Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
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Rich old MRS. JUPITER IN
robbed and murdered during the
engagement party she gives for
her secrctary, MARY HAHhNEsS.
Mnry's -scapegrace brother. Ed
DIE. In supposed TO have, been mp
stairs at the murder hour. Only
Mary knows this.
Mary's hance. DIRK RUTTHER,
advises her Ia keep stiII about
having arranged 20 admit Eddie
secretly until he can locate the
boy. Mary prevents u maid from
telling BOWEN OF the star about
the unknown visitor. Dirk tele-
phoncs that ne has had n call
from Eddie and will take Mary 90
see him that afternoon.
Dirk OveFSleeps and Rowen
drives Mary 90 the rendezvous.
Eddie In Killed by n car as he
crosses the street. He mumbles
about n ny before ne dies. weeks
pass and INSPECTOR KANE
drops the case. believing Eddie the
murderer. when Mary protests.
Kane tells her 10Th MIR JUPITER
and Dirk believe the same.
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XI
before the disclosure that not
- only Inspector Kane. but old
Mr.. Jupiter himself. and even Dirk.
believed her brother had robbed
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 chic. Just another
OF these hit and-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 II another
way. it's mercy"
"You can sit there and say thati"
Amusement and desperation made
her bold.
But what do you want the mat
ter stirred up for?" Kane was
getting wrought ID. "You ought
TO be glad it's finished. Your
brothers better or where be Is than
II he'd lived. to take the rap. You'd
rather see him killed accidentally
than live 70 30 10 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 a dozen people"
Eyewitness testimony isn't
worth a damn" said Inspector
Kane with hnality. People don't
know what they see. II one says It,
they all say It. They want 10 get
In on the excitement. that's all"
But Mr.. Bowen and | both saw.
We're not iust-people"
Kane laid a pencil down with a
decisive rap.
You're 'hypped' on the idea that
somebody was after that brother OF
yours. And George Bowen Il a re-
porter for a sensational newspaper
He'd see anything that would give
him a big story"
Mary shook her head. She was
not much older herself than the
baby brother she was finding ex.
cuses for. but she had grown nm
swiftly in these recent weeks.
New dignity sat on the girls
slim shoulders as she faced the
police inspector and her voice was
calm and determined.
No. you're wrong. You can't
dismiss US as lightly as that. I
may be an Imaginative woman. and
a 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
nance" she stumbled on the loved
name, has changed lately. He
doesn't want 10 talk about the case.
1 don't know why. unless" But
she decided to keep her personal
anairs to herself. She drew IN
sharply.