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EASTERN* CLACKAMAS NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927 Improved Uniform International The Leadin By GERALDINE BONNER CH APTER V III— Continued — 12 — ‘‘Time enough to draw a cun nn.l back It up with a few sentences. It beurs out what I’ve thought from the Bturt— not an accidental meeting, but a dute, to which the woman came un suspecting und the other primed to kill.” “ Then Mrs. Stokes got on to that date,” said Williams, "and broke In on It. And there’s only one person that date could have been with— Stokes.” Bassett's nerves were raw with strain and anxiety. This reitera tion of a rendezvous with Stokes mad dened him: “ But It could’t have been. I ’ve told you. I knew Miss Saunders well. I know what she felt about the man, and besides I have the evidence of my own eyes that she avoided him In every way she could. Make an ap pointment to meet him alone f She’d ns soon inuke an appointment with Satan.” Neither of the men answered Jilin for a moment, Rawson was impressed ; lie had formed a high opinion of the director’s candor and truthfulness and his words weighed with him: “ I go a good deal by what you say. Mr. Bassett, and as to this meeting of which I ’m convinced—whom It was with I don’t know. Williams here has made up his mind and worked out his case. I don’t agree with him. I believe Mrs. Stokes is telling the truth. What she says hangs together all right. That she may know something Is possible, but I don’t think she's guilty.” “ Then you must think It’s Stokes," said Williams with some heat. “There's nobody else It could be.” Itawson considered before he spoke: " I don’t see Stokes ns deliberately murdering the woman he was in love with. That’s generally an act o f Im pulse, sudden desperation. And there was no impulse here. Careful pre meditation— the stealing of the re volver, luring her to this summer house, the threats or rage when she got here tlint made her fly. It’s more like the working out of revenge than the act of blind passion. Stokes doesn't look to me the kind of man that would kill so carefully. He's too soft.” “ Then who Is It?” Williams ex claimed. "Somebody killed her." Rawson moved toward the doorway: “ That’s about all I’m willing to agree to at present. But I ’d like to see Stokes again. He and his wife may know more than they say—I don't deny thnt— hut she's got a bet* ter nerve than he has. W e’ll get him Into the library and have a whack at him.” , CH APTER IX Bassett was detailed to find Stokes and bring him to the library. A sum mons from the director would have an air of informality which might put Stokes off his gunrd. Bassett found Flora and Shine on the balcony and heard thnt Stokes had gone to his room to try to get some sleep. He knocked on the door nnd to a gruff “ Come in" entered to find Stokes lying on the bed. He rose quickly, exhibiting the same alacrity his wife hnd shown earlier In the day. “ O f course,” he said. “ I’m ready to come whenever they want me. In fact I ’ve been lying here expecting It, going back over Inst evening, try ing to think of nnythlng I may have overlooked that mtght help them.” There was n willing bruskness In his mnnner, an almost hearty readi ness to do what was asked of him thnt seemed nrtf quite genuine, adopt ed, perhaps, to hide the natural nerv ousness of a person in his position. Seated In an easy chair before the two men, Bassett back of them by the window, noticed thnt his hands were restless, smoothing and pulling at his clothes, settling his tie. Despite his disquiet he assumed an attitude of ex pectant attention, gravely awaiting their will. Ids eyes glancing from one to the other. He might readily have been a guilty man primed for attack, or an innocent one shaken by the un toward circumstances in which he found himself. Rawson's manner was friendly and reassuring. They wanted to get all possible information on the move ments of the company the evening before. They would like to know just what he had done from the time he entered the house to change his clothes to the time when be had heard the shot. He answered promptly with busi nesslike directness. Went to his room, changed bis clothes, laid on the