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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-11-09, Page 2THl'BSDAY, NOVEMBER Ml, 1030 THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE i!'Hi I ‘Murder at Pirates Head’ By Isabel Waitt ••And Miss Kendall?” Albion Pot­ ter was still bitter, apparently aibout his lost commissions to do trait. “Accident, too? Fell into ate’s Mouth.” Hugh flung down his “Nice of you, De Witt, but go. ]' woman was strangled with my scarf? her por the Pir- mu ®i|r Bsiablisbed 187/8 and 1887 at Exete^ Qntarld Published every Thursday mornim? SUBSCRIPTION-r—$2.00 per y*ar In advance RATES—Farm,; pr Real Estate tor sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To/ Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found l<Jc. per line of six word*. Reading* notices 10c. per line, Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. pot line. Ia Mejuoriam, with one verse 50c, extr^' verses 25c. each. 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A great part of the income of the islands is from oranges, al­ monds, sugar-cane, cocoa, cinnamon, bamboo, nutmeg, ginger and banan­ as - and none of these plants grew in the West Indies when the white man first visited there. I il"’i (FIRST: VapoRub acts on the skin, stimulates like a warming poultice. SECOND: At the same time, VapoRub gives off soothing medicated vapours that are breathed direct into irri­ tated air passages. THIS DIRECT, 2-WAY ACTION loosens phlegm, clears air passages, checks tendency to cough—also relieves muscular tightness and(soreness. Because it’s ex­ ternal and safe, .. VapoRub can be used freely and as ** often as needed, for children and grown­ ups. No wonder it’s * *i*il/f* used in 1 out of 3 Canadian homes. W VapoRu* I» Just then I thought I heard a step Mr. Quncy could sit on the beach on the stairs. land wave his flag to try to attract a passing craft. | “Not the beach!”. For the first time I saw Mr. Quincy staring at Victor with genuine suspicion. “Beach isn't visible and you know it. Anylbody could finish me off down there. No, thanks. I’ll stay where I can be seen all the time. Then, if some killing occurs, you can't blame me.” He told me afterward, when the men left the room, he’d really begun to think that Quade was our killer. Stark fear had replaced his former bantering manner. CHAPTER XXIII i I held my breath and listened. Yes I the old stair creaked. Lightly, to be sure; but some one was walking up or down. The other guests didn’t ap- napkin. it won’t Not when you know the poor j. notice. They were probably ................... busy eating.I caught, an exchange between vjCtor was saying, “The thing to Uncle Wylie, who d been about to l(io nQW__„ say a word,, and Victor, who shut) “Excuse me,” I said, and hurried him up just in tune So al my uncle .nt0 the hallw and looked up the really uttered was “Sartin’—the op-' rg> r caug^ a swigh Qf sRirts posite ot what he d intended. and presently a door close. Bessie- , auu yreatsuLiv <x uuur uiusc. pcsbio ■ ■ ■ - , , . ..Hugh tossed Mm a scornful Stance. * { M be her sleep. “At first, I only halt suspected ■Oh I admit it was my scarf all medioiae hadn’t worked yet. She »e sa“- “But it’s all too pat. right. At least I’d lost one of started come aown t0 luach. He turns up from nowhere and trou- same color. Ill tell the police if. h a , ble ’begins. He could have done allsame color, the chance lated hole, shouted it around her poor old girl.” He crammed food into his choked on it. and I sprang to refill it for him. “Thanks, Judy. You tell them I didn’t write you that funny letter, either. 