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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1932)
TH E IL L U ttT K A T K D K F .A T l’ R K R U C T IO N - M a r c i. 2 « . 1M 2 The Clinic Murder Mystery Who Killed Dr. Brow n? * itfaliidt It flitd getting that palm nil,'* hr »aid H im quirt vote* hrid Frazier surveyed the hand writ mg ■»roear whtrh you never noticed until u« Hjtrfltxajuri am tie b rtsu of the notes and romparad ft with n o » T V * tew- ran U> the clinic and ir t i„ ta j . nuar7 «lh " that of the order Gathering around s k in s I o « h i l f k n b r o n m u i d r i r d . P o t te r fin d I k t l K r r * - lou.Kl D r o n i f O * onlr able u, gasp ^ „ .»g re m rd a . M. Mar him we all aaw the resewflhtei.ee | » « I<-d d r o i t ) o n d 1 r f| a w i l l w i t h k i t att< •n r Ifldt word, thr n «m r At the mui of the threatening notes ru here . » > told you to Uie poller Tbe% “L derer --'Hardy' and that o f the order were exact l l aayt ouplicatesl “ Y au n n lruot tort -. •• ibflt a* I u. I mita a h í • r a o t i bad «uatralnl a#* M. I lit * AK II U W M I 1 " " I, Karl Brown, am on th u day I «ral tim#a ond louli • rbar|«a you could * » . and. th.-n aflar driving M m„ k, , .u ic m .u t to the * a t t a a * u n t M n u> tun ‘ Another forgery f* Louis sneered i ib f lt H a i t i « f u ir a d » l o o t . it* him hit , M l'4 MliWMl tUootlr tul f*MI U I-UU*I atouud a bit came back Ond pretend- wtUcb I hope »U I never reach “There'a the man who's responsible A'••ter tilted • nr* |ta*r tff • M *• * Hu r«1 that you had Jual oenyed from lhrm UI||H> , lh e dr. th , IM>. lor that ’ * The doctor pointed an ttr«d tfl • Itili» rllntc I« II»# »rod af Hu aha Hardfl to (M l •«* a .oat and Iban I i your vacation You told us the trut i • »t o o l# lU M H I t l Ui W i t h U i a l . t r U t* » “ r 1 • For the past srevral years 1 accusing finger at Norman Harris I»« too a t"ru Hindu* Un# flflptel Imflfll a miaue H IM <>«at lb» t(te**t rtuai Iteltriuti IU«l lb# i think, about Brow ns lltegal w ork,1 fear have been engaged in various types the attorney loi a*v»tfll iwtMtihi »hut »H I hm » It»» r « l *'*uatefltete|»o# will b# abt# !• tali ter Mi* nut but you tried to throw the blame of I to« o>r Id Nit Ivo oafliolonl» U»« arbtethtef b# «fla Ib» Ulten «tel racflteted Ml of criminal work and experim enta Harris arose in wrath and flung lou.t and Mold« It»»» hfl»« »>»• tea«#ud#J I of it all on IbMMs by aaylng Uiat It tion whose nature it la not nerea- Ins under-steed form at the doctor »•rollo*« 11*0» aliti It id hoadkM|WI • was he who had hern bia< kmaflimg nary tur me to specify here home Frazier s upraised hand stopped him pooiofl «orna» ti»Kid Iteri» Mt •tidoi« it th* ■ u m aa M e t . f bfl »»•#« « a t te *a» i a mmmmt at IB «»» Hut UM< « i r » ml pumi o.. Iim, . p ^ , m N otfcdf flutti«« imn I pflrfloti In itu hot»»» «rteflte |*telnl fr*te lb» M#»l* palHlafl duui "T h ai's enough out of you. Louis," Wte It«.* « « H terd * a u * + t* m + l mu Ibte #«»al «H#« I lo# mud»» U flnniiMmed ,ou r . . « • * . v r .. .11 . . . . H .r d , „ th„ work nnd d u f. he said harshly “ Hardy this letter raote i la* it « ltd a u d ( b a t n . t « t r a a it a m * , and I n sorry, hut 1 gueas 1 11 have mg the pa*< year he has used the A- r a. flrnfl I« Mlw Atondo»«« dW». *»»'• • dvflte wf g rte»n p u in l and the notes seem to let you out o* MIMIf l i l * in th fl f l« U * * flt •tenui • o c i« r k to lake you along with ua ** MOW UO ON WITH IMS HTOfllt threat of exposure to blackmail me They bear out your story m every In II*« MM.flUifl «Hfl» Ha »Ul« |M*ufl»«d ••« Fraaier b n kutird to one o f his men of more and more money rati* u.ro*tt»*« tu» tbfl d.