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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1941-05-01, Page 7Pledge for War Savings TSA • SERIAL STORY MURDER BY NORMAN KAHL CAST OF CHARACTERS MARTIN SAYLER — a lawyer 'ta (bit too many enemies. DALE APPLEBY — Sayler's stepson. R11ODA WATERS — Appleby's tfeancee. HAZEL LEIGHTON — Sayler's sweetheart. WINSLOW MARDELL — a gam- bler. GEORGE BARBOUR — Sayler's Bawl partner. LIEUTENANT O'LEARY—police liravestigator. * * LAST WEEK: Hazel Leighton explains how she found the body, is surprised when O'Leary tells Bier of the $5000 check made out te>, her. She explains that Sayler wanted out of the engagement, made this offer. Investigation in- dicates that the murderer is in- side the house. INCOGNITO COPYRIGHT, 1949, Klsa SERVICE. INC. did. have you checked the serv- ants?" "Yeah, They were all in the kitchen. - all except the chant - fear, He was otit !u the room above the garage. He's the only one who was loose long enough to have tak- en a pot shot at Sayler." O'Leary look e d up quickly. "Where is he now?" "Still in his room. A couple- of boys have their eyes ma the ga- rage. I thought you might Watt • to see him." "Okay, bring him in, Sergeant. b'e'll bare a little talk with him." * * * • It took Carroll five miliutes to return with a medium-sized man, with swarthy skin and dark, wiry hair.. The}'e was a thin scar that ran alorlg3 his neck and his eyes were deep and la..ollow. O'Leary had been staring va- cantly into blackness through the French windows near the desk. He turned and took in the man with a swift glance.. "Are you Mr. 'Say- ler's chauffeur?" The mail clenched his fist. "Yes, sir." "Did you know Mr. Sayler is dead?" "Yes, sir. The cops—the officers told me." "What's your name?" CHAPTER 1' Hazel Leighton looked incred- ulously, first at Sergeant Carroll and then at Lieutenant O'Leary, "But that's impossible." she said. g1How could anyone in this house have committed the murder? We were all in the drawing room.. No ane left until I got up and fount] •the body." O'Leary sighed the deep sigh (tif a police officer who has a job en his hands. "Sure, it's impos- arible. All clever murders are im- possible. That's what the murder taunts us to think. That's why they're clever — until they're caught" Hazel glared at the lieutenant • disdainfully. And then suddenly her eyes grew larger and her eyebrows :arched ominously. "Do you mean that we're — that I^m a suspect?" "Everyone's a suspect until we flnd the right party," said O'Leary. "That's ridiculous," Hazel snap - red. She got to her feet. "All of us had plenty of reason to want to see Martin oat of the way and some of us would probably have murdered him if it had occurred to us or if we had been given the chance. But we weren't." She said haughtily, "I'll leave you blood- - bounds until you've figured out the answer on your little ouija board." The two officers watcher her as she walked out of the study. Then Carroll shook his head sadly and sauntered over to the desk and dropped heavily into the chair Hazel had just left. "You'd thick she done it," he said. She Was insulted O'Leary smiled weakly. "Maybe she did. She's been Sayler's girl friend and he wanted to call it quits—wanted to buy her off. She was insulted—SO she says." Carroll scratched his head and squinted. "'Yeah, but Chief, she .couldn't have done it. She didn't have time. She left the, other room and a couple of seconds later they heard her scream. She •didn't have any gun. And the angle of omehefro bul- let is all wrong . over here somewhere and not from that door." "That's the trouble withthis case, Sergeant -- nobody could have done it . , . only someone Stops Home Fires Earning .h.11estos-clad British fire f ght- e1' pictured. here and., hundreds like him hold Nazi destruction down by snuffing incendiary be,mbs as soon ae they're spotted, „Riggs:, "Is that your real name?" The man hesitated a moment. "No, sir. That's what Mr. Sayler tailed me. My name's Carlos Gomez." "Riggs will do .. • we'll call yon that." "Where Were You Tonight?" Carroll made a quick entry on a loose envelope in his pocket. O'- Leary -Leary walked along the south edge of the room and perched. finally on the arm of a broad sofa that stood before the fireplace, Riggs looked about him, and. for, a. moment his • eyes ,remained pinked. to the large blotch in the sand -colored rug. . "Where w e r e you tonight, Riggs?" O'Leary asked. "Right here on the grounds .. . 