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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-11-14, Page 2THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1033 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE 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 friend, action, is as- police headquarters. His preliminary in­ vestigation disclosed that both Mr. and Mrs. Rowland had gathered evidence against the other 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. These principals are, the two Rowlands, Mr. Willard, Mr. Keith, husband of the mur­ dered woman, Hugh Campbell and his underworld confederates. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Wisely, Miss Edmtond made no ef­ fort to deny the charge. “Where did you learn that?” “From Harvey Willard, of course . . . and Mrs. Rowland,” Rankin returned provocatively. “They in­ formed me of your entire part in the collusion—how, as secretary, you agreed to pretend an affair with the husband. And how you climax­ ed the ‘intrigue’ with the affair at the Inn.” He smiled contemptuous­ ly. 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 jiqb as secre­ tary.” “Just the same, you’ve conspired to defraud justice and commit per­ jury 'under oath,” the detective put in doIdly. Jill Edmond’s resentment, increas­ ing -with her alarm, loosened her tongue. “I won’t be a fool with them,” She clenched her fists. “They may have told you a lit, but t'hey left out even more. You haven’t heard yet that they tried to doublecross- Mr. Rowland. There was a woman he really loved—-for them he wasn’t faking an affection; and they at­ tempted to catch him- with her—his real mistress.” “His real mistress? What da you mean—he was unfaithful, after all?’ “Yes, he had a mistress; and here is more news to surprise you.” Miss Edmond sploke triumphantly. “They didn’t tell you her name, either, Mr. Bakin; is was Barbara Keith—Mrs. Mortimer Keith! ‘It was with her, not me, 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?" He -could hardly credit his ears. He had expected information from the girl, but never, speculations, such a whelming revlatilon, “To clear up this in his wildest startling, over- I whole business for you, Mr. Rankin,” she related. “I had better begin at the begin­ ning. What they said about hiring me and planting the impression Allen and I had an affair is probab­ ly dorrect; they’d have no reason to lie about that. Up to the day we chose, for the final discovery, everything went according to plan. It was arranged to catch us togeth­ er, Thursday, February second; you know, as secretary, I had every Thursday toff and usually spent it with Allen to increase suspicion. He- was to write a note, making an. ap­ pointment to meet me that night at eight o’cllock in town. Mrs. Rowland would supposedly discover it, turn it over to her brother and Dorkin, and the three of them wculd watch our meeting. Then, to produce prclofs of our relations, Allen and I were to drive to Roadside Hotel, thirty miles -out along the Lancaster Pike, and there be trapped in a bedroom together.” The detective’s face screwed into a baffled, uncomprehensive frown. “This was set -for Thursday, the second? ‘But according to Mr. Wil­ lard and the testimony,” he object­ ed “the climax -really was acted the day before, Wednesday, February first. And it took .place at the Sun­ set inn, instead.” Jill Edmlond smiled vindictively “Yes, that’s so; that is where the1 double-crossing -comes in. The whole -------- ------------—................. p-rlogram was advanced one day by Mrs. Rowland’s treachery in trying to drag M-i’£. Keith into the scandal. She failed only because I was too much for her. At the hearing after­ ward, she cbuldn’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, slo far as Dorkin was con­ cerned, he witnessed .oil* Wednesday substantially what we. intended him to see on Thursday; and that was the evidence he offered, iStill Rankin- wore a puzzled look. "I’m afraid I dn’t Hollow at all, Miss Edmond. How can that be if Mrs. Keith went with Rowland to Inn?" “It’s simple when you know the conversation I heard Wednesday af­ ternoon, February first,” the