bed, resting for a while, then sat on the balcony reading the paper. While he was sitting there Miss Saunders must have passed the end o f the balcony by the path that led to the Point. She must have, but he had not seen her. being occupied with his paper. Hnd he while In the house seen Miss Saunders or heard her voice? He had not. He had no Idea she had come In. Hnd he seen his wife? "M y w lfr? Yes. I saw her for a mo ment. In the hall when I came out o f our room nfter dressing." "She said nothing to you about Miss Saun lers being in the house?” “ Why no, she didn’t know it. We didn’t mention Ml°s Saunders at all." “ Buf she wr.s— she had beep—a fre WNT7 Service (C o p y rig h t by T h « B obba -M errlU C o .) “ Just Leave Our Business to Us, Mr. Stokes." quent subject of conversation between you ?” Ills eyes, looking at Rawson seemed to harden and grow more fixed: “ We had talked o f her— naturally, being In the same company.” “ Your wife and Miss Suunders were not very friendly?” A fierce light rose In the fixed eyes, the nostrils widened. “ What nre you getting at, Mr. Raw son?” "Our business, Mr. Stokes. We're here to investigate n murder and we can’t spare people’s feelings or shut our eyes to disagreeable facts.” “ Have I shown any signs of expect ing that? I've put myself at your dis posal, my wife has. We’re ready to give you any help we can, but I’m not ready to hack up any d—d suspicions thnt hnve been put Into your mind.” “ We’re not asking you to,” said Rawson. “ But we know what was going on here before the shooting.” Bassett spoke up: “ I’m the person that told them, Aleck. It had to be done. They had to be acquainted with the whole situ ation, and they got It from me. But they heard no lies, no suppositions— you know you can trust me for that.” Stokes’ glance shifted to him. Through ItS savage defiance Rnssett could detect the torment of his soul, despairingly betrayed to the one per son he knew would he Just. “ Oh, I'm not blaming you,” he an swered. “ You couldn’t do anything else. And they can hear It all from me.” He looked at the two men. “ I'm willing to tell. I was In love with her, madly, like a fool, hounded her, dogged her footsteps. You’ve heard that. And my wife was jealous— so Jealous they nil could see. You’ve heard that, too.” The Confession of his passion, re morseless In its bitter revelation, was horrible, like the tearing aside of wrappings from a raw wound. “ Yes, we’ve heard It,” muttered W il liams. “ She hated me. I don’t know wheth er you've heard that, too. but I’m tell ing you and perhaps you’ll believe what I say if it's against myself. She hated me, and I wouldn’t let her nlone. My wife was jealous. Do you see— Is it clenr? Oh, we're in d—d bad, my wife and I, but we’re not In so had as you’ re trying to make out.” He Jumped to his feet, the shine o f sweat on his foreheod. “ I don’t see, Mr. Stokes," said Raw- son quietly, "where you get that. We haven’t made out anything yet.” “ Oh, I can see. We were the only people outside the house— that’s enough to build a theory on. And mo tives— who had a motive? That’s the way you go to work\ Find a motive, fit someone to It. My wife had n mo tive. that’s sutncient. Don’t ask what kind of woman she Is, don’t look any further, you have to get someone and she’s the easiest." “ Mr. Stokes, if you’d take this calm ly— ” “ Calmly! Seeing what you think and where you're trying to land us! But Just let me ask you something. Do you happen to remember there were five hundred people on the island that afternoon? Any kind of person could have l»een here on any kind of errand." Rawson answered with a slight show of impatience: “ Just leave our busi ness to us, Mr. Stokes. You're here to answer questions." "Oh, that’s plain—questions all -pointing one way. But there were other people on the island besides that crowd—besides us— who might have had a motive. Isn’t anger a motive?" "A n ger!” ejaculated Williams. “ Where does that come in?" “Here, on tiull Island. Oh. we’ve had more than Jealousy. Rage and spite w ill go as far. Take your eyes off my wffe and me for a moment— look somewhere else." Itawson’s face showed no surprls* blankly inscrutable, but Williams w h e ele d in bis chair and turned an expression o f startled Inquiry on Ba* r»a«sett. in hi* turn, w:if .