Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
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robbed and murdered during mn
engagement party she In Etvtng
for her secretary. MARY uAHk-
NESS. Mary's scnpcgraee brother
EDDIE. is supposed TO have been
In the house at the murder hear
DIRK RUYTHER. bIue-biooded
young lawyer. Mary's lance. ad-
vises her ca keep silent about
having arranged 90 meet Eddie
secretly. until he can locate the
boy. Eddie has disappeared.
Mary prevenf n maid. BESSIE.
from telling BOWEN. police re-
porter for the star. bon Eddie's
supposed visit. Dirk telephones
that he has found Eddie and will
take her "a see him that after
noon.
Dirk ov~ersIeeps and Bowen
drives Mary 60 the rendezvous.
Eddie a. run dow by n ear as
he crosses the street 20 meet
Mary. DeIirious. en- the hospital.
he mumbles about n ny. tie dies
Weeks Of police investigation
come 90 nothiHg. and finally IN
sPECTOR KANE tells Mary the
case u cIosed.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
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GOLD fury such as she had never
dreamed she could feel pos
sessed Mary at Inspector Kane's
indifferent words. Within q 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 the cap
ture or that man. While he lived.
how could anyone with a drop OF
pity In his heart. rest contentf
Everything that could be done
has been DONE" Kane said. IF the
Jewels ever turn up-or II we find
the car. well have positive evil
dence. Nothing 70 do but wait"
Mary suffered a feeling OF vast
establishment concerning the
processes OF justice and that great
institution known as "the Police"
Perhaps Kane felt her criticism.
for his afability gave way to griev-
ance.
Police work IL not so simple as
some people think. Miss Hardness"
he told her. Its hard enough al
best. nd when people put STUN
bling blocks in our way-well-
II you'd been frank with us 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 the implication OF his
words came home to the girl.
what do you mean by that7"
she asked. you mean you think
Eddie came in-and killed"
Kane looked at her keenly.
Il meant only what Is self-evI.
dent from the facts in the case"
he said. He made a restless move
ment OF dismissal. Il don't think
well get anywhere threshing this
out any further, Miss Hardness.
You come in and see me again any
time You like. II l have anything
to report. Ill be glad TO tell you"
Mary said, Tell me what you
meant" implacably.
"Well. what do you thlnk?" he
burst out what are the facts?"
He held up two massive fingers
and licked them on. one at a time.
Your brother had opportunity. and
he had motive. What does IL mat.
ter that be v did q ch a thing
before In his life? Tow do you
know he didn't? What do you know
about him. anyway" Before she
could answer. he added with an air
OF wisdom. Nobody on earth knows
less about a man than his sister.
Unless it's his mother. maybe"
"You think that Eddie killed Mrs.
Jupiter?" Mary was shivering un.
controllably. She sat stifly. fight.
Ing for self-control. cold fingers
gripping tightly the gloves lying In
her lap.