girl returned. “I came -downstairs in the Willard home about three o’clock and heard Mrs. Rtowland on the phone in the living room. .She spoke to Mr. Willard breathlessly and yet so plainly I c-ouldn’t help under­ standing; there was something joy­ ful, almost . . . unholy about her excitement. Curious, I slipped into the conservatory where I ctould lis­ ten still beteer. First, she said, “My suspicions .were right, after all, Har­ vey; I have proof at last, Allen is* seeing that woman1 tonight! You re­ fused 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 queston. ‘Never mind hlow I found :o'ut; I’ll tell you that when you arrive. Just be here with Dorkin.—at nine o’clock at the corner of Jackson and Elder streets’ Then she said, “He has the audacity tio meet her practically in front c-f my home! Now we won’t have to wait for the faked meeting tomor­ row night to prove he is faithless; tonight we’ll catch aim red-handed with his real mistress and have hon­ est grounds for divorce. And with that she hung rip the receiver.” She paused, breathless at the ve­ hemence of her own recital. “Sb I had to <get in touch Allen and warn him of the Only, I couldn’t locate him; I out and phoned hi.s apartment sev-l eral times, but in vain. My -only hope I was tio be at the meeting place and if Allen arrived first, warn him and try to stop him. I hired a car, fig­ uring I might need one if any travel­ ing was to be done. At eighty-thirty j I parked near the corner, -careful: not to be observed, I watched Mrs. Rowland, Mr. Willard and that de­ tective came at twenty to nine and hide nearby. Fifteen minutes later, Mrs. Keith walked up, and at exact­ ly 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. But while Mr. Willard's crowd delayed until Allen Keith were settled in their I acted. I could tell frlom light ion the second floor, tion Iof their room. Without stopping to ask at the desk, I entered and went directly 'upstairs as if I were an expected visitor. When I knock­ ed at the doer, there was a 'dead sil­ ence until I announced my name; then Allen- opened it cautiously for me and let me in.” “Mrs. Keith was panic-stricken,” the secretary proceeded dramatical­ ly, “half fainting and trembling in terorr; she cried out about being ruined by the scandal. Allen had enough ‘presence of mind tio realize that he had to save the reputation of t'he woman he loved. He sent both of us in the bathroom to exchange our 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 mo­ ment to spare. As she stepped into the hall, Mrs. Rowland, her brother and Dorkin were already climbing the stairs. To escape them1, she had to slip into an open bathroom sev­ eral doors down the corridor. Then she (waited until everyone rushed into our room—before she sneaked out and ran down to my car. She probably, just missed Mr. Keith on the way.” The girl flicked away her cigar­ ette ash and shrugged her shoulders carelessly. “The rest of, the story must he fairly clear from the records of the hearing,” she ^concluded. “Allen and I were well compromised by the interruption; we acted dismayed and guilty, precisely as it had all been planned for the next day. Though I almost spoiled it Iby laughing at the with trap, went and Mrs. quarters, the new the loca- Nourish the Depleted Nerves Back to Health and Vigor k In these days of stress, strain and worry everyone should have their nerves in the best condition possible, The nervous energy used tip in trying to keep up with the strenuous pace of modern day business and pleasure soon depletes the nerve force and it is not long before one is on the verge of a nervous break­ down. The exhausted nerve force may be restored by the use of Milburn’s IL & N. Pills, and in this way bring back health, strength and vigor to the system. If you are run down in health got a box from your druggist. Wo feel sure ho will recommend them. T E jfik there quick like Mrs. Rowland's rage and mortifica­ tion and Mr. Willard's amazement, During the -confusion, they searched the roam, closets and bathroom for Mrs. Keith. Yet they had to carry out the scene, not daring to demand where she was or question the sub­ stitution. That would