111 my room." "Were you in the (louse at all?" "Yes, sir—for dinner." "When did you leave?" "As soon as I finished . quarter after 8, I guess. sure, though." "And you went age?" "Yes. sir." "And you stayed "Yes. sir. I did." "Did. you hear noises at all . . . prowling around?" "No, sir." "What were you room?" Many Enemies? "Reading a magazin.e." - Carroll kept has gaze steadily on the chauffeur, who stood rigidly at attention. O'Leary shifted his cigar from his hand to a corner of his mouth. "How long, have you worked here, Riggs?" he asked. The man calculated for a moment and then said, 'Six years , , . little more.' ' "Did you drive Mr. Sayler every- where Ile went?" "Almost everywhere. Ile couldn't drive a ear himself, but he some- times took a taxi." "Tell nte. Riggs. clic] your boss leave marry enemies?" Riggs glared at the floor. "1 sup- pose 5o ... everyone has." "I mean more than nsttal." "I don't keow*, sir." The chauf- feur avoided the lieutenant's eyes. "That wasn't my business." Sergeant t'arroll blurted, "Lis- ten, buddy, all hackmen know about their posses" affairs. You better , . "Never mind] 5ergeant," O'Leary interrupted. Riggs, one more thing dill ynu ever drive miss Leigh- ton?" ",vur0," the chauffeur s a i d. "1Vhene:ver she was with Mr. Say- Ier." • "]Wee she ---you know—kind of sweet; 011 your does?" Riggs froze again], "I don't know, O'Leary got up. "All right, Riggs. That'•s enough. Go back to the gar- age. You'd better not leave the. grounds, though. We inay not be. finished with you." - "Yes, sir." .R,iggs looked quickly at O'Leary and Carroll and then turned anti walked hurriedly from the room into the library. "That's Our Mane Carroll w.ntrinec] lnilrtunlil tic Was Mt of the r'ooila. Then'11c3 wheeled swiftly on O'Leary, "That's our man, ("hlef," he said.. "What makes You think so?" "Who else could It be? He was the only oiie who was loose 1e'itg enough. Nobody was with; 'hien front 8.15 until we. came. Anyway, he looks like the kind of guy who Might pull a job like this." O'Leary shook his head. "May- be. Maybe you're right. Only I'd hate to try to get a eonvietiotl ori :tile evidence We've got now. Re- member, the shot was fired from this window . only the window was never opened. Not front the outside, at least" Carroll looked ereStfallen."Yeah, that's right." O'Leary sauntered over 'near tb.cx door. In the drawing room across the hallway he could see Mardell gesturing to Hazel Leighton. Rho- da, Waters was sitting nearby. Dale Appleby and George Barbour' were probably there, too. The lieutenant walked briskly hack to the window and motioned Carroll to come over, For a few minutes the two men spoke' softly. When O'Leary entered the draw- ing room, the :'onversfttion stopped abruptly. The officer stood poised in the doorway a moment. His trained eyes swept the five per- sons in the room. "One of these people," he thought, "may be a Mur- derer." But he said, "I may have to both er you folks a little, but this is kind of a mess, you know." Baa'bour's florid features were still spotted with etimson. "Do you know who did it?" he . asked. "Not yet," O'Leary admitted. "There are Iots of things we haven't fitted into the picture yet." Rhoda puckered her lips and caught Dale Appleby's glance. It was as if a signal bad passed be- tween then. In the ivory gown, Rhoda looked a good deal like a small child, O'Leary thought. Men- tally, he complimented Dale on hie good taste. "I'm going to ask some ques- tions," the officer said. "Some of them may seen] kind of personal, but that can't be helped. There are a lot of things we've got to know about if we're going to get to the bottom of this thing. Frank- Iy, we don't know very much yet, but—" O'Leary didn't finish. From somewhere in the den. a shot rang out that made ,tlie whole house quiver. (To Be Continued) right to .. about Women's Prizes Much Increased At the Canadian •National Exhibition This Year--Seee- lei Prize of $10 For High Ex- . hibitor In .Home -Baking and Sewing,. Junior and Senior Copies of the 1941 Women's Prize list of the Canadian. Na- tional Exhibition are now avail- able to all interested women and girls in the Dotirinion, Between its attractive covers they will find dozens of special competitions to be entered, hundreds of classes in crafts, handicrafts, home -baking. All prizes offered have been greatly increased this year, with a special prize of $10.00 for high exhibitor in both Horne -baking and Sewing in Junior and Senior Suctions, In a special letter, Mrs. H. M. Aitken, Director of Women's Ac- tivities at the C.N.E., calls the attention of prospective prize- winners to several of the out- standing events to he featured in 1941: "Junior Section—Public Speak- ing Competition --Children's Day; Doll Dressing Competition—Chil- dren's Day. (All dolls in this competition will be sent to the Nur=sery Centres of • the bonibed: cities of Britain). Senior Section—Don't miss the $50.00 Apple Pie. Canada wants to use up her surplus agricultural products; what better way is there than in increased consumption of Apple Pie with Canadian cheese? The R.C.A.F. will be our guests for Apple Pie 'and Coffee. Memo to Organizations: You're always Bunting up new ways to raise money. Why don't you find your best pie -maker, have her en- ter this competition. Remember! there are ten prizes in this class! Notice the attractive prizes in Bread and Roils. Church or Club Tea Towels— and 'aren't they a problem? Why not make six original towels and enter them in Class 75. To Rug Maker's—have you an original rug design? Enter it in - classes 139 or 140. And for our War Victims -- every Organization is filling Boxes for Britain. Why not enter some of your best efforts in this class?" I'an not the gar - there?" auything—any like someone doing in your • FLOWER MEDALLION GLOVES FOR SPRING tij • ,1 if f * /�� di /Ali III j. (1::11::::44:4-644+�4:� �4�� � 4f ' `�� 441s P8i* .0 it44f ty •' 4- to ,°01,14,1 jirotr -v .e I Table Talk Request Recipes Firstly, I have had requests for two recipes not given with last week's menu — One the whole "Wheat lv1uffins" and the other the "Date Loaf." These requests reminded me that a few others have accumulated—so it gives me great pleasure to repeat the fele lowing; Whole Wheat Muffins 14 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup sour milk 1 scant teaspoon soda 2 cups whole wheat flour Cream butter and sugar. o Beat oughly, acid well beaten egg. together until creamy—then add sour milk into which has been stirred the soda. Lastly add gra- dcrally the whole wheat flour. For variations—Add a dash of nutmeg—or 14 cup chopped dates —added last. Others prefer no seasoning or fruit but 14 cup chop- ped nuts (also added last)—Oc- casionally just for a little extra by 'adding all three. Date Loaf 1 cup chopped dates N cup boiling water la, teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 2 tablespoons melted butter 21z cup granulated sugar 1 cup white 'flour with l/z cup whole wheat flour or 114 cups white flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/z teaspoon salt N. cup walnuts, broken. Place chopped dates in a bowl and acid -boiling water and baking soda; cool to Iukewarm. Add' sugar, -beaten egg and melted but- ter—beat vigorously. Sift flour, measure, add and `*a ��al�pRs,� (441 Design No. 917 .A. new version of crochet gloves you can make yourself t with thater 1 medallions forming the cuff. Pattern No. 917 contains needed, illustration of stitches and complete instructions for making sizes small, medium and large.15 To order pattern: Write, or. send 4aboye 7pictureWest, witAdehal 5 cen tsl it coin or stamps to Carol Armes, Room ronto: A Few Flowers Liven Up Room Here Are Some Simple Ways of Doing • Flower Arrange,. ments That Will Brighten] Your Home A. few flowers iu a simple vase do wonder's Cor a rooI11. They can ad.ei the spot of color. the light tonne]], the centre of attraction -11011 which the room, no natter how well arranged., main lack. LEAVES ON '.1' l' 1.11'~ For brightening 119 living ''ams, this is 1a grand spring arrangement for a