New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 25, 1921, Page 5

“Whiche ver you choose \ it will be the BEST you ever tasted. | "SALADA" BLACK TEA Rich, Sa Flavowr. From finest gardeas. GRAY MIXED TEA| |GREEN TEA A DUSK By OCTAVIUS ROY COHEN A Mystery Story With a Mysterious Plot (Copyright, 1919, Dod 4, Mead & Co., Inc.) (Continued from Saturday)s Herald.) David Carroll, detective, is shocked by the receipt of a telegram from Btanford Forrest, his lifelong friend who had left three days before on his honeymoon, stating that the bride of three days had been murdered and he, Forrest was in jail, charged with the crime. Carroll, with his assistant, Jim Sulliyan, immediately rushed to Karnak, South Carolina, where For- rest was in jail, where they interview the latter. They are informed that shortly before she was murdered, Mr. Forrest had received a letter from Bennet Hemingway, an unscrupulous bucketshop operator and former ad- mirer. The letier contained a sarcastic reference to the character of Mrs. Forrest, but never had been shown to her. Forre.t tells the detectives that he came home early on the evening of the third day after the wedding and found his bride had been stabbed to death by an ice pick. Sullivan feels the same as the na- tives, that Forrest is guilty of the crime, which theory is not sustained by Carroll. Later developments show that Hemingway was in the cabin used by the Forrests after it had been leased from Franklin Furness, an ar- tist. Unknown to Carroll and Forrest, a man giving his name as Heston, had been in Karnak for three months prior to the crime, claiming to have bought the Furness lodge but fafling to have the deed recorded. Cafroll sent a telegram to Furness, who was in Denver, asking if the lodge had been sold or leased to Hes- ton. A reply from Furness said the lodge haé not been sold. The detectives then turn their at- tention to Conrad Heston, to whom suspicion seems to point. A conver- sation with Mart Farnham, a local character, who does odd Jjobs about the town and who hates Heston be- cause the latter cut him out with his girl, brings out the fact that Heston was in the woods near the Furness lodge the cvening of the tragedy. In- vestigation reveals foot prints about the cabin which show that someone had walked to the cabin and ran away from it. The girl, Esther De- varney, has been characterized as “the woman in the c¢ase.” Carroll smgjled. “I sometimes think you're a heap better at that sort of thing than I am, Jim. Yes—I saw that and got the same idea.” They walked back to the house, carefully avoiding the faintly out- lined tracks. Carroll dropped to his ——————— if you have any form of Rheuma- tism, Heart Affection, Stomach Trouble, Chronic Appendicitis, Chest Disease, including Tuberculosis, when not too far advanced, or any other ail- ment, you need my treatments for a compiete cure. Electric treatments of all kinds. Electric light baths and all forms of the violet ray machine treatments are given without additional cost. Private womai treating room witl lady fu charge, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. "DR. COOMBS The Natureapathic Physician iropractor. 252 Main and — one valuable idea forgotten — Oone important engagement <. looked ~— one promisebroken — and you have lost Buddy’s cost a knees at the two back steps and ex- amined the bloodstains closely. “Undoubtedly made by feet,” he commented half to ,himself. Y should say that the murderer fldget- ed around, stepped in the blood and then ran.” Carroll put out his hand and shoved the screen door. The two men stepped gingerly on the dog- trot. They found themselves gazing straight through the house, across the front veranda and out wpon the river beyond. To the right they could see through the partly opened door of a bedroom which had apparently not been used. Everything in front and to the right was orderly. But the same was not true of the veranda to the left of where they stood. Backed up against the wall, with its outer edge perhaps three feet from the left of the screen door, was an ice chest, closed. It was a plain affair of golden oak. To the right of the ice chest, ,and also against the wall, was a rude kitchen table. On the floor, between table and ice chest was ar ice-pick. On the floor in front of the ice-box, the yard of distance between the box and the screen door was confusion. The floor boarding was stained a dark, ugly red; the brownish color of clotted blood. And through the stains something glistened. The two de- tectives bent over intently. Scattered about on the floor were bits of broken glass; some tiny, some of considerable proportions. Carroll lifted his head. There was no win- dow near. Then Sullivan’s