Roseburg news-review., March 13, 1929, Page 6, Image 6

ROSEBURC NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1929.
on of the policemen "nut tn a
1 '-all for hadiiarter. T-ll th
I chief it's miir'ter all rlftht. and to
Hend Dr. .MHoon over right away.
! And BijfKri, you at and outitldt the
I door fn the hall and kffp in?
! rrowit away. The news will ro
THIS HAS HAPPENED In the brntfrtlvn rlr le of Jaik 'hrouah ih' biiilrtlnK Ilk wildfire.
- Jack Haywiinl, siniKKlliiK you nit Ilayward'n arm. Hh frmkf,! mil- onr' lf "-farieil. Did you pill
hiBurnm- broker, Ii.toihhh en-f nualy, no loiiKer a r rati!, at the of-i1" h d-nianded of Ituth.
.L'aed to i(-"h l.emer. n.rreiHiy to flier In plnlurlor h'-n who wan ad-1 She nhook her head. "I told no
-'Handsome Hurry" Itniden. pro- J dreliu her. I teh f nd him ttt cmhJ two one but Mr. IiHYnrl. I went to
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- muter of ifiihloim nlock rnnji;inle
T hose .VHle office lit jllM arroriri
I he narrow alrsluift from J;ukn.
On a Saturday niornhiK tn J.inti
nry, the promoter tin two women
ralierB. The tltKl Ih Itllit IlulioU,
nijiht chili (lamer, wtio I to
company him to Wlniei -Haven
the
JioruVn
k end. The nerond in Mn,
!oi(t-i)'g v Ife and mother1
policemen In uniform, but linili
acarrejy hhw them. The detective
towered over her a Klicuntlc man,
at leant hIx fet't three lnh.H tall
and broad fn proporiloti. ile looked
at lf he had K'own jcrlzzled In ihei
ac- nervlce of JualJce, but wart mill not J
for tailate Keitlnfc a navaice Joy out,
him lmmedately afterafter I saw
Mr. Horden. Mr. Hay ward has of
fice, on thin floor, around tn the
next win. W are enmijced to be
married. That' why I went to
him."
"That bo?" Mr Mann's little,
ftquinted uray eyes studied the
pair In the doorway. He seemed
about to ak some question con
finuiiiK criminals to earth.
I am tntin f' ll:vunnl nfflftta
of hi tuo children, who ni ls for (n ,)ll1NilllKt and thla , M(iis erninK their relatlonnhif) to each
her mon.hly alimony. larninK he Lf.s, illtll wt-rr(.,ary to! other or to the dead man, and
J busy, hhe areen to reim... H-iMr Itord.n. who Is -In there. ! ,... to Hurh s great relief, to de
fore she roes l.e KlimpHe th- pi,. I Mlir,Hd ,;irk answered the de- r,,U. ..rum n.,rv of n.or. (..,.... I.
tectl.e ftiieiy. ate tmporiance. "Did Horden keep
"I'm Detective Serjeant Mr-1 any money or valuables in thr of
Mann." the hujce man completed! fiee? Do you know what bp had on
tolin Itmh d-.k. While liuth
t;.k diciation Horden makes a
playful pa.s at lnr and lie
. P( reams, at'ractlne Jar-k's atten-
tion In the oppoMte office. He in
furious.
When they meet for luncheon.
Ttuth dfftcoterrt she ban forgotten
hrr bank book and ninlie hack to
the office. At the luncheon table
Jnck sas be left their theater
tickets on hi ilesk and returns for
them. He returns stra'igely pcr-
' When on Mondav ninrnlnE Ruth
htm Saturday? J,ooks like he must
have been murdered as long sko
as Saturday."
"I know that he had I'iOO In tens
and twenties," Ruth answered
stpadily. "He had me ko to the
hank to net it for him, as he was
going to Winter Haven for the
week-end. His train was to leave
at 2:15. f don't know how much
more he had. ! caut-ht a glimpse of
yellow-backed note In Ills wallet
the strange introductions curtly
"Move aide, pleae. Let's see him.
Who discovered the body?"
"I did." Ruth whispered, horror
of that thing Inside swooping
'down upon her again. "I I got to
the office this morning a 9:1.",,
, and and found him Ihere."
"You've been in there, too?" Mc
Mann jeiked his head at Jack.
