New Britain herald., 1930-10-18
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Synopsis: Suspected of murder ing Dr. Paul Kane by carbon mon- oxide gas poisoning, Jack Winslow. disappears, Kane had come to ex- anime Elsa Chase, beautiful crip- pied girl, whom Jack loves, to test the elder Winslow's theory that she is a fraud. c. Thorne, detective. is probing the Kane mystery. Mrs. . Lawrence, woman who has se- cret hold over Elsa, dies suddenly without revealing it's nature. Among her effects are part of a bil- from Dryden sanitarium, Chicago. and clipping with the words. "The Dancing Silhouette The shadow of human being, madly danc- 1, ing, has been seen twice in the Winslow home but it's source re- mains a mystery. Thorne sees it again late one night in an attic room where Jack Winslow once practiced chemistry. Later, on the floor below, he discovers Lucy, the housemaid, taking an empty en- selope, addressed to Elsa Chase in Jacks writing. to Mrs. Winslow. She says she took it from the room ot Lambert, the butler. Next morning, upon learning for the first tune that Thorne spent the pre- vious night in the house, Mrs. Winslow faints.
 Chapter 2S
 A CLUE FOR SALE .'- Totally unaware of the effect the knowledge of his overnight presence at Oaklands was having upon Mrs. Winslow, Thorne entered the Me tropolis Bank and sought the cash fer. George Ross examined his ere dentials carefully. then took him in to his private office.
 What is it you wish, Mir. Thorne he asked courteously You know we are chary of giving information about any cf our de- positors.'
 will not cause you to break your <. rules or regulations 1 feel confi- dent" He pulled a pad toward him and sketched upon it clever like ness of Mrs. Lawrence. Do you re- call ever seeing this woman?' The cashier looked at the sketch . critically, Yes" he acknowledged e She has been here number Of times.''
 }.s Using what name?'
 'r- Ross looked up. She called her self Mrs. Lawrence, but the bank P draft she wished us to cash was drawn in favor of Sara Holcombe Kane"
 Thorne sat back and stared at his companion, Keeping his rising ex- citement suppressed by an effort, he waited for the latter to continue. Ross took several documents from a letter file and refreshed his mem- 2 ory by looking them over.
 Mrs. Lawrence claimed the check was in payment of alimony # due her" He opened a letter as he spoke. The draft was on a Boston bank. We wrote there and in this answer" holding up a letter. find her statements substantiated, for our Boston correspondent states that while for personal reasons she prefers to be known as Mrs Ben Lawrence, she has no legal right to that name. never, so far as he has been able to ascertain, having mar ried since her divorce from Dr. Paul Kane" The cashier looked across at Thorne. Was that the man who !, died so mysteriously at Oaklands or Monday night?"
 te4. Yes" Thorne rose 5riskly; he ! had learned much in their brief in terview. "I am extremely obliged to you, MT. Ross" He paused at # the door. Mrs. Lawrence was found dead last night in her room at Mrs. town"
 Thorne next visited Inspector Mitchell's office, to find that busy official on the point of leaving.
 Some news?" he asked eagerly.
 Mrs. Lawrence's identity" re- asponded Thorne tersely She was 'tthe divorced wife of Dr. Kane . IHe lHSpeCtOT lOOheu al llllll III dumbfounded silence for a moment . So that's it.' he exploded. But Aahut her connection with Kanes .murder-I cant quite get her in the picture
 '. nThorne smiled. Nor can l." he admitted softly, "in that connection. Why not wire Boston and get a line g on her career as Mrs. Kane and as :, the eccentric Mrs. Lawrence. By the way" checking himself at the door as Mitchell reached for his tele- phone receiver. what reports have , you had from Jackson and the other operatives stationed around Oak lands?"
 Reaching for a paper Mitchell |, tossed 1t to him. Read for your : self"
 Thorne skinned through the < several reports, coming them over to himself. No happenings were ont of the ordinary, each report giving but bare facts; that of the opera vtive on duty early Thursday eve ming mentioned no one leaving Oak i lands. Was his theory wrong. then. as to Mrs Lawrence's mysterious visitor with the voice soft and