fingers closed about something and he ex- tended it to the other. “There’s the answer chief.” Carroll took it from him. It was a long slender bottle neck and a bit of the bottle itself. Still sticking to it was a scrap‘of green-gold label. A careful search resulted in the find- ing of enough to see what it had orig- inally been. “A Dbottle of imported olive oil,” commented Carroll. “Probably fell.” Hg spoke softly, as though to him- self. “‘She was evidentl; standing at the ice chest- with her back to that door,” he said, “when the assassin entered. I should guess that she had lald the ice-pick either on the ice-box or else on that table yonder. She was prob- 2bly making ready to prepare a mayonnaise or French dressing and had taken the olive oil from the ice compartment and stood it on the ledge. “Then, if I'm right, the murderer struck from behind with the ice-pick and the top to the ice-box—" He raised it and released his grasp. It tell with a bang. “—fell. It won't stay up by itself. The oil bottle was smashed to bits and the oil trickled inside and outside and splaghed for a considerable distance. See . . He designated several spotches sev- eral feet away from the ice-box. “How does that strike you, Jim?" “Sound as a dollar.” Carroll stepped outside. He walked toward the veranda, pushed open the door softly, stood motionless for a sccond, tiptoed to the table, seized the ice-pick and made a terrific stab at Sullivan. “Now,” he eaid, softly, “let the cov- or fall.” The thing crashed down. “I must have been very close to you . . . ;0 your body falls, we’ll say, across my feet. I drop the ice-pick and lift you. Then I realize what I've done, become panic-stricken and turn to run . He rose suddenly to his feet, whirled, seized the screen door with his right hand and jerked it open. As he did so and started through he narrowly missed hitting his head against the edge of the screen door. He went down the two steps and ran off for a few feet in the general direction of the shrub- bery to the eastward of the lodge. Then he returned, forehead creased in thought. “Strike you all right, Jim?” : “Just about. You think there was a gush of blood as her body hit the floor, that he walked in it, left stains on the soles of his shoes, which showed on the steps?” “That is undoubtedly what occurred in sc far as the stains are concerned. At any rate, that's about as close as we can come to acting out the crime at this stage of the game. Now let's look around the rest of the house.” They went over every square inch of the two bedrooms; of the dog-trot for a second time, of the kitchen. They returned to the dining-room once more. Sullivan started in one corner and Carroll in the other. They went on hands and knees. A cry broke from Carroll. He leaped to his feet and crossed to his assistant. “Look!” he exclaimed, his eyes blazing with excitement. “Look at this, Jim. It was near the corner there, hidden under the rug.” He placed in Sullivan’s hand a handsome two-karat solitaire dia- mond ring. The Tiffany setting was of platinum. Sullivan stared at it curfously and then raised his eyes to Carroll. ‘Well?” he asked. Tt is an engagement ring,” breathed Carroll_“And inside you will initials belond to neither Stanford or his wife.” “No-o, David; they don’t. Nor do they belong to any one else we know!"” vse ‘They talked the case over and Car- roll apnounced that he Intended to visit Esther Devarney. “She may know something about the ring.” “Connected her with it because you think it is his and is an engagement ring?” “Perhaps. She will be worth talk- ing to anyway.” Carroll directed Carter to drive to Mart Farnam’s cabin. Farnum was at home. “What you wantin’ of me?” queried Mart, directly. “Information you’ll probably be slad to give,” "returned Carroll promptly. “Tell me just exactly how we can reach this cabin where you thisk Conrad Heston is staying.” At the mention of the name, Car- roll saw Mart's eyes narrow invol- untarily and a spasm set his facial muscles to twitching. “Drive right back the way you come ’til you come to a cross-roads Your road back is the left, but to &get to his place you turn off the right fork. I don’t hardly reckon that there autymobile of yourn can £0 more’h & couple of hundred yards up there. But jes' stap up that road 'l you git to the river, an’ there you'll sée it. It's the only house thereabouts.” Carroll thanked him and they drove away. In the midst of a grove of magnificent oaks with their gray draping of Spanish moss, they found the cabin; 4 tiny affair which at best could not have contained more than two rooms. One glance at the door was sufficient. There was a heavy padlock on the door and the lock was fastened. Obviously there was no one inside. Their knocks were unan- swered. And when thqy turned away Carroll set the pace.” Carter had turned his car and was awaiting them. “Back té the village we just came from, Carter, and drive as fast as the car will stand.’ They shot ahead, bumping danger- ously over the corduroy roadbed. Sullivan glanced curiously at his chief. “What's the big idea?” But Carroll didn’'t anewer. When they reached a country store, he leaped to the ground and motioned Sullivan to follow. Once inside, he made his way to the telephone and gave the ring for the sheriff’s office. Almost immediately Potter's gruff, good-natured ‘“hello” boomed back to him over the quavery wire. “Sherift 2" “Yes.” “This is David Carroll.” “Yes?” “I want you to do me a particular favor.” “It's yours for the asking sir.” “You and your men keep a sharp lookout. If Conrad Heston comes into Karnak this evening, and especially if he tries to get away on the train— arrest him, will you? I'll swear out the warrant as soon as I reach town.” “You think—" think he’s likely to try a get- away this evening. Will you prom- ise g0 hold him?” “Yes, sir,” came the hearty sponse. re- . Facing each other on again, Sullivan questioned: chiet?” “Playing & hunch—that's all.” Sullivan shrugged. ‘“You may be right, chief. And now—?" “Miss Esther Devarney.” They left Carter and the automo- bile near the little store, stared at curiously by many eyes as they made their way toward the Devarney cabin. They came upon it suddenly, set well back from the road under a natural canopy 6t live oak branches. There was a scraping sound, as of a chair being dragged across the floor, and then Carroll started. A huge ma; bearded, unkempt, deep of ¢hest and broad of shoulder, towered behind the little woman. “Who be ye?” “We're friends of Mr. Forrest—" “I reckon you must be them two ’tectives 1 been ahearin’ 'bout, eh?” “Yes. “Thet bein’ the case, want with my darter?” “What I'm after,” said Carroll boldly, “is to find out something about Conrad Heston!” “Fust off, my gal has been too al- fired friendly with that man . . . not that there’s been amything wrong. I'd a killed him long a2go ef I thought that. “The trouble with my gal ain’t nothin’ more nor less than eddication. She l'arned all they was to be taught in the district school right off quick an’ she Kinder pestered us to send her to finish at the Bennet school down to Challeston. “Well, she comes back here for good last year. Well, along come this Conrad Heston; an’ him an’ her hit it off fine from th’ fust. I ain't a'blamin’ of either of ’em. I reckon she had a good bit too much liberty to come an’ go like she wanted, an’ mébbe she was too much aroun’ Fur- ness lodge when he was thar. “But Heston comé here to see her ma an’ me an’ he seemed a nice sort of a chap an’ I never thought of nothin’ ’ceptin’ that they was good friends . . . until right recent Fart Farnam come along an’ suggested somethin’ I'd have flattened any oth- er man f'r sayin'.” “Where were your daughter and Heston on the eighth and ninth of this month, Mr. Devarney?” The big man seratched his head. “Essie went to Cha’leston fer some shoppin’ on the eighth. Mornin’. She spent that night with her aunt. On the mornin’ of the ninth Heston come here askin’ fer Essie. We tol'’ him she was in Cha’'leston an’ would most likely be home that evenin’. He says please to tell her he had come by for her an’ wanted pow’ful bad to see her. “She come up on the early after- noon train—'bout 1 o'clock at Kar- nak an’ rode out on her horse, which she had left there in Gilroy’s stable. Ma gives her Heston's message an’ she went walkin’ up toward Furness lodge.” ‘What time was that?" “'Bout 5 o’clock, I reckon.” A tatoo of hoofbeats came to them from the road, and the quartet looked up. Galloping toward them, sitting her saddle as though born there, chestnut hair flying about her pretty oval face, was Esther Devarney. e CHAPTER V. The girl approached the road “Why so, whut you em with a tagonism was apparent in every un- conscious gesture. It was her father who addressed her: “Esther, these gentlemen are—" She stopped short, eyes on her fa- ther. “I know exactly who they are and what they want,” she answered calmly. “I have nothing to say to them.” 8 Carroll fired a broadside in a single Question. “On what train does Conrad Hes- ton plan to leave Karnak?” The girl's hand flew to her breast. “I know nothing whatever about Mr. Heston’s movements.” “Nor where he was on the evening of the ninth of October?” “No! Yes—yes, I know where he was that evening.” “Where 2" “In his bought.” The volley of questions frightened the girl. The acid disappeared from his tones suddenly as it had entered, and he spoke quietly