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i t THURSDAY. JULY 25, ISSS* /;*■ THA CLINTON CLINTON. 9. U. ^JthMOTON PROPPED*** harpers BROTHEAS>..iei4- HUDSON’S TWENTy •^IRTHDAir .i ■<<r FI^H IN3TALLMENT Synopsis :^Six persons are in an in^ ner office on the Jaw firm of Dawson, McQuire anq Locke at Philadelphia. A master hearing: in the divorce case .of Rowland vs Rowlanid is under way. MrA Rowland, represented by her law yer brother, Mr. Willard; Mr. Row land, the d^endant, and his attorney; Mr. Trumbull; the court clerk ai^ Mr. Dawson, the master, are the six peredns. There is a new development in the case. After failing to ^end himself against the charge of adultery in earlier hearings, Mr. Rowland digs up evidence and asks the court’s pe;r- miseion to produce witnesses and re sist the suit. Judge Dawson overrules the heated objections of'Mr. Willard, and orders Mr. Trumbull to bring in the first witness.'Mr. Trumbull has Just gone to an otzter office to bring and orders the witness brought in. Rowland’s lawyer goes to get the wit motioned her to a seat and fetumed] this crime. I am questioning' everyone connected with the divorce hearing! You are Jhe cori^pondent, 1 believe; I suppose then that! you recall all that happened the night pf Wednesday, February first, at thp Supset Inn.” Perfet^ly composed, iiAjgM smiled quietly. “Yes, quite clejRy^Ibhe ad- typhoid carrier. She’ll probably stay there till she dies, watching more and more changes in the Manhattan .sky- line. '( ' " , ! } Twenty years* ago or so, Mary Mal- |loy Was sent to North Brothers Island j^in the East river. In her seventies loffice, switched on the central light.now, she seems contented with her lot, he lawyer’s swivel chair.* ]and,summoned Allen Rowland. |though she’s been virtually forgotten “Sit down. Miss Edmond,’’ he said I He motioned the young man to a' “Typhoid Mary’/ who was the brusquely. “You know, of course, that chair. “Now I’m ready to discuss more|”'®^®^ cook who quite unknowingly I have charge of the investigation of important matters with you,’’ he said; Iepidemics b^ause she was a “primarily about your Evidence of your wife’s infidelity with Campbell.’’ Rowlanid made himMlf comfortable, lit M cigai^tte and offered Rankin one. “My lawyer d<A||^t know anything ebout it PcrsopijHajlym returned easi ly. “Onlyj what Mi®'TCeith and I were lucky etfebv^h to discover two weeks mitted freely. “I could hardly forget^ago; we wth went to him and gave K as I was unfortunately involved.’’ iJdm the details.’’ * “Well, exactly what was this occur rence that gave you the chance to de fend? And how did Mrs. Keith happen to be a witness to it?’’ J h - v*. ■ V* —-niwefeoe»v.- ‘You’ve also been told,” the detec tive pursued, '^hat the dead woman is Mrs. Keith—Mrs. Mortimer v Keith. Are you acquainted with her or her but finds her dead—chloroformed. tou a husbam?’’ Though Jill Edmond’s tone did not chai^, he caught an expression wariness in her gaxe before she ooi She is Mrs. Barbara Keith, wife of a prominent Philadelphia business, man. Judge Dawson phoned* for the .^lic'e. Detective Tommy Rankin is assigned to the case. He is now questioning.all of the parties involved in the case. The crisis occurred on a Wednesday, February 1st, the girl’s next holiday. At four o’clock that afternoon, so Mrs. Rowland related in her testi mony, she accidentally noticed a scrap of paper in her husband’s writing in the secretary’s library wastebasket. Evidently he realized at last that they were suspected and employed this in direct method of communicating with her. In the note, be made an appoilR- ment to meet her that very evening at nine o’clock. Therefore, when the girl, during supper, specially request ed to be excused from duty that night, her employer granted the favor. Row land was not at the table nor had be been at home that afternoon. “No, not personally, Mr. Rankin. As Mrs. Rowland’s secretary, I never had occasion to deal with them. Of course. I’ve vaguely heard of them as people prominent in Philadelphia society.’’ '•“I have here the complete story of the . . . er . . . escapade at the inn.’’ Rankin tapped Mr. Simpkins’ steno graphic report.'“Among other facts, it states thht at eleven-thirty, just after Mrs. Rowland invaded the bedroom, Mr. Keith arrived and entered behind her. At least, you remember that?’’ “Only accidentally; when I needed some one to bear out my story, she was fortunately in a position' to help mb." Rowland plung^ into his ac count. “But long before my affair with ^isst Edmond, my wife and 1 disagreed because of her friendships with other men. I knew she had many admirers; but 1 had no reason to believe she was misbehaving with any of them. After she brought suit, however, I mdved into my own qfhrtments and began to watch her closely. What was sauce for the* goose, I decided, was sauce for the gander, and I hoped, in the end, to get evidence^ that she was being unfaith ful. I was my own detective. First, I paid her chauffeur, Donald Finley, to While the vagaries of New York real estate__are legion, one of /the odd est is the three-story brick dwelling which is only nine feet six inches wide! Bedford street—in Greenmch Village—and used to bb the home of Eldna St. VinceAt Millay. And though it looks as though it has a front door, it’s only a sham. You have to go to the* back door through another street to get in. Come out of the Plaza hotel and hail a taxi, and you're likely to get a white- haired chap that knows New York up and down and has seen it grow for years. He’s likely to be one of the cab bies who used to stand that line with a horse cab, years. He bought a cab, maybe, and h^e still ktwws the door man—so he’s still in the same line. Sure, and he’s Irish too! of HUDSON CAH As he paused, the girl merely nod-^®*P.^® posted as to when she went In the moantHno. Mrs. Rowland taler phoned the detective and apprised him of her knowledge. Then they called Mr. Willard and prepared plans for ‘trapping the faithless couple. So it was that when Allen Rowland Inched the rendezvous that Wednes day night,, his wife, Mr. Willard and the detective were, already hidden there; they watched unseen from the lawyer’s car. Rowland drove up alone in a coupe on the hour, and his para mour joined him. They followed him beyond the city limits along the Beth lehem Pike as. far as Quakertownv;For- ty-five miles from Philadelp^, Row land turned off the 'main highway to teach the fashionable and expensive Sunset inn, which, however, like many roadhouses, possessed a questionable reputation. It was 1(](:30 when he ar rived with his cAnpanion. As they went inside, the pursuers, careful lest their quarry observe them, hal^ a hundred yards from the buildini^ For some time th^ waited patient ly. In ten minutes, a new light illum ined one of the second floor rooms mid Allen Rowland appeared at the ^n- <k>w and lowered the shade. At 11:15 the three trailers entered. The chamber th^ husband and his companion occupied was number 212 on the second floor. (Here the hotel ded, her very silence an indication *of her vigilance. ^ “Whqt I want to learn', Miss Ed mond, is^ why he appeared like that? Ijlow was he connect^ with this affair between you and the Rowlands?’’ The secretary shook her head. “I don’t think I can'tell you that, sir,’’ she answered. “I don’t know why he cam'e. In fac|h-be was a total stranger to me until some time lateXAllen . . . Mr. Ro\^land identified him hs Morti mer JCetth." - V “Surely he must have offered some explanation for his intrusion into an embarra.ssing domestic scene in which he had no concern,’’ Rankin pressed. “I don’t believe he said a word," Mi.ss JWmond returned. “He didn’t re main over a minute; he just-came in from the hall and looked about; then he seemed to realize he was iftqddling and turned and went out silently.’’ Rankin sensed /tliat she chose her words carefully^ “You have Ao idea what brought him to that particular place at that time?" Imperceptibly the secretary hesitat ed, but her reply was positive and di rect. — - .1.; book was placed on record to prove Allen Rowland’s registration for both of them as hueband and .wife. Ih has handwriting wae the entry for Mr. and Mrs. King of Allentown, Pennsyl vania). Without warning, Mr. Willard knocked on the door; and when it opened, it revealed a scene that could “Not the least, Mr. Rankin. He prob ably had no reason^ If he happened to be stopping at the inn that night, he couldn’t help coming forward when he heard the commotion." The detective placed small stock in this idea. He retired to the library where Dr. Sackett waited, impatient to present his report and get away. Hi.s examina tion of the body confirmed Dr* Clark’s original diagnosis. “Thanks very much, doctor," Rankin said, when the physician completed his summary. “Now, I’d appreciate it if you’d do one more service for me be fore you leave. Attend ;to shipping the body to the morgue." 1 GrumbIing,^Dr., Sackett nevertheless proceeded to supervise the disposal of the corpse. likrdly had he gone when Johnson appeared from 1505, tying his fingerprint kit together. “I’m just about finished in there, hairdly be more compromising. The guilty man stood in the doopray, cha grined and astxmifthed, in colored pa jamas, a robe and slippers, while Jill Edmond, pale and breathless, sat on the bed in negligee. It was at this precise juncture that Mr. Mortiflier KeR^ stalked angrily into the inn bedroom, took in the situ ation with a hurried gUmoee and, of fering no explanation, departed as abruptly as he had arrived. When Rankin reached Ahis amazing statement in the record, he sat back --with a jerk, audibly expressing h|s be wilderment. It came from the private detective, volunteered casually in bis complete deeeeiption of what occurred in room 212, after tiie mvasion. According to the court reprter’s record, that was all he said—namely, that at 11:30, a stranger, who Mr. Willait^Iater informed him was Morti mer Kmth, husbsmd of the murdered woman," a^peiped unexpectedly from the hall, loolo^ about as though puz- led, and then left quickly without a word. . To Raiwn, now, the incident was of utmost significance.* Months before it could even have been conjectured that his murdered wife Would be a leading witness to Mrs. Rowland’s own infi- dslities, Mr. Keith had been present 4rt the scene of Rowland’s apprehen- sionl What could his interest in that . intrigue possibly'have been? How was he apprised of the rendezvous at the Inn, and what did he expect to find there ? Instinctively, Rankin perceived that an immediate answer to these qufes- tions was essential to the soluiim of the crime. Going to the office dpqr» ^ called Jenks to summon Miss Edmond. When the secretary appeared, he Tommy," he said. “I’ve located plenty of prints all over the place—on the table, the desk and the bookcaae. All I need noyv is to find out who owns them.” “Well, I’ve had the entire staff de tained," Rankin returned, “so you can take their prints. And practically ev ery visitor who entered fifteen-o-five is here too. He paused. “How about marks on the doors and *windoi^, Johnson? Did any come from there?" _ The expert shook his head. Noth ing doing. I’m sorry to say. I exam ined the sills and knobs thoroughly, but they were as clean as a whirtle." “And the chloroform bottle? Were there any prints on that?" Again Johnson shook his bead and the detective pursed his lips in disap pointment. The expert raised a hand and smiled quizzically. “One moment, Tornmy,” not so fast. Have you searched the of fice that held the body at all?" “No, I haven’t had time,” Rankin re plied. . 'T made a pretty complete canvass of. the place ^kile coUeeting my prints; and I located something I sup posed you had missed. These were stuffed way down in the bottom of the wastebasket under the desk — out' of sight." . John8<m produced a pair of yellow sport suN^ gloves, of expensive qual ity. Tunfi|g back the cuff) the detec tive disclmipd the labll of an exclusive hai^rdiuimry 'on Chel^nut street. They were clean and little, horn, and he ea gerly noted their size, 7%. expert started to ledve. ,“A1I right. Tommy, I’ll do the best I can,” he promised; “I rather expected you’d be interested in my find." Now he returned to Mr. Dawson’s out in the evening -r- both when he drove her himself,, and when she dis