«taring In astonishment at l*lokes. Page 3 “ What nre you talking about?" he said. “ Rage and spite— whom do you mean?” "I mean Joe Tracy,” was the un swer. "Joe T ra cy!" exclaimed Williams, looking vaguely about In a baffled searching of memory. “ Who’s he?” “ Good (!od, A leck!” Bassett made a step forward: "Get a hold on your self— think of what you’re saying, lit wasn’t here, he’d left the Island be fore that.” Stokes paid no attention but went on, glaring into Rawson’s expression less fa ce: “ A d—d devil o f a boy with a record. Ask him," he pointed to Bassett, "ask any of them what kind lie was and how he acted here. It Isn’t 1 alone that saw it. Yesterday morning at the rehearsal he’d have struck her if Bas sett hadn't Interfered. What was the matter— I don't know. I don’t pretend to know everything, but I know rug und hate when I see them.” "Aleck, you're crazy,” Bassett's voice was raised in exasperated It sistence: "H e’d gone.” “ Couldn't he come back? Aren’t there boats to be hired at Hayworth?’ He turned to Rawson. “ I don't ae euse him. I ’m not like you, I don't jump at conclusions, point and say ‘There’s the murderer!’ But I want a square deal and I won't get It till you’ ve looked up Joe Tracy. Call your dogs buck from the scent they’re on and put them on his. Justice— that's all I usk for—justice for my wife. For myself— ” He stopped. His excitement seemed suddenly to die. He looked old and wearied, his body relaxed, the fire in his sunken eyes extinguished in a profound gloom. "It doesn't matter what happens t< me. I've thrown everything uwuy— und Sybil's dead.” There was a slight pause. Rawson broke it, clearing ids throat und rising from ills chair: “ That’s enough for the time being. Mr. Stokes. You can go now, If we want you we'll call on you later I” Without a word Stokes turned and left the room. When the door had closed on him Bassett suld: “ He's out of his mind— Joe Tracy— when lie knows lie wasn't here.” Williams gave a bearish shrug: “Oh, pshaw, what’s the matter with hlm’s easy to size up. Breaking down, losing liis nerve. Whether lie knows his wife did It or not he sees every thing points there and he's just luylng hold of unythlng to murk time. They go like that—I ’ve seen ’em before.” Rawson, who lmd been standing with his hands deep in his pockets and his eyes fixed on the lloor, moved to the chair: “ Let's hear about tliis boy, Mr. Bus sett— all this anger and hate business he’s been buzziug round." He sat down and lit u cigar. Through the smoke lie watched Bas sett with a narrowed glance as the di rector unfolded the story of Joe, the quarrel and Sybil's accusation. When it was over Rawson knocked the ash from his cigar, meditatively looking at the crumbling gray heap: “ Are you under the Impression, Mr. Bassett, that her story was true— that the boy lmd been spying ou her?" “ I don't know. Of course she was In a high-keyed emotlouul state that might engender unjust suspicions. Ou the other hand you couldn't trust his word, and there was big money of fered.” “ And when you returned to New York you would have found It out.” “ Yes, I told him tliut.” “ And he would have realized that It would go hard with him, where you were concerned, and with the rest of tile profession?” “ Y’es, he'd know. She was very pop ular und there was a general sjm pat by for her.” ’ Williams stretched and rose from Ids chair: “ Well, It’s all right to gather up everything, but It doesn’t get us au> furtlier. If the boy’d been here, see ing what he was and how he felt, there might be something In It. Bui us lie got out before the shooting it leaves us just where we were before. What do you think about going up anil looking over that top story— routine business we ought to get through.” “ Not now,” Rawson moved to Ra dnor. “ I'm going across to the main land.’.’ 