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E M - **r '*m'7jf ^ UNCONFESSED SYNOPSIS L«n» Seton, roung and beautiful, and ■a aapert on painting*, la commlaaloned «o go over the collection of painting* la the home of the wealthy Keller* in Now York, where a party I* In progre**. From her window she witnesses a man ta another room strike a woman. Short* ly after Mr*. Keller send* up word, aak* tag her to Join the party at dinner. l«ila hastily dresses and goes down, •h* Is seated between Mr. Deck, a critic, aad Monty Mitchell, a noted lawyer. Introductions follow. There are Mr. Harrtden, Miss Letty Van Alstyn, Mrs. Craa*,' Mrs. Watkins and Prince and Princess Rancinl, guests. Della finds ah* Is taking the place of Nora Harri dan. Dan Harriden leaves the table, aad Mitchell explains he has gone up to see how his wife’s headache Is, He returns shortly. Deck, saying he must gut In a call, leaves. Upon his return, h* begs LeWa to secretly take a mes sage to Nora “to take no steps until I see you." Leila consents. Leila finds the Harriden rooms empty and so In forms Deck. Coming out she passes Letty. Harriden asks Princess Rancinl to .run up and see tys wife. The prln reports the absence of Nora. Har- rldes admits that he had a row, and hehaves she Is spitefully hiding. Letty tells of seeing Leila come from the rooni. Leila accuses Harriden of having struck his wife. This Harriden denies. Prom the Harrldens' window Leila see* what proves to be Nora’s lifeless body. ▲ ‘ghastly head wound caused death, pgn says she was lying on her bed when he went to dinner, and when he fan‘up later the room was dark. Thlnk- •ng she was asleep, he left without see ing her. Mrs. Keller comes upon a pool of blood In the closet. A diamond chain ts mis&lng. Donahey, police Inspector, gsestlons fhe guests. Harriden brands Leila's story of seeing a man strike a woman a He. Anson, a maid, tells of ■eeing Deck outside the Harriden door. Desk says he passed by In seeking a lost handkerchief. Elkins, a servant, tells of overhearing Deck threaten Mrs. Harriden earlier In the day. Deck ex plains he was Intoxicated and does not romember. That night Leila awakes with the Impression of some one being •n her room and then hears steps In the hall. Relieving she was mistaken, •he does not report It. CHAPTER V—Continued To make conversation I asked Mm If he had known Mrs. Harriden well. I knew that he had landed only a day •r so ago. but I thought they bad probably met abroad. Ingtantly hla eyes changed. He looked at me narrowly as If question ing what I meant. “One haa met—but who knows anybody?"’ he said, with his shrug. I said, “Who, Indeed?” In his own Italian, and at that he changed back to smiles and began to spout Italian at me. I felt so eager for some one haman to talk to that I told him why I was there, and he declared that he mast see that famous gallery, he rauat learn something of the ways of detect ing frauds. He would go with me to that gallery, he said. It was when I was saying, “But when could we goY’ that his wife glid ed te my side. I hadn't heard her come np nor had he. and his face was a comical study In boyish-looking guilt. # Aloofly, the Princess Rancinl mur mured. “I think you are wanted by the police They asked me to tell you *1 Think You Are Wanted by the Police.” to come," and begun to talk In wear- led tones to her husband as If 1 was dismissed. 1 thought, furiously, that she was one of the most hateful women i had ever met. I didn't take time to wonder what Donahey wanted now; I Just went straight to the table where he was standing, with a little group about him. There was a man In uniform, I ■oticed, and the Kellers with Dan Har riden and Monty Mitchell. In the midst of my “Good mornings,” my eyes fell on a dress lying over a chair. Its folds trailing—my frock, the Ice Mae sptin froc|< I bad Void the night before. ' 1 didn’t have time for anything but astonishment when Donahey spoke, measuredly. “You recognize this dress, Hiss Seton?” “Of course. It’s mine.” For no reason that I could name or help my voice sounded defiant He went forward and lifted a fold at blue satin, disclosing the underside •f the skirt There, pinned by a safe ty pin, hung a little sort of bag, like a tled-up handkerchief. “And you recognise this?" “Why no—what Is It?” I stammered. WUh alow deliberation he undid the ala, aad lac the cloth drop la oaa af Mary Hastings Bradley 4 Copyright by D. Applston- Csntury Co., Inc. WNU Ssrvlc* his palms. From the opening folds his thick Angers picked up a chain strung with glittering stones. He stared at It, then dangled It before us all. It was a chain of diamonds— jellow diamonds. CHAPTER VI I was too astonished to speak; I stood staring at the dress, then a recollection of the last time I bad seen It, lying