Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-09-07
he ran his own car. large roadster.

"Have you any notion of the source
Of his income" the detective inquired.
mo. I haven't; as long as he had suf-
fcient, that was none of our business. I"
Rankin directed his words to Mr.
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.
II will see to 1t that a telegram is
sent tonight to his address on the
QUESTIONABLE. You'll be Immediately
informed Of any reply or message we
receive"
The detective continued his interro.
cation Of Stanton.
ITO return to how long the chapter
has known Of the boy" he asked, "you
said the first contact with him &C.
CURED about the beginning Of last
month";"
ut 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 hrst smoker was on the second.
and we invited every likely prospect
Of whom we knew. After that, we
gradually eliminated the undesirables.
Finally. we hold q 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
versityT
Through one of our alumni, q 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
q promising boy who intends to enter
q school where Mu Beta Sigma func-
lions, 1t is hts duty to inform the In
terested chapter about him."
"Have 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 undergraduate 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 1t, 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 physi-
clans address-Harker street, in St.
Louis. Then, he shifted the topic of
his inquiry.
"Now, have somewhat difficult
request to make" he announced i'm
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 / can rely on your
| judgment"
The very purpose Of the discipline
preceding initiation was to appraise
the candidates and determine their
worthiness; hence, Stanton's portrait
Of the boys personality was compare
lively complete. AS Pledge, Jordan
had been generous and sincere; though
light-hearted, a certain gravity had
given him stability and a sense of pro-
portion. He was amenable to correc-
ton, his cheerful disposition blending
well in the fraternity. AS scholar,
he was capable but not brilliant, with
out much enthusiasm for study. He
had normal appetites: he drank to be
sociable. though not to excess and en-
joyed an occasional risque joke. Es-
sentially, however he was refined and
clean-minded. He had no enemies
among members of the chapter. Of
which the president knew.
AS TO his attitude toward the oppo-
site sex. Stanton was uncertain. The
boy had attended only one dance since
he was pledged. that of the past Sat.
urday; then, he was unaccompanied.