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The Wingham Advance Times, 1935-08-01, Page 6SIX W INUH. AIMT ADVANCE -TIMES IVOPSCG Coy JPDEP PAS+r� 1I• MILTON PPS�PIJPE SYNOPSIS dence I needed," Rowland resumed his narrative. "It was on the Wed - Six persons are in an inner office nesday evening after the last hearing. of the law firm of Dawson, McQuire 1 had learned several days before and. Locke at Philadelphia. A master hearing in the divorce case of Row- land vs. Rowland is under way. Mrs. Rowland, represented by her lawyer brother, Mr. Williard; Mr. Rowland, the defendant, and his attorney, Mr. Trumbull; the court clerk and Mr. Dawson, the master, are the six per- sons, There is a new development in 'the case. After failing to defend him- self against the charge ,of adultery in earlier hearings, Mr. Rowland digs up evidence and asks the court's permis- sion to produce witnesses and resist the suit. Judge Dawson overrules the heated objections of Mr. Williard, and from the chauffeur that Campbell was back in town; and for some evenings I continued my usual watch and trail- ed them. Then that Wednesday, May twenty-fourth, Finley reported he had been dismissed for the evening and also added this significant item: Adele's maid casually informed hint that she was instructed to pack an overnight bag for her." "Well, right after supper, I took up my watch by the entrance of the Wil- lard estate. Campbell, driving a Cad- illac coupe, arrived at eight o'clock, and Adele joined him with her over- night bag. But for the early part of orders Mr. Trumbull to bring in the the evening, they did nothing more first witness. Mr. Trumbull has just censorable than on other ocasions, gone to an outer office to bring the. First, they went to the Forrest Theat- •witness but finds her dead—chloro- er. At eleven o'clock, they visited the formed. She is Mrs. Barbara Keith, -wife of a prominent business man. Organdy Club on Broad Street, but I didn't dare follow them in. Instead, Judge Dawson phoned for the police. I parked near Campbell's car, looked, Detective Tommy Rankin is assigned into it, and saw that he too had -to the case. He is now questioning all brought an overnight bag. He and of the parties involved in the case. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Rankin nodded, in appreciation of the diabolical effectiveness of the late Tom Marshall's measures. "So, with the divorce goes the man- agement of the estate," he summariz- ed. "But I thought Harvey Willard had means. Both he and your wife inherited from Peter Willard's estate. Why should he need the trusteeship?" The young man shook his head. 'He's not rich any more, and anyhow Adele was willed most of it Willard's share all disappeared in poor invest- ments and the stock market. And Marshall's will permitted him to spend for his own benefit the thirty per cent. he didn't need to transfer to his sis- ter—about fifty thousand annually. I my wife remained in the night club until midnight. And perhaps twenty minutes before they appeared, Mrs. Keith came out of the place by her- self and—" Rankin's interruption was abrupt. "All alone?" he demanded sharply. "She was at the Organdy unescorted?" "Yes, and it puzzled me too," Row- land replied. "I called her and she explained that she had been to the opera for which Mr. Keith did not care. Because the club was so close by, she went in to see the floor show. I realized, for a married woman in her position, the story didn't ring true. I didn't question her, as it was none of my business and beside the point. I was too thankful for her appearance just when I needed a witness to worry about it." "You were well enough acquainted "I met her two winters ago, at Palin Beach, though, like all Phila- dephia society, I had heard of Mor- timer Keith, She stayed at the Royal Arms Hotel, where Adele and I were; and because he was too busy to join her, she was a grass widow and need- ed company. That, her social position and her attractiveness made her wel- come with all the young men at the resort. I did my share to entertain. her; I rode and visited the casino with her, and several times attended the dog races. Even Adele acted fairly cordially toward her." "Well, what happened the night here you followed your wife and Campbell?" the detective prompted. "Where did they lead you?" "Out the Park Drive and left on the Ridge Pike," Rowland said. "We passed through Roxborough and Nor- ristown. At Collegeville we caught up and followed them off to the right, along the narrow country road par- alleling Perkionsen Creek. At the •end of five miles, they halted finally at a substantial stucco bungalow along the creek. It was then one -thirty. happen to know he is hard pressed ; with Mrs. Keith to enlist her aid in by creditors. Unless he can obtain i such a personal matter?" plenty of funds before July first, he's The young man made an apologetic a ruined man; they will close in and gesture. "I'm afraid I wasn't fair to force him into bankruptcy. Adele is her and took advantage of her lucky too smart to throw good money after appearance," he explained persuasive - bad and won't lend it to him. Onlyly. "You see, I asked her to join me, a prompt divorce decree can save but I didn't tell her why I wanted him," • • j I her; I only said it would be an im- ' `Still," the detective pointed out, "if portant service to me and urgent. I your wife intends to marry Campbell was excited and that made her cur - shortly, what good will that do him? ious and desire to help vie. It wasn't As her husband, he then becomes the • until we were already