over a chalf in my room near the door, swept my mind back, In a flash, to those noises In the night. I blurted, "Why, there was some one then—there was some one there!” Hurriedly I tried to tell them about It, about my waking and my fright, and my conclusion that It was Just the steps of a policeman moving about outside, and as I stammered out the story I saw disbelief In their faces and could hardly blame them for It. Oh, the Idiot that I had been not to have phoned some one at once! It seemed too mad to put Into words. Carefully I controlled my voice which was shaking with excitement and said stiffly, “But you must see what tM# means—that the one who stole those diamonds was In this house last night —that he must be still hiding about—" "We’ve combed this house with a fine tooth comb, young lady,” said Donahey, "and there's no one in It except those whose names we know. Nobody has got out of here during the night or this morning. It's been surrounded.” "Then he’s here now,” I said. "He’s here, all right,” Donahey echoed with ominous finality. "And he Isn’t going to get away." Monty Mitchell said thoughtfully, “A pity you have let this find be known. The thief, whoever he was, might have meant to hide the stones only till the first flurry of searching died down. He could feel reasonably sure that Miss Seton wouldn’t be wearing that dress tonight, too light sod gay and all that, so he thought be bad a good temporary biding place.” I was passionately grateful for bis words and for bis coming and stand ing by me. as If casually. “Why do yon Imagine he chose that dress for a hiding place?” asked Don ahey very slowly as If picking bis way. "The position of the room, for one thing.” said Mitchell. “It was near the art gallery, and Its door was via Ibla from tbo gallery door—later on the gallery would bavo been a good lurking place till he saw hit chance to nip In and retrieve the Jewels. I rather think he meant to retrieve them,” he went on thoughtfully, screw ing up hla black eyebrows, “for they are too valuable to Ignore. . . . You said tho dress was right by the door, didn't you?” ho asked of mo. "On a chair by tb# door,” I re peated. Donahey glanced np and said, "Does It strike you as feasible, Hr. Mitchell, that any one who committed murder for those diamonds would take a chance on losing them afterwards?” "Very feasible,” said Mitchell, "If he found the trail getting too hot . t. But you don't know that the one who hid them was the on# who did the murder.” "Sol" said Donahey. “No." said Mitchell, very firmly. "Some one may very well have found them afterwards and Just not men tioned It And then he got cold feet for fear of being suspected of the mur der and so got rid of them In this hiding place." "Sounds far-fetched.” was Donahey’a comment. "What’a the matter with this girl’s hiding them herself?” It was out In the open at laat, the accusation. “Well, there are Iota of matters against that.” said Mitchell in a very reasonable tone. "One Is that Miss Seton Isn’t the sort of person who goes about hiding diamonds.” The Inspector grunted. "Somebody hid ’em. Somebody got ’em off Mrs. llarrlden’s neck. And you can’t deny tiiat this girl had the opportunity when she went upstairs, after din ner—” “Tlie room was empty when I en tered It." I flashed at him. "That’s what you say." "Anson must know that she made the room before I came up," I said. “The Princess Rancinl was up Just after me, and she found the room ready for the night. There wasn’t time, between our visits—’’ I couldn't go on. Donuhey’s thoughts were following mine. “No-no, there wasn’t time,” he conceded equably. "Not for the kill ing. . . . But there’d have been time enough for you to pick up the shin ers,” he added. “You might have found them lying about." I stared back at him and hardiness came to me. "You are very wrong.” I said curtly, “and you are wasting time you ought to spend In finding the real criminal.” "Anybody might pick up diamonds.” said Donahey, loklng me over with his experienced eyes. "But why would they be left there?" I went on, trying desperately to be lu cid. “Why would any one who killed Mrs. Harriden for her Jewels go away and leave them behind?" “He might not have killed her for her Jewels,” Donahey pointed out "Then you came along and did the finding—" Harrlden's voice overtook hla. Har riden had been standing there, watch ing. hla ayes as hard u Hints now, suddenly, he Intervened. "She was Deck’s confederate,” he said. “The thing's clear enough. He did the kill* ing. It may have been for—for rea sons of hla own—” the harsh voice grated over the words then went In domitably on, “but certainly cupidity played a part afterwards. He took that chain. Stuffed It/ into hla pocket and went down to diner. Passed It to Miss Seton at the table. She went upstairs to hide them In her gown." "But why, then, would ahe go Into your wife’s room?”