'Or send you any money. Truth is, I’m hard up. Had to bor­ row from my sister to afford this vacation. Felt I was justified since it was on her account we—” He was talking too much and he knew it. He drained the sec­ ond glass. But I couldn’t tell them he, or any of the rest of them, had not sent the letter. “I don’t believe you did,” I said lamely, clearing away the table. “Well, I know I didn’t,” chided Thaddeus Quincy. “Nor I.” “Nor I.” “I certainly The denial general, each around the table at the others. Would She Bid Against Herself? “Wylie, ain’t got a cent, so he couldn’t,” Aunt Nella said virtuous­ ly. “And you needn’t look at me! J 1OVA°£ 'finished/hiri7st"mo7sJerof''“cotta'ge \ pudding folded his napkin neatly and offered. “I’ll go set by the bridge and wait. Shall I?” Trust Uncle Wylie to choose “to .set” instead of repairing a leaky bot- | tom!I “We’ll come along and join you, Gerry,” the minister said. “Want me 0 to push your chair, Mr. Quincy?” ever comes, in this iso- But” and he fairly at us-f “I didn’t tie it i neck! I — I liked the some mouth and nearly His glass was empty didn’t. was vociferous and guest gazing blandly eon and, finding the crew had not yet finished retreated. Victor and the minister were having some sort of powwow over what to do next. I glanced at the dining-room clock. Why, it still lacked three minutes to 1! What a day! Already I’d lived a hundred years. “How long would it take you to get one of those boats fit to cross the gap under where the bridge was? Victor asked Uncle Wylie. “The cove, you mean. Gap’s too tricky for us Headers. Wouldn’t take long if I had some help gettin’ her down.” “But why didn’t the authorities turn up?” Potter ventured, fool milkman, would report dent wouldn’t he?” "Mebbe he did. But it’s time,” Aunt Nella interposed, you knew the Pirate Headers the way. we do, you’d know they wouldn't miss their vittles, come murder on I the Day of Judgment.” Old Memories “She’s right that time,” my uncle said. “But there’ll be a sailboat or somep’n along before I could patch up The Eleanor. Whyn’t you all take it easy till some one turns up? Fixed me a megaphone, ’but don’t see as I’ll need it now. Wind’s turn- led. 'Carry what we say across.” He please, he did a low whistle. “This I Victor tore open Bessie’s letter. I was tickled mauve that he dared, yet I couldn’t help wondering why he didn’t let Hugh do it. A fleeting suspicion crossed his mind. If Hugh were right and Victor guilty—” “End justifies the means Judy,” He began to stroll away from the barn, while from the piazza Thad­ deus Quincy waved a the end of his cane me. “Just a minute!” at him. “Oh Does she say Quade. Victor gave beats the Dutch! Listen, Judy. It’s a confession.” j “Not Bessie!” I “Bessie.” Victor made a quick survey to be sure he wasn’t over­ heard and then commenced to read in a low tone. “ ‘I Elizabeth Norcross, being of sane mind, do hereby of my own accord on this Fourth of July, con­ fess to the murder of Rodney Lane, Jr., and Lily Kendall. But I did not have anything to do with the death of that poor old man recluse, they call Brown, whom I never even saw, nor the burning of his shack, nor the explosion at the bridge. I feel sure, though, there were no fire­ works at the Head the night before the fourth, (both were accidents. The bridge may have collapsed; I don't know. • “ ‘But my brother, Hugh, did not have a hand in any of this murder business, nor know that I had. He is entirley innocent ih every way, although several things might look suspicious. I can account for all three: The initialed golf club, the blue scarf and his 'being seen before the crime of Roddy's death, in the vicinity, I mean, by Judith Mason and Thaddeus Quincy. He told one lie—to save me. He said, when he went out, having missed me, last night, about the time Judy spoke to a shadow, that he saw my light come 'on in my room, so he knew I 'all right, He couldn’t have. room is on the other side of house. Go look for yourselves, did it to .protect me.’ ” | We glanced at the inn and saw she was telling Then continued; “‘Now, . spot on my coat. It’s blood.' Hugn tried to save me there, also. He did not borrow any turpentine from Mr. Potter. I did. I tried to clean off the blood, but made it worse, I guess. Mr. Potter’s door was open a crack. He’d gone to town. I took the bottle from his table.’ ” (To be Continued) ’■Professional Cards .