and soothingly. “Tell me; at what time on the eve- ning of the ninth were you with Con- rad Heston “About 6: swer. “Where?” “At his cabin near the bend of the river.” “You are sure he was there not at Furness lodge?" She nodded affirmatively. “Yes—" “When you arrived at the cabin, was he there?” “Of course—Oh! I kpow what you're driving at; youre trying to connect Mr. Heston with the murder. He had nothing to do with it. He wasn’t there. - I know it—" “How do you know?” “Because I was with him.” “‘Where ?" “‘At his cabin.” “What time did you reach there?” “About 6:30.” “Please, Miss Esther, let us be more frank. You left here at § o'clock in search of Heston. You admit that you did not meet him until 6:30 at his cabin. It was after 7 when you returned homé. Where were you between 5 and 6:30?" “Waliting for him,” she answered desperately. “Ah! Then he wat when you gat there? “He might have been near there.” “If you're not sure, we'll presume that he was walkin’ toward that cabin from Furness lodge—" “He was at the cabin all the time!” “But you have just said—" She stamped her foot with a sud- den accession of temper. I tell you I don’t know where he was, but I do know that he was not at Furness lodge.” “I know that he was not there at that time—at that time—because—" Her voice broke and the words came very softly: “Because 1 was!” “Why did you go?” “To—t0 ses Mr. Heston.” “Did you go inside?” “Yes “No one was there?” “No.” “Then what did you do?” “Went to Mr. Heston’s other cabin.” “By the road?” “No. By the path along the river bank.” “What led you to think that you would find him there?” “He told me once that if he ever left Furness lodge he would be at the other cabin.” “So—o. And when you there—"" “He was there.” “Did you discuss Mrs. murder?” She raised startled eyes to his. “We knew nothing of the murder—then.” “When did you leave Heston that evening?” “About 7 o’clock.” “Where?” “About half a mile from here. He walked most of the way home with me. It was nearly dark.” Y “And after that?” “He went back to his cabin.” “And you?” cabin; the cabin he came the halting an- and 't at the cabin got Forrest’s (Continued Tomorrow.) SWISS SPENDING MONEY ABROAD Yind That It Is Worth More in France Than in Their Own Native Land. Geneva, Switzerland, July 25.— Switzerland has reached the acute stage of economic stringency result- ing from a too-favorable rate of ex- change. The tourist season, upoa which she depends to such a great ex- tent, opened with little prospect of an finprovement in the situation. Tourists who usually visit Switzer- land during the summer, are going to French and Italian resorts. The Swiss. themselves, to a constd- erable extent, are abandoning their own country to spend their outings ia France, where Swiss money counts for twice its value at home, or in Italy, where it counts five times the normal value. The crisis shows not only in the ab- sence of tourist trade but in indus- trial stagnation, a good many work- ers being already out of employment. A few weeks ago it looked as if the delegations to the second Assembly of the League of Nations, Sept. 5, would find difficulty in getting lodging here, hotel keepers hesitating to reserve apartments for them because it would 16quire them to refuse tourists at ths height of the season. It now appears that the hotels wilt welcome the League delegations un less there is an unexpectedly radical change in the travel situation. YOUNG WOMAN KILLED WHEN CAR OVERTURNED Barnstable, Mass., July 25.—The overturning of a motor car on the outskirts of this = town yesterday caused the death of Miss Roberta Crawford, of Philadelphia, daughter of the late Commander Robert Craw- ford, U. 8. N. Penn Edgar of Sand- wich, was taken to a hospital suffer- ing from concussion of the brain. CASTORIA For Infants and Children InUse ForOver30 Years Always vears 7 the 7 £ 72 1921. WOULD-BE WRITERS EXPRESSING VIEWS Comment fo New York Editors About Changes in Conditions New York, July 25—The ubiquitous soul who does his bit toward the set- lement of world problems by writing letters to newspapers has been regal- ing New York editors with observa- tions on changes that recent years have wrought with Broadway and life along that thoroughfare. Regard. he says, how the movie chows have shoved articulate actors .nto the side streets. See what has become of the famous old restaurants. They have gone and uninteresting shoe shops and drug stores have ta- ken their places. The table @' hote resorts where dinner and laughter ani siquor kKept patrons happily ensconced around the tables until bedtime are now closing at 10 o’clock, and evea sarlier. The good old crowds have vanished, he writes. Diners seem to regard eating as a