Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
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Rich old MRS. JUPITER 10
robbed and murdered during the
engagement party she gives for
her secretary, MARY HARDNESS.
Murys scapeErace brother, ED
DIE. fs supposed 10 have been up
stairs nj N murder hour. Only
Mary knows this.
Mary's Hance, DIRK RUYTHER.
advises her "a keep still about
having arranged 90 admit Eddie
n secretly until he can locate the
boy. Mary prevents a maid from
telling BOWEN of the Star about
the unknown visitor. Dirk tele-
phones that he hna had n call
from Eddie and will take Mary 20
see him that afternoon.
Dirk oversIeeps and Bowen
drives Mary 10 the rendezvous.
Eddie II killed by n chr M ne
crosses the street. He mumblea
about N ny before he dies. Weeks
pass and INSPECTOR KANE
murderer. when Mary protests,
Kane tells her 10Th MR. JUPITER
and Dirk believe the same.
Bowen tells Mary there II a race
track gambler and crook called
THE FLY 90 whom her brother
owed n large sum OF money. lie
gives Mary n cont he found In the
Jupiter house the night OF the
murder. Ii In her brothers.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
THERE was no doubt that It was
Eddie Hardness coat. Mary
ran investigating fingers under the
collar. and found the small black
tape. lettered in red. with his INF.
tials. az. J. H."
WELL said Bowen fatty, "this
shows me up for what I am-beau.
tiful but dumb. / thought sure
that coat belonged to one Of the re
porters. Never entered my mind
it could be- Boy. II Kane ever
hears OF thisl Well. well, WELT"
Obviously he was readjusting hts
ideas to at this new Development
""Then-he did come, after all
Mary stroked the coat with gentle
fingers. as II It had been a human
thing.
Looks like IT," Bowen agreed.
"But that doesn't prove he did II,
you know" he offered by way OF
comfort.
He was there" Mary repeated
duly. "Perhaps-Kane was right.
Perhaps they're albright. and
I'm wrong"
Listen. what did Kane tell your"
Mary retailed their conversation
with as little bitterness as she
could. That's what I thought"
Bowen commented.
I'll tell you what the matter
with Kane" he said. He'd be a
good man II he were anywhere else
but In this district He's a stuffed
shirt. a boot-licker.
I've always played a lone game,
ever since I've been on this Job.
All Kane ever hands out II a line
Of pull. He'd have chased this guy
to hell and gone. and strung him
up by the thumbs TO please Jupiter
in fact. he was all set to make q
name for himself by capturing the
murderer singlehanded. Then the
word came down from on high, lay
on'-and he lay right down at bis
masters feet and wagged his tail.
That's the kind OF a pup he Is.
But there's still you and me, eh7
How about it7 II you say the
word. we'll go right ahead and dig
up what we can. When we've got
enough to make a case, we'll put It
before the District Attorney. He'll
have to act
"But-are you sure you want 10?
1t might make things pretty messy
for you at home. you know. with
your boy-friend. and all. He'd
rather have II shushed, I under
stand"
HOW much did he know? Mary
wondered with a sinking heart
how public her affairs had become.
She looked down ut the coat over
her arm. do you honestly think
there's any use?"