Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1928, Page 35

§ § B £ M MARSH MURDER Copyright, 1928, by Bell Syndicate, Ine ' THE STORY THUS FAR. Don Ellsworth's wife, formerly the famous actress Sheila O'Shay. disappears, leaving o trace. Dr. Cavanaugh, the great crimi- nal psvchologist, learns that their married life bas been very unhappy. ter Piper, a reporter on the Herald, tries to get an interview with Dr. Cava- naugh. Instead, he meets Barbara Cava- naugh. the attractive daughter, and finds that she was engaged to Don Eilsworth be- fore his marriage. An_unidentified body is found in the tule marsh outside the city. It has been burned by a fire in the marsh until it is entirely unrecognizable except for the fact that it oman. Dr. Cavanaugh is called in to with the identification has only a smail piece of scalp from body to work on n_Ellsworth re- ses to give him a hair of Sheila O'Shay’s, ut he secures one unknown and after ex- amination tells Peter Piper that the body found in the marsh {s that of Sheila O'Shay. Barbara, in whom Piper has ‘become inter- ested, faints when she hears this. Peter. who is already half in love with her, 185 torn between his fecling and his suspicion that she knows something about the mur- Kane, Sheila O'Shay's waiting O'Shay forced Don Ellsworth to marry her By threatening a breach of promise suit. Peter makes a social call on Barbara Cava- naugh. He is convinced that shc knows something about the murder, and his in- stinct is to protect her. (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) P CEAPTER XXIIL ETER parked “Bos: in the gloom of a large shade tree at the corner, and extinguished he lights. T have nothing whatever to say in which the public is interested.” The volce was controlled, but the heavy brows drew together in a single line across Don Ellsworth's forehead. “I'm sorry, but the public already is interested. It's painful to you, but you can't help it. Certainly I can't help it. It's news. That news will be printed, despite you and me. “If it were news about somebody else you'd read it. It happens to be news about you, and other people insist on reading it. Belleve ‘me, I'm not in- vading your privacy because it's my personal idea of fun, But if you an- swer my questions franklv. what you say will derive an immense advantage from being said by you of your own free will. You can’t keep the public out of it, so you'd better have them on your side. I'm giving you your chance.” Peter spoke rapidly, emphatically, but without raising his voice. His head was thrust a little forward, his bright, near- sighted gray eyes steadily fixed on the dark face before him. He saw that face whiten about the lips, saw_the veins bulge at the tem- ples<-and stepped back just in time to avoid the lunging sidewise blow whose impetus brought Ellsworth through the ;:pcn door, which crashed shut behind him. Don required Peter’s steadying touch on his elbow to recover his balance and prévent his plunging forward down the steps. He was not even conscious of “If you do get bumped, it|that briefly supporting hand. can't hurt you very much. You've got to take your chances in this game, Bossy, old girl,” he remarked. Then he marched debonairely up the graveled driveway and rang the doorbell of the Ellsworth house. When on business Peter lost no time over doorbells. And he was on _business now—on “detail” to cover the Ellsworth house and not to come back till he got something. ‘That it was now 9 o'clock in the eve- ning and Peter’s working day supposed- 1y closed at 4 meant nothing to Jimmy. ‘To be fair, it meant very little to Peter either. His gray overcoat was worn +smooth at the cuffs, so that the criss- cross of threads was plainly visible to the observing, and one pocket was ripped half way down by the jamming copy Pnper, folded magazines, and large apples into its capacious maw, but he wore it as jauntily as if it were an opera cape. Peter on an assignment was not to be intimidated by men, angels or butlers. The door opened with surprising promptness and revealed a young man with eyebrows done in charcoal, a sul- len mouth and eyes puffly from lack of sleep, whose hat and overcoat indicated that he was just leaving the house. He had the air of one not so much an- swering the doorbell as accidentally co- inciding with it. 3 Peter stepped at once into the shaft of light that streamed from the open joor. door. “Oh, you rang? Some one will an- swer the door in a minute.” The young man would have brushs it mglst Peter had not obviously and bulkily stood in the way. “I rather think you're the person I wanted to see,” Peter remarked easily, with one of his friendliest grins. “In that case, mayn't we consider the door already answered? You're Mr. Don Ellsworth, I % “What did you want to see me about? I'm in rather a hurry.” The voice was brusque and noncommittal. “I think it would be worth your while :,o wait for a few minutes,” Peter said ly. 1 don't believe I know who you are——?" The young man, defensive but puzzled, peered at Peter's kindly and quite unabashed countenance. 