'Mainland— what’s that for?" ‘Look up some things— ttiat boy's movements, for one. I’ll take I'atrlck and the launch and send him right back. Come down to the dock witli me, Mr. Bassett, and tell me which w ay Tracy was going." Bassett went with him feeling for the first time that he could give in formation with the tranquillizing as surance It would react on nobodj When he left Rawson at the dock he vent to look for Anne. (T O R E C O N T IN U E D .) SmdaySchool ’ LessonT ( B y R K V . P. n T I T Z W A T K R . D.D.. Dean o f the EveninK School, Mo od y Bi b le I n stitute o f Chicago.) ((ft. 1 27 W e s t e r n Ne w s pa pe r Union.) Lesson for March 27 The same Ilolsmn quality that won the Harry M. Freer Trophy the second time in two years. The- same price as the regular large loaf. The following methods of review are suggested: I. A Descriptive Essay Method. Each member of the class should be assigned to the task a week ahead of the preparation of an essay on the topics Involved In the quarterly les sons, as for example: What consti tutes a true Christlun. Following Christ. The prayer life of u Chris tian. The Christian nnd Ills Bible. The home life of a Christian. Chris tian stewardship. The Christian and the missionary obligation. II. Tho Question Review Method. The teueher will prepare a list of questions dealing with the various phases of the quarter’s lessons. These will be written on slips of puper and the members of the class will druw them. As examples of questions note the following: What does following Christ Involve? Wlmt Is the Chris tian’s responsibility us to tils Bible? What is tile Christian’s obligation ns to stewardship? What are the duties of thu members of the home? What Is the Christian's obligation ns to the evangelization of the world? What Is tlie Christian’s hope? Is Christ com ing again? Will there be a resurrec tion of the body? III. The Summary Method. This method can always be used to good advantage with the advanced classes. The outstanding fnet or facts should he grasped und the principal teaching of the quarter's lessons stuted. Suggestions: Lesson for January 2. Jesus first culls men to be Ills disciples. He then calls them to have fellowship in His service. Those who receive this two-fold call will walk us He walked. Lesson for January 9. Tlie one who really follows Christ shall be hated and opposed. Huving fellowship with Christ, he will love ids enemies, do good to those who hate hint, bless them that curse bint, pray for those which despltefully use him. Lesson for January 16. The Bible furnishes the Christian with full knowledge of God and man's obligation to Him. The only way to be able to stand firm und true in tlie coining perilous times is to lie thor oughly grounded in the knowledge of the Scriptures. Lesson for January 23. Jesus, though divine, resorted much to prayer. I f he needed this fellow ship, how much more do His follow ers need It. Lesson for January 30. Followers of Jesus may expect temptations, but divine help is avail able for every need. Lesson for February 6. To every believer has boon given certain talents such ns gifts for serv ice, knowledge, time, money, to be used for the honor of His Lord. A time of reckoning Is coming at which reward will be given for fidelity, und Judgment meted out for Infidelity. Lesson for February 13. The home Is the oldest and most Important Institution In the world. The most effective way of making strong and pure the church, society and tlie nation Is to muke the homo Christian. Lesson for February 20. The subject o f the kingdom Is un der solemn obligation to permeate so ciety and let Ills light shine so that the heavenly father mny be glorified. Lesson for February 27. Every believer bus two natures—the flesh and the spirit The only way to overcome the flesh Is to be filled with the Spirit Lesson for March 6. The Lord permitted persecution to fall upon the church to cause the dis ciples to be scattered In order for tlie widening of the testimony. Lesson for March 13. Christ has Imposed upon every dis ciple tlie obligation of witnessing for Him to ail the nations of the world. Lesson for March 20. The Christian's hope Is the personal re'urn o f Jesus Christ to take him to Ills heavenly home. When Christ comes, the body of the believer who bas fallen asleep will tie resurrected and living believers will be caught up into glory with Christ Harder to Do Right don’t even go An ideal slice-size for toasting, sandwiches and children’s between meal snacks. 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