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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-08-29, Page 6E SIX p/494,4,4marto, SYNOPSIS WINGSAM ADVANCE -TITS IVORCG Co PP ILiOM_ VD PE' l3arbara Keith, wife of a prominent 'Philadelphia business pian, is mord Bred as she waits alone in a side room to testify in the divorce case of Row- land vs, Rowland . • She was to Have testified for the husband, a friend, who was defendant in the ac- tion , Detective Tommy Rankin is. assigned to the case from police head- quarters . His preliminary investi- gation disclosed that both Mr. and Mrs. Rowland had gatheredevidence against the other of infedelity .. The will of Mrs. Rowland's first husband .directed her lawyer brother, Mr. Wil- lard, to handle the estate until she remarried when the new husband was to come into control. Detective Ran- kin finds motives and the evidence of guilt for the murder of Mrs. Keith, leading to the doors of virtually all of - the principles involved. These principals are, the two Rowlands, Mr. Willard, ',Mr. Keith, husband of the murdered woman, Hugh Campbell, paramour of Mrs. Rowland, and his underworld confederates , "NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY He could hardly credit bis ears. Ile had expected information from the girl, but never, in his wildest spec- ulations, such a startling, overwhelm- ing revelation. "To clear up this whole business for you, Mr. Rankin," slie related, "I had better begin at the beginning. What they said about hiring me and planting the impression Allen and I had an affair is probably correct; they'd have no reason to lie about that. Up to the day we chose for the final discovery, everything went ac- cording to plan. It was arranged to catch us together, Thursday, Febru- ary second; you know, as secretary, I had every Thursday off and usually spent it with Allen to increase sus- picion. He was to write a note, mak- ing an appointment to meet me that nght at eight o'clock in town. Mrs. Rowland would supposedly discover it, turn it over to her brother and Dorkin, and the three of them would watch our meeting. Then, to produce proofs of our relations, Allen and I were to drive to the Roadside Hotel, thirty mules out along the Lancaster Pike, and there be trapped in a bed room together." Wisely, Miss Edmond made no ef- fort to deny the charge, "Where did you learn that?" "From Harvey Willard, of course . and Mrs. Rowland," Rankin re- turned provocatively. "They informed nae of, your entire part in the collus- ion — how, as secretary, you agreed to pretend an affair with the husband. And how you climaxed the 'intrigue' with the affair at the Inn." He smiled contemptuously. As he intended, anger burned in the girl's eyes, as much directed against her erstwhile confederates as against his insulting comments. "They told you that? But it was their plan;; I .had nothing to do with it and had no interest in it, until I innocently took the job as secretary." "Just the same, you've conspired to defraud justice and commit perjury under oath," the detective put in cold- ly. Jill Edmond's resentment, increas- ing with her alarm, loosened her ton- gue. • _.,.. • a "1 -won't be a fool for them!' She Blenched her fists. "They may have told you a lot, but they left out even a:acre. You haven't heard yet that they tried to double-cross Mr. Rowland. There was a woman he really loved —for whom he wasn't faking an af- fection; and they attempted to catch him with her—his real mistress." "His real mistress? What do you mean—he was unfaithful after all?" "Yes, he had a mistress; and here is more news to surprise you." Miss Edmond spoke triumphantly. "They didn't tell you her name, either, Mr. 'Rankin; it was Barbara Keith—Mrs. Mortimer Keith! 'It was with her, not nae, that he went to the Sunset Inn February first, to spend the night!" "Mrs. Keith!" Rankin ejaculated. "Good heavens, how can that be pos- sible?" 