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kidnap i
itioder Cae
by S. S. Van Dine
First Instalment • Van? It may prove more fascinatin'
than it sounds."
District Attorney Markhamlooked Despite my accumulated work,
sharply at his old friend Philo Vance. was glad of the invitation. •
"Bo you like kidnappings?" The Sergeant led us into a stufry
"No passionately," the g ,detective dratvin room, seated himself at a
answerer, hissface darkening, "Beast- small Jacobean. desk and drew out
ly crimes, lcidnappmns. About as lotiY his little black leather-bound note-
as a criminal can sial::' His eye- book. "C:hief", he said to Markham.,
brows went up. "Why?" t
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There's. been a_ kidnapping dui_ "I think maybe you'd better get the
ing the bight. I learned about it half whole story direct from Mrs. Keret-
an hour ago, I'm on my way--"
• "Who and where?" Vance's face
had now become sombre too.
"'Caspar Kenting, Heath and a
ing, the wife of the gentleman who
was kidnapped."
I now noticed three other persons
in the room. At the front -window
couple of his men ar� at the Keat-
ing
a solid, slightly corpulent man
ing house in 86th street now. They're
waiting :tor me/'
"Dasper Denting . , ." Vance re-
peated the name several times, as
if trying to recall some former'asso-
ciation with it.
"Is it number 86 West 86th Street,
perhaps?"
Markham nodded. "That's 'right.
Easy to remember:"
"Yes—quite. I seem to remember cursorily, with a careless wave of
it when you mentioned.Kenting'e
the hand, as Kenyon Venting' ire
name.. The domicile's en interestin' brother of , the missing man. Then
old landmark: I've never seen it, how- site lawyer turned stiffly to the other
ever. Had a fascinatin' reputation side of the room, and said in a suave,
once. Still called the Purple Rouse." businesslike voice:
"Purple house?," Markham looked
"But I particularly wish to pre -
of successful professional. mein. He
turned and came forward as we en-
tered and Markham bowed to him
cordially and greeted him by .the
name Fleel. He was the lawyer el
the Renting family.
At his siide was a somewhat ag-
gressive middle-aged man, rather
thin, with a serious and pinched ex-
pression. Pleel introduced him to us
sent you gentlemen to Mrs. Kasper
up. Kenting."
"My dear fellow! Are you en- We all turned to the bale, terri-
tirely ignorant of the history. of the fled woman seated at one end of a
city which you. adorn as District small clevenport, in the shadows of
Attorney? The Purple House was the west wall. She appeared at first
built by Karl Kenting back in 1880, glance to be in her early thirties;
and he had the .bricks and slabs of but I. soon realized that my guess
stone painted purple, in order to might be ten years out, one way or
distinguish his abode from all others the other.
in the neighborhood, and to flaunt it Sergeant Heath broke gruffly into
as a challenge to his numerous enc- the scene.
tiles. 'With a house that color,' he
"Don't you want to go up stairs,
used to say, 'they won't have any Chief, and see the room Vein where
trouble finding me. But What about the snatch was made? Snitkin's on
your Kasper Kenting?"duty up there.
"He 'disappeared some time last "I say, just a moment, Sergeant."
night," :Markham explained inlpa Vance sat clown on the sofa beside
ticntly. "From his bedroom. Open Mrs, Kenting. "I'd like to ask Mrs,
window, ladder, ransom note thumb Kenting a few questions he
tacked to.• the window -sill. No doubt turned to the. Woman. "Tell rile,
about it." when did you first learn of your
"Details familiar—eh, what? mus- husband's absence?"
ed Vance. "And I presume the ran- The woman took a deep breath.
sold note wasconcoted with words "Early this morning—about six
FOOT CORRECTION cut from a newspaper and pasted on o'clock; T should say. The sun had
by Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment a sheet 02 paper?" jest risen:
Phone 207
"Exactly! How did yon guess It?" ''And how did you happen to'be-
"Nothing- new or olivine' absut it i come aware of his absence?"