* »o » »n »he 1 am not detail and they explain why B ro w n , lidflffl t«o ih»lt ani « |U 1«1 «¡«»tidalti r H A P T t H XK Hardy sremed bewildered and as I gomg to m y who that person was hid hunarlf away in that little clinic ln .«»«• to «#• • Cr» Uta Bflui« tetuah »■tch pd him 1 MW hit ry r* ro w the rnclo.-*! not*-, thr only d cm .n d. of his far two whole m o n th s- wait m g A n iftuliaa» tItioUfH III» Iruait d*m» Mao fl««Ud »»«*• du dazedly about tl liii|viuh II»# l»fllur««i «f tl»c n«n but b» he ever made in writing speak f u lor you to return in order to protect H ardys voice rut through tin* |l**#a Ibflt b» ••• • «btt« man “ Inspector!** he cried finally, *T thcinaelves —hut I assure you it was Mm from Louis ** Iio*»»<1 tot»I» alio ran 1« U m «!•<<■• • Ute silence first In a ruing cry. one for whom 1 had done a great i.wear you're w ron g'* “ O f course.“ affirm ed Hardy “ But o t a lo * r a it r t* ab# tu u o d H in te n * ' « » • » • « * | "Damn you. I ami U. you put that (HiteUflh Uta doter t«o f indi t»» H»a * h#ai smear th e re -y o u thd tt this morn* The policeman came forward, deal oh. tf 1 had only gotten back a lit* I ul bUxMt fttrteinfl fion» hi* mouth Hi« * * A few days ago. Dr Hardy one in r**adl- tie sooner T o think that he called •I « aaaflit« ta vteanflalaltetv rahfluatrd teut Mill mg sometime to put the blame on g.raining handcuffs field of my associates discovered this work my name as he died —and I wasn l tir «riva la gl*» IH» «oman aoan# n»#a*»f» me for the murder you committed of mine also, and begged me to quit there to help. . . .** Ih » «orda li tterrr» •»• IndtMiugulai»»b.#. yourself !** "Y ou 're wrong !** H aidy jabbered and the (Mil? .»»»• teliteli flit» !■ airi# lo u*» It. When I at first refused be even “ T h e only thought I J>«d was dnatflMd ta Hfl»Ar ' *Y ou're rrary. Hardy.** the i f her rn went to the police to ace whether It í*a»r«bai tn«a«t »golton b* U»rp#cIut Ira to get Brown to stop the whole thing Vl'rre the notes and the letter retorted “T h a t sounds like a pretty would be all right to threaten me «In «f ila# iMoIrtrt ot Columbi« own»-.dir sud 1 tell you he was grateful to just read by Frailer forged? Is in order to bring me to my senses •■t’.ad r#*r»ta ttiot Oi •inani hart an fl» jxior ext use to me * * me for it. I f he were alive right tbfl wboifl m bfltnfl. as Louis « orni «Uh f*i Hard* on January «ih Hardy tifrned pleadingly to Fra* how he'd bear me out in that, and That made me furious when he first I I I « «or« dar «ti tet»uh th« b»tt«r hart «t«it «barges, s fra m e -«p between returned and told me. but later I r 4 ihr » «»fMWtor 1« at* «r bother hr rwuM rler if i t i true that he made that will. Hardy and tbe attorney? Or u u %# a thr#«t of «tel.»« inl#f »-n*. t »n a|aihal * You dun t brlieve that 1 did thia It was bccauar of his gratitude aud saw what a fool I hod been in carry-1 I o h m s res Its gwdty of tbe n ard er ' Ih# ims « c rt flurftevMi U *lnf» him J tete* tng cm such work when I might have thing, do you? W hy man. you know (•ottime ciar 1 swear th a t« the our! t»l Mir«« i pi» cl W# Lfltrf tt 1* V Nest week's thrilling (M a ilm e n t been doing legitimate business and 1 came to see you that day feu II fl! «n (H* v#ry *»m# Mar Dt n truth!** will present farther developments. helping mv race at the aame time So (h!«»* 1H# hui Browns sake—1 never would have « '«•!ifrrt ht* «ML htefluc«1 *T m w r y . Hardy— ** The in spec. 1 told Hardy that I would quit. The M« #*l«lfl !