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At eight -thirty I parked near the corner, careful not to be observed; I watched Mrs. Rowland, Mr. Willard and that detective come at twenty to nine and hide nearby. Fifteen minutes later, Mrs. Keith walked up, and at exactly nine o'clock Allen picked her up." "Since I could not signal 'Allen, I followed both cars to wait for a later chance. All the way to the Inn, I trailed behind Mrs, Rowland while she trailed him. At the Inn, I drove ahead and parked on the other side. Batt while Mr. Willard's crowd delay- ed until Allen and Mrs. Keith were well-settled in their quarters, I acted. I could tell' from the new light on the second floor, the location of their room. Without stopping to ask at the desk, I entered and went directly up - Mrs. Keith!" Rankin ejaculated, "Good heavens, how can that be pos sible?" The detective's face screwed into a baffled uncomprehending frown. "This was set for Thursday, the second? But according to Mr. Willard and the testimony," he objected, "the climax really was acted the day be- fore, Wednesday, February first. And it took place at the Sunset Inn, in- stead." Jill Edmond smiled vindictively. "Yes ,that's so; that is where the doublecrossing comes in. The whole program was advanced one day by Mrs. Rowland's treachery in. trying to drag Mrs. Keith into the scandal. She failed only because I was too much for her. At the hearing after- ward, she couldn't prove anything against Mrs. Keith, so she, Mr. Wil- lard and Allen had to stick to the story they originally planned and change only the necessary minor de- tails, such as the date and the scene. After all, so far as Dorkin was con- cerned, he witnessed on Wednesday substantially what we intended him to see on Thursday; and that was the, evidence he offered." Still Rankin wore a puzzled look. "I'm afraid I don't follow at all, Miss Edmond. How can that be if Mrs. stairs as if I was an expected visitor. When I knocked at the door, there was dead silence untli I announced my name; then Allen opened it cau- tiously for me and let me in." "Mrs. Keith was panic-stricken," the secretary proceeded dramatically, "half fainting and trembling in terror; she cried out about being ruined by the scandal. Allen had enough pres- ence of mind to realize that he had to save the reputation of the woman he loved. He sent both of us into the bathroom to exchange clothes. Luckily, we were about the same size. Then I gave Mrs. Keith the key to my machine and Allen ordered her to drive back to the city immediately. "Even so, she had barely a moment to spare. As she stepped into the hall, Mrs. Rowland, her brother and Dor- kin were already climbing the stairs. To escape them, she had to slip into an open bathroom several doors down the corridor. Then she waited until everyone rushed into our room—be- fore she sneaked out and ran down to my car, She probably just missed meeting Mr. Keith on the way." The girl flicked away her cigarette ash and shrugged her shoulders care - Keith went with Rowland to the Inn? lessly, "It's simple when you know the "The rest of the story must be conversation I overheard Wednesday fairly clear from the records of 'the afternoon, February first," the girl re- hearing," she concluded. "Allen and tanned. "1 carne downstairs in the I tvere well compromised by the in- Rowland borne about three o'clock terruption; we acted dismayed and and heard Mrs. Rowland on the phone guilty, precisely as it had all been in the living room. She spoke to Mr. Willard, breathlessly and yet so plain- ly I couldn't help understanding; there was something joyful, almost . un- holy about her excitement, Curious, I slipped into the conservatory where I could listen still better. First, she said, "My suspicions were right, after all, Harvey; I have proof at last Al- len is seeing that woman tonight! You refusal to believe it when I: insisted all this time she was his mistress, but now you'll have to admit it." She then answered a question. "Never: mind how I found out; I'll tell you that when you arrive. Just be ]sere with Dorkin—at nine o'clock at the cortiero f Jackson and Elder streets,' Then she added, 'He has the audacity to .'meet her practically itt front of my home! Now we won't have to wait for the faked meeting tomorrow night to prove he is faithless; tonight well: catch him red-handed with his real mistress and have honest grounds for. divorce. And with that she hung up the receiver." She paused, breatbless at the ve- ed . vehemently. "You also failed to inform nae," Rankin pointed out severely,' "that on the afternoon of athe murder, IYIr, Keith visited the .lawyer's offices. He. arrived about when you did, two -thir- ty -rive. You couldn't help seeing and recognizing lihn in the main office, yet you concealed that fact frons me." "Mr. Keith there?" Jill Edmond's attempt at surprise held a false note, "I swear I clidn'.t know, Mr. Rankin; I neither saw hire come in or leave, At the sudden inspiration that