Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
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ready limited at suspicious" and who would
now be fighting against them TO the last ditch?
And how dangerous was she ? Had she been
up and about last night? Had she seen any of
the mysterious damning things that Kay her
self had seen? Or was this all a bluff, based
solely on wild hunch about changed will.
Because it must be wild hunch What
ever they might or might not have done, the
Chiltems were not scheming and INSCRIPTIONS
Gilbert might shiftlessly have accepted bed
and board from Ivor, but II was impossible to
think Of him working on him with Machiavel-
liam craft to change his will in their favor
in order that one of them could kin him!
And yet, suddenly uneasy she remembered
what Maud had said the day before about Ivor
settling a little income" on them after the
wedding. Had that arrangement been already
drawn up and signed? Almost certainly Alice
Lumsden would tell Major Clifford her suspi-
cons about financial motive That meant he
would go TO Gilbert Ivor's lawyer and find
everything out very soon II Ivor had drawn
up document making the Chilterns financi-
ally independent of him, what would the Major
think then?
Kay stared out at the vivid Bermuda iand.-
scape. There was only one thing TO do-to go
TO Gilbert herself discover just how the land
lay and warn him that Alice Lumsden was
their enemy
She hurried down the corridor which led
TO her brotherin-laws ground floor bedroom.
Her knock was answered by calm "come-in.'
GILBERT was sitting up in bed, propped
~ against the pillows. breakfast tray lay
in front OF him on an invalds table. The
wheel chair stood in corner and the French
windows were wide open.
Clinging wistfully 10 the ghost of his for
mer vigor, Gilbert had lined the walls OF the
room with photographs of himself in the old
days when he had been Harvards ace track
star and one Of the outstanding amateur base
ball pitchers in the country. The contrast
between the photographs of that exuberant
young athlete and the paralyzed man on the
bed was poignant. Somehow II made Kay
feel closer 10 her brother-in-aw than she had
been in years.
Poor Gilbert, The easy life he had
chosen had not proved easy after all.
His face which the long siege Of illness had
given a remote spiritual quality, was alert
and anxious when he saw her
is there more bad news Kay"
yes I've Just fired Alice Lumsden'
Fired her."
she refuses to leave But fired her any
way"
Re stared What on carths the trouble? o."
ITS very serious, Gilbert she's not only
come right out and told me she thinks one OF
you murdered Ivor She also said one Of You
murdered him because you-you benefit fnan-
Cially by MS death -
The look Of shock IN his eyes changed
slowly 10 ironic amusement You mean
she thinks we benefit under Ivors Will? ?"
That's what she said I can't imagine
where she got the idea She thinks you de-
Iberately worked on him 20 make a new viii
IN your favor"
How very interesting The amusement
had gone from Gilherts eyes and his voice
was cool slightly acid II 1t Gains Miss
Iumsdcn's savage breast AZ an vou may toll
her that uc aren't even mentioned m lvors
Will / drew 81 mp myself two years ago.
There has never been a new ono As his law
yer receive "A certain small fee for settling
tho estate, OF course That is all
Gilbert I'm so relieved l didn't know
naturally but / was sure II was all ncurouc,
malicious invention Of her own Kay paused
uncertainty But yesterday Maud said some
thing about Ivor arranging sort Of income
on you after the wedding That Lumsden
womans dangerous l guess she was in love
with 1vor in a frustrated spinster kind Of way
and she hates YOU all Shed do anything she
could TO hurt you. l know she'll 60 TO Major
Clifford about the will. And even though we
can prove that's all false he may find out
about the income thing and then he'll sus-
poet
Il see what you mean Gilbert inclined
his head gravely. Perhaps you'd be good
enough TO remove this fancy table. 1t hens
me in He nodded toward a desk in the
corner Of the room over there you'll find
lot Of papers. Will you bring them TO me ?"
I IFTTNC the invalid table off the bed. Kay
l. propped 1t against the wall and fetched
the papers which she laid on the light blanket
that covered his shrInlen legs. Composedly
Gilbert leafed through the papers and selected
one.
This my dear is what in a more solid
cpoch would have been called Elainc's mar
rage settlement ! drew it up under Ivor's
Amusement last month. There's no need TO go
into details but can assure you that he was
planning to settle a very comfortable sum on
Elaine a very comfortable sum indeed"
But e."
Wait minute, Kay Here is the clause
YOU referred TO- the thing Maud must have