Evening star., 1937-04-04

rs it true that the letters were
written on your typewriter, Ted?"
He said, win, if you ask me sin
gle question before I've had drink,
I'll commit mayhem"
''Oh, Ted, tell me- It's important"
Sergeant McCord and the deputy
district attorney were engaged in low
voiced conversation in the Office which
DR. Reese had just left. The young
physician looked back over his shoul-
der, then took Wins arm and piloted
her few feet farther down the hall.
WIN" he said, Il wouldn't 90
over this again for any other mortal
ON Garth But I'll do it for you. Yes,
the notes were written on my type
writer There's no doubt about it. l
haven't the faintest idea who wrote
them. DR.. Raybrooke was stabbed
with a new butcher knife. BY some
clever work. the police have already
discovered that it was purchased at
hardware store on Fremont Avenue.
"A dumb, watery eyed kid with a
sallow complexion and moron mind
remembered selling it to someone late
IN the afternoon, but doesn't remem-
Der what the man looked like suf-
fciently to give description that
means anything The poor fool looked
at me and said l might be the man -
he couldn't be certain l was; but he
couldn't be certain l wasn't. And, if
you can believe it, the police are ac-
tually at work on him, trying to force
him tomake his identification positive"
But what possible motive could
yon have had for killing him?"
That's what they're trying to find
out. deposited three thousand dol
lars in cash to Raybrooke's account
few days ago. as you know. They've
even gone so far as to ask me if I'm
certain deposited all of the cash he
gave me. They think perhaps he gave
me six thousand and l held out three
and killed Raybrooke to cover my
theft OF all the nit-wits -"
Hush" she said. That's the only
way the police can get anywhere
They have to run down every clue. "
We'll" he said. somewhat Modified.
things do look goofy enough. DR..
Raybrooke was carrying forty-five
automatic in his right hand hip pocket.
His right hand had gone back to his
hip and he was starting to draw the
gun. But apparently he didn't do it
until after he'd been stabbed. Death
was almost instantaneous. but not
quite. Therefore, he must have been
stabbed by someone whom he trusted.
Knowing that he was in danger. hav-
ing asked the police permission to
carry gun. he still let this particular
person who murdered him come to
within a foot or eighteen inches of
him without sensing anything was
wrong. Moreover. the murderer must
have come in after Office hours. lie was
killed somewhere between six and
seven thirty tonight
Ted" she said, I'm on the trail of
something hot that may clear up the
whole business. Tell me, do you know
a Sylvia Marlowe who had the shape
of her nose changed in 'thirty-two?"
mo. That was before my time"
Il snitched the case record card"
she said. DIR. Raybrooke operated on
her, and III say Raybrooke did good
job She has swell nose now, with a
ducky little upturn at the end. She's
around twenty-five, a natural blonde,
with blue eyes and, I'd guess. cute
figure. She has rather high cheekbones
-- that's a hell of a description"
Win finished, with little laugh, but
it's the best l can give, because
saw her lying in bed in a hospital"
81 wouldn't remember her," DR..
Reese said. ''I've only been with
Raybrooke two years.
Il know, but have you seen her
around the office recently2"