"Just looked In. I didn't touch
finds the bo.lv of Ilotden snrawled anything." Jack answered.
on the floor near the window, she t "Kxeepf the door knob. No good , wn"n he put the S.VK) In. but I
reviews Jack's strange behavior I having It photographed for finger-1 didn't see the denomination. He
and i petrified with fear. She runs! prints since both of you've touched t a,J, na'' a na,r r railroad tickets
to his office and. finding him out, it," McMann answered as he
looks frantically In his desk for his : grasned the knob fn his own
gun. It is gone! Jack returns tin-: hands. Another Jerk of his head in
niedlntely and accompanies her to dlcated that the (wo uniformed po
Horden's office where he calls theUjcenien were to enter the room
police. Fearing Jack shot Horden j behind him.
through the open windows she j
rushes Into Rorden's office to close ! Ruth and Jack utoort rp!'V to let
his window before Ihe police nr- the three of them pass, then
rive. The window Is a ready ' watched from the doorway. The
closed! The police arrive. i detective stopped just Inside the
. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY j door and gave a keen, searching
f'HAI'TKIi VIII j glance about, apparently less Inter-
In the brief instant between the ested In the body on the floor near
turning of the knoh of the outer j the window Ihan In what he hoped
with a Pullman drawing room
j ticket, which he had had me buy
I for him.
door and the entrance of the- po
lice, Ruth had time to get control
of her nerves. Kor Tear so horrible
that she now wondered how she
had been able to bear It had been
lifted from her mind and heart.
The window of Rorden's private
office, opening iiHn the airshaft.
and directly opposite to Jack Hay
ward's window, was closed. How
rould she. even for a moment, have
believed her man was mi I it v of
Ynurder?
Her reasoning was exquisitely '
clear and simple: The only way
to find in the room.
"What are these crumbs and
can uts doing on the rug?" he de
manded, whirling upon Ruth.
"Oh!!" she (tapped, guiltily. "I
I must have dropped them when I
saw Mr. Horden. I - I was going
to feed the pigeons the first thing
this morning because I forgot to
Saturday and I thought "
"Pigeons! " McMann ejaculated.
"What pigeons?"
Ruth's tremulous voice ex
plained: "This Is the top floor of
the bulldlnn. A flock of pigeons
Jack Hay ward could have shot Ron I nest on the roof and I've been feed
Hen was through the window, She i Ing them at noon for several
herself had left Rorden's door! week. I - I was so startled ut see-
loiked. because of his deadly fear
of holdup men or the assaults of
loss-craved investors In his slocks.
Horden would never In the world
have unlocked It Tor Jack Hay
ward, for It was his custom, she
knew, to demand to know who
wanted to see him, If lie was alone
and unprotected in his office.
The only person, probably, whom
he had admitted was his wife,
whom he was expecting, and she
undoubtedly had already called be
fore Jack's return to his office to
get the forgotten theater tickets.
"Harry P. Rorden's offices?" an
aggressive voice demanded lin
ing -Mr. Horden when I opened
the door that I dropped the little
glass bowl full of crumbs and pea
nuts." "Hinm!" McMann beetled his
eyebrows at her, then strode about
the room, his eyes searching the
floor, Ihe walls, the desk. Then, at
last, after so long a time that
Ruth felt like screaming to him to
get ft over with, he went and knelt
beside the dead man's body and
lifted the ouiriung right hand,
whose fist, Itulli noticed for the
first time, was clenched convulsively.
Stiff! McMann pronounced.
necessarily, for the name was "Dead a good, many hours. I'd say
painted on the door. " hat s hup Shot through the heart. Must have
pened here?" Idled quickly, but Dr. Melson will
Rnth Lester wn wMH standing tell us ih;it Rand " he t)rlresed
As she spoke, the detective was
searching the pockets of the dead
man's coat, trousers and vest.
';H're are the tickets O. K. And
some loose change in a pocket.
Hut there are no banknotes at all.
. . . If mm! Looks like robbery."
"There have been a number of
holdups In the building in the last
few weeks." Jack volunteered.
"Someone who knew Miss lister
to be Mr. Rorden's secretary mav
have seen her cashing the check
for $500 and"
"I'll do the mayhes on thia Job.
thanks!" McMann Interrupted
harshly. "Now, Mfss Lester by
the way, any relation to Colby Les
ter, the lawyer?"
Tears sprang Into Ruth's eyes.
"He was my father."
McMann's glinting eyes were
gentle for a moment, as they took
In the small flKiire. "Sorry, Miss
Lester! I had no idea. Do remem
ber the boys saying he had a kid
I mean a daughter that he was
crazy about. . . . Now, child. In
your own words, tell me all you
know about this business. When
you last saw Horden. everything of
importance that had happened
Saturday, anything you can think
of to help me."
