The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-10-06

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before offering a candidate a bid,
whether he has the means to join, than
suspend him afterward for failing to
meet his obligations. On that score,
we didn't have to worry about Jordan
he ran his own car, large roadster,
here at school,"
"Have you any notion of the source
of his income?" the detective inquired.
mo. haven't; as long as he had suf-
ficient, that was none of our business"
Rankin directed his words to MIR.
Warwick. Anyhow, his relatives will
have to be notified of his death at
once. Naturally, this Mr.. Merrick. his
guardian, will want to be summoned
as soon as possible"
"The university will advise him Off.
cially." the supervisor promised him.
The detective continued his interro-
CATION of Stanton.
''To return to how long the chapter
has known of the boy" he asked, you
said the first contact with him oc-
Cured about the beginning of last
month";"
SIT was on the opening day of the
second semester of the school year."
The president reflected briefly. ITO be
exact, on Monday, February second.
Our first smoker was on the second.
and we invited every likely prospect
1f hot
gradually eliminated the undesirables.
Finally. we hold last affair and ask
to it just those to whom we've de-
cided to offer the pledge pin this year,
that was on February fourteenth"
$50 that he was pledged three
weeks ago, this past Saturday." RAN
kin figured out "How did you first
come to learn of his being at the uni.
versity"
Through one of our alumni, a DR..
Arnold Prince, of ST. Louis. We have,
you understand, thirty-seven chapters
in as many colleges over the country !;
that gives us large alumni organiza-
ton. Whenever one of them hears of
a promising boy who intends to enter
a school where Mu Beta Sigma func-
lions, 1t is his duty TO inform the In
terested chapter about him."
slave you any such chapter at
Aberdeen, where Jordan came from
originality
mo, we aren't organized there"
Stanton returned. "And of course. he
never joined any other fraternity at
Aberdeen; before we accepted him, we
made certain of that. Professional and
high school fraternities are inmate
rial, but student can belong to only
one under graduate college fratern-
ity."
"And just who is Doctor Prince?"
Rankin wanted to know. what can
you tell me of him?"
Nothing at all, sir, beyond what
his letter contains" the president re-
piled. 1--WE can't know every brother
who ever graduated. But he writes
that he was educated at Hawthorne
university. in Fort Wayne, Ind, he
belongs to our Omicron chapter, there.
He must be comparatively young be-
cause he took his degree and finished
his courses only eight years ago."
The letter had been destroyed. RAN
kin's next question disclosed. once its
contents were noted But the au-
thor's address. If he desired it. could
be found in the fraternity's national
roster, which catalogued every living
brother of Mu Beta Sigma. The letter
had contained nothing. as far as Stan.
ton could recall. to explain the extent
of Doctor Princes acquaintance with
the murdered boy. or the origin of his
volunteered information.
Before proceeding further, the de-
tective had Stanton obtain the physf-
clans address-Harker street. In St
Louis. Then. he shifted the topic of
his inquiry.
Nov. have somewhat difficult
request to make" he announced Inn
pressively. Consider 1t carefully be-
fore speaking. Mr.. Stanton. | want
your opinion of Jordan your i'm
preston of his nature and tempera-
ment. Give me a sort of character
sketch; think I can rely on your
judgment"
(To BE CONTINUED,