^1 , 1 . . "asaras''".'''fis'a.1,11 GLADMAN & STANBURY (F, W. Giadman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Loan, Investment® Mad* Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of ou’1 Clients without charge EXETER and HENSALL Doctor: “Getting pretty tired of lying on the flat of your back, aren’t you? Let me see- six weeks cheer up - you.” Patient Doctor?” Doctor: improving, your left side.” of it. The letter, the money, the fire and the killing. He found Miss Kendall’s body, Judy, stay with your aunt. I don’t trust Victor Quade.” “Well, I do!” I returned with some heat. “I guess a woman’s in­ stinct is worth more than—” “Didn’t do that unfortunate Ken­ dall woman much good, did it?” | “You’re letting this get you down, [Mr. Quincy. Perhaps I did it. Per­ ihaps you did it. But I’m sure Victor 'Quade—” “So that’s how it is!” If neck now. from a broom, “Nicely,” he said. “Then will you wheel my down the ramps, right to where I tell you?” i “Uh-huh.” I clipped up the stairs. The linen closet adjoined the bath­ room. I found the faded old 'cloth [I wanted and was j again when the reached me from Jessie Norcross! couldn’t sleep. Give This to the Police I tapped on her door. The weeping stopped immediately. I tapped again. The least I could do was to give her I her brother’s message. And at least 'she could do I thought, was to learn how he was. I tapped a bit louder. I “Miss Norcross!” Rap-rap-rap! “Bissie, it’s Judy.” j I heard her stirring and waited, [but she didn’t unlock the door. Was ‘she afraid? Hadn’t looked very well 'for her to cut and run and leave uuaxi xrxi . {poor Hugh in the lurch when they’d “No, thanks,’’“returned MUr.“Quincy 'discovered it was his scarf around coldly. “I’ll keep away from cliffs Lily Kendall’s neck. Yet she d done ,1™ till the nolice it. What kind of a coward was she “Even a an acci- dinner- “If I wanted that church for a bungalow in my old age. ’T’ain’t no place for a tearoom. Why, Rockville’s chock- a-block with gifte shoppes and tea­ rooms, an only one of ’em makin’ 1 end meet.” Her head straightened ' stiffly. “And I’d thank whoever busted our boat to have it repaired. That goes for the register, too.” She ; flounced through the swinging door to the kitchen. I sat petrified. Auntie can be a”d broken bridges till the police mighty insulting in a polite way. Af- get here.” done, only one' <.j nlove we go have another look ■?.t Mr Qvisiria’s trailer.” Hugh said. | “I’m remembering a few things be- chuckled, and sides the scarf,” he added darkly. i I’d felt the blood flooding my before, it crept all over my face “I’ll get you a red tablecloth the linen closet and tie it to ,. That do?” about to run down sound of crying up the hall. Poor No wonder she -it’s Ibeen about now, hasn’t it? 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The minister sobered us down again. “Judy is the rest of the mon­ ey you received still where you left it?” t— ■I glanced at Victor. “Yes,” I said, (memories! Couldn’t she have settled “It’s all there.” them at some other resort — Hyan- ‘Doesn’t it occur to you Miss Ken- :his or Nantucket? No, she was^hen- ffall, for reasons unknown to us now, ' " might have sent it? 'She apparently had plenty of this world’s goods, in a small way, of course, judging by her clothes and her offer to Potter here of $50 for a portait, on top of the bid of twenty-five for the old church. And as I recall, she was the one who wanted to search the base­ ment. Acted strange aJbout the Pir­ ate’s Mouth investigation too. Lay down on the rock remember—after Mr. Quade had said there was noth­ ing there.” “Would she bid against herself?” I asked. “She was the one who bid me up to three hundred at the auc­ tion. Why? If she knew she was cer­ tain to have use of the church thru me, anyway?” —to lock herself in and not stand by her brother when he was accused? After all her b'oasting! [ “Bessie, I’ve a message from Hugh. Open the door.” But she didn’t answer, though I shook and rattled the knob. Good­ ness, was something the matter with Sp <? I I 1] 1 Maj£azines for* BOY'S a GIRLS Many a Romance The lives of many young people ar* made miserable by the breaking out of pimples on the face. The trouble is not so much physi­ cal pain, but