oc- curred to him at that instant, Ran- kn shook his head savagely. "Perhaps I can suggest a better rea- son why you wanted to protect him; you found it profitable to tell him the truth." The secretary's eyes widened with terror. "That is called blackmail, Miss Ed- mond," he went on, a much graver offense than obstructing justice. You threatened to make public Mrs. Keith's infidelity unless it was made worth your while not to." "No, no, that isn't what happened at all!" Jill Edmond's, alarmed cry interrupted. "I had done him a ser- vice he would appreciate; at the cost of my character, I had saved his wife's honor and his from public disgrace. Surely it wasn't too much for me to expect some . reward." "And in that way, profit at both ends for the same thing," Rankin de- clared curtly, "I went to see hint as soon as I got Allen to admit who he was. And he was perfectly willing to let .ane have the money." Abruptly the detective rose, his mouth grim and. ominous. "Miss Edmond," he warned her, "this is your only chance; hold your tongue and be prepared to testify to his knowledge when called to do so." "Yes, yes, Mr. Rankin," Jill Edmond promised only too fervently. "And thank you; you can depend on me not to breathe a word to anyone." Rankin's faith in Barbara Keith was destined to receive an even more sev- ere strain that eery night when he reached the Central Detective Bureau. (Continued Next Week) planned for the next day. Though I almost spoiled it by laughing at. Mrs. Rowland's rage and mortification and Mr. Willard's amazement. Dur- ing the confusion, they searched the room, closets and bathroom for Mrs. Keith. 'Yet they had to carry out the: scene, not daring to demand where she was or question the substitution, That would have given away their knowledge and admitted the collusion. After a moment of deliberation, Rankin said: "I suppose that . covers all the ground, Mise Edmond, except for my original question. D you think Mr. Keith went to the Inn because he sus- pected his wife would be there with Rowland?" Again he sensed i r that uic g n her q k wariness,, "I'd say it was something like that?'• "That's very important," Rankin re- fit -tried gracely. "You had no reason to shield Mortimer Keith in this bus- iness had your" The girl looked startled."C'lf Course not, Mr. Raikin," she answer - w,n nf:"u„0,"u n, un n,,, uu,""u„e,"n,IeCO1"g1""N9n NEWN) of the 1ST ICT Hurt as Car Overturned While driving her car to her son - in -Law's threshing, Mrs. Newman, of the 12th concession of Culross, turn- ed her car over twice in the middle of the road, damaging the machine practically beyond repair. She had her wrist broken and a passenger she was driving to the threshing received njuries to his neck.—Teeswater News. Ontario, will open the Goderich fall fair on September 16. Coming in the midst of the federal 'election campaign the board of directors `i.s arranging to have speakers of all parties discuss, public issues briefly from a platform in front of the grandstand, Robbery in Kincardine The second robbery in 'Kincardine during the past week was made re- cently when thieves broke into Flynn's poolroom and stole a quan- tity of tobacco. Police believe the job was . done by two youths, who have been responsible for a number of such petty robberies in this district the past few months. , Falls 25 Feet But Only Slightly Injured While at work on the peak of the roof of his barn, Edmund Logie of concession 4, Brant Township, fell to the floor and escaped serious injury although receiving severe bruises and a shaking up. He was engaged in put- ting ropes through pulleys at the top of the barn when one of the poles an which he was standing slipped and he plunged headlong to the barn floor, aver 25 feet. While •he was alone at the time he remembers nothing of the fall and how he managed to get into the house immediately after. A Fish Story A fish story that might well find a place in Ripley's "Believe It or Not" column, had its origin above the darn on a sunny afternoon the first of the week, and depicts Frank Donoahue, a local disciple of Isaac Walton, strug- gling with a big black bass that ev- entually breaks his line off near the pole and gets away with all the tackle Frank has, including the worm. Pon- dering over his loss, the local returns home, but recalling the story of Bruce and the Spider, he decides to try again. So getting some more tackle and: another worm, he goes back and it isn't long before he feels the old familiar tug and, profiting by his ex- perience, uses more precaution and successfully lands the very baby that had baffled his best efforts in the past. All the old hardware was still there, and, as if he needed further identifi- cation, it exhibited a line that he long knew, but the worm was missing.