"Please, mav I sit down In my
own office?" Ruth faltered.
The detective took a chair be
side Ruth's desk, making notes on
shevts of yellow paper, as the girl
told her story.
"Saturday Is always a quiet day,
since It is a half holiday," Ruth
began, her hands tight locked on
the desk before her, her brows knit
in an effort at concentration. "I
arrived tirst, at half-past nine,
then Henny Smith, the office boy,
came in"
"Where fs he now?"
'He hasn't come In yet," Ruth
admitted. "He sometimes soldiers
on the Job when he knows Mr. Hor
den is out of town. He was to go
away for "
'The boy'a address?" McMann
demanded, pencil poised.
"Why, I don't know," Ruth ac-(
knowled?ed reluctantly. "I have an!
old address on file, but his family'
moved the first of January. I told
him to give me his new address,
but someone Interrupted, and l'm;
sure he didn t. j
, "(iuess he'll Btroll In later." Mo
'Mann dismissed the of rice "boy. j
"Now go on, please. When did Hon
den come fn Saturday?"
"About 10, as usual. Some worn-'
an, who would no; give her name,,
had just called for him on the!
phone, and I told him, describing:'
her voice. He knew who she was, i
but be didn't mention her name."!
...
"Ever hvar her voice before?"
McMann was Instantly alert.
"She had called several times I
during the four months I worked
here," Ruth answered. "Once put j
her through to Mr. Horden, and he
told me to remember her voice and t
never do so again. Sh has a beau-i
' tiful, throaty contralto. . . . Yes,:
I'd know it if I heard It again, over'
the phone anyway." (
"All right. Go on." j
"Mr. Horden dictated for about)
half an hour. i
"Any trouble between you and
Borden, Miss Lester?" McMann
pounced.
"Trouble? Oh, no!" Ruth pro
tested, fhiBhlng. "He was always,
very considerate of me, till the
very day of his death " Which,
was literally true until the very
day of his death! "He dictated, as
I said, until Benny interrupted toi
say that an old man xvas in this of
fice, demanding to' see Mr. Rorden.
I went out to talk with him, be-'
cause Mr. Horden wouldn't see
him, of course "
"Why 'of course'?"
Ruth gazed at the detective
blankly for a moment, then her'
eyes lighted. How could she have
forgotten that the old man bad
muttered threats against Horden's
life? . . . Rut. oh. he had lcoked
so Hi and beaten! iUt eye cloud
ed again, but she answered horiest
1 : "Mr. Harden would neve: see
anyone who had a grievance. T he
old man he wouldn't give me bis
name, insisted on seeing Mr. Hor
den said h( hud lost a fortune
all his savings in one of Mr. Hor
den's stock promoting schemes."
'Did the old man make any
threat against Horden?"
"Ye;-," Ruth admitted slowly.
"But I think he was Just talking,1
as iieople do who are furious and
helpless. They frequently say
tiling- they don't mean ''
"Suppose you describe the old
man and let his law vers worry
about his defense, if it comes to
that," McMann brought the girl
back sharply to the business in
hand. "Remember, Miss Iester, 1
our employer has been murdered,,
and I'm counting on jou to help
me find out who the murderer is.",
(To Be Continued)
More suspects In the next chap
ter. Mrs. Horden appears on the
scene. :
TALKS ARE HEARD
BY STUDENTS AT
SUTHERLIN SCHOOL
j Renew your lawn now with more j weeds down. Fertilizer and lawn
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Three special services have been
held during the past week for the
benefit of Sutherlin Junior Acad
emy htudents an 1 patrotu. t
Professor Hurdett gave a series
of educational films dealing with
various church schools in the
states, together with scenic views
from (ireat liritain and various
other set Hons of Europe.
He was followed later fn the
week by an address by J. It. Fer
r n. manager of the Pacific Press
Publishing association who told of
the various activities and ojiera
tions In the offices and manufac
turing departments of the national
religious publication plant support
ed by the Seventh Day Adventists.
Saturday Elder E. M. Oherg.
home missionary and secretary of
the North Pacific I'nion confer
ence, which embraces Oregon,
Washington. Idaho. Montana. Rrlt
ish Columbia, Albert a and Alaska,
gave an Interesting talk regarding
his work.
n Jas. K. Conn, resident of Melrose.
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