The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-25

gaEs. And by the way. she took
with her a nifty bunch q STOCKS and
bonds.
"Raynors." asked the detective.
wen. they had besn-but they
were all transferred 10 her and were
tn u big packet, marked with her
name. iu the safe, uf course. I gave
them % her as Ehs asked"
queer doIuea. mutiertl D5bbina
why should ttynur give them 20
here Was be sweet on herr"
"N0t "a biz Of lt- Kent said. ''DauE,
iaa wasn't that sort and. too. / think
be positively dlsliEsd Aiiss Turner.
But no was trying her out 40 a diet
nurse lie was a f1aiir about bis
food
How'd she ooms 20 20 or iH such
n hurry" asked Dobbius. looking
amazed I'VE hadn't finished aues.
ti0ning her. Where - sbor1
"she lrlt q New York address.
which she said would always reach
her. But you don't suspect she had
anything 20 do with the shooting. DO
your
why. look here" pobh.ns said
There are tbrec-no. four doors 20
that room where Ar. Raynor was
killed. Now. there f. possibility
that the criminal was AZ any ono Of
tho four. II east OF west. Il must
have been Mr., Eaynor or Mr.. Fin
ley. II south, II was romt outsider.
who Eot away, Kent before you eam1
on the scene But. there's tho north
door, az which aa Miss Turner. aud
later. Miss Raynor. We can't sus-
pect Miss Rayuor o. her brothsrs
death. but I've alwnys rather had
my mind on Miss Turner. I don't nj
all Ike the idea OF her going away. %
she never shot Raynor." said
Ezra Goddard. why In the world
would she? Especially II be was kind
enough 70 give her a bundle OF vaiu.
able securities
she didn't shoot him to get those. I"
Kent added, for they were all prop
crly endorsed over 10 her. and the
parcel. Nil ready for her. was In the
safs with her name on a."
Maybe he was holding out on her
for some reason" unused tho dctec-
tive. There must have been some
secret alliance or some important
interest between the two for man
Ike Raynor 70 give a transient nurse
such a gift"
we don't know that Il was a Gift. "
Kent said; perhaps # represented
her accumulation OF savings which
Haynor had invested for her"
II never saw case with 50 many
angles 90 It. Dobbins sighed. '1Ierca
Lionel Raynor impatient to take pos.
session Of his inheritance and. M
nobody can find later viii. he'll
have 70 have Il. for all I can sec, and
what is Mrs. Raynor going to do for
| a homer Not only that. but she'll be
ARRESTED soon now, unless something
turns up in some other direction"
no" Orville Kent gave n start
You won't arrest my sister. Why.
man, you haven't shred Of real
evidence"
"Oh. haven't we? hate to do il.
/ Mr.. Kent, but justice demands ac
tion--and ] haven't nm idea any jury
would ever convict her"
I But arrested Mani In Jail
I Never"
I II wish we could hear OF some out.
slider" Dobbins sqid: III now, Mr.
Kent, as you came mp tho hill you
had seen any one slIulking Off"
81 didn't" Kent suld, torsely: 81
wish 10 goodness 1 had--but / can't
Invent such person Yet there may
have been one"
NO use discussing imaginary Grim
lnals." Dobbins said, brlsldy, we've
quite enough real suspects"
"Suppose / confess to the shoot
ing" began Malcolm Finley, and
Dobbins quickly turned 10 him
! DOT he cried, that's what I've
been waiting fort You confess IA
shield Mrs. Raynor--and then she'll
confess to shield YOU
"Oho,' Goddard said, that's fine
! n they each confess 10 shield the
other. that let's them both outrr
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