— Walkerton Herald -Times. She Came Back "Tommy" Leppington is a ways is kind - 1 good man and a g d to any animal which he keeps about his place. This was proved last week when a young heifer, not yet two years old, which he had sold to a man in Hallett and delivered in the even- ing, marched home the next morning bright and early before the family had had breakfast. "I've heard of the cat coming back," remarked Mr. Lepping- ton "but I would not have believed that a young beast like that would walk five miles just to get back to its old home,' -,—Clinton. News -Record, Celebrates 81st Birthday Auburn—On Sunday, Mrs. Donald quietly celebrated her 81st birthday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs, William Anderson, of the boundary. Mrs. Patterson is enjoying remarkab- ly good health for her age. Eliza Lawrence, daughter of the late Henry Lawrence and Jane. Scott was born August 25, 1854,,,and came to Canada with her parents from England in 1853, when she was four years of age. Mrs. Patterson is fond of music, and quite often plays at the Women's Institute on grandmothers' day, and the Patterson family are known far and wide in this district for their mus- ical talent. There were 11 children, Mrs. William Anderson, Auburn; Lawrence, Sibbald, Alta.; Donald, Grand Prairie, Alta.; Roy, county en- gineer, Goderich, and Mrs. Shackle- ton, Toronto. Five has passed on. There are 35 grandchildren and sev- en great-grandchildren, Fires Start While Threshing. Fire completely demolished the barns of Herb Belett and Clarence Ludwig, brothers-in-law, situated about three miles apart on the third line of Wallace, with a heavy loss of grain and stock. Both fanners were on the last day of threshing when sparks from the driving machines are believed to have caused the fires. Jas. Ivel, Minto Township farmer, who re- sides about two miles south of Harris - ton on Highway No. 9, had has barn Apples in Clusters In the orchard of Mrs. Fritaley, Elizabeth Street, Goderich, red astra- chan apples are growing in bunches/ much ht the manner of grapes, A sample plucked showed.eleven in one cluster, some only the size of mar - hies, others folly developed and rip- ened. Thursday, August 29th, 1935: ro lenge . . Campaign 20% Off Regular Prices SMALL DOWN PAYMENT. 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE PAYMENT Also Range Wiring financed under above plan. New Low Prices on all reliable snakes of Electric Ranges. CALL AT YOUR HYDRO SHOP FOR FULL INFORMATION. a tilities ission ,r A'b. 1' 1 4rapt ' a Riau e.t';v" Lt?s ? €ia' . .�} 4:t?.1f ,W ...,rayl', < i r ;t kip kA : f4 a it,. •' i. „,,,,ic,t'.r. completely threshing. sparks from the threshing engine. In- side of fifteen minutes the barn and contents were in flames.—Palmerston Observer. destroyed by fire while The fire started from Huron Homes Robbed An unidentified man in a motor car with disc wheels drove down the Blue Water Highway of Goderich Town- ship and stopped at all the farm hous- es: If anyone was home, he inquired the way to Exeter, and at other plac- es, he ransacked the houses, turned the drawers out and took anythng and everything of value. The homes of Gordon Harwood and Mrs. Margaret McDonald were entered and money taken. At the home of Charles Bell. on the 3rd concession, money and a diamond ring were taken; at the home of the Emmerson 13rothers, on the 7th concession, a large sum of mon- ey, gold rings, and a broach much prized as a keepsake, were taken. Later the sante evening, the 30 -ton straw stack on the farm of John Blair was s,et afire by some person or per- sons unknown, the blaze greatly en- dangering other buildings on the farm. The same evening a car answ- ering the description drove to the: yard of two farm houses on the 4th concession, but made a hasty retreat when the men of the farm appeared. At two farms on the Bayfield road, the supposed thief :inquired if any one lived there, if so what time they were accustomed to doing their even- ing chores. c Y Round trip between any two points in Canada at regular one-way first class fare and •a quarter. 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