Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-03

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IM murdered Ivor. but II you did, I'd
sooner hear H." Saying this Kay VINEYARD
faced her sister following the strange death
Of rich Ivor Drake who had planned TO marry
lovely young Elaine Chiltcm. Maud's daughter
Kav had rushed 70 Bermuda 10 stop this
wedding She carried the diary Of lvors a1or-
inc wife Rosemary Drake, who had committed
suicide after recording lvor's calculated perse-
cutons Of her KAY hoped Elainc's parents
would halt the marriage after reading the
diary But the Chilterns were living on lvor
bounty He had even provided a nurse, Alice
Iumsden for Gilbert. Maud's husband whose
legs were parslyzcd and who had 10 use a
wheel chair ON landing Kay met Don Baird.
law student and Ivors summer boatman. who
loved Elaine He vowed before Terry. Elaincs
brother and Clamorous Simon Morley TO stop
the wedding even if he had 10 kill someone.
At dinner that night, Terry nearly came TO
blows with Ivor over Simon and denounced
his parents for accepting his favors lvor,
intending to spend the riEift-fff playhouse
he owned on a nearby island, left at 11:3O,
-Ma,ia- gaine With hiIaa Ia thee eek.---
Meanwhile the diary had vanished and
KAY suspecting Ivor padded 10 the island 10
retrieve H. She found Simon there and soon
after they discovered Ivor drowned near his
speedhoat one hand clutching Elanes silver
less obviously looking for something Kay
hailed Terry who vas sailing and they got
the body 10 the Bermuda shore where Kay
rushed 20 Don's cottage and told him He
phoned Or Thonc coroncrs physician and
Major Clifford police magistrate, He then
asked II Kay had hand in killing lvor Hor-
riGcd she sworc his death was accidental
Seeing Elancs evening dress. which Don SAID
stlntlaL- -s1E-Intcd- II
was ripped and bore a scarlet stain. Don
stuffed it in a drawer.
Later. at the house, Thorne gave Kay the
diary which he had picked up. Abrasions on
Ivor's head indicated murder May told Cliff
ford Ivor had left in his boat at II As and she
had cone right back but Kay had seen her
return ten minutes later. Kay confronted
Elaine with the bathing cap, finding her IRON
Ing a mans cotton pajamas. She gasped ana
her stories were so wild that Kay asked:
You don't want me TO think you killed lvor,
do vou?" The next day Alice charged the
Chiterns had murdered Ivor for benefits eX-
pected but Gilbert who managed his affairs
told Kay that his death had cut off plans
TO leave them an income. He had however,
willed the house TO Alice. He then begged
Kay TO get for him. without letting Maud
know securities of hers he had secretly gam
bled with which Ivor had rescued and which
were now in his baggage. Kay found the
securities IN the playhouse. but hearing steps
hid them az Maud entered, looking for the
diary Kay held II out II was then she
asked Maud if she had killed lvor, telling her
she knew she had lied to Clifford Maud, cor
nered confessed Elaine had met Ivor at the
dock. the diary in her hand. But she begged:
Nobody need know she there-no ones
got TO know--ever"
Clifford surprised them they started to
destroy the diary and pocketed it. Later fac
ing the Chilterns, Don, Simon, Alice and Kay,
he asked il Elaine had worn white satin the
evening before. She admitted she had but
said the dress had been destroyed He then
held out bit of white satin found on the
beach ITS going TO be difficult for you to
go on denying you were on the beach last
night isn't it," he asked. When she stared
he confronted her with the diary. Perhaps
you're familiar with this too" he said. Elaine's
gasp betrayed her and then Don faced the
Major What's the use-ef-E going On with
this ," he asked, IF IL interests you, l was
the one who killed Ivor Drake