New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1929, Page 13

E Bl AGK ©1929 By NEA Service, inc. Ruth Lester, sccretary, finds the body of her employer, tandsome Harry” Borden, Mond: morning, sprawled beneath the airshaft win- dow of his private office. He wi shot betwcen onc and four Satur- day afternoon. McMenn, detective sergeant, ques- tions the following suspects: Liuth, Mra. Borden, Dorden's estranged wife and mother of his two chil- dren; Rita Dubeis. night club dancer with whom Borden was in- fatuate¢; and Juck Hayward, Ruth's fiance, whose officc is across the marrow airshaft from Borden’s. Jack's guilt secms confirmed by the testimony of clevator boys Micky Moran and Otto Pfluger, and of Bill Cowan, Jack's friend, who says he heard Jack threaten Bor- dew's life Saturday morning when he saw Borden struggling with Iuth in the opposite office. McMznn gends detectives to hring n Cleo Gilman, Borden's discarded mistress, and Jake Bailey, his bod guard. Meanwhile he quizzes . enny Bmith, Borden's office hoy; Ashe his mansemant; Minnie Cassidy Letty Miller, seventh floor women, A new scar in the Jack’s window and flat bullet found on the cement seven flights below convince McMann Borden fired in sclf-defense at his mure derer who stood in Jack's window. Ashe's and Minni testimony serub- wall outside L #lbout some mysterious woman with | & contralto voice whom Borden red, causes Jack to recall a Mar. tha Manning who called on him about insurance hut who was more interested in Borden's offices across the airshaft. Ruth goes to Mrs, Borden's carly pext morning and asks ber if she Fnows Martha Manning and is an- swered with a haughtily significant negative. Ruth next calls o Minnie to ask her if she remembers secing in Borden's waste hasket an orchid- tinted envelope which Borden re- ceived in Saturday’s mail. Minnie says she saw it in a drawer of the desk, but Ruth knows McMann has searched the desk and that no such letter was found. NOW GO ON W CHAP “But 1 tell there must be another drawer,” Ruth Lester insisted. She had ar- rived at the murdered man's offices at half-past 10, and had almost au- tocatically brushed aside the detec- tive sergeant’s brusque inquiries as to the chase she had led the plain. clothes man who had been ssigned to the task of “shadowing” her “Minnie Cassidy deseribed drawer as no deeper knife is broad, and insists that it was pulled out in front of Mr. Bor- den as he sat at his desk. She had PHE R’ XXXVI you, Mr. STOL McMaun, and | the | than a case | | The detective was striding _to- | Birdwell, who was still on duty in | the outer office, when Ruth stopped (bim with a question: “And you'll send [ler, won't you? 1f she says that | ¢id not leave Jack’s door on when she first went in latch to pass dircetly behind him to get | Harry—as much your child as Bety | clean Dis offices, a big part of to his wastchasket, and his ob- and Harry, Junior. Tt was your |nystery can be cleared up. for i anger—pounding on the own suggestion that 1 place bim in | g0l know then that someone {of Me drawer WMh his clenched | boarding school last September, 50 |gides Jack could have entered fist—aroused her euriosity, so that [that he might have | his chance at ! yused his telephone—and his gu she looked over nis shoulder as she ! normal little hoy happiness and | Letty Miller would admit any- . e was evidently re-reading ucation. You promiscd then 10 | jing if she thought it would help 1. nead it ence fop vourd and tuition, | jlayward,” MeMann commented n the drawer. Min- skeptically, “He wust have greased fie s pasilive thal 3t wus w slicel-of at [ hier pabin with a good bit of silver. |orehid-tinted motepape closely 1Y, | first and last. But it won't do any written in violet ink. | Barm 1o ask her. Just don’t hank hen why in the devil didn't she | wuch on your pretty little 1y something about it when 1 ques- to the lust: {theory, Miss Lester. | tioned her?” the deteetive grumbled. moncy r came. Almost | “Oh, Birdwell!” he called, as he But he pulled out the two-inch deep cont 1 1in the world [gpencd the door into the outer of- qauigdie; OF e dosls, i for Bis first half-year, | fice, “Get hold of Carlson for me. | stoopin inserted a hand and thiere is. motling 16l |j1as on' (he floan semeshens) tatk- tapped gainst the roof of the cav- nothing 1 ing to tenants. Send him over to the jity cxposed. A hollow i | Acropolis Hotcl for Martha Man- | warded him, da're Tight for ning. That's right — M-a-n-n-i-n-g. # drawen this one, ds If she's not in. or has checked out, dvawer. And no appareut means of {will have to he put in an orphanage, | tell him to get all the facts and let jopen it md that woutd kil me. Youlwe know imediately. Ani | “Let me teyl” Ruth s sted, | couldn’t—couldn't—Ict your son — | Birdwell, have headquarters send and to press her fin i r love— come to that. for Letty Miller. one of against the clunorately carved strip | Harry! Ploase, ik I ol om o e lof walnut whi wus undoubtedly e fe erday. They don't come on |the front end of secret drawer, | appeal—for 7 Seil ot | though it appearcd to be only the | fund for cdge of the desk top. Iler cfforts met with failure until her fingers pressed hard upon a carved leaf | dircetly above the right corner of Ithe unconcealed middle drawe The arved strip swung slowly inward. | solcnimity shallow wer less be deep. Trinmphantly, pulled it out. There was orchid-tinted letter, hut six with last ived the front the for Letty Mil- to his “Finished 