missed him, because'some one else was taking her. On those nights, for the last two months, i waited outside the estate in my car. When she and her visitor left,-' I would" fbllow them all over town—>to-^arties, theaters and dinners. And Hugh Campbell was hej mpst frequent companion." “How long has he been acquainted with your wife?” Rankin asked. “Where did they meet?" ~ “At Saratoga last summer. Adele bets on the races regularly, and Camp bell had a couple of horses entered on which she placed bets. They won, and afterward mutual, acquaintances in troduced them; that was. the begin-- n^ng. Then, last winter, we were at I'alm Beach where he had taken a villa; she attended his parties and they saw much of each other at the casino and on the beach. He visited PhHad«lphia fairly frequently and hat- been a guest at the Willard home." “Was the divorce entirely Mrs. Rowland’s wish? You opposed it and would have done all in yj^ur power to prevent it?" — — The young man spread his hands to emphasize his reply. “Certainly I op posed it," he declared vehemently. “I had everything to lose by it—the in come Adele settled on me, plenty of leisure, and social position. And I was trustee of my wife’s first husband’s* estate; that was most important. For that, I was as anxious to stay married as Mn Willard was to force us apart." Rankin’s voice held a note of fresh interest. “Mr. Willard? How did it af fect him? Had he a personal concent in the divorce besides' his professional de'sire to w:in the case?" “He benefited by it decidedly!" Rowland a short, scornful laugh. “Thr minute Adele was single, the execu torship of Tom. Marshall’s estate—and with it the power to manage its in come—reverted to him. But as long as the marriage lasted, I had charge. It was all part of Marshall’s clever ar rangement. to make it difficult for Adele to marry a second time." “Difficult?"-The detoctive frowned his perplexity. “You’ll have to explain, Mr. Rowland. How did he expect to accomplish such a purpose?" The other ehrugged. “Quite simply, through his will, Rankin. You see, Tom Marshall was a smart man and un derstood his writ as well as I do. And a jealous'husband. It seemed inevi table that at his death «he would mar ry again and he intmided to forestall that. So in his will, he fixed H that whoever she married^ next'^'would be inde{>endent oTher. In fact, he would actually manage )ief~finsswial affairs and, through them, her, at least with regaixi to his property.’’' “Exactly what did the termis of the will provide?" Rankin inquired. “In the first place, he made her brother executor of his estate so long as Adele remained single after his death," Rowland elaborated. “He was to direct all investments for both their benefits and turn over to her at least seventy per cent of the annual income. Or, if she married again and was then divorced, the control reverted to him. Naturally, it was to Willard’s advan tage to keep her q widow; and if she should remarry, induce her to separ ate." * ' ^ In two years and nine months, the New York city owned Independent Subway system has collected three tons of slugs—about 620,000 of them —all the size of a nickel. They were dumped into the o<^n recently, rep resenting.a loss of $31,000 in cash, and deposited by petty chi.selers in the en trance turnstiles to the trains. On July 9, 1909, the first Hudson car came ^ the production line at the then recently organised Hwlson Motor Car Company’s little plant in Detroit. It-received its final inspec* tion and was turned over to the ^es department, then headed by Roy D. Chapin, now praeident of the Hudson Company. On Jidy 9, 1935, exactly twenty- Ax yean later, Hudson-built car Number 2,392310 rolled off the pro duction Itaa at the huge, modern Hudson plmf covering 77 acres. To mark tha completioo ot the anniver sary car, 1. B. Swegles, vice-president in charge of mamffacturing, person ally supervised the inspection, and turned the cSt over to W. R. Tracy, vice-president in charge of salee. ’ • The Hudson advertising depart ment prixee a copy of the first adver tisement, now framed in the office of