The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-12
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wouldn't touch one. don know
sa0v 10 handle firearms at am
Zgsl looked at her suri1uslF All
this mIghy or might not be true.
Beside. Miss Turner went on
Il was In The pantry talking 90 ln'
cock when che shot rams out. Cook
win ten you thls Then ! ran %
the door aud turned on the lights.
and saw -si, Efzis "te4 nae
again, 80.
And saw. NIfys Turner said, ''nua
saw Mrs. Rayuor going out and Mr,
FINLEY holding the pistol u moro
needed 10 convict either one of those
Jvo-or boih7
'N.es. Ztn sald. II have timed
H.. and I know IL must have take"
you at least full minute 20 so
from thc pantry 20 that door ana
20 push that light button, In ma
minute much could have happened.
IAN right. said Eva rurucr
Then YOU ought 60 SCI those two
on with "a not proven verdict There
Is no possible doubt, but n it can Z
Do proved. then they can 50 free, J
suppose
"As you put b." ZlEi s8lj slowly
uit would see that these two, on
tho east and west doors, were the
actors uf the drama. and you two az
. tho north and south doors-Nou and
. Mr.. Kcnt-wcrc the audience,
"NIr. Kent didn't come til three Or
. four minutes later
What ala sou an DO iu the mean
/ umsE
u don't know nothing much, /
think. I found Miss Rayn1r AZ my
side and ] think ! grssped AZ her
we rather chung together, Mr. Fin.
lev continued 90 stare 1t the pistol
and De kept on rubbing 70 with hls
I handkerchief. Mrs Rayuor didn't DO
anything. just stood and stared
"Y0u lii Ehe Was Eo,ns out,
"SGe turned and came hack. and
stood lu the doorway Then Mr.
Kent came and De flew Co her side "
. without looking at Mr RHyuorT
lie didn't seem to-as I recollcci-
lie rushed 20 Mrs. Bayuor. and put
hls arm around her for Hhs looked
as II she would faint"
you Ike Mrs Hsyuor HlE
asked this quite casually,
u don't know Eva returned
SLOWLY. when / first came hsTc I
hated her. She was BaynoT'a wife
. shu had everything that he had
/ long ago promised 10 me You can
imagine what lifted girl feels TO-
wurd her successful rival came
prepared ~ hate bsr-but meant
no wrong 90 her. came here 10 gc'
satisfaction ~ one sort or another
Iout uf Douglas Enyu0r I wanted
10 make him suffer as much no. he
had made me suffer wanted
money. but I also wanted 90 make
/ him suffer mentally and physically
both gave hi mths arsenic. Ia
sufficient doses 90 scare him and 10
make him Ill-bui ! didn't mean 90
KIN him proposed 20 s,op short
OF that. Well. then. when Mr. Kin
ley came. / found 7 could hurt him
uy suggesting that Mis- Eayuor siill
cared FOR MIR Finley
"All In an made Douglas Iayn0r
pretty miserable and I'm glad ~ g.
Iic vented his anger on his wife
but ! couldn't help that n she I'D
shoot hint Was 10 more than
could b. expected OF woman who
had borno all she could bear. No
one but myself knows what awful
misery chat man henpcd on her head.
In Nancy Rayuor Is accused IL she
Is tried. I will 20 on the stand and
testify % cruelty she received, 20
Z iEuominy aud seorn that was heapcd
on her, and 20 brutality unspeakahlc
that she endured. until no jury lu
tho world would give any verdict
but fun and entire acquitial. Yet
even with all that. even tho I pity
her from my heart. I can't say ]
like her. We nro not congcnlal. she
doesn't like me-but my sense Of Jus
tice VIII make me witness for her.
IN e ever comes 10 that"
Good for you. Miss Turner Zizi
cried. wow. will your sense OF jus.
tile so so far as 70 answer a few
questions
Certainly"
Then. knowing Mrs. Rayuor fair.
us we'll. as you must. do you think
she la a woman who would take her
husbands llfe-no matter what he
had done 10 make her miserable"
NO. / do not. But"
You're going TO say we can't
youch Tor a desperate woman. But
want your honest opinion. Aside
from the facts OF seeing Mrs Ray.
nor fleeing out OF the sun parlor that
night, aside from any thought Of
eyidence-you would be surprised TO
learn that Mrs. Raynor was a crimi.
nal.
VERY much surprised She IS Of
the martyr type. She suffered in
silence"
"sho gives me that impression, -
zlzl said.
Nancy Baynor IS n woman who
loves very few people. she adorcd
her father. she worships her brother
and she is passionately in love with
Mr. Finley. She Is friendly with
Miss Matte. but there is no real ar.
lection there"
Nobody could be very fond Of that
old maid. " zizi said in tone Of pity
rather than rcproach. And it's her
own Publishes so prying and curl.
GUS Well. now. Miss Turner. here's
another question DO you think Mr..
Finley could have committed that
murder?'
Yes, do. +"
Il thought you were sure Il was
Mrs Raynor who shot"
i've told you again and again /
don't know which one It was! I've