have given away their knowledge of the whole secret and admitted the collusion.” After a moment of deliberation, Rankin said: “I suppose that clovers all the ground, Miss Ednrond, except for my original question. Do you thinnk Mr. Keith went to the Inn because he suspected his wife would be with Rowland?" Again he sensed in her that wariness. “I’d say it was something that. “That’s very important,” Rankin returned gracely, “You had no rea­ son to shield Mlortimei* Keith in this business had you?” The girl looked startled. “Of course not, Mr. Rankin,” she answered ve­ hemently. “Yon also failed to inform- me,” Rankin pointed cut severely, that, on the afternoon of, the murder, Mr. Keith visited the lawyers’ offices. He arrived abto'ut when y.ou did, two- thirty-five. You couldn’t help see­ ing and recognizing him in the main office, yet you concealed that fact from me.” “Mr. Keith there?” Jill Edmiond’s attempt at surprise held a .false note “I swear I didn’t know, Mr. Rankin; I neither saw him come nor leave.” At the sudden, inspiration that oc­ curred to him at that instant, Ran­ kin shlook his’ head savagely. “Perhaps I can suggest a better reason why you wanted to- -protect him; you found it profitable to tell him the truth.” The secretary’s eyes widened with terrtor. “That is called blackmail, Miss Edmond,” he went on, “ a much graver offence than obstructing jus­ tice. You threatened to make pub­ lic -Mrs. Keith’s infidelity unless it was made worth your while ntot 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 dis­ grace. IS-urely it wasn’t too much for me to. expect some . . . reward.’ “LAnd in that way, prtofit at both ends for the same thing,” Ranikiin declared -curtly; “I went to see him as soon as I got Allen to' admit who he was. And he was perfectly willing to let me have the mlone-y.” Abruptly the detective rose, his mouth -grim and ominous. “Miss Edmond,’ he warned her, “this is yo-u.r only.chance; hold your tongue and be prepared to testify to this knowledge when -called to do. so.’ “Yes, yes, Mr. Rankin, “Jill Ed- mbnd promised' only tolo fervently. “And thank you, you can depend on met not to breathe a word to anyone Established 1873'and 1887 Published every Thursday morning at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—?2,0h per year in advance RATES—-Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c, each insertion for first four insertions, 25c, each subse­ quent Insertion, Miscellaneous ar, tides To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six words. Reading notices 10q, per line. 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Jacob Merner, of Detroit, is spending a few weeks with, his bro­ ther Mr. J. W. Merner in town. iMt. and Mrs. Milton Hey and little daughter, of Royal Oak, Mich., were recent visitors at the home of the form er’is parents here. Mr, and Mrs. Martin Laub, Mrs* Fred Rader and Mrs. Peter Haberer have recently returned from a motor trip to several .States- in the UniOiK going as far as Minnesota. M,r. and Mrs. George Gerhardt and son, of Detroit, were week-end visitors at the hame of Mr, and Mrs. E. G. Krueger and other friends. HIGHWAYS DELEGATION Completion of the Sarnia Grand­ Bend link in the “Blue Water” high­ way next Spring was promised by Highways Ministers McQuesten WjllGlli 110 T6iCClV6'd Cl0lCg3>ti*OH fl’iOiH the Lambtons-. Th© delegation headed by M. D. McVicar, M.P.P, for East ,Lambton, and William Guthrie, M.P.P. for W. Lam'bton, 'urged the new 26-mile link should bd designated as nearly as possible, along the shores of Lake Huron but going through Forest. Mr. McQueston said engineers were at present engaged in mapping a route and were inquiring into the feasibility, of the lakeshore highway, pnu AoapooM ’S ’M ’too Bedard of Sarnia and Mayor Dunlop of Forest, were- included in the dele­ gation.. STEPHEN COUNCIL The council of the township Oif Stephen met in the Town Hall, Cired- iton, -on Monday, the 4th day of November A.D. 1935, at 1 p.m. All members were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read an.d adopted. .Moved by Alonzo McCann, second­ ed by Mr. Chester -Mawhinney; That the Bond of the Tax Collector, F. W. Mtorlock for $2500 issued by The Dominion of Canada General Insur­ ance 'Company be accepted and the Clerk file the same with Clerk of the Peace. Carried. The following Correspondence read and disposed of; 1. Letter from The Ocean, Acci­ dent & Guarantee Ccrporatilon, Lim­ ited, r»e public Liability and Property Damage Insurance. Filed. 