trailing my wife Marshall executor and Willard's sit - to- He could add no explanation or de- tail to the secretary's description of the incident. • Concluding his questions on this circumstance, Rankin thanked Row- land and dismissed lalm. His next step was to, examine' the dead woman's checkbook. Except for. two stubs, her accounts seemed in per- fect order; her expenditures, with the date, purpose or name of payee.and amount, were carefully audited, The sums she spent were comparatively. small and far from commensurate. Rankin wondered at her low balance, which never exceeded five thousand dollars, and at present carne to less than one. The two check -stubs which were not identifiable as to purpose, how ever, indicated exceptionally large sums, One check had been drawn about three months ago, and the past Thursday—for two thousand and three thousand dollars, respectively. The only clue to the reason for these with- drawals was the word "personal" writ- ten on each stub. Before the detective could ponder the significance of these entries, a knock interrupted him. At his com- mand, the policeman he had sent to locate Mortimer Keith opened it and entered the room. "Yes, Cottman?" • Rankin greeted him. "You've been gone a long time. Is Mr, Keith with you?" The officer shook his head. "No, I haven't found him; he isn't in town. at all," he replied. "It was too late He the amount of acid in the' mixture. If none` of the ingredients in the- recipe. is acid, baking powder (a mixture of both soda and acid) is used. Biscuits or bran muffins made with sweet milk are examples of this type. When sour milk, buttermilk,' of oth- er ingredients supply the acid, soda is used as the leavening agent. The. recipe for Bran Brown Bread which is given below, is a• good illustration of the second use of soda. There are many ingredients which are weak acids, or mixtures' in which only' a small amount of an acid in- gredient is used. Because the quan- tity of gas depends upon the amount of soda that will react with acid, in the third type of mixture it is neces- sary to use both soda and baking pow- der to get a light product. Recipes using molasses, honey, dark syrups, brown sugar, apple sauce or banana pulp need a little soda to re- act with whatever acid these ingred- ients yield, and some baking powder for additional leavening. It takes skil- ful balancing of such recipes ifor the best results. Very experienced cooks soon learn what changes are necessary when substitutes are made such as molasses for sugar or apple sauce for milk. However, it is' best to' rely up- on recipes from standard cook books and experimental • kitchens for satis- factory results. • The following recipes have been triple -tested and illustrate several of the principles of baking with soda. Bran. Brown Bread 1 cup bran 1 cup sour milk cup raisins 1 tbsp. molasses, % cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 tsp. soda 114 tsp. salt Mix together the bran, sour milk and raisins, then add the molasses, sugar and flour which has been sifteid with the soda and salt. Put the mix- ture into a greased can; cover tightly and steam for 3 hours. (12 ounce bak- ing powder can is suitable size.) Yield: 2 12 -ounce cans. Soda in the next recipe reacts 'with the brown sugar and helps develop a mild but rich chocolate flavor. Devil's Food Cake cup butter 1 cup sifted brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg and 2 -egg yolks, well beaten 3 squares (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 2 cups sifted pastry ,flour 1 tsp. baking soda tsp. salt 1 cup milk 1; tsp. vanilla extract Cream butter and add sugar grad- ually, beating after each addition un- til light and fluffy. Add eggs. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with "Mrs. Keith and I could make out t hey were drinking in the living room." "Again I drove my car past, about to visit his offices, so I called at the two hundred feet, and parked where Alclwich Apartments and learned from a clump of trees fringed the road and his butler, Stanley, that he had gone hid us from the cottage. Campbell away—on business, he thought, to produced a key and unlocked the Washington." door; then he turned on the lights. I Rankin pursed his lips in disap- have inquired about it since and have pointment. "Washington? I suppose learned that it belongs to Nick Al- you discovered what business took and Campbell away from the club, the manager of the Organdy him there and communicated with the nation isn't bettered at all.' - ward city limits, that she fully real -1 Club, a friend of Campbell's. Adele ,people he went to see, Cottman?" the . r "T`Ev'eh with temporary control of ized the predicament I placed Tier in. was then cautious enough to pull all detective inquired. ° the estate," Rowland returned, "he But it was too late then and she was might manage to slide out from un- sporty enough to see it through; for der." He extinguished his cigarette. my sake, she agreed to risk the pub - `Besides, he had no more idea of her licity and gossip and give evidence. intentions in that direction than I had If I had ever dreamed it would end' until my spying brought results." ;like this. ." He paused, and after a brief mo -1 He left the sentence unfinished, anent for reflection, Rankin acquiesc. compressing his lips with a sigh, shak- ed. • ' ing his head dolefully. An awkward "Yes, I can understand that. Now, silence followed until Rankin asked: what did you discover by watching "Then you and Mrs. Keith were Mrs. Rowland?" good friends, Rowland. How long 'Two weeks ago I obtained the evi- have