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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1932)
► ► ► 1 lir F in a li W rite r* S en d I h e ir Storie* Fir*t to th e lllu* • r a t e d F e a t u r S ection /»<? « • \4 <* m it tlba'n »< » »r Ml *r t t t ai n« M C om ing S tories by D o ro th y W e il E d w a rd W o rth y E d w a rd L aw son J. A. R oger* The Advocate tl , I hli Who Killed l)r. Broun? K a rl B r o w n , n S u rg e o n w h o M a * D ic c o v e r e d H o w to B le a c h B la c k S k in W h it e , H a » B e e n M u r d ere d in H i» P r iv a t e E x p e r im e n t a l I .a b o r a to r y . P o lic e C o n t in u e th e ir S e a r c h fo r the K ille r . Mt M»W %KII I %WHON ft H U a*. r i n « I . .,t, ». II » C I O I I . . « .1 f.u .,4 M l» I. . 4 J •». < »lot » I '«M l# Thai . III Iffll foi 411V irH V III wt a ll !>!'.! I» • have «nv rneniiea or r iv a l1* ? - n»c «»Militi sih«»ok h rr !»«-*<! n » if] h* aid *T don 1 know )( a singt«* {>«* 1 1 Ml w ito a itu a llv hated turn lie was a l w a v # verv friendly with those anni 1 him . but he never ut high* 1 » er v i ich with |K*ople in g. iterai I'm mi ire he (liiin t have any "H ave you e»< h eaid him «|U4ir«*l- Mg wit li «rivoli Lite woman 1 •Itated and Fi «/»e» seiaed rat li*e n»n her hesiTatmn ' Collie on tell w » what you h ratd." tie commanded ' It W 4sll t r« * 4 4 Iv w ii\thliig the ' It hap- woman «ut n e ta n tly .»«•nel Just ;ib<MU two m onths «go Ju»t t v lm e Di le nils ami Di ila n lv l«*lt on tlieir » Ml allon s I went t«j (tie clin ic doi»i t « j i leave the doctor's i'liiii’ i and h i 01 «»An a.id Di H aid y • •••m«*d t«i !».* aigulng m I mmii some thing 1 tiev both seemed to b.* v e i) »* ugi v W e r e ait* threat* being mode?' ' I ip Inspector a**K»*«1 Well Mr. to trll tl»r trull» ’ thr wMtiaii sAi't they both seemed to |I« h lo r II m i l t»<* tlire atriiln g each other O f course ‘ M a n ly ' ln » ( lt i I * K ia - '- i •** I h i n t luten t«» th rir conversation t l.llt t r 'l y ... m i " (lie w iH iiall at • t '*t • n>1 (I ip (loot was rl»wn*»l s i that I n»»a that w as th e em «t I* * n t t y r<wiIdo t have heard vrrv mu. h had 1 wanted to t»ut I did hear a few o n ly M ini* t h * ' I immi I.1 u n i t e . i n t I don t I tie t n - p * r lo r *ru n t< sl O M n't word* t*i I>t H ardv s vo I cp wp II. but It » mi wv tte Miaptied that th e i I» m ' • iettiemhrt them vpiy eem% t.i me that he said in a I ud 1,1 t,. h i a n u i l n U n l nam<'>1 M an lv voice I rn ^ »«> t threatening vou. Y ra ttie w om an re|>lle<t lint H a .ily »'ll- .ate of th e itm-Mr » heat Brown t»«it you know that this is wrong If von don t rut It out. I l l f r le n t - llie v w ere *11 I>*l. tih tittie r take the whole thing to ' and that II I I I I i . w ii S lid l»r tx a ii* a n d Ih %|f *« * «11 I remember actually M tid y I h at a a ll rig h t ' the ln»|>eel.ic i-ul hearing '* l>* vou remember what «lav It was In Nnw MippnM* »'»• te ll U* 'h e teat .»( the »to«y W h a t hatn*ei«ed that v« hi heard t h a t ? ' the Inspect«* lt««|tilred • f t f t a .ml'»1 T h e woman |amdere«1 I in pretty I>I Brown fell 1« the It'*»»-. e * . urp It *4 1 on M onday. the fourth h o sted Hut it was no use I etwM »1 Ja n u a ry al»e >«id filially It f.'p that I f was already d«*»d I u»u t e u right after New Year » amt It I *4 v 4 I* m ( mv head after 1 1*41 »11 I was the day that I)r l*ouis left for r u i'in b e r U that * run to the front hi* vae itio n I w n t to Petersburg « 1 -». h mill m for help ITicri Va that day to visit a toother who ili<* |»»lu*»'iiii»ii rum«’ In, i i k ! he «-*• Dr you i ight away T h a t'* really *11 a n III. and when I returned H ardy wav gone also " 1 know. Mr H i ’ll .«« soon \* »on came I m < k *1 see F r a s ie r was e ye in g It»»' t IHI 4 II narrow ly Hhe t u t trembling Di lirow u went Into hi* clin ic and began In*» mysterious work. la that u bit under h i* gw*e. *nd • curious -» * Alienee fell u |n n th r Hying rn.Ni« Th e Y e ,, »it a** soon as I h.i«1 returned m v up w hich thr woman had pictured He gave me very spetdal instruct tons g »1 *i»i esse« I us all Hut Fruaiet'*» mat f liit I tv and seemed to fear that le i-o f fa« t voter broke the s | n *II I promised M lo Itranclon, hr »i«l hut ply lie would be Interrupted w atching lir r intpiitly. "I w ant you in Intercept all ra ils anil to tend to h is biiMiie'S until Ins associate* re to M l m r how that Mtiudge •»( g r.v n turned T h e n he went back into his paint htii»i h ' 11 s to br on your dr«*.»