duty. And it used to be an experience, not without an occasional thrill. One hotel has done away with ita jolly hunting room where the boys used to get together, and the space has been rented to bourgeoise mer- chants. And those virile chop houses where banqueters robed themselves in huge white aprons and fraternized over juicy beet steaks are now admit- ting women to their tables. The mid. night shows have closed, and the elec- tric signs lure one only to a white goods’ sale, cosmetics, a movie show or chewing gum. And the clubs—oh, how they have changed! The cafe is deserted, the wages have forgotten haw to jest and irake merry. The stewards say they have as many diners as before. but only because men want company at dinner. Even the new night time traffic regulations in the theater dis- trict have Kept the crowds away. Meanwhile the men who conduct bus- iness in this great hotel, shopping and treatrical district have banded togeth- er “to help bring about a fair and proper mufilcipal regulation of the district which will not be detrimentai to business interests, the life and hap- piness of the New Yorker and the visi- ior, and to perpetuate the name and fame of the world’s greatest money spending center.” Their organiza- tion was incorporated as the Heart of New York Business Men’s Association, and includes those whose interests are embraced in the district between Thirty-fourth and Fifty-ninth streets and from Madison to Eighth Avenues. COST OF LIVING IS FOUND CHEAPER HERE Figures Given By Local Merchants, Compared With Torrington. Are Decidedly Less. That New Britain is a desirable ©slace in which to make one’s home is shown by figures compiled by a local man, who spends his week-ends in another community. In conference with his wife on the cost of living problem yesterday he made the following list of prices. The {igures are prices in Torrington, as compared with prices selected at ran- dom from last week’s Herald adver- tisements: New Britain Torrington 60c dos 350 60c doz 5¢ bch 47c1n 50c ph Lemons Honeydew melons 25c ea. Sweet corn ....25-40c doz teets ... .. .10¢ beh Pest Butter .......40clb Potatoes . ..39¢ pk Sugar ..6%clb Soap . .4 to6c Peaches 7% caqt Tomatoes ..10c1b Frankfurters ..20c1b Pork roast .. ..25c1b Cream cheese ..20c1b Cotton thread . 5¢ AUTO IN COLLISION. Rockville, July 25.—Three persons in the Tolland avenue trolley waiting station were injured last night when an alitomobile owned by. Edward Rood of Wales, Mass., hit an extra in- terburban trolley and then veered off into the waiting station. There were OF THIS WONDERFUL NEW WASHDAY WORK SAVER! It does all the hard work of the weekly washing. No rubbing—no scrub- bing—no backache Mon- day night. The ever ‘seen. Demonstration sale price 5 Packages .. 29¢ 15 Packages .. 85¢ Don’t fail to visit this demonstration and learn how you can do away with the hardest part of wash day. most remarkable soap product for the weekly washing we have Soaks Clothes Clean M ——————— Tuesday, ~ July 26th. An expert dem- onstrator will be here to tell you ahout RINSO. Every woman in this town is vitally interest- in hearing her. N e — New Britain Boys’ Club News VOLUME 1. JULY 25, 1921 NUMBER 29. C. EMERSON, Editor. W. KNAPP, Assistant Editor. B. HUCK, Shop Mgr. EDITED BY AND IN THE INTEREST OF BOYs. ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK. Monday—Printing class. Shower bathe for all members. Games on the gymnasium. Baseball practice for the” Juniors. Tuesday—Movies: “Putting One Over the Squire,” “France’s Famous Gun,” “The Polar Bear and the Lion” ‘Wednesday--Outdoor baseball prac- tice for the Seniors. Printing class. Games on the gymnasium floor for all members. Reading room. Thursday—Shower : baths for all members. Reading room open all day. Games on the gymnasium floor. Printing class. i Friday—Indoor sports and games. Band practice. Reading and game room open all day. The Outlaws’ baseball team played the Olives and won, score 27-11. The Seniors played the Alpines and brought home the bacon to a tune of 7-5. Saturday—Indoor baseball for Jun- iors. Printing class. Games on the gymnasium floor. Library open for members. No cases for the Juvenile Police court. Free showers for all the boys in the city from the ages of ten to fifteen. three people in the Rood auto, Mrs. Béod, who suffered a fractured rib; Mrs. Edward Rood, Jr., who received a bad cut on the leg and numerous bruises, and James F. Sarazin, the driyer, who escaped injury. The peo- ple in the station were badly bruised. The automobile is a total loss, * Cool Thought A . for aHothay SPECIAL OFFER ORD CAR 22 Main Street ol e N meiiar — ALL MODELS — Tel. 1513 $10O. 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