Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-10-12
THE STORY


qWAPTDR L-stricken during initi-
4Sn int s the NM Beta gigma frater-
1eai dies almost Immediately. A ply
ASan declares he was poisoned. Tom
kenkin. Philadelphia detective.
CHAPTER M.--An injection of eo-
30 ~ shown to have been the cause
q Jordan's death. Rankin nnds all
snSsssEs. His is0s only known sIAs rsistiy Tive
esis banker. also his guardian. and
CHAPTER IYI.-Two students from
- vicinity Of Yandaiis, NJ. Jordan's
ns town, Ralph Buckley and Waitsr
zsi.s, 1rsoia Prince. vas Shisfyp Pre- re-
Wenetbls for Jordan's admission into
IA sraats Mln.y 4 PROMINENT lawyer.
eseA. also engages Ranikin's attention.
CHAPTER IVA significant fact
s cOsersMa a., z at. that sgn student Larry
fdcgsd y Ralph Buckley ON the
@s,nding 9 key Of the fraternity house.
CWAPTER v.--Jordan has been pay
30, ~ check. $500 q month 70 some
NnkRown person, but. the cancelled
er1 Merrick. a. Jordan's guardian, had
enpervision Of his conduct vntii he
- twenty tive years old. when the
$olsoA inoIsding oonine, 10 stolen from
-. university laboratory. 4 student.
Ed Patterson. - suspected Of pur-
1eeAtng T. mysterious woman seeks
hAakin secures Il.
The real obstacle in making out a
ease against Patterson was that Of mo-
tive. For ostensibly. he was Jordan's
friend: up till Tuesday itself. he ap-
peared to favor the boy. recommend
ing him to membership and guiding
MIN. Otherwise. unless he deliberate
~ masked a long-standing enmity, he
would have prevented Stuart from he
coming pledge. It followed then
fhat the cause for hatred. II any ex-
9sted, was Of extremely recent origin.
But what could have happened in the
past few days to turn esteem abruptly
anto murderous fear or hostility? Crop
ing for an answer Rankin recalled the
scene he had overheard at the Morton
club. when the sponsor explained why
Ne could not pay Carl Walton his
gambling debt. Something, he said.
rad prevented him from obtaining the
money both on Tuesday and Wednes.
DAY. Was that something the stu.
dents murder or. in some fashion. con.
nected with the motive behind itf
Whether or not this supposition was
fAf-fetched. the incident at least re-
healed Patterson's desperate need Of
nnoney. And the coincidence of events
was remarkable: his need. the theft Of
the poison and the murder were all de-
pelOpments of the same day. Tuesday.
30 significant was this sequence that
Rankin felt II justified further steps
against the sponsor. Besides securing
his nnger-prints. he ought to search
his room and belongings at the fra
ternity; possibly he might discover
some trace Of the missing chemicals.
Tor the present. too. he resolved to
have Patterson watched and followed.
There was always the likelihood that
some Of his future actions would be
discriminating.
Kenneth Heyward's visit did not end
the unanticipated occurrences Of the
day. Scarcely had he gone with the
Anser-print expert. when the phone
bell rang. The call came from the
dormitory Office at the university: the
detective had no difficulty in recognls-
fng over the wire the deep. slightly
cracking tones Of Mr.. Thorne. the
attendant at the college post Office. He
had phoned to apprise Rankin that he
was in possession Of a letter for
Stuart Jordan.
II found It just now. on sorting the
batch Of noon mail" he stated. I'm
holding It for you. sir; and didn't
waste minute in ringing You"
That's very good Of you, M.
Thorne," the detective returned. "rn
be out for it this afternoon. Can You
tell whether II is personal letter or
notr
"Well, It looks private, If that's what
you mean," Mr. Thorne replied. "It
was mailed early yesterday. And.
Mr. Rankin :" he paused, IT think
ought to tell you there was a lady
here today. asking for his mail too !;
whether anything had come for him"
Rankin's voice held a note OF won.
der. "A lady to find out about his
1ettersf What was she like?"
"Quite young, sfr-hardly more than
twenty-five and very attractive" was
the response.
"And precisely when did she stop
m to make this INQUIRY" the detective
Queried.
cat about ten. after I'd distributed
the first mail which arrived at nine
O'Clock. She asked kind OF anxiously
n letter had come this morning for
Mr. Stuart Jordan. And when said
none had. she looked disappointed and
worried. as II she was expecting one.
She wanted 10 know what time this
next mail would he sorted: then she
thanked me nervously and left In a
hurry without another word"
'You have no idea, I suppose" Ran.