New Britain herald., 1930-10-13

 brought out at the coroner's inquest leads to the theory that Jack Wins low, adopted son of Arnold Winslow, murdered Dr. Paul Kane, who was i. poisoned by carbon monoxide gas. Jack loves Elsa Chase, beautiful crippled girl, whom Dr. Kane was to have examined. The elder Wins low, believing her an adventures, had engaged G. Thorne, detective. to probe her past. Jack disappears after severely choking his father in rage at the latter's disparaging re- marks about Elsa. Lucy, the house. maid, out to mail letter late one night, is terrified to see a human figure, madly dancing, silhouetted against a window curtain. A few rights later, coming downstairs to mail another letter, she sees the dancing silhouette again, this time on the inside of the front door. Thorne, hiding there. sees it too. lucy faints and Thorne pursues the shadow. but it vanishes and when he returns Lucy's unconscious form also has disappeared. Then he meets Mrs Winslow coming down. stairs Ito get book" and she shows him that Lucy is safely back II. bed, apparently with no memory of her experience.
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 The city was astir when Thorne finally drove up to his office build ing in Connecticut avenue and en- tered it, to find Inspector Mitchell pacing impatiently up and down the corridor before the closed doors of the Universal Detective Agency. Where do you stand on this Kane-winslow affair, Thorne?" he asked. Are you with us or are you playing lone hand?"
 Thorne eyed the inspector care fully. Up a tree?" and as Mitchell flushed, he added: Come, if we are to be allies, let's have frank ness'
 -, You are right" admitted the inspector. ITO tell the truth, eThorne, can't afford to pull bone. To arrest young Winslow without sufficient evidence to hold him. well, old Winslow has a lot of influence politically, and my goose would tc cooked. He's employed you, hasn't he, to look after young Jacks interests?"
 "If you put it that way, he has
 And not to find out who mur- dered Kane?"
 He doesn't believe the two are synonymous" Thorne met Mitch ellis suspicious glance with un- moved countenance. "I feel at lib- erty to investigate Kane's murder
 "Good.' Mitchell hitched his chair closer. I'm coming to you on my own responsibility, Thorne; understand that; the department has nothing to do with it."
 Thorne nodded. You've been to me before-on the same terms.'
 Sure you play straight, and damn 1t, you've got brains.'
 Thorne chuckled. What do you
 
 wait" He rummaged about in his drawer and took out a bottle of per- fume. Smell that" he thrust it in Mitchelps hand, then drew out the handkerchief he had found in the music room at Oaklands after his interview with Elsa Chase. Un- folding it, he disclosed a theater ticket. Now, smell the perfume on this handkerchief"
 Mitchell sniffed at the handker- chief and again at the bottle.
 The same scent" he declared then glanced at the label on the bottle: "Humph, Heavenscent-ap- propriate name" He looked up sharply. What has the perfume to do with the case in point?"
 Thorne tossed the ticket into Mitchell's lap.
 keith's Theater yesterday" he commented Find out if you can. Inspector, who purchased that tick ct, there is bare possibility the ticket seller may know. and then I'll answer your first question"
 The officials of the laboratory .stand by their tests,' Mitchell stated. ''They declare Kane came to his death through inhaling carbon monoxide gas. I've made a care- fuI examination of Oakiands and Mrs. Winslow is right; there is no way the gas could have been intro .duced into the bathroom through the usual causes-from the exhaust of an automobile engine, a gas range, a gas water heater. gas logs and other gas heaters. That posi- lively puts the crime on a person or persons with the chemica. knowledge to generate the gas and with sufficient diabolical ingenuity to introduce 1t undetected into the locked bathroom"
 Thorne took out his pipe and to- bacco.
 Your reasoning is entirely logi cal, Inspector he admitted. "Sc logical, that I am doubtful" his voice trailed off into silence for a moment. Have you located Jack?'
 Not yet glumly. "A descrip. tion has been sent broadcast through the regular channels throughout the country"