegram!" Again, , nobody. answered. Janet recalled Jepperson's drop-, ping it under Mao's onslaught—re- called how the yellow envelope had fluttered to' the ground beside a small bush next to•the building. It wasn't there now: In. the confusion following the discovery of Nina's body, some! one had taken it. (TO. BE CONTINUED) (The characters in this serial are w• . i..a l aousi RS., MAR. 5, 1942 The Civilian's Opportunity To Help Win the War Buy All The VICTORY BONDS You Can solonmannow This space .donated to the SECOND VICTORY LOAN by DOMINJON TEXTILE COMPANY MONTREAL JF LIMITED TORONTO WINNIPEG' VANCOUvER LOOK AFTER YOUR TIRES NOW! YOU CAN'T REPLACE THEM Japs have shut off Canada's rubber supply. Present rubber stocks in Canada must be reserved for war uses. Add miles to your present tires by constant care ... and S1OW driving. "You will stop driving your car when your present tires wear out," say rubber company .officials, therefore the more care you give your tires now the longer you can enjoy motoring." When asked what kind of care should be given to tires Ma G. F. Turner, Service Manager of Goddyear, gave us' the following facts. We print them now for our reader's guidance. DRIVE AT SLOWER SPEEDS You'tires will run with less sl'p- page . . . you'll use brakes with decreased pressure . . . , your tires will run cool—AND LAST LONGER, DON'T RIDE ON SOFT TIRES The inside cords are soon weaken- ed and pulled lewd. This condi- tion can quickly damage a tire cause a blowout accident. Over -inflation is equally hard on tires. The picture below shows the disastrous effetes of 'underinflat- ion. Notice how cords are loos- ened. This condition unless• at- tended to by a competent tire re- pairman will quickly spread, and soon result in complete failure of the tire, ROTATE YOUR TIRES The diagram 'ahsiwe how to do it. Change wheels without dismoun- ting tires. IMPORTANT—If your front tires are of rib design and your back tires traction .design switch front wheels with each other and rotate rear wheels and spare in circular fashion. This gives all tires an even amount of wear, DON'T DRIVE ON WHEELS OUT OF LINE A wheel Y.1" out of alignment dregs the tire sideways 87 feet in every mile . . . grinds tiff the - tread, causes uneven wear, Illus- tration below shows what a the looks like when used on a wheel which is out of line, e "woo. y." If yon have a tire like ti,is get your "wheels trued up" by a sire dealer. DON'T NEGLECT CUTS AND BRUISES A small cut collects abrasive dirt and tire destroying dampness caus- ing ply separations and eventual complete tire failure, GET TREAD -WORN TIRES RECAPPED A tire with a good, sound body tan have a new tread put on. . Thus should not be attempted on tires with serious breaks- in them. As soon as your tire treads show sign of wear get them "re -capped." DON'T JAM ON THE BRACES Sudden stops cause time to drag on the road. Don't rush up to in- tersections, ,or to car ahead, then jam en the brakes. Th', sats like a grindstone on tires and rubs the tread off just as efcctively as though held a- gainst an abrasive wheel. DON'T LEAVE BLOWOUT PATCHES IN TIRES A blowout patch throws the out of balance. It is for temporary use until tire is vulcanized. Left in, it quickly ruins tire beyond re- pair. .If you have blowout patches in any tires now have a dealer take them 'out and; promise:1y re- pair the break they were oover- ing. r A number of these .suggestions can be carried out, by the moworist himself. Others. must be done by a competent tire dealer, BUT all of them must be heeded, to ,get the utmost service from' tires.