2 Ruth, he ta a4 the uth's te {Iutely 126t e *—ihe the Jast went 1o pay MeMann unted led sheet over, misted wature and, no eyes Teso- | 1og ‘inul now- s than re- |1 am il sour There's [to pay trirst « YOu contin ond last of to refus his sec semester—the hie above a seeret January bega somehody abase ny- List a toust You can me—to be | if you hate me as | said you do. Do I ask nothing for my- | nothing! But Harry, in all I warn you that you will sorry if vou do not do what 1 U shall telephone you Saturday | morning. It your is still no | won't think that thos self niake Crog one ing v till to him four o'cloc wait till then SVaE, “Did lLim — your not son. for a uink sir, Birdwell answercd the Miller woman's You s K Jiar much you couldn’t tind She'd move you've cmember her yesterday morn- a from the rooni- ddiess the superintend we this for slf - 1ouse s “Oh, dammn!” MeM: forgot to her, lan, the supcrintendent, his job to ke -p us revealing a than an inc | the xirt I not onc of themn, tep, at | drawer | "bow't destroy fingerprints:™ Me- Mann warned Ruth, “Here—let handie it And with infini tion the detective drew the | from its large. square eny [ tonching only corner | sheet as he shook it out {on the Ulotter of the d desk. | fay T read it {and as the detective ;H\-xl' K exploded. it Cogh did. 1ts up with his cin- changes of ad- mswer of g ask 1 —but now! rec on little " Ttuth br ~Martha Manning! poor thing!” | M ' the detective “You huven't told thout Tier. Why didn't tell mie y day?"” “Ididn't know o retortod cathlessly, she r the series of deductions and suppo- | ition which had led her to an in- | vitable conclusion | “hough 1 didn't, at first. con- writer of the orchid-tinte he woman of th Ruth acknowledged. Some voice MeMann mented drily It seems to have knocked you, Hayward, Minnic sidy and ¥ Ashe for a [I'm getting sort of carious it miyself. Did Hayward get [dress when she ¢ “Martha! the of loyes” Yes, va Oh, sir. Just rrupted rang a minute, sir,” Birdwell his chicf, as mie | the telephon: He distened for YOU ' moment, then turned to MeMann I's Clay. He's bringing the in she's rapidly, | just returned to her tie's 1 to MeMann | telephoning apartinent i ‘Martha I lop the laid it man's mything on of night,” until last Then, Gilman woman He says apartment her 1 and ad at ol Luth b grunted assent two heads bent over the hibit which Ruth had brought to light. There was a single sheet of notepaper, written on hoth sides. o i« iood! Tell Clay to make MeMann divected, Then, subordinate had con- cluded the telephone conversation: ‘Any line yet on Jake Bailey, Bor- | den’s bodyguard 2" coin- | I'ti get hold of 1 nd send him ning woman.* it snappy ex- when his nect the letters with voice,” con- closely Carlson < = this Man- larry, my darling,” two words, Friday After what happened on Christmas 1 1 would never appeal to [you again. Oh, Harry, to think that |insuran you could strike me and curse me, | “Yes |after all the happiness we lof those known together! Itut my pride — |dence liot: which was one of the qualities you admired most in me, you used to| | say — has been leveled to the dust. I would rather die than ask you for anything for mys Harry, but { where our son is concerned 1 have ! no pride—only love, and a ghastly { fear for his future. He is your son, after letter s ink = goal. | afternoon: to hear I between us swore that Fifteen minutes later, whils it McMann and Ruth still engaged in read- passion; espairing, pitiful appeals for a vanished love [ which Martha Mannng had written Harry Borden, the woman who had taken that love from her announced “Miss De ve her ad- him about | L ing the Nerge s to wer six Acropolis Hotel—one have inexpensive “Hard up—and living at a hotel,” commented | ‘castically. | o pull Borden's leg. | Blackmail Well, we'll have a | look at this dame, and listen to her carol her story in her ‘he u tralto voice™ ™ Gilman and Deteet ¢ Miss speak to Clay out directed Silman in here therc.” McMann and a moment later the : in charge of the investiga- Style. Appealingly Smart at a Price Invitingly Low Due to the splendid craftsmanship of Dodge Brothers and the efficiency of Chrysler Motors, the style and distinction of custom cars no longer entail high price. 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As the detective | X & with one the blond woman | pt nee, keen, | who was seated always did lent men, Hawkshaw dete 1 suppose at Borden's | love these | aif, ing with ¢ @ chair near and disposing in it. “Yes™ T . i wenrate, 5 Mann, tion into ti Me- nt in murder of your friend.” “Meow!" € a cigaret (1 Kuew, den's ‘H vourself less prarl o Bt 1 soe n i 1 ena had 1 Ch som d b st Harry. d it | ring? You 1 scered timid Tl rimmed spe clothes knot on 3 wonder 110 betiey a ductive smolke tiv arc 1w le | mpor of ng deted toward took co Gilman dr owled, | brows. “Dor onl so, | | fully sorry 13 just cultivate Oh, very well! to be sociable— lust saw Harry, me think—" burning tip of Q jolly smile 11vea dons s JONES ACT SAID T0 CLOSE AN NEW YORK SPEAKEASIES 1 he wel, tet | and she regarded . b e ler ed is being delivered, Muurice Campbell, tederal prohi- bition administrator, also declared the Jones act was putling muny 2 out of business. ‘he bootleggers do not like the idei of going to jail for five years ind paying a $10,000 fine, Fear of la term has stirred the men in of the rings. They find it icult to men who will take Llame for them. 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