The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-15

On the floor 90 the Euu room pt
Flower Acres HE Loua Island home,
standing ever the dead man. pistol
iu hand. BE- Malcolm Finley former
sweetheart % RaYntr'a wife, Nancy
Eva Turner, RaNnors nurse. stsnaa
by the liEht switch, Then Nancy /,
her brother. prvtllr Kent. Eara God
daTd, fFtchd 81 Fiulty, Miss Matte,
Rayuor's sister. and others, enter the
room Pennington Wise a celebrated
detective. and EtsL bis EtFl assistant.
are called 20 take the case cut Of
the hands OF Detective ncbhins,
ovcrshceA the print ~ which was
are found In the house - GrimHhRw
6anucu, a servant Nancy, stlCmp1,
ne 10 shield someone "cungcsses'
10 the crime
The mystery g. mystery no
longer" Wise said slowly, Il know
who wore this rubber and who sh9,
Douglas Raynor-eut it was no,
Mrs Rayucr
Il, wasn't OrD." Nan cried out
Il asked Dolly Fay II he was wear,
ing rubbcrs that night and she said
40, she was On tho bridge with
him"
4 great light broke upon EizL 50
Nan had been trying 10 shield hcr
hrothers How had she come 90 sus.
rect himr
But Wise was speaking
Il will tell you-l must ten sou
all I know, he said hut I have
given my word 20 your brother
Algs Raynor. that when learned
the Identity % the murderer. would
tell him first Of ALL You may as
well be told now. that Mr. Ken, ais,
confessed 20 the crime IN order 10
save you. as Mr. Finley did, But
since you didn't do Il. these twc
gentlemen have no necessity for
such herolsm"
'ogry confessed" said Nan. her
eyes wide open with wonder. TO
save me- Bless him"
Yes. he said II you were not 20
he accused. he had no confession
10 make-but II You wcrg, then he
would shoulder the crime himself
Aud promised to tell him when /
found out the truth"
And you haye?" Nan spoke in an
4wed whisper
And l have, zlzi 40 yourself 10
Sic. Kent Ask him to come her,
Zizi went and returned quickly
with orvillc Kent
,IIe entered the room. whitc.factd
and agitatcd but walking with a
firm tep, He glanced first a. his
sister. aud seemed glad 70 soc her
IN the protecting arm Of Malcolm
Finley.
You found the rubber he Sail.
e ne saw them on a small table.
eyes, wise said. and they tell
he story OF the crime, promised
ycu. Kent. IA tell you first OF ali.
Need do sog''
No" orvllln Kent returned. I'm
tell myself. shot Douglas Raynor
You knew IL. Mani think you have
known Il all along. think you
saw me that night. But you don't
know why. No, TO rid tho world Of
a beas, and br,its-nliho he was
those. Not 20 save my sister from
a life Of terTer and agony with
drug field, tho he was that. Not
- set my sister free 20 marry the
man she loves and who loves her
Tho I rejoice TO know that VIII some
day be possible. But here iB the
true reason why shot Douglas
Raynor. I saw Nan putting tablets
into his tea or coffee. Time and
again saw her do this. And al.
ways furtively. stoanhily. with a
glance around TO see II any one
noticed. Then | saw Raynor begin
TO show symptoms Of poisoning
Of arssnical poisoning. l went 10 a
strange doctor in tho city. and
that they were the symptoms
OF arsenical poisoning beyond all
doubt. / knew what Nan suffered.
/ saw the brute treating her: more
and more shamefully. and was
forced 20 the conclusion that my
dear sister. unable 10 stand II any
longer. had succumbed 10 tempta.
ton 70 rid herself Of him. did
not blame her-nor for a minute
but / wanted 10 save her from being
4 murderer-so / shot him for her.
That Is all"
Kent sat quietly, not twitchlng
his fingers or moving his hands
now, but like a thoughtful. de.
terminsd actor who had finished his
part.
There Is no more" he said, after
a pause. II am not sorry-I rather
hated TO own up--and shouldn't
have done 50 except In case OF Bus.
picion OF an innocent person. Had
there been more talk of an intruder,
had the household been exonernted.
and the matter left unsolved. /
should have kept silence. for what !
did was not murder-one cannot
murder a beast. II was just retri.
button or that mans awful fraud
on my sister--I only learned Of thNt
lately. But, as / said, my motive |
was not murder-it was TO save
my sister-as I thought-from being /
murderer. Imagine my feelings /
when 1 learned that she had not
given him poisson at all-but help. |
ful medicine! However. the deed is
done. Now. Nancy, darling, don't !