Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10


erimnae lovely young Elaine chien who had been en-
gagged 20 Ivor This Bermuda home
after the OF Kay VINEYARD Eaines
who had hoped stop her nieces wedding She had
with her the diary Of Rosemary Drake ors adorhg wife
who had committed suicide after recording lvors calculated
prosecutions OF her Kay hoped when Gilbert ana Maud
Chtern Eaines parents her tragic story they would
halt the marriage But the Chiltens living on lvors
bounty. He had provided a Alice Lumsden for
Gilbert whose legs paalyzed and who had 10 use
wheelchair. Maud Kays sister made light Of the diary
on landing Kay Don. law student and Ivor's
summer boatman who loved Elaine and who vowed before
Terry FLAMES brother and gamorous Simon Morley to
stop the wedding If he had TO XIII someone to do IT, At
dinner vor spoke shghngy OF Simon whereupon Terry
tried 10 strike him lvor planning to spend the night IN
playhouse a nearby island left at 1870
Maud gong with him TO the dock.
Meanwhile the diary vanished and Kay suspectne Ivor
padded Island retrieve There she Simon
Soon after they discovered vor drowned near his speed
boat cutcinE EaneS silver bathing cap Elaine,
capess swimming obviously looking for something
Kay hailed Terry who sailing and they got the body
the shore where Kay TO Dons cottage and
told him Don phoned Or Thorne, coroners physician and
Major Clifford Then he lifted Elanes evening dress which
he said she had left while It
a scarlet stain Don stuffed i a drawer Rejoning
the others Kay noticed scratched
Later Thorre gave Kay the diary which had picked
up and the Major after questioning them ALL declared
peculiar bruises head pointed murder Maud
he had left his speedboat at A5 and she had
gone right back the house had her return
later and wondered what She had been doing
faefu interval Though past midnight Kay found
ironing a mans pajamas and held the bathing
cap gasped terror, snatched and told such
conflicting Kay asked: You don't
you killed Ivor do you? The next morning, Alice
told Kay the Chltens had murdered vor for benefits
pected managed his affairs revealed he
had left them nothing but had willed Alice the house
Meanwhile Major had pocketed diary after pre-
venting and Maid from destroying it, Learning that
KAY Elaine had white satin the night before he
asked gowns. But Don had burned FLAMES The
Major then faced Elaine with the diary and piece of
beach where she had denied going
that Don seeing her trapped and seeking to
her confessed to the murder But his story dis
proved Finally Elaine admitted she had read the diary
met with and told him she loved DON
Furious he had tried the diary threw it
She he then left in his boat and she
him alive again Her face had been scratched
gown torn she said looking for the diary later
Kay story did not explain her terror seeing
bathing the at the ironing board
IF Drake wasn't killed the mainland, then he
either the island the way there said the
Major After he left Elaine said she and Don wanted to
marry Then Alice, who knew of Ivors
bequest told them they would all have to Following
open the inquest Kay, wheeling Gilbert into the
library caught sight of the STOPPING couch
with malignant expression She seemed to be shuffng
some pillows. She hurried out seeing them What do
you suppose she doing? Kay asked Gilbert
And Now Go With the story
- nBERT shrugged. Looked if she hiding some
4 ~ thing under the cushions"
~ Kay moved to the 1t piled high with
lemon yellow cushions She pushed them aside. At the
bottom of the heap light green cushion with dark
stripe She picked up expecting to find something
underneath.
She back Gilbert, the cushion still in her
hand. 1t was damp and slightly stained
Nothing here" she said Il don't understand Gilbert
She looked excited she ID something"
She probably did" Gilbert smiled tired little smile
And she probably took it away with her. She has
genius for the theatrical that woman Then with shrug
But whatever it can't do anything about it, So why
worry? Let's play backgammon. Oddly enough really
want to-"
A undiscovered cardable up in front of
window which looked out over the carriage drive to
lowering clump tray with Scotch and soda
the only reminder that the Major had
been Kay side-table. settled Gilbert
Of the card-abe found the backgammon board
and down herself
They both set up their boards with the shiny coored
checkers in silence. The outside had
lamp deliberately did the She
knew Gilbert liked to take his time.
It's going be a real Storm he murmured Then,
they their dice for the first move he looked at
her with its lean arstocratc features family
ironica-as if somehow he hooking himself
AT last been left alone presume you weren't
able get the securities ?"
He had won the throw Without waiting for her reply
began moving And they both continued to play
with stubborn urgency Kay outlined him
the humatng Of events which had taken place
on the island that morning
DEFEATING what had happened made her feel made
" quato H. failing a mission which involved the
Chterns entire financial future, she had let the family
down
She concluded I'm terribly sorry Gilbert but sup
pose turned out for the best If hadn't hidden the