New Britain herald., 1924-10-27
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WtlH HSTI uHu Snt luUhtu uht BIT at the very end of her rope. She seemed desperate-and yet dospond- ent--1 couldn't get anything out of her. though, she just begged me to let her alone--said she knew what she was about"
 Your father? What did he say?"
 Dad seemed puzzled-more than anything else. He tried to ask her some qucstions-but she wouldn't answer any of them"
 There was some reason" Finley said, thoughtfully some threat Raynor held over her. But. never mind that now--it's up to us to get her out of all this trouble and start life afresh for her. I'll tell you. Orry, that when the time comes, I hope to tell her all feel for her but not now. l won't add the weight of a straw to the burden she has to bear. But as you are her brother. I must talk to you plainly What about these poison tablets?" T don't think, Finley. l can dis cuss that-eyen with you"
 Finley saw at once he believed in Mans guilt.
 But you must, orry If Nan did try to poison Raynor, I'd rather know it."
 What do you think yourself?" T don't know what to think. i saw Nan--twice--put something in Raynor's cup. I thought at first it was saccharine--then tried 10 think it was some harmless medi- cine-but why should she do that, when he had trained nurse?"
 T know Nan was desperate-I know Raynor had brought her to the last stage of desperation-and, I know she studied up the subject Of poisons. Do we need more proof?"
 We must know all we can find out, in order to prove the contrary. Here's my predicament, Kent. I know a first class detective, who would come out here and solve the whole business in short order--but, do we want him? Do we want him to prove that Nan killed her hus- band--or even attempted to kill him? Isn't it better to let Dobbins blunder along-even--even giving him some manufactured evidence, if necessary"
 Manufactured evidence?"
 "Yes: make up some clews--now. as to that print of an evershoe--I believe somebody faked that--to turn Dobbins on a wrong scent"
 Kent looked at the other curi- ously.
 Who would do such thing?" he asked.
 Why Miss Raynor is quite capa- ble of such a trick--or old Goddard. or Miss Turner-or you yourself, if you'd thought of it. It all draws suspicion away from Nan"
 And away from you. Maybe Nan did it for your benefit, Fin ley?"
 Maybe she did" said Finley, thoughtfully. Tt wasn't bad scheme: except that it was little ridiculous 10 keen observer. It was so--so obvious"
 And you propose doing more of such obvious hocus-pocus?"
 Don't take that one, Orry, as if I were compromising a felony. But ig by any such trickery could divert suspicion from Nan, I'd gladly do it. However, if I were to en- gage the detective have in mind Wise, his name is--he'd see through all planted clews Tn a minute. He'd go straight to the truth of the mat ter-and. if that involved Nan"
 Then we don't want Wise-that's positive" Kent declared. Now what about Lionel Raynor and his will business?"
 Looks bad to me. That's the thing I'd like to put Wise onto. He'd soon settle the will business. he'd straighten out all the question of property and inheritance, and he'd show up who did the poisoning