HAROLD JACKSON'
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IIighly conventional. Book- I wasn't sleeping well last night,"
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Parties desiring to effect insur-
islt, in fact. How did you learn about !the weenie responded; "1 was rest -
1t7,1 tress for some unknown reason, and
"Eldridge Fleel was awaiting at `the early morning sun coming
my critce when I arrived this morn-
;through, the shutters into any room
Mg. He's the lawyer for the Kent -'not only awakened me, but prevented
ing'family. Oise of the executor. for+1110 from going basic to sleep, Thensire old man's estate. Kasper Vent- I thought I heard a faint ,unfamiliar
ing's wife naturally notified him aL sound in my husband's room -you see
once et his house—called him before the occupy adjoining rooms of the
lie was up." i next floor— and it seemed to me I
"Level-headed chap, this Fleel?" !heard some one moving stealthily
"Oh yes. I've known the ratan for 'about. There was the unmistakable
years. Good lawyer. He was wealthy 'sown" of footsteps across the floor—
mid influential once, but was badly that Is, like some one walking around
hit by the depression. I got in tench in soft slippers.
with Sergeant Heath immediately,
and he went up to the house with
Flee]. I told them I'd be there as
soon as I could. I dropper , of here,
thinking—"
"By the way, do you know this
young Kasper Tenting?"
"Slightly," Vance answered ab-
stractly,. "I've run into the Johnnie
here and there, especially at old Kin-
kaid's Casino and at the race -tracks.
Kasper's a gambler and pretty :ttnne15
a neier.rlo -well. Always hard tip.
And trusted by no one. Can't ima-
gine why any one would want to
pay a ransomfor him ."
"Can't really blame the ehappie
for being such a blighter. Old Karl
"I got up, threw a dressing -gown
around me, and went to the door
which connects our two rooms. I
called to my husband, but there was
no response of any land—and 2
realized that everything had sud-
denly become quiet inthe room. By
this time I was panicky; so I pulled
open the door 'quickly and entered
the xoom. . , ."
"Just what kind of sound was it
that first caught your attention,
Mrs. Kenting?"
"I don't khdw exactly. It might
have been some one moving a chair,
or dropping something,"
"Could it have been a scuffle of
K. the author of his being, was a some kind—I mean, did it sound as
bit queer himself. Had more than if more than one person might have
enoughmoney, and left it all to the been making the noise?"
older son, Kenyon K., to dole out to "I don't think so. It was over too
'Caspar' as he saw fit. Imagine he quickly for that."
hasn't seen fit very often or very "When you entered the room
ance or transact other business will 'roach." were the lights on?"
be promptly attended to on applica- "That may be all very interesting" •"Yes," the woman hastened to an -
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CANADIAN' NATIONAL RAILWAYS
TIME TABLE.
Trains will . arrive at and depart
from Clinton as follows.:
Toronto and Goderich Division
Going East, depart 6.43 a.m
Going East, depart 3.03 p.m
Going West, depart - . L . 12.04 p.m
Going West, depart 11.10 pan
London and Clinton Division
Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.m
Going South, leave 3.10 p.m
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Markham grumbled; "but I've got to swer animatedly. That was the.
get to 86th Street. This may prove curious thing about it. Not only was
a crucial case and. I can't afford to
ignore it." He looked somewhat ap-
pealingly at Vance.
Vance rose likewise and- crushed
out his cigarette.
"Oh. by all means," Vance drawl-
ed. "I'll be delightedto toddle along.
Though I' can't even vaguely imagine
why kidnappers should select Kasper
Kenting. The Kentings are no long-
er a reputedly wealthy family. By the
•
by, do you know how much ransom
•
was demanded?"
"Fifty thousand. ; But you'll see
the note when we get there, Noth-
ing's been touched. .Heath knows I heard him enter, his bedroom and
I'm coming." • ,turn on the lights. Then I heard
"Fifty thousand . , . " Vance him telephoning to some one in an
poured himself a pony of his Na- I angry voice. Right after that I fel!
polecat cognae. "That's most inter- asleep again."
eatin'. Not, an untidy sum—eh,
what?"
He turned to me.
"And do you care to come alopg
the chandelier burning brightly, but
the light beside the bed also. They
were a ghastly yeifow in the day-
light.
"Aird another strange thing was
that the bed had not been slept ing'
bane's eyebrows• rose slightly.
"Do `you know what time Mr, Ken
ting came to his bedroom last night?"
The woman hesitated a moment
and flashed a glance at Kenyon Ken -
ting.
"Oh, 'yes," she said hurriedly. "I
heard hint corns in. It must have
been soon after three this morning.
"You say he was out last night.
Do you know where or with whom?"
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Harry Nixon has been a member of the legislature
for Brant continuously since 1919, but forming is his
occupation and he works at it.
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. barn, it is said he has reached many important decisions
while milking; a job he truly enjoys.
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On April 30, )943, an enthusiastic Liberal Convention
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long administrative experience and level-headedness
will ensure Progress and Unity in Government for Ontario.
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