you known her?" SET NEW SPEED RECORD *,r or •Solberg,of Brooklyn, who with took off from Seven Islands, Quebec, from fiat Cartwright, Labrador, on a flight the blinds down. Still watching si- lently in the darkness, Mrs. Keith and I could make out they were drinking in the living room. At two -thirty they. started to retire and a half hour later Campbell turned out the lights. I con- sidered I had gathered enough evi- dence against Adele to enter a defense to her suit; so I retraced the trail with Mrs. Keith back to the city." The speaker concluded his narra- tive and fell silent until Rankin asked: "'And at no time did your wife or Campbell see you or become suspic- ious of your presence?" "I'm practically certain they never realized they were being followed." "Then they and Mr. Willard had no idea in advance with whom they had to reckon? Mr. Trumbull felt rea- sonably sure they hadn't identified Mrs. Keith as your chief witness be- fore she arrived at the hearing this afternoon." Allen Rowland pondered a moment. "That's right, unless Adele noticed her at the night 'club," he offered at length, "and she probably didn't; her arrival there that night must have been one of the reasons Mrs. Keith left without waiting for her date." "Yes, I suppose that's possible," Rankin frowned uncertainly. "And you have no other proofs of your wife's infidelity? Your entire case de- pended on her?" "Mrs. Keith's death doesn't leave vie a leg to stand on,' 'Rowland re- plied, a harsh note in his voice. Abruptly, the detective shifted the subject. "Now, just oiie more point, Mr. Rowland," he said. "About the night of Wednesday, February first, when Mrs. Rowland caught you and Miss Edmond together at tate. Sunset Inn. I've' found oast"that immediately after the interruption, Mrs. 'Keith's husband arrived there. Can you tell me how he came to be there or what his connection was with ..." he .paus- ed delicately, "your intrigue?" But as Jill Edmond had done, the young man professed to be tunable to account for the manufacturer's ap- pearanee. Tie had never met Morti- trier Keith, he said; though, having seen him several times, he had recog- nized him when he entered the room, aul Oseanyon, radio operator, ew York to Bergen, Norway. "No, I didn't, although I tried to; that's what took me so long. The sec- retary said it had something to do with the New Ray Silk Company. Neither he nor the butler had any idea at what hotel Mr. Keith might stop, tonight." "Hotel? Then back to -day?" The policeman shook his head. "No —not until tomorrow," he answered, "when he completed, his business." "Well, I imagine we can wait and give him a chance to turn up accord- ing to schedule," Rankin said, dismiss- ing Cottman. Johnson entered as Cottman left. "Finished, Johnson?" asked Rankin. Johnson did not reply until the of- ficer had gone. "I've taken everybody's fingerprints, Tommy," he said, "but I' can't make a detailed rcpert until I've had time to study them—say to- morrow morning." (Continued Next Week) be isn't expected WHY AND HOW WE USE SODA IN BAKING By Barbara B. Brooks Wherever questions on cookery are asked, there are sure' to be some about using soda in baking. Even :quite ex- perienced cooks may wonder why soda is needed when there is no sour milk in the recipe; or why both soda and baking powder are indicated. Many cooks feel less sure of results when soda rather than baking powder is the leavening agent. Except in mixtures where air is 'in- corporated by beating or by adding beaten eggs, the leavening agent for quick breads and cakes is always some formof soda and acid. These are the principal ingredients of baking pow- der itself. In the presence of moisture soda and acid react and give off car- bon dioxide. This gas escaping into dough or batter, makes it light. Beat speeds tip the process and expands the volume of gas, so that mixtures be- come still lighter when baked. In general there are three ways of using soda in batting. The only diff- erence among them is the source and Thursday, August 1st, 1935; GIVING A FEW POINTERS Earl Coolc, Toronto boy member of the Maple Leafs' pitching staff, takes: time off to :give' a fair disciple of the I game a few pointers. milk, a small amount at a time, beat- ing until smooth after each addition. Add vanilla. Turn into two greased 9 -inch layer pans. Bake in moderate oven (325 F.) 30 minutes. Soda is needed to neutralize the mild acid of bananas . This reaction does not give sufficient gas for leav- ening, so baking powder is added. Banana Bran Bread 3i oup shortening 1/ cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1"cup bran 11/4 cups flour 2 tsps. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt Vs tsp. soda Ye cup chopped nut meats 1/ cups mashed bananas 2 tbsps. water 1 tsp. vanilla extract Cream shortening and sugar well. Add egg and bran. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and soda. Mix nuts with flour and add alternately with mashed bananas to which the wa- ter has been added. Stir in vanilla. Pour into greased loaf tin. Bake at (325 F.) for 45 minutes. Finish bak- ing (30 minutes) at 375 F. Yield: 1 loaf (81/4 by 41/e inches). Judge: "The jury finds you guilty." Prisoner: "That's all right, judge. I know you're too intelligent to be in- fluenced by what they say." Judge: "You can take your choice,. $10 or 10 days." Prisoner (Still in foggy condition): "I'll take the money, y'r honor." A. hatter, in a thriving town, stuck the following notice on his window:: "Our felt hats fit so well they are not felt." 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