South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-04
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FAY TUDOR. wealthy orphan,
suffers a nervous breakdown in
France after learning of the death
i'm battle of her brother, Wilbur.
She returns TO the Tudor estate in
Sandy Cove and is met 10y her
aunt. an attractive widow
MRS CLARA TUDOR. and the lat
ter's daughter.
LAUREL. The summer colony is
frightened by the reported pres
ence of a wild man" whom Fay
believes she has seen peering in
the windows of the Tudor house.
SHERIFF HULSE and his friend.
SERGEANT JOHN BARRY. a New
York detective. investigate. Fay
is attracted 10y tho personality of
CAPTAIN WARREN. her brothers
friend. who was with Wilbur when
ne fell. ON tho night of Mrs. Tu-
doris dance.
KENNETH CLAYTON. wealthy phi
lanthropist who is thought TO be
in love with Mrs. Tudor. proposes
10 Fay. She rejects him After
the dance, and before retiring
Laurel confesses TO Fay that she
is in love with
HARRY CADNUS. an old love of
Fay's but for whom she has long
ceased TO care. Fay congrJtulates
Laurel and wishes her happiness.
The girls sleep in the same room
In the morning, Laurel is found
dead from asphyXiation and muir
der is suspected. Fay breaks the
ID.
offers his assistance 10 Fay and
together they overAear the Coroner
confirm the murder theory and eX-
press wonder at Fay's escape.
GO ON WITH THE STORY.
In tho meantime. Sergeant Barry
engaged Martha. the cook. in CONVEX
sation.
Had she any enemies here i'm
Sandy Cove?" the sergeant asked
a girl as pretty and lively and
fascinating as She was would be
apt 20 arouse jealousy"
Jealousy. IL is / guess there s
plenty that would like 10 have s-ood
in her shoes with the younc men
that have been hanging around here.
@ ST ecially that whippcrsnapper
lieutenant. but none would be soiIInr
their dainty hands with murder. Not
that q hundred coroners could make
mo believe there's been foul play
Wasn't 7 the first TO find her. and
didn't she look as though she'd just
dropped OF in her Sleep There's
the lieutenant now"
4 young man had leaped the hedge
. f..1
from the Country Club soIf grouu.s
and was striding hatless across the
lawn His face was agnast. and n.s
mild round eyes seemed prorruGiuE
from their sockets as he approached
the voranda
Martha, IL isn't true? Where is
Mrs Tudor Can / see here"
she's with Mr. Clayton now. SIR
but it's true enough IL YOU mean that
Miss Laurel is dead"
Dead, IL can't he, Why. only
last niSht she-she gave me her
word that the future we had planned
He drew his hand across his eyes.
and Sergeant Barry took his arm and
led him of the porch.
Lieutenant Cadmus. I don't wan.
20 force your confidence but the
sheriff and coroner VIII have some
very serious questions 20 ask YOU ne
the autopsy. and il may b. possible
that l can save YOU from annoyance
II YOU viii be perfectly frank with
me-"
Autopsy" Coroner. Lieutcu-
ant Cadmus exclaimed. Good God
was there anything suspicious about
her death We heard--wc under
stood that il was heart disease. that
she died in her sleep"
Barry explained calmly. but the
quick glance at his companion re-
vealed "a peculiar expression upon
the young officers face
And Fay was all right herself ?
she didn't even know that anything
had happened 10 her cousin ." The
lieutenant halted In the path. les
mighty queer. isn't It. sergeant ."
Il take II from what you said just