2. Letter from The Athletic Field Committee asking (for a grant of. $15 for the repair of the roof and floor of dressing r-oom at the skating rink. Carried. 3. Letter from Deputy .'Minister of Health and Hospitals a® to- Louis Hartman. Filed. 4. Provincial Auditor’s report on his audit of the Road Expenditure in the Township c.f Stephen for the year 1934. Filed. Moved by Mr. Roy Ratz, seconded by Mr. Edward Lamport: That a by-, law be passed to authorize the Reeve and Clerk to sign an agreement on behalf of the Township of Stephen- for th© purchase Iof »l,000 cor-ds gravel flrom Evelyn M. Huston et at 40c. a cord during a period three years. Caried. .Moved toy Mr. Koy Ratz, second­ ed by Mr. Edward Lamport: the following Pay Sheets be passed: W. J. Stanlake, road Sandford White, road. 3, Hill, road 4, $2.40; JohnSmith, road 6, $5.00; Albert Regieir, road 9, $90.34; Peter Regier, road 10, $18.- 90; Peter Regier, road 10, $76.33; Joseph McKeever, road 11, $36.40; M. C. Sweitzer, road 15, $19.95; J. Morrissey, road 22, $11.00; George Eilber, supt., road 22, for hauling gravel $98.56; George Eilber,. s'upt., road' 1, SB, for hauling gravel $1.5.- 7-5; John Klumpip, road 27, $8.89; George Eilber, s;up,t., salary fcir Oct. $5'5.50; Earl Gaiser, read 25, $'320.- 40; Earl Gaiser, gravel $17.60; Jas. Zileir, gravel $52.75; Demos Steb­ bins, gravel $3.35; Jeremiah Camp­ bell, gravel $18.75; Peter Eisenbach road 26, $62.76; pay sheet re Hus­ ton's pit $5'52.31; Percy Mollard, rd 16, $39.40; Roy Holt, road 20, $2.- 40; total $1'515.27. Treasurer oif Ontario, amusement tax tickets $19.72; Post (Master, 1/500 stamped envelopes $51.3 8; Dom. of an. Gemral Ins. Co., Collector’s Bond $18.75; Can. Bank oif Commerce, Cashing road cheques $1.25; Treas. Athletic Field, grant $15.00; E. Guettinger, account as Milk Inspect­ or $13.85. The Council adjourned to meet again in .the Town Hall, Crediton, on Monday, the 2nd day of Decem­ ber A.D. 1935, at 1 p.;m>. Herbert K. Eilber, Twp. Clerk NAMED CABINEJT MINISTER The .Saskatchewan Cabinet brought to full strength with appointment .of W. F. Kerr, M.L.lA. for Regina, as minister of natural resources. He takies the place vacated by Hon. W. J. Patterson who succeeded Hon. J. 'G. Gardiner in the Saskatchewan premiership. The appointment neces­ sitates a by-election in Regina, the d'ate for which has been, set as Do­ cember 2. A journalist and publisher, Wil­ liam Franklin Kerr was born ion October 25, 1876, at Goderich, Ont. He was educated in public schools in St. Thomas, Ont.jK Grand Rapids, Mich, and- Ottawa. At present editor of The Saskat­ chewan. Liberal Mr. Kerr was form­ erly editor-in-chief of the Leader. Ph fessional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c- Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and . 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She loves to recall her father’s tale of hoiw one of her uncle’s bet £100 that they could put her into a quart jug. “They tried,” she gleefully said, “and they. go.t me in.” Born at Tooting Corner, ten years after Waterloo, Mrs. Merriott re­ members- the Crimean War, the Corn Law riots, and th Coronation of Queen Victoria. She has been mar­ ried twice, and hei* second husband died in 18168. .She worked in a laundry until she was 85. -News of the World NEURALGIA V 21 get wonderful'relief I A good application of Min- Il ard’s, according to directions, I1 just "hits the spot”. You’ll I 1 find that you Retribution ’Twas the Marshall of Potsdam’s ambition That drenched Central Europe in blood That his valor mig'ht shine through the ages As the greatest of Teuton’s knighthood. With his trappings iof gray and of scarlet, The plumes on his helmet of gold, He rode forth in potap and. in splendor As the Hun, Aga Khan rode of old. 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