it is the mental suffer­ ing caused by the embarrassing dis­ figurement of the face which very often makes the sufferer ashamed to go out in company. The quickest way to get rid of pimples is to improv* the general health by a thorough cleansing of the blood Of its impurities. burdock ‘Blood Bitters cleanses and purifies the blood—Get rid of yOUt pimples by taking B.B.B. The T. Milbtirn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. . U’OH Vnthino- tn naint __ now I ness, was sometmng me manei wau ”iwish to heaven the police would get (her? Had another tragedy happened v’here, so a bodj- could settle down.“ere-again.” Reluctantly he followed the know you re up. I kn w y , , . __came down stairs a while ago. It Hugh stopped by my chair. “Judy, I “Of course, Hugh.” j He smiled at me wanly. “Damn 'the whole business. I told^ Bessie j she was a fool to come here. Old bent to see if she was cured of her affection for that — that bounder. Well, she’s got her—” he muttered something that sounded like belly­ ful, and immediately added, “Par­ don me, Judy. .1 don’t know wha't I’m saying.” And went out with Pot­ ter. Victor was having a Uncle Wylie at the foot of steps, and Aunt Nella was me to help her. “Dishes, Judy. Please.” “You bet, Auntie. Feel guilty, but—” And I gave her all the dirt while we hustled through. I kept a good lookout, too. I could see Uncle Wylie’s bent figure down at the bridge. In the livTng room, cooler than the porch, the men were gathered, still talkings things over. Hugh and Potter had come back with ;no information about the trailer : which would add to unraveling the 1 mystery. They’d poked into every 'nook and corner dreading to fihd ■they knew not what, and returned looking a trifle foolish. ! Mr. Quincy is Suspicious j The trouble -was they didnt know what to do. and couldn’t decide on 'anything. I’d run in to listen, wip­ ing a pile of silver right on the dih- ;ing-room table, while Mr. Quincy jadvised patrolling the Head with red , flags—table covers, blankets, any- ! thing. word with the front corraling terribly Only think it is a crazy cetebra- come back, it is the tion,” Victor, who’d < pointed out. “Forgotten Fdurth?” Finally, they decided the least damaged boat put it into shape. Victor agreed; any­ thing was better than idly waiting to get out and tty to came down stairs a while ago. you don’t answer me I’ll get your brother and have him break this door down.” I could hear her bed springs creaking again. Then footsteps. 'She came close to the door. This time tne crying commenced again. “I’m all right, Judy. For heaven’s sake, go away. And give this to the police when they come.” Amazed, I waited for her to open the door. Instead, I heard a shoving sound on the floor, and saw at my feet a white envelope.-I picked said. “Did you say—police?” "That what I said. Have come yet?” “No,” I said, backing away, feeling of horror came over me. “Well, they will. And they’ll keep me awake asking questions, ques­ tions, questions! I’ve got to sleep, and was the him veronal—damn him!’ I was already heading for the stairs. “I’ll try.” But I had no in­ tention of getting veronal or any­ thing else. What kind of a person Was she to help trap her own bro­ ther? I never heard of anything so cold-blooded in my life. Her tone, when she said Hugh had taken her dope stuff, had been full of hate. He was such a good brother to her, and now, in his necessity, she not oniy locked herself in hut helped the Hee. I threw the red tablecloth at astonished Invalid waiting on porch and ran down to the barn af- iter Victor. “Come here, quick! Bessie Nor- ‘cross thinks her brother guilty! Look she’s written to the police.” CHARTER XXIV Victor shushed me when I told him about Bessie’s letter. 'Bless you? Want the crew upon us?” He wag­ ged his dark head at the men who 'were standing around trying to fi­ gure how to get the boat out of the I barfl. loft. Without a moment’s hesitation it up they as a the medicine won’t work.” She fairly raving at me. “Hugh took rest of it away. 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