The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-25
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sweetheart 90 l.sNnrra Wtfr. NaNtH
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sized nuH'r krnt Nancy hr1lhcr.
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rars sister emo others enter upon
tlr E,rnH nrtee ilE- huhh'ns heads
rgr- con 5f hnusiaa knNnnr hF arst
rrIaEr. comes g. claim his father 8
estate Now Nancy accuses Grim
shaw Ganuen Is hired man. nf wilt
usIrE another will her husband
made cue In her favor
VOW 60 on wIrH rnE STORY
wen. iout ever do Il aslius' Nan
Frra1eJ AZ him severely. Il refusg
bnT fo your h,aekmaliius
ur-f1r that b. What BE- b. hut
3 snail rcptst your conversation 90
PIC detective. and Be win make FUR
fhsr inquiries know, GFmshlw
Cannon. know that you witnessed
Ht win end that y0u NOW know
where lr p And yeu'u h. made %
siyc be- ur' Here c0m1s NJ. pobhluz
now
sure enough. tha dstcctiye Was
coming toward them EVIDENTLY la
search ~ Nirs RayuCr
4 give this man over 10 yuu, Mr
n5uDmF she siit, sXeited.y che
witnessed ,bc win ms husband made
in ms flNor. and he BIAS iJ uov-cou,
ryalrd somewhere. lie stole i'll
DON'T know why but J want you 10
end olt 400 about o."
.NoV now, Alr Detective" che Ola
man said, 'rhis ady's an stirred up
over u6,hIn'-I don't know a thing
fhout what she's speakin' Of
Give settled that win buanes 90
ny own satisfaction aii pahbius
srnIy. Il believe. Mn Eaynor,
u1t tho day your husband was killed
sou bad a ycrg unusually severn
quarrel. had sou notT'
Nrt a quarrel Mr p1bbins. but
1y husband had been unusually an
Ery AZ me
"Bgt On thar day hs was 30 angry
that ho Threatened 20 destroy the
viii ne had made iH 1gg favor"
''Ifow did you know that and
san looked truly s-touDdei
"Ah. you thou 1T your little tli
were not overheard. did youF But
Miss Rlynor happened 70 be passing
YOUR d50r--and a. you had both rails.
"a your yolccs-or a. any rate. AFR.
Eayuor h8d-she heard him say
Passing the door, She was caves.
dropping. as usual. Very wei, be
ala say that
"And--you thought the crisis had
come, and 50. Mrs. RayRoy, that aft
csuoon you shot him 50 that Dc
couldn't destroy that will uus-hs
h.id ALREADY done So
"Iiow DO you know
Because II cannot Dc found. And
who else would make away with t7
Surely sou w0uidnt-u0r hts sister.
nor could anyone want that wI
destroyed
Except Lionel Rayuor Ean De-
gan.
~He wasn't here" said u0bbins,
sternly. You can't fne him iu
The case Is clear. You feared the
destruction Of that will. you bad De-
come newly interested In your re.
turned sutton. you had reached tho
point Of desperation with your hus
Dlud cru lily sou concluded % end
.t nil The pistol. your husbands
own. was convenient IN the drawer
81 tins table Everyone elsa had LEI,
the tea table and gone 90 dress fof
dinner. Perhaps acting impulslyely,
bccuIso OF such a good chance. you
topped into the sun plrlor. shot your
victim. dropped the weapon and ran
o'it again just as Mr. Finley. arriv-
ing az once from the east side. SAYS
your disappearing figure hurrying
thru the door opposite. Miss Turner
swapping on the lights, also saw you
going out, and a few moments later
Mr. Kent. coming on the scene. Saw
vou returning but apparently APP
bearing FOR the first time upon the
scene. It's all explained. Mrs. Ray
uor--I'm telling you what know. IN
order 10 prepare you little for tbs
sriai you must fnce"
Good lord. man." cried old Gan
non. the lady's fainting. How could
YOU blurt out all that. Get out Of
my way
And fairly brushing the detectiv,
aside. the great, gaunt man lifted this
dropping figure before him, and car
ried Nan swiftly into the house anc
placed her on couch in tho llying
room.
Look after her" he said CURLY e
Miss Raynor. who hustled In. ant
then Cannon STROBE into the library
where the men now were.
You want to check up that Dob
bins person. he said: hes a brute
and n Mrs Raynor * guilty. that.
no reason she should be tortured BY
him"
No wonder the lady tainted b,
said. mo wonder she Is III and ner.
F5usiy upset. She Is a drug addlctg
"WhatF' shouted Kent, jumping VI
and glaring at Dobbius
'Yes-I'ye proof right here" an,
Dobbins produced q damp looking pa
per parcel. Mrs. Raynor, accom-
panied by the little Fay girl. wen
down to the brook-along the Fall
road, and she threw this package int
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