The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-31
nEGlN HERE. TODAY

. BEGIN HERE TODAY
Rick old MRS. JUPITER 10
robbed and m uRdered dprins the
engagement party she give. for
=" her secretary. NARY MARKNESS
3 MAry's scnpegrace. brother. Ed
DIE. 10 supposed 70 have been up.
:tnirs az the murder -hour. Only
Mary's nnnce. DIRK RUYTHER.
sdvises advises her 20 keep :till about
.ecfetly until he can locate the
boy: Mary prevents y maid from
TIE sst"o. v,ss,o. 81 ,ss s,H, rt '"S:. ,:':
from Eddie and will take Mary 10
see him that afternoon.
DIRK oversleeps and Bowen
iSss EaSss !, nrrX .ri,,.: 70 tie 's.de:von:: =.
crosses the street. lie mumbIes
pass and INSPECTOR KANE
drops the ease. heiie wing Eddie the
f99rdeser. When Nary pr0te.ts.
Mane tells neF both MR. JUPITER
and Dirk believe the same.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER x1
REFORE the disclosure that no,
only Inspector Kane. but old
Mr.. jupiter himself. and even Dirk.
8. belieyea -heR.iDrother had, robhed
and murdered Mrs. Jupiter. Mary
Sat stunned. -.-.... ~.---
Even II that were true, as you
say" she got out presently. there
still remains the question-who
killed Eddie?"
Kane lifted exasperated eyebrows.
but you saw the car that killed
,him!.. he said. as II dealing with an
unreasonable child. ,"Just another
Of these hit.apd.run drivers. It's
murder. Of course. But nine out Of
10 OF them aren't caught. It's too
bad. But II you look at 1t another
way. it's mercy"
'"You can sit there and say that! !"
Amazement and desperation made
her bold.
i but what do you want the mat.
ter stirred up fort" Kane was
getting wrought up. "You ought
to be glad Its finished. Your
brothers better OF where be Is than
II he'd lived, to take the rap. You'd
rather see him killed accidentally
than live to 60 to the electric chair.
wouldn't you. Believe me. he's
lucky"
Electric chair?" The gray eyes
blazed scorn at him. "You don't
mean that. And Eddie wasn't killed
accidentally. You know better than
that. too. You can get eyewitness
testimony Of dozen people,"
"Eye.witness testimony isn't
worth a damn" said Inspector
Kane with finality. People don't
know what they see. II one says Il,
they all say it. They want to get
10 on the excitement. that's ALL"
But Mr.. Bowen and l both saw.
We're not just-people."
Kane laid a pencil down with a
decisive rap.
you're 'hypped' on the idea that
somet5dy was after that brother of
yours. ys-And. George Bowen Is a re-
porter tor sensational newspaper.
He'A'ses anything that would give
him a big story" J
Mary. shook her head. She was
not much older herself than the
baby brother" she was finding Ell.
cuses. for. but she had grown up
swiftly In these recent weeks.
New dignity sat on tho girls
Slim shoulders ~ thss faced the
police inspector and her. voice was
calm and determined.
mo. you're wrong. You can't
dismiss us 40 lightly a. that. |
may be an imaginative woman, and
relative. but Mr.. Bowen Is neither.
And he seems to be the only person
besides myself who. cares what hap.
pened to Eddie. Even Dirk, my
hahce." she stumbled on the loved
name. has changed lately. He
,doesn't want to talk about the case.
l don't know why. unless" But
she decided to keep her personal
anairs to herself. She drew sup
sharply.