-» " ' 111 .* woman started. th ru k*oked i lih o i it >iv and not u ntil tonight did I «•*.? Iiim .igtiin " down i»t th r hrtn of h rr dr«*.»** I f«»l Th • in.s|N*ctor nodded thou gh t- lowed hei gf»/r Sun* enough. til.*!«*, wii> * green smudge r lr a ilv vislbl«* (nll\ W«•II.- lie said "that II ho all for tli*»t•* ,4 tiny square of what *«• n u e l ili.e tlimc being, Miss B iiin d o ii Just to I»* first» green paint di» you happen to Oil«» I l l ' l l » * thing ‘ Oh th r woman mi Id. I iiiuh I y? . lia v r gotten that on mv d ir .u wlt.’ti kn ow Will » was Dr Brown's a ttu im* Norman H an Is . in the Ye S. S ir I i t 11 to ttu* front d«air You retnem ! I»ri I told you I liavt* been h iv in g 1 .*•wis Hu tiding “ All rig:ht. then and that will » «i II».* hot»ur fixed up u little w hile I rv rry o n r was away. W rll, yesterday YutiM lietter stay nearby, though We m ay need you I had thr* front door and the ««tv Mina tirandoti .»gatti You understand that you’re a painted Hitd In my hu rry this morn m aterial witness in tills rase, and iiig I forgot to watoli out for it *’I m v ," said the ln.H|M'«’tor H r that you musn't leave the limine w ith puffed m rd ltatlv rly on Ills rig a i I«*» » out perm ission?" ' Yes. sir " I he young woman tired tnomcr.t. "M is* Brandon," he went on alter and pallid retired to the end of the a moment s thought, "do you happen living room and sank into a sofa chewed his cigar for a to kit* w of anyone who hated l»r Kraaler >.»w «to . in w it h i n r tr.tMi cmaftem hi Frazier ki»Ht to examine him care* lully, and after a long m inute he ; aroae "Look* like Brown, all right," I»** M ild T ve only Si;.-n him a few i times but I remember those fea- ( lures • " Y e p " I put in. "that lx ik * him all right " like Y<»u knew h im ?" he ask«?d "I interviewed him once or twice 1 on medical subjects He was quite « ble •'hot in medical circles, y m ! know.** I !1 say he was. the li»sp*ct >r in - wer«?d drily. But n»jw let’s see v hat beyond here." We stepped over the dead bofy without disturbing it. Mird found our- } selv«’# m a tmy apurtnient wh»«*h eeii««Ni to consist of a sm all operat« :ig room, a laboratory, one or two .<'k-rooms and a bedroom with rum« ; j -'*J clothing lying a «out Except tor h e bedroom, everything was scru p i- '.•Mialy neat and clean "N«»w look around '* Frazier told me and .v*e if you can tell me what'a *iong with thia place * I looked but then I .shook my head. I don't *ee a thing unusual—" I be gan. but suddenly I stopped Why'** I exclaimed "W indows' T h ere isn't i « single window in these back rooms. Ml the light U furnished by el«v- t r lc it y f Nor Frazier went on. "Is there »nother door except the one we Just came through Now what do you 'uppuM- a man could do for week* m<Hii*nt deej* in thought F in a lly on me He wrote d«>wn Ins iel«*|g» Mie «t a time back here in these window« leaa rotxius? number in my t*» k here vou see he beek«Mi'*«| to one of his men Jlm iiile he »aid I want you to and (tie nest day. I called him to see "Gee. ‘ I said. "I ni sure I couldn't oig up Mr Norman H arris, the a t how (hlngi had turned out He said guess Maybe he was experimenting torney a n t find *»ut what |>apcrs Of then that everything was all ngh( a ith something that would i>e will D r B ro v n lett behind If he did .«ltd that a little threatening hid harmed with light ’* done the )«> b You s«s* he must have leave any i«AMcr* ifII H arrl* to bring Frazier shook his head doubtfully I hem here right away It he doesn't gone directly from i»»v office that No. he aai«i "there s plenty of light want to go to the trouble, tell him morning and quarreled with Dr here It s almost * bright as d«y, what * liapiieiKHi > h get him over her«* Blown n fact, with those powerful ceiling some wav Meanwhile, tell him that Then. I cried suddenly seeing lamps if th eie is a will or other important ilie light Hardy and Dr Brown were I shook my l»ead "It s g«x mo patters that might have some bear ut odds over x>me m atter; they ing on this case, he's to eall tne up quarreled, made up then quarreled stumped.