piano or t ible. It is ililile with one dozen tulips. You will want al:other holder for this and a vase abou 10 inches high. Do not take the leaves off the tit- lilisa They are 11sec1 as foliage Gild give• a. color contrast. )3e sure to clo your arraeging before MI put your flowers In the vase. Nine of the tulips should be cut 1.o vary gracefully in height ftboye the vase, and the ae ..fining three a.t differeet heights inside, Open the petals of the lower flow- ers. That is a professional touch. to cover the holder, add color and give an aftiat•i0 effect. An additional hint about Mlles— to keep them fresh overnight, wrap thein in wet, newspaper, put then] back hi water. and then place then] in a tool room. Prophecy When the wind lifts the scent of sun -warmed earth Front the fields where furrows lie straight and deep; When it whisper's of love to bud- ded trees .And wakens brown seeds their months of sleep: When it tires of sea mist it .gath- ered from waves And playfully shakes the silver drops down, Or changing again, reclaims them once more To -.fashion a cloud or n mountain crown, Then, if ever, will every ratan sing For winter. Inas vanished and it be- cottles Spring. (by ATM Williams) from Infant Deaths Show Decrease Rate Per Thousand Births in Dominion Down to 46 Com- pared With 53 By SADIE B. CHAMBERS powder and then sift three tinges. If using part whole wheat flow-- Sift baking powder and salt with white flour and add whole. vides. flour last. Lastly, add walnuts and heat well, Pour into well greased loaf pan or 2 baking powder tins: (1 lb. size). Bake in moderate over;' 5A degrees for 45 •minutes or steam for 1 hour and 15 Minutes. 'f'urn out on wire rack and cool „,:.yfere cutting. Pineapple Layer Cake cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 well beaten eggs 2 cups flour i4 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powds'i 1/. cup pineapple syrup 3 stiffly beaten egg whiten Cream butter and sugar to- gether until light. Then add ogg yolks. Mix and sift flour, salt and baking powder. Add altern- ately with pineapple syrup (flour).. Fold in egg whites. Bake in layer eake pans in mod- erate oven 20 to 25 minutes. Put pineapple icing between and on top of cake. Pineapple Icing 2 egg whites 2 cups sifted powdered sugar F.A. cup well -drained crushed pineapple Beat egg whites to stiff froth. Add the powdered sugar and crushed pineapple. Beat well and add the additional powdered sugar until mixture holds its shape. Miss Chambers welcomes pers.,.nul letters front Interested readers. She is pleased to receive sugi:escions on Topics for her column, and Is even ready to listen to your "`pet peeves." Requests for recipes or special menus are in order. Address hers, 11'3tt west rs to "A lelai lss e iStreet, Chem. To- ronto." send stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish a reply Infant mortality in Canada show- ed a marked decline during the third quarter of 1940, compared with the rate during the comes. pending period in 1939, the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics report- ed in a preliminary quarterly re- view of vital statistics. The -rate was 46 per 1,000 live birth's, compared with arate ot 53 in the tilled quarter ot the prev- ious year. Deaths of infants under one year numbered 2,883 compar- ed with 3,128. MORE MATERNAL DEATHS Stillbirths amounted to 1,613, or 2.5 per cent of all births, as against 1,528 and a rate of 2.5 per cent. The live birth rate advanced to 22.0 per 1,000 population during . the period from the 20.8 level of the third quarter of 1939. Live births numbered 63,242, compared with 59,252 and deaths totalled 25,155 with a rate of 8.7 per 1,000 population compared with 24,161 and a rate of 8.5. There were 218 maternal deaths as compared with 213 and the rate was 3.4 as against 3.6 per 1,0011 live births. During the period there were 44,- 606 marriages, giving a rate of 15.5 as against 32,987 and a rate of 11.6 in the third quarter of 1939. Many Are, The Services of Salt Throw salt on the soot that has just faller] on the carpet, and it will prevent it from making stains as you sweep it up. 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