• Pt Nfl««t» killed him f* M«:it a »i Di Hf • •n » •*o tato II! fl r< "T^icii mavbr ymi ran tell us how t*r_*d **n aa d W w .rd Ih r door ‘ Yoo m0ro I thought .bou t th » thing, the li *i**# dui inf lit# Uiycfllliffltkin. »0*1 tíiat Mitrar of paint got on your coat, better come along with us until we more grateful I was to him for h^x i«««# flutti* ila <»IT#r lut (hflii f fltiu» • rrttete •• •»■litedu Iteri the p»«».ou« tughl then. The InsprrUu x voice was can investigate your m ovement« a sensible action, and since I have no Ilia# flt# .»tf-ii mi tt at ill# pro* 1* inn» ol lb# f.ttle more thoroughly. T h e whole real fam ily or relative*, today I am aiidufl# • ili «itti telili# Di IlflMiv •i<i>r*ii level *TTiere‘a no use telling us that thing looks pretty obvious to J»e.** making my will in favor of him I » te# d»»0t» luurbteil hr lh* n.rtteU roiolwl you got it cumtng through liar door Th«* policeman wax about to snap *■ i(*ua* iMHiuaat i « him. I n l#a<* m • « ** But the man who has been this morning only a man running g rip « } ln # |» a rto r l* » a iir f •> (» m p t m « tu , the handcuffs onto the doctor's blackmailing me all this time will » #'«wfltrwrt H»# (iteif »! l». Mio'«n • d#tetli. through it would bump against It « r l » U wlirii . » h u p kno. lt urundrd ,,ot br so r . « lly put o ff I n .«m id that way M la# tinte*« P» #*•«!• mMM Mord« 1« iIteti ali 1 “ I m telling you. ft was put on my on thr door T * v rntirc group »tood W h m I told him that I wouldn t ¡>ub- ll.rte* r#«#ab (hfll »« >*tl h* f1 dlW'OfJftl • ni«*(te#«o*i* irtefltmtent h« • UHrh »h# coi coat since 1 got h e ir ' Whoever mot ion lew» for a breath lea« moment mlt to bring blackmailed any longer «•» at • utflit • »kilt roald !>« eit«tr»#d D ally committed the murder saw his Then Frazier advanced and flung thr he threatened to kill me I in afraid in (hla liti« «Hl Mt« fl»»« #aptei lm # i1 • 1 *1« door open, of htm, I admit and In i especially 1.«irt b##i! rteitdurtfld ui1 MieteiMM o( (ti# * thanee to pin It on me In that way afraid now that Hardy is going away r »imutfll rl*M. «ho found il*# new thflal- or found a smear on his own coat, IM*«»« on# Aurfl » • « U» •«TOP* àc!»t iKMt had It cleaned, then tried to put It CH APTKR X on x vacation which I cannot ask r •K aped It in,moia flou Ut h# hr aiiiiii ta tii* him to give up The only thing I Important Fsperv <idhi'». t»y Ih# ir fatili. • liti li« no! •»»!> on me by Miiearing mine that way » ■*ui) i**tiUi ihrtr I««»«» t»» fl • «•1n by »»>-•*»» T he coa ts bren hanging lu the hall Ou thr »irpi, ouuidr ih r door .tood *** to do » to *prnd the ttmr until «•( pi« M K «urgtet« hat h» would rhflMfte ever since Mis* Brandon look it wlten ..fiuti) dark-compiruom -d g rm lr- Hardy return. In th r b ^ k of my U«>» i «iter al ih#il «km tend ..liu« moka t l»#n* 1 came in anybody could put that .nan n oí rri'li» api><*aranee u ip r.ra n rr who ¡.ur- clinic-building . whrrr I will at Iritst of p prreise • ti»ks»lte«»|« t,m#y*»flUl«aD.< with te safe until Hardy oome* bark. If IH M«idy dl«flo«fltiim IHI i rrl ml»*«l (arac- smear there in a moment when we \ eymi tiir scene in the hall I can only encape him until Hardy 11« # tete'M* hi* CoUteogU# • heut II. «i»d Dr weren't looking''* kbtonishment He looked about, ree Hr own ptomtafl« bint that hr «ill tutu hi* Frasier shook Ills head rgnlsed the inspector as the une m I have a feeling that to- tatteHt !• tetettrr «rivaiii*«* planning »a h#lp get her we ran rout out this villain T m afraid your story wont do nuthority, and came forward. I ■« »a«-# to« tr«telng tlirtn from lh« rur*# But if 1 fail, the enclosed notes will 'M ost of c«ite< Hut I m reveal* to Raid« iumr in this case. Hardy “ he said * T A o U t i l k i p th e m l i r n f d * wm a n d *T m Normau Harris.“ he told I lie tela# ha« dl*t .»*»r«u1 hia tiimuitl W«rl of our evidence against you is c ir \ ave to speak for themselves and I n y m g ft * goad m g p i j im p . " • '•-I bfla teteteti alar* mailing lilm to« flteteteral cumstantial I'll adpiit. but wr know Frazier. 