W. A. Jamee, ddvertising manager, which deecribes the original Hudson, a ioadster model. This car, the Hud- A sight that invariably holds me epellbound, breathless: window wash ers, trusting to ribbons of leather, jut ting. out from window ledges, twenty, thirty floors from the street! . . . Ac cidents, now and then< too! It looks: like prosiverlty js really on the way back, if we can beliBve the re ports of an in.sanely lavish we<lding recently in which the bridegroom un dertook to outfit all ofjiis u.shers com pletely in celebration of the three days of activities prior to the wedding. He sent them all to the same tailor for imatching dinner coats, morning coats ami yachting sports outfits, each with alt the accearsories! , B:>n Twenty, had a 4-cylindcr engine end a wheelbase of 100 inches. Tires were 32 by 3 inches. The list price \.as $900, including "2 large head- lini''s, generator, 7. side oil Uiufs, t..il lamps, full set of l^ols end horn." With “Boach uiagneto, top, R^eatp* Lit* tank and double nimble the price wae, $1,050. The ad' tieement etated that “Any Hbdaon Twenty eriU do SO milea an hour. On the Qroeee Pointe race track, one of them haa been driven a mile a minute." The Hudaon Twenty wee then the only ear under $1,000 that wae “Ikcnaed" by the Aaeo^tion of Liceneed Automobile Manufacturere, which later became .(the National Automobile Chamber ef Commerce and ia now the Automobile Menu- facturera Aaeociation. ^ Aa a dramatic illuitratioo of the progreee in automobile deeign. Hud* eoa-bu&t caa No. 2,262,810 ia -a lux- urioua 8-cylinder, 113 Koreepower, , S-paaeenger cloeed car, with a wheel- baae of 117 inchee, and with 16 by 6 inch-tiree, Vet the list price is $60 less than that of No. 1 without “Bosch magneto, top, Prest<}rl.ite tank and double rumble seat." And contrastidg with the proud statement that “one of them has been driven a mile'a minute,” a 1935 companion model to. No. 2,262,810 holds 39 official A. A. A. stock car records, ranging from five miles at 93.02 miles per Hour, to 1,000 con !nuous miL's at 85.84 miles per . hour.—' Do You Have To Pamper Your WEAK STOMACH? 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Resolved: That a page of the minute book of the session be dedicated to the memory of this departed brother and that a copy of this resolution be mail ed to the family of the deceased and to the city newspaper. He <has passed from our midst .but memories of him will live forever, - W. D. Copeland, sr and iron weakens the blood only $1, |uid entire satisfaction from and makes you feel tired, worn-out the very first bottle Is guaranteed and sluggish. or' money refunded. The modem way of correcting tbM. oondltlou la the new yeut. s„ld tyi. Smith*., Pharmacy »ad-, . - good drug .«dores everywhere. B. 0. Whitten, Committee. Clinton, S. C. July 10, 1935. By order of the session of the First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, S. G. (Ontinued Next Week). DANCE AT GOLDVtLLE There will be a dance Friday eve ning, July 26, ct the new school au ditorium in Cioldville. Round and square dancing will be enjoyed and will bgein at 9 o’clock. Admission will be:^men 60c, ladies 25c. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE RESOLUTIONS —By Clinton Rotary Club Wherea8^<jk>d and His Providence has taken from us one of our most honored members, Rotarian Cassius Mercer Bailey, be it resolved: 1. That we express our heart-felt sympathy to the members of his im mediate family. 2. T^ we feel that his'influence will live as a helpful factor in this community which has seen so many illustrations of his broad-minded pub lic spirit. V '3. That we cherish in the Club the memory of 'his unselfishness, loyalty, and spirit of unsullied friendship. 4. That in this hour of grief we yet find consolation in the belief thnt to so good a man death is but the passing through a dark entry into that fairer life which knows no more of sorrow. Passed by unanimous vote of the Clinton Rotary (Jub at its regulat meeting Monday, July 15, 1936. falot^s r OFFICE SUPPLIES THOSE SMALL.... 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