Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-12-07
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Continued from last week)
CHAPTER xII.-Rankin interviews
Doctor Prince. The physician is forced
dan. but Rankin. after the interview.
q satisfied he has solved the mystery
and knows the identity OF the GRIM
iaals.
CHAPTER XIII-Rankin hastens
back to Philadelphia. At the univsr-
ING to leave. He reveals his knowledge
OF the crime. and In arresting Walter
Randall" he arrests Mrs. Laura Jor-
sncs he had looked for, duplicating
Doctor Prince who had engineered the
whole scheme.
CHAPTER XIV. Rankin thus
tSreatened to divorce his wife. and at
the age OF twsn ,, two. only 2 few
session Of his fortune, and his own
master. He had to be removed. Laura
Jordan had secured some unknown
youth to impersonate her for her phys
the university. A Walter Randall had
attended the university from which
she claimed to have come. and she had
purchased his c0nnivance in the
scheme. Her delicate health. vouched
for by Doctor Prince, was sufficient
excuse for nonParticipation in student
e the building gave her access to Jor-
dams room. and It was she. OF course.
dams shoes to identify him as he knelt
in the initiation, passwords and de-
tails Of which hat been given her by
Doctor Prince, himself q member. Ad.
mittance to the room, enveloped in the
Voluminous gown worn by the men,
bers at the initiation. was assured,
and with the poison, furnished by Doc
tor Prince, completion of the crime.
during the darkness. was easy, as was
her escape in the confusion: She had
she left the vicinity. 1t being parked
outside the building. Only Rankin''s
n n,,as nsaT Ue1o the IN recorSinr
perfect crime.
"She might have been excused by
easily obtaining a certificate Of Ill
health from Doctor Prince" Rankin
reminded him. "Instead, for two rea-
sons, she took up military training,
which is allowed as a substitute. She
never needed to dress or disrobe in
the gymnasium locker room, which
would be necessary for track. swim
ming or other exercise; she could don
A-CA uhAAOA IA AL thC wv III anu LACn JOlI
the training corps. And 1t was an ad-
ditional disguise in itself, increasing
the masculinity Of her appearance and
carriage. The hat especially concealed
her hair. Even so. she cut the class
az often as possible. In the first place.
II did not begin this year until Novem-
her. after she left; and when she re-
turned and Joined it in February, she
expected to leave again, the murder
committed, by the end Of initiation sea-
son. So she stayed away practically
MI the time, these last six weeks"
"But the one thing she had to I'M
dergo, Rankin, was physical exam
anation. Every student entering the
university must; even when he brings
IN acceptable health record from an
other school,. he has to stand fresh in.
spectlon.'
The detective did not answer at
once; he drew a few more puffs from
mis- cigarette, forming smoke rings, and
then fiicked 1t into the waste-basket.
Eyes, I realize that" he admitted
slowly. "and 1t puzzled me for a while.
But believe I have figured 1t out.
When a student presents himself for
the examination, only his own word
identities him: he does not bring along
Q verifying picture. Anyone, there
fore, would have been accepted by
Doctor Thompson as Walter Randall.
II seems probable that Mrs. Jordan
merely hired some youth from the
streets presentable enough to pass as
o college man to take the test for her.
Az . boy, she could give any plausible
excuse; lots Of fairly respectable-loob-
ing men In need would he willing to
earn a few dollars for such a trifiing
task"
Mr.. Warwick's broad brow wrinkled
In obvious dismay and bewilderment
"That could be done, suppose" he
agreed, with penetrating. inquirins
glance at Rankin. "Does that mean
though, that Randall's entire record al
Aberdeen was fakedf That no such
person ever existed and she adopted
the name to a forged account Of q
scholastic career. just to enter Phila
delphia"
"Oh. no, you were bound to com
municate with Aberdeen and uncover
any such complete fraud. Walter Ran
dali was genuine Chicago boy who
attended Aberdeen last year, but quit
school for good at the end of the term
Through the Chicago police, / learned
yesterday he Is now at home work
ing. What happened is simple. II
was last May that Stuart discovered
his wife's infidelity and later the same
month that he notified her he would
set away to Philadelphia and event
ualiy divorce her. Immediately, she
and Doctor Prince schemed to follow
him there and murder him. II he re
fused to relent. And Randall fitted
their needs exactly-for some univer
sity student, successful In his studies
who intended to drop out of school II
June. either because Of financial stres.
or III health. He would have no fur
ther use for his scholastic record
they proposed to pay him several hun
dred dollars to apply for admission Il
Philadelphia and then allow some one
else enter In his place on his appiica
fiOn and standing out wet He Womb