'A n officer at this address will show who blackmailed and then called and ask'd me to come here mum ha on I?ir fltrtendtb of It • 1 **ttflit kettf* atrtaJi. Mather. 1 m nrt murdered me. I certainly pray that I that you had the strongest of motives with some Important papers." In orjtef (a ru«pr (rvm tint bl»< ktnall#i tt mill ke sit etgbi lamarra«. * tilts letter will never be opened by Knowing h# dte« idted ibflt Ui« mil« thing to do »* to commit such n crime “ Then you brought the will with those to whom it is addressed. But lo abut Itimacif up eiHiipirifU in hi* clink that motive, the thing seems almost you? W « f ifirre any other p »p cr. j a,,, , fr , ld th„ g m.„|. lir a#\#r«l ntwntli« until Hard* Ifliim i too obvious fi tin til* piupnoted Vflmillon flud thte dungrt You Tuund that Drown was en- which tl»«* doctor left with you? f* pad If aid« IteflVte* mi hi* teteffllion. ami - E A R L B R O W N. M D ' • gtiKiiig In illegal work of changing Harris Muted himself in a hall seat l#liiin* In flud hi* fnrnd muidri#d There was silence in the hallway tfnd**r qiiteothming. Hard« r#*r«U that criminara face*, and you blackmailed and drew forth the contents ot the again am Frazier's voice oeased. — nmi for a time until at last he re brief case h r carried. “T h e two notes ' hr went on after futed to pay. T h en you came to see •'Yes.'* he said. *T have the will. moment's pause, “are enrloaed In Bruises, sprains usually get more me, Juat to give Brown the impres nnd there Are *b«o » f«'w .statements (lifts envelope They are undated, and sion that you were ready to expióse i f securities owned and |»»*rsonal nrr sigued simplv *L.' This u> what painful at night. Y re a c h e d an Inin You went back to him on that notes and the like and there is also m ev say kles, torn ligaments and similar H om in g in January and told him one very curious letter, which Is ad injuries c»heo spoil sleep . . . T o - Dr B . . . that you had been to the police aud dressed. ns you will see. T o The P o stop pain and prevent loss o f ** 'W ire me five thousand by ta- w eir ready to spill the beans. You lice In Case I Die Suddenly It looks sleep, pot on Sloan's Liniment. m«»rrww nown nr H i all up with ri gib'd with him and when hr got en as Though the doctor fcaicd that his A nun it i t old l l hit o i ( t m ; Fresh, healing blood rushes at yoa. T h r whole » io n will go la raged and threatened to kill you. you end was near, and since five time has moat men can be vigorous Ihr poll«- a then.* o n c e to the s o re sp o t, c o n came bark at him with a threat which lk»w come lu open the letter. I sup- •nd healthy at 60 as well at at gestion is quickly csrried sway. “ And the second note: was so strong that it forced lain that jxwc that you. as a representative of IS. Invigorate your vital o r same day to go to Ids lawyer and Uie police, wj ” take cltarge of it." Y o u enjoy a g o o d n igh t’s rest. ; - ‘B. . . . gana with Gold Mr.la! H aar i * iiiw up that will which left you the Get a fresh b »»«le today at your ** lo o t her thvttMMi by tom or Wade toi>k M«f tluck rnveloiie and lem O il Capsulea. Thia ia one of hulk of his estate. row. Sqwertfl yaar rkrnU If yoa rp ped it o p « » He drew out several druggist s.* Only the oldeet, moat reliable prep "That was all preparation. Then sheets uf i>ajN'i, read tliem Uuuugh have ta. bat get H la mr ar yaa arations Wn6wn to medicine I w as Mis LIKE you went away un your vacation, silently as we watched with bated j know what. MINE It haa been widely pteaenbed liouis having already left on his breath, and ttien looked down at the Fraxler s voice remained cairn in for 2J6 yeara, the beat proof Drown was m ortally afraid o f w hat attorney. Are you absolutely ccr- pite of the excited whisperings about that it works. 