New Britain herald., 1924-11-03

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 "You're a detective, and I'm only a doctor. But Two known Mrs. Ray nor pretty well. and cant bring myself to believe that she would poison her husband"
 Have you ever known, Of a wom- an who did kill her husband?" The doctor thought a moment. "Ycs--I have known Of two cases"
 And in either case would you have believed that that woman would kill her husband?"
 No, l would not! could scarce ly believe it after I knew 1t was the truth"
 That's the answer" said Dob bins. Now. you knew that the Ray nors were not happy together, didn't you?"
 Nobody could be happy with ! that man. I don't sec why sho ever married him."
 Probably for his money"
 "It must have been."
 Now heres another point, Doc tor. That nurse he had. Why did he have herr"
 "Oh, Raynor was a diet crank there are lots of them nowadays. She was dictitian, and she pan dcred to his fads and fancies."
 'Is that all there was 10 it?"
 "So far as I know What do you mean"
 q didn't altogether like the do- ings of that nurse. didn't like the way she looked at Mrs. Raynor-" f "Jealous?"
 "Vindictive, rather. She bore Mrs. Raynor no good will-of that I'm sure. And she was q sly one. Moreover. she left hprredly, and took with her big sum of money
 "Whose?"
 "Oh, her own at least. they say 1t was. But it's strange for a man to give such a lot Of money to a nurse unless he's In love with her. And I've found no hint thavsuc was the case"
 "Oh, no, Miss Turner was not a young woman-nor in any way a fascinating woman. Also. Raynor wasn't that sort of a man. He had faults he was q brute to his wife he was cold blooded fish, but he wasn't a woman fancier not al all"
 Well, then, the nurse had some sort of a hold, over him"
 No: Raynor wouldn't be II thral of any sort to any woman"
 "she might have known some thing about him"
 Not likely--though possible Well, Mir. Detective, if you suspec Miss Turner of any wrong-doing why did you let her get away"
 "I don't exactly suspect her O wrong doing g-but I'd like 10 Ques ton her about Raynor. And Tn going to do it.
 CHAPTER XII
 As To Miss Turner%
 Mrs Raynor," Dobbins said speaking gravely and very respect fully. "T wonder If you can tell m anything about your husband young iife-before you marrie' him"
 "Orly in q general way" Nal answered. He was married be fore, you know, and had one child Lionel. never kpev his first wife l think she died before they ha been married many years"
 Tt was a love match" venture the detective.
 Are those questions necessar, Mir. Dcbbins""
 "Pcrhaps not absolutely neces sary, but advisable
 Then l will say that while M rt Raynor had my esteem and re spect. was not what may | -- called in love with him" Il But married him at your fatf Il CTS orders, oh?" n Tn accordance with my father 0 wishes, certainly" l. And have had no reasons 10 rt e gret the atcp"' y "I protest, Mir. Dobbins."
 Well, Mrs. Raynor, 10 tell yo r the truth. I am trying to get l. something and I don't know ju c how to put it. But, if ] must sa n it bluntly, was your husband cN' : interested in any other woman dul z ing his married life with you?" " No" she said, "I am sure l ca ?, affirm that he was not. lt may y I am mistaken, but ] knew IT Q husbands ways and character vel e well, and I am positive that thel vas no attachment of the sort yo n suggest'
 e "How about before he marie you""
 "Of that cannot speak vii authority. I ras acquainted vii T. Mr. Raynor for leas than a year b
 fore we were married" l. "T don't mean casual affairs, slight attachments but do v 2e know of no episode in his Ilte :" serious as to cause any one-ar
 woman-to wish to bring about | le dcsth?"
 a "No;" but Nan looked trouble ,u "T am sure, Mrs. Raynor H' d | have some one in mind.' at Mfr. pobhius, have you any ol it in mind? 1T so, name her, and II. will tell you it can corrohora g. your suspicious" m "Vcry well, then - Dohbi in glanced around the nurse, Mi 'e Turner"
 Nancy Raynor looked startled. ,s "I hate to breathe suspicl'
 with no real evidence to go upor c- she said. slowly, but I have h. h, doubts Of Miss Turner's sinceri' 10 Yet my reasons are so slight of merely a glance of her at my hu ,h band. when she thought no 0
 saw her, or a stern set of her II .as she turned away from hi