'You don’t. I'm Peter Piper of the I'm sorry to have to trouble you at this time, when I know you *must be busy and worried, but if you can give me a 10-minute interview it will help greatly in putting your posi- ;;m in a proper light before the pub- c. “T“may not keep the public out, but I can keep you out!” he said, turning toward the-vague blot of shadow on the darkened ‘porch which was Peter. “And every other newspaper reporter, too. T've not one single word to give to the press, now or at any other time. That's my answer!” “Very well,” said Peter impertur- bably; but he said it to Don Ellsworth’s back, rapidly losing its form as a shadow among other shadows as he dashed down the driveway, his feet scuffing with vicious force on the un- offending gravel. ABOUT There IS a way of overcomin the tendency to constipation. An here is how you can PROVE it. The next time your bowels need any assistance, don’t take the first laxative that comes to mind. Take one the druggist caif assure you is made with CASCARA. Just as effective as using force, and it’s good for the system. Indeed, it helps make good blood. For cascara is nothing but the bark of a tree. The Indians chew this bark, and live to an old age with- out a day’s sickness. What happens when you cascarize the bowels? They will usually function well for SEV- ERAL DAYS. One more dose— no larger, and perhaps smaller than the first—and the bowels function of their own accord for CASCARETS They Work While You Sleep! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1928 = “And the worst of it 1s,” mused Peter as he followed at a more lesurely gait, pausing to light a cigarette from a crumpled package which he exhumed from his overcoat pocket, “he .may to give all those words to men the district attorney's office, and they’ll pass them along to us; and by that time they may not sound so well— not half so well. But Barbara's tip was certainly a one. I almost think he doesn’t like reporters—not one little bit he doesn't!” Peter's evening assignment was by no means concluded. He returned to the dark and almost invisible ‘Bossy at the corner, and looked carefully up and down both streets befort he decided that he might properly venture the glow of his lighted cigaretie behind the side curtains. He did not know precisely what he was waiting for, but he walted in a state of alert quiescence. If the police should force the pace and come with a warrant to search the house, Peter was going to be there. They might let the Kane woman out —though that was unlikely; she was fairly sure to be held as a material wit- ness, unless Ellsworth gave bal for hes and Peter was of the opinion that Ells- worth would bear with equanimity Mrs. Kane’s absence from his house. Or something altogether unforeseen might break. You never could tell. He might better have followed Ellsworth; but after all, he had nothing to go on there —and anyway, his present job was with the house. It was neither the returning Ells- worth nor Mrs. Kane whose appearance brought Peter leaning forward in the front seat an hour later, but a small black coupe, from which emerged the broad shoulders and rotund form of Dr. Cavanaugh. He walked up the driveway with long, leisurely strides, and stood in parley for some minutes with the maid at the door. ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS Wonderful new shades and patterns from which to choose. Now is the time to get your home ready for the winter social season. Painting Decorating Window Shades Draperie CORNELL Wall Paper Co. 714 13th St. N.W. Main 5373 WHAT A DOCTOR KNOWS CONSTIPATION | a still longer time. Until you don’t feel the need of any aid of any sort for weeks-on-end. So the only habit you get from cascgra is that of natural:and normal regularity. How different from things one must usually re- eat on the morrow! Cascara is he ideal laxative; and the familiar little candy Cascaret is doubtless its ideal form. Children beg for these tasty tablets, and many men and women wouldn't think of taking ANYTHING else for the -purpose. And EVERY drug store has them. . Peter had closed Bossy's door gcnny‘ behind him and wa$ half way across| the street when he paused. “After all, I can’t very well trail .. doctor like a faithful pup,” he pondered. “He's been pretty good to me, and 1 don't want to break the chari It's Just possible I might be in the way.” While he still hesitated, the front door closed and the house turned to him a shut, impenetrable face. Peter, however, did not recross the street. 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