The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-30
BEGIN nERD TODAY


Rich old MRS. JUPITER -
robbed and murdereA aur3ag N
engagement party she % gtxis8
for her secretary. MARY HARK.
NESS. Mary's scspegrace AsotheP.
EDDIE. u soppeeed - have beeD
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vtses her - keep saQeDe aksss
havia1 arrange1 % 0ese D11os
seeretly. entll - ean leeals ahs
boy. Eddie has aisaPpsaseA.
from telling BOWEN. peliee -.
supposed visit. Dirk teieDhoaes
that ~ has found Eddie ana WIN
take her 70 see him that after.
o0pn.
DIRK oversIeeps and 8swes
drives Mary to the ren6esvoUs.
Eddie IL run down b. a car as
he cro:se: the street to 9eet
Mary. Dciirious. IN the hospital.
he mumble. about = ~. He dies.
Weeks Of police Investigation
c0me tn nothing. and anally IN.
SPECTOR KANE tells Mary the
case u closed.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER K
COLD fury such as she had never
dreamed she could feel pos
sessed Mary at Inspector Kane's
Indifferent words. Within. . few
hours Of each other. someone's hand
had struck down the two people
she loved best on earth. except her
sweetheart, Dirk. She had thought
Of the wheels Of Justice as grinding
slowly but surely toward tho cap.
ture Of that man. While he lived.
how could anyone with q drop OF
pity in his heart. rest content?
Everything that could be done
has been done." Kane said. III the
jewels ever turn up-or II We 6nd
the car. we'll have positive evi.
dence. Nothing to do but wait"
Mary suffered . feeling OF vast
disillusionment concerning the
processes Of justice and that great
institution known 10 "the Police. !"
Perhaps Kane felt her criticism,
for his affability gave way to griev.
ance.
"Police work is not 50 simple a.
some people think, Miss HARNESS. =
he told her. "It's hard enough At
best, md when people put STUN.
bling blocks In our way-well-
II you'd been frank with "a about
your brother coming to the house
that night. We could have had the
story out Of him at once-and the
case settled. It's too late now. We
can do nothing but let the matter
Drop"
Slowly tho Implication Of his
words came homo to the girl.
"What do you mean BY that?''
she asked, "you mean you think
Eddie came inland killed"
Kane looked at her keenly.
II meant only what is self.evi.
dent from the facts In the case,'
he said. He made a restless move.
ment Of dismissal. " don't think
we'll get anywhere threshing this
out any further. Miss Harkness.
You come in and see me again any
time you like. II I have anything
to report. I'll be glad to tell you
Mary said. "Tell me what you
meant" implacably.
"Well, what do you think?" be
burst out. What are the facts?''
He held up two massive fingers
and licked them OF. one at a time
Your brother had opportunity, and
he had motive. What does It mat.
ter that he never did such q thiua
before in his life? How do you
know he didn't? What do you know
about him. anyway" Before she
could answer. he added with an aig
Of wisdom. Nobody on earth know,
less about a man than his sister,
Unless it's his mother. maybe"
"You think that Eddie killed Mira.
Jupiter?" Mary was shiveriug un.
controllably. She sat stiaely. llxht.
ing for self.control, cold fingers
gripping tightly the gloves lying in
her lap.