Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-09-21
THE STORY

CHAPTER I-stricken during initi-
@uon into the Mu Beta Sigma frater-
PITY, Stuart Jordan, university stu
stefan declares he was poisoned. Tom
lakes charge of the investigation.
CHAPTER n.-An injection of CO.
Jordans death. Rankin finds all
1ne students shoes are marked with
shupbtacks. His only known relatiye
Louis banker, also his guardian. and
Ais heir.
CHAPTER III.-Two students from
home town, Ralph Buckley and Walter
also the fact that st. Louis. ply
.sponsible for Jordan's admission into
4ne fraternity. A prominent lawyer,
1dward Fletcher, present at the initia-
ton. also engages Rankin's attention.
amusedly at her justifiable caution.
81 just wanted to speak to Mr.. RAN
dali about =. rather important
business natter
"Well. l guess it would be all right
II you did wait here" the woman pom
dered uncertainty. ave got to be
awful careful, what with the boys hav-
in' money and valybles layin' about
loose and 1t bein' so easy to get in and
steal It."
She was plainly talkative and Ran
Kin improved the opportunity to learn
something Of dormitory life.
: "It's quite all right" he agreed SYM
pathetically. II understand you can't
run any risk. It must be quite
"a Job for you to keep so many rooms
I'm order-especially when they're occu-
pied by college men,"
ut amt easy. sir, most o. them is
that unconsiderate and careless. Mr..
Randall is different. I've noticed he
Amt much o. a one for foOlin' with
them and he's too sensible to invite
them into his room to make free with
&c. Hes as neat as a pin, too, cleanin'
mp good deal hisself; there's SO little
FOR me to do, it's a pleasure"
HE must be quiet sort of chap"
the detective remarked, mot to mix
much with the Others"
"Mr. Randall Is the kind that don't
come to college and spend good money
Just for fun" the woman declared
with conviction. I'm way, he has to
Keep to himself on account o. his
health; that made him miss most the
whole autumn term. Natcherly, he's
strange to the others. He amt a bit
stuck up. though, but is as polite and
mice as can be. Nearly all the boys is
igo0d-hearted and means well, I've
found out; the trouble is they amt got
lenough common sense. You wouldn't
believe" she went on, 'some O. the
lthings they're up to. If told you. Pill
low ightin' like little children and
lOreakin' furniture when they wrestle.
Then in class fights. sometimes knock
an In the doors and climbin' out the
windows. :"
Rankin felt this an exaggeration.
~Out the windows7 How is that pos
Niblef"
"0h, they do It all right and get
away II they're careful" the cleaner
assured him. '"They go out along the
wall and crawl into the next room
with open windows. That's how they
escape when a crowd from the other
side chases them into a room. Any.
how. they're for ever poppin' In and
out O. each others place that way"
She led him to the unfastened win.
dows Of Randall's chamber and point
ed out the method to which she re-
ferred. From below. the decorative
white holding against the wall Just
beneath had appeared comparatively
nat; he now saw that 1t projected
somewhat, the upper surface forming
a level ledge. no more than ten inches
wide. The shelf was continuous. ex-
tending unbroken the length Of the
facade of all three buildings.
II suppose 1t could be managed" the
detective said; he withdrew into the
room. "But 1t looks dangerous"
The charwoman followed, nodding
darkly. "That's what allus say, sir.
One o. these days. somebody's goin'
TO fan and get badly hurt; then therell
be the very devil raised about It when
it's too late"
Have you seen the afternoon pa
pers. today?" Rankin introduced the
subject of the crime casually. II was
reading that only last night a young
man was killed at a fraternity house
on the campus during an initiation"
Here at the university Now The
exclamation mingled surprise with hor.
ror. II don't have no time till alter
I'm done work to be lookin' at news
so ! amt heard nuthin'. :"
She broke OFF. suddenly interrupted
by the light echo OF approaching foot
steps in the corridor.
"There." she stated eagerly. ~ told
you you wouldn't have to wait long.
That's Mr.. Randall comm back now
recernize the way he walks.
"Heres a gentleman wantin' to see
you. Mr.. Randall" the charwoman an
nounced II was just sayin' to him
that you'd be in again any minute"