** I said Let s go back out there, F ra z ie r and give me the meat >«f them «»ver again and Hrowti called H ardys -iiggested and we passed back into the phone I hen t o rush them here name when he was dying !" lie rooms where the two detective* l)nder»tand * * W hoa' grinned Frasier ‘ Keep sere still engiged In tlieir mtnuto Y e s. air " th e «let«*ctlve said , and thoae theories to yourself a little survey hasteiKN l to the telepl»*>ne in the while vet Let s go back and look h a ll to begin h is task You fellows be careful not to over the set-up now. before things change the position of anything yet." aie all mevt’d up" tv inspector ordered "but b«* sunt C H A P T R K IV We i»avMM into the hall again and that you don t overlook anything If T h e Vfarderpd H im -lor «TiMaed into the |»art of the ho uv • ou run acroaa any clue of import« T h e iiis|M*ct< n delved Hit«» hia in- which was fltttxl up as a private »nee. Ml be up in the front of the 'M p | km ket end brought forth r hospital I looked around and saw house. Let me know, right away." sm all black notetamik He scratched that it contained the usual waiting We walked through the hallw ay his head as he lingered Its (Mges riM iis oonstiltntlons rooms, an X-ray " Ja n u a iv fourth e ll?" he muttered chamber, a laboratory and an «»[»e:at- again and back into the living room. Why not send out a radio alarm So lfard> and Bt*»wn hn«i a little »ng-rooin All veere rather small in tor D r H ardy." I suggested “It •pot on Jan u ary fourth • i/.«’. but tlie fittings were of the finest We found se«*n»s almost evident that he's tho Did you kn«iw something .»bout m aterials and makes man you want." Jones amt Hale, our two companions that already?** I »sked "Don't be too fast. Eddie." F razier Well, the iiisjk*»'?oi replied "A front headquarters, .scrutinizing every '-quare inch of the place, while a ¿’T inned. "He and D r Louis are duo Ittlle " here at any m inute this morning, a c hhie-clad patrolman l'H»k«*d on curl- But how?" cording to the housekeeper I hava The iwo detectives grunted a 'D r Hardy com* ill to see me on ouslv negative to Frazier's Inquiry con .«ii idea that we ll see them soon No th>* fourth " use rousing the whole countryside "To -<»e you?" I re p »t«Nl, and the cerning the tlnding of negatives or »bout this thing yet a w h ile" h tsp ’ctni noddi'd fingerprints went into the forward i»att of You m v ." lie siitd. I'd come across Wt* went through these rooms the I hall to call what I knew of the him once before in connection will« uuickly and came to a tall, heavy ••tory In to mv paper, and found a some polio«* work, and he said he cooi leading into the added portion policeman Just leaving it w aiihvi advice from nil authority on of the building. It was open, and I got the dope from H arris by om ethlng that wasn't crim in al in .’»iM outside of it lay the figure of telephone, he reported to the In in athletic man. his dm k eyes open, one sons»*. I mp that was in another spector. “H«* lives near hia office, lie wouldn't let tie know a single •daring Ins mouth and Ills breast and as soon as I told him what had detail «»i the case, but sim ply said ineared with blo«Hl He was a hand- happened, h«' rushed right down (hat it w « mi U1 probably be a d u ty ‘time, clean-shaven man of about there and looked over the paper* Dr. mess if it wa.s aired, and wanted to middle age, and. but (oi the .statin'll Blown had left with him He just know w hether li«*‘«1 be op*n to a white laboratory coat which he phoned and said that he'll bring them (»lackma 1 1 ch aig e if he used the, wore, mighl more easily have been tight over as soon as he gets them threat of p ittre action t«> stop it i i a clerk or a young professor than, straightened out He gave me the told him he could use that course.I the doctor and scientist whirl) he and If It didn't work, lie could c a l l 1 was Continued on l\«fr 4