The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-18
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faan4 in tho early sycnlng ou me
finnr' 90 tnr sun room ~ llNw Tr
Acres Die Long leland hcwr ka1s
ncr has been shot thrs ere heart
-iandIuE over thp dead man pistol
in hspd BE- Malcolm Finley l.fmer
Eva Turner Raynors uurse. stands
hr the door with her hant On thc
fEht switch. lu n moment Nancy
appears Whits-faced and terrified
NrNile Kent Nancys brother, comes
iu from the south sldo 81 The reem
IlnirY with others enters upon the
scene Detective nobbiua inNcsti-
1ates. Now au autopsy reveals that
kaynor. before meeting Death b. a
bullet Vas being systrmatlgalir
aosci with arsenic
NOM TO On WITH THE STORY
she ala it, Miss Matte broke
out. between her sebs ''NAn ala it,
i saw her slip a tablet"
HUSH OYulC Kent fairly thun.
dered 10 her. I insist that Miss
Raynor shall not be allowed 90 talk.
she IS beside herself with nervous
excitement and Is not responsible Tor
what she says"
Kent was white faced and stern,
Ar Kent. Fraser said, 'you
must not defeat the ends OF justice
II don't want 90, Kent stormed
back, hut ! refuse 90 sit here ana
iet my sister bc Elandcrcd and wick
ediy accused by a woman who would
willingly perjuro herself 20 convict
my sister OF crime she Is Incapable
% committing You have no right,
Doctor Fraser. % listen % the nav
ings OF a mad woman"
Their, there. Mr. Kent Dobbins
broke IN. you DO harm rather than
sood 10 your sisters cause BY such a
violent outhurst This investigation
mus, be made. We must ask ques-
tons o. those present, as they aru
the ones most likely % know the
facts Miss Raynor do you accuse"
Ne and Matte Rayucr sat bolt
upright. and controlled herself SUI
ficiently 20 speak quietly. no.
accuse nobody. ] spoke imnuldvely.
and I re,ract anything ! said or
suggested"
Nan looked at her with a sort o.,
dumb gratitude.
Then Ezra Goddard spoke.
1T Is n strange case" he said:
"bui. I should say. Doctor Fraser.
that as tho polsoner did not succeed
IN his efforts and tho person who
shot Mr.. Raynor did carry gu, his
fatal intention. that the poisoning
matter sinks into inslguiflcanco be-
slds the matter OF the shooting"
mot NJ all. Mr.. Goddard. The poi
soner Is quite as much a criminal in
intent as the one who fired the PTS,
tol. Moreover. e Is my theory that
they are one and the same. We must
admit the desire 20 kin Mr. Raynor.
on the part OF somebody. Tho aitu-
alton suggests that this would-bs
murderer tried the poison process.
and finding that too slow or too in.
cfficacious resorted 20 the quicker
and surer means OF shooting"
WELL" said orvllle Kent. shortly.
set busy then. and ind out who 4
vas. But go about Il by inquiry and
evidence and not BY the lmbecile
method OF accusing an entirely un.
Suspeetabls person.
The situation Is narrowing Itself
down." Doctor Fraser said slowly.
while regret the necessity. / must.
Mrs. Raynor. ask you for a frank
statement OF your attitude toward
your late husband"
MY attitude?" Nan said. her head
held erect and her dark eyes baking
with Indignation: that Is n strange
question. sir. / can only say that
my attitude toward my husband was
that Of respect. honor and admira-
ton"
And iove-Mrs. RayuorT''
Il don't know Just how 70 answer
that" The beautiful brow knitted.
4 assume / must answer. however.
20 | will say that while there was
comradeship and harmony between
my husband and myself. there was
not what might be called deep affec-
ton"
why did you marry him7"
For reasons OF my own-duita
apart from affection or"
"A matter OF e1pedlency. then7"
Exactly" Nan seemed pleased
with the word.
And tho reason for tho expedi-
once?"
That I cannot tell you. II you
can persuade me that It is necessary
may do so--but otherwise. shall
not answer that question"
Fraser paid no attention to the
anger Of her brother. but continued
TO question Mrs. Raynor.