35c, 75c, $1.50. ever it was that you had threatened lain Mr. Harris h«* asked, that Now the most important thing tc do to him. and he was afraid th ls _It the letter which D r Brown -bout these note».** he aa»d. "is that I G O L D M ID A L that you would anrak back our night i hw ‘ io you? both are signed simply *L.' Now what M A A R L IM 'O I L C A P S U L fS ‘ kill him. and then resume your va Absolutely," replied the attorney. could *L* aland lor — what, but I m A It»» th# m i m M # d *l i n ^ cation trip with a good alibi. So hr “T h e letter ha.s been in my sate ever Loute?" •«•»« b-ta. ami flit#)*« no »uhuiiutfi ^ W'eut buck into that window leas clinic ►Inc Uie d »y hr li»n ded it to m r r>r Louie s voice h *r»h and ra**ed end locked himself up for two 1 in wllltnic to » » e a r that tt ha»n t , a r w Uw- rocun months, never coming out except to been chaiuted In any wiiy. If neors- Ttory'rr lonserw». both of them! DflW-ky *• a»«»« Lmmn, get his meals I guess he planned to «• ry " Ih r cried Indignantiy. The whole) Utrtefl. *o».fl#w:Tflfl *koflM separate entirely from you as soon as “ I gurkK your reputation makes thing'* almplv a frame-up between! «•#!■« • «Air W » » « ■ l i t you came back. .MYSTIC MAKIIA RED vour word sufBclent,“ Kra/ier said Hardy and that lawyer an ybody! JUVE HIUUT ■ ACME f 1C ‘ But you came back earlier this But there's one other question I can see th a t!'’ ; LODE STONES X.#. A .. morning than he expected you. and imutt ask when Dr Brown made Uris A. C»«ig*Hiog. A ttni-t- Miss Brandon,' the Inspector said.' .. «Efl» UVE l 0 I E . came into the house with your own will and handed you this letter, did alien the doctor had finished h i*, STONES m Mrrirrt 1« key. You hid yourself near to tbe he seem lo be under the Influent« speech and m l down "D o you think ! A r r a ll O r w n tJ fltewflU * . * POWERFUL l l t CKT door of the doctors little back-sec o f feat when he did so?" _ • t pat you could find me a sample of I S.rt Lock. **1 Mu4*rttet»e. >! t|fV replied Dr. b ou lal handwriting somewhere tion. and you were ptobably hiding “ Why. no." the attorney • *«W t* artttefler teMck Cflfld Lack. L**«. H* m - there when Miss Brandon arrived Hr seemed to be In quite normal »round the house’ Anything will do— aJ Pv—»»I A* Ste»c«fll —b f i.VT for lk» H»«. aflflflUi mm muimm F*E i Pw « « > - .■ SI 97 home from her party and prepared spirita." • I old prescriptum nr a le t t e r the doctor's breakfast W hru he "W e llt- said th r Inspector, "that The housekeeper though' for a •■flflflkfl LPCtY» OrWw roar* TO#ATI ■ P S BOMAO. Ctetegrol P. § opened the door to get hi« food, you i lianges tlw complexion of things a utimter. then retired from the room A.« M RROOCLYN. N Y. shot turn lárice in Hie cheat - and fled lit t le " to return a moment Inter with a shp Outufuwn dotcrauhlt'IvJi* I: h d - Wte M..MI.E Ct'ARARTf F tiw* |M*. Mins Brandon, hearing the ahota, run He looked at the arrapa of paper ot paper which proved to hr on or dei k .o . \ rfeuklc 7oai|«noJ I m i kolpci Nteko*. I . I « . - . , «a Ali VF. ( i « wkflc la# «U? •#« tk» REAL TIUMC POWER - downstairs to the door and saw vtu »gain ttMR he turned La us “ I'm tor some supplies (rum a Weal store, t o .M a y » • l u t t i » b a t e n o v w t ic b o r t d CET YOURS MOW I I iR ' by ilto K ik c iJ Id B ú a ih l. h r tJ t^ h c t. di »a PI »raring through tt. bumping going to read thia letter aloud ta you «ugned by Dt Louis. T h f d o c to r w h o d m o v r ir d f l t r M > crrt m i c k t n | i t i | U ack r. BRUISES, SPRAINS S oothe tb e p a in S leep ! /rYOUNG^ AT 60 SLOAN $ Linim ent ■ssssasflsssaaa S-ALWAYS HAVE LUCKi-S