New Britain herald., 1924-11-01
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Douglas Raynor ia found shot through the heart in the early eve ming on the floor of tho sun room of Flower Acres, his Long Island home. Standing over the dead man, pistol in hand Is Malcolm Finley, former sweetheart of Rnynor's wife, Nancy. Eva Turner Raynor's nurse. stands hy the light switch. In moment Nancy appears, white faced and terrified. Orville Kent, Nancy's brother, comes in from the south side of the room, And then Ezra Goddard, friend of Finley; Miss Matte, Raynor's sister, and others, enter upon the scene. Detec- tive DObbns heads the police in ,estigation. An autopsy reveals that Rayror also Waa being systematical- ly poisoned with arsenic. Detective Dobhns tells Nancy that he re- trieyed a package containing bottles Of morphine which she threw away. Nancy tells him she found the morphine among her husband S belongings,
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 "A likely story." the detective scoffed. That won't go down, Mrs Raynor. You found the stuff among his things after you had put 1t there. Now I see it, you not only gave your husband poison tablets but you are yourself morphine addict"
 "Oh, stop" Nan cried, goaded beyond endurance, "1 didn't take the stuff-he did!"
 Your husband took drugs"
 Yes: will tell you, but don't let it become public don't let Miss Raynor know my husband was a secret indulger in morphine - and the tablets'I put in his tea cup or coffee cup were-were to cure him of the habit.
 "Oh, Nan, was that it?" Finley's s eyes gleamed with a glad relief at this explanation of the tablets.
 But Dobbins shook his head.
 Ingenious, Mrs. Raynor, posi- lively a master-stroke. But it won't , wash. The late Mir. Raynor showed no symptoms of being a drug ad- ! dict, there were no traces of mOr- 1 rhine found at the autopsy and 1 I'm afraid l must set this story down as an invention of your clever | brain. I'd he glad to think you had ! such a plausible excuse for the tab l lets, but l cant see it However, 1 I'll put 1t up to the doctors. They'll know for certain whether your ex- planation can possibly be a true one"
 "Vcry we'll" Nancy Rsynor drew herself up in scorntul dignity, Ego and ask the doctors = as a detec- : tiye it Is your right - but as a man, I ask you not to divulge the fact of my husbands weakness. un- less absolutely necessarv, ] want to save his name from that stigma - if I can"
 That stigma Uill never rest or the name Of Douglas Raynor," and Dobbins' look signflnd anew his ! disbelief in the whole story.
 He went away, and Nan, turning to Finley, said:
 'I think 1t would hc wise for you , 10 go away, Malcolm. l have all l 1 can hear with these horrible scenes, and to have you near me = and yet not able 10 let myself go."
 Keep your head, now, Nan = don't get hySi erical. I know you've enough to make you so -- but don't Tell me about the morphine, dear 1 There's nothing to tell, except what I said Douglas did take 1t or the sly and so T."
 Wait a minute, Nancy-tell ms this: Why did you marry Raynor?'
 T had to -- oh, Nal, there were terrible, dreadful reasons no reasons of my own --- but affecting others = I cant tell you bu there was no way out"
 T wish you could confdc in me