* Mitchell wanted to know. "There's a diamond missing,” said Harriden grimly. “The big one. He sent her up to look for It. She made up this cock - and - bull story of a slapped cheek as an excuse.” There was a dreadful silence. Har riden went on, “She may have found it, and she may not. Deck may have the diamond on him. He may have been holding out on her.” I said In a low voice, "This would all be funny If it wasn’t so terrible,” and Mr. Keller murmured uneasily, "You’re going pretty far In your ac cusations, Dan. ...” “You were meeting Mr. Deck In the gallery Just before dinner," Donahey reminded me. "Now how about that?” "I told you that was sheer accident." Mitchell created a brisk diversion. 'Mr. Harrlden's feelings are really not evidence. Now that cloth those dia monds were tied up in Is evidence. May I see It?" Donahey handed It over. It was a piece of linen, a fine hemstitched hand kerchief, with one corner torn out as If to remove a monogram. The cloth was crumpled and faintly stained. Mitchell examined It. then passed It to me. “What do you make of It, Miss Seton?” "It’s been washed,” I said, trying hard to speak normally. "Washed and dried. Those brown marks look like radiator marks.” "Washed, by Jimmy!” Mitchell was alert as a terrier. "Now what do you think was washed out, Mr. Inspector?” We all knew the answer to that— blood. “Your man going over the hand kerchiefs in this house?” Mitchell rather sharply aaked of Donahey, and Donahey passed on hla disrelish at tha rebuke In the bruakneas of hla ton# to hla subordinate, aa he gave the order. Harriden said, belligerently, that prob ably the man hadn’t used hla owdl “Then why tear out the monogram?” Mitchell retorted. Hla keen eyes, be hind their glasses, studied Harrldeo almost banterlngly. “Trying to dis credit the clae, la cast tha hankies don't match?” Harrldeo reddened. “I'm not mak ing n secret of what I think.” he said harshly. “Deck threatened my wife, and he carried out hla threats. And. by God, III bring It home to him! As for this girl, who was his accom plice— - “Don't let your feelings get tb# bet ter of your Judgment.” the lawyer ad vised drily. “You’ve every reason to be sore aa bell, but don’t get ■ com plex. and try to fit the facts to It” He swung around to Donahey. “Let me know when .yno have that hanky report, and I'll be back for It. Both of us will.” and hla arm on my arm turned me about with him and headed me toward the door. “Let's go and talk this over.” he said to me. Ills tone was so friendly, so Inti mate. that I was touched to the quick; 1 had never needed a friend more In my life. Together we went out Into the hall and he led the way to a deep cush ioned couch and proceeded to light cigarettes for us both. “Now this la very Interesting.” he said cheerfully. “I wonder If you have any chemicals with you that could test those spots on that handkerchief? Find out If they are rust or blood?" At my assent he said, “Good!” heartily and then, “I'll get Donahey to give you the handkerchief. He'll prob ably send a guard with It. It's pretty Important evidence—about all we have so far." "Harrlden's down on Deck like hell.” I ventured. “Was Deck—was Mrs. Harriden—?” “Oh, her Infatuation was notorious. I don’t know the Ins and outs—I wasn’t one of their Intimates. 1 nev er liked her.” “I don’t see how you could resist her," I said honestly and thought of her dark, amazing eyes, her slim, se ductive loveliness. "Oh, a man could lose his head over her—Deck did, apparently—but I don’t lose my head." the young lawyer in formed me. "She wasn’t likable." And I thought of Nora Hafrlden’s dead mouth, with Its sharp, cruel edges. . "Whatever they were quarreling about.” Mitchell went on, "I don’t see the motive for killing her. He may have been cooling to her and going after some other girl, and she was threating to tell the girl—but that's uot motive enough for murder. “All that they have against you now la that you bad the opportunity to pick up the chain and that It was found, this morning, secreted In your dress. It was secreted to a handkerchief whose Identifying marks were torn out, that had been recently washed and dried without benefit of Ironing, and the implication from that la that the handkerchief might have been bloodstained. Now, could Deck have passed you the chain at dinner in that very handkerchief? Going Into the horrid details we have to Imagine Deck thrusting Nora Into the closet, wiping his hands on his hanky, or wiping off the point of whatever he Jabbed ner with, ape the* promptly washing out the aforesaid hanky and drying It on the radiator. Then he put Nora out the window, snatched hla hanky off the radiator, and came down to dinner . , , Yea, It Jnst could have been done. ... Or be could have done the hanky washing and tha consignment of the gems to you lat er In the evening, while all the bustle was going on.’’ "I hardly saw him—” ^“Who’a to prove that? * What I’m examining la the strength of the pos sible case against you. How can you prove that you didn’t know him In New York? You should never have let yourself meet him accidentally in that gallery! . . . I’m not saying, mind you, that you couldu’t get a Jury to believe that the chain was planted on you, as you say. but you don't want to get into all that If you can be kept out. And the best way to keep you out Is to find who did the planting.” I nodded, rather helplessly. , “If the Jury believes It was Alan Deck, they will at least look Into the case against you as an accomplice. If the Jury Is shown that it is not Deck, there Isn’t any accomplice case against you.” “Yes, but suppose they do find the murderer — and he doesn’t confess to stealing the diamonds. How am I gor ing to prove that I didn’t find the chain In the room when I came up and hide It myself?" "You wouldn’t have the blood-stained hanky to hide It in, silly—If those stains prove to be blood.” This was our chance, he said, to look into the situation. Rapidly, In cisively, he spread that house-party out like a pack of cards about me. The servants he swept away with one con clusive gesture. He had been going into that ell morning; every one was a retainer tried and true, some Inherit ed from the elder Kellers, and almost 'IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By REV. P. B. PITZWATER, D. Dw Member of Faculty, Moody Blbl* Inetltute^of Chlcaso. © Wee tern Newspaper Union. Lesson for July 12 WITNESSING UNDER PERSECU TION LESSON TEXT—Acta 1:1-4:31. ' GOLDEN TEXT—W* ought to obey God rather than men.—Acte 5:19. PRIMARY TOPIC—Brave Peter and John. JUNIOR TOPIC—Two Brave Preach ers. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—Two Brave Witnesse*. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC — Courageous Witnessing tor Christ. “W# All Knew tho Answer te That —Bleed.* all of long standing bore. Rtklna, the most recent addition, had Impeccable j references. And every one of tbeia was downstair* after eight o'clock, ex cept the malda busy with tbe rooms. Then be dealt out tbe guests. It bad to be some one wbo came along after eight o’clock when both Harriden and Aoaoo had seen Mrs Harriden on her bed. Tbe thing was to discover la what order they had come down to dinner, and bo had been working on that, ha told me. Tba Kellers had been down first, then Mrs. Crane, and after that there was a confusion of accounts. The Watkins said they had come down and sat out In tbe lounge behind the long entrance hall before they registered among the others. 'Susy Watkins might hare some thing against Nora Harriden,” he said. “She waa crazy over Deck, once upon a time, but he couldn’t see her for Nora. But that was the moment to put Nora out of business and not now.” He went on to speak of the Ran- clnls. “They're Just landed — he'd hardly have cooked up an Infernal passion for Nora so soon.” "But be knew her abroad.” I told him. "A European past! That needs scrutiny. He might have been the gent in the room with Nora atfbnt sev en-thirty. He might have slipped 1b before Dan came up, and they bad that fracas that you saw.” I objected. “But be couldn’t have killed her then—she was seen after wards at eight.” “He might have popped in agate after Dan had gone down. The prin cess admitted they didn't go down to gether. She says he was late.” "It might have been the princess herself,” I said. “She might have found out that he’d been In Mrs.- Har- riden's room and had one of those spasms of jealousy.” "But there were no signs of Jeal ousy downstairs. Murder seems too serious for e first explosion. ... Of course, she might not have meant murder—just meant to speak her mind about the prince's visit And then, Nora, being in a state of nerves, trle<l to thruat ber out and she caught up something handy—they haven’t beea able to find out yet what it was done with. But we’ll take that up later . . . Now you’d say the Ranclnls, one or the other, might have been tbe onef” ’! I couldn’t Imagine It of them. Bui then, I couldn’t Imagine It of anj one. To murder, I thought, one wouM have to be literally possessed by fury I asked m really sensible question “What time waa Harriden down? Ib for or after tbe Ranclois?” (TO BE CONTINUED In I Corinthians 1:21-25, Paul sets forth the attitude of the world toward Christ and his gospel. The one who preaches Christ crucified must expect opposition, and even violent persecu tion. This attitude of the world. In stead of being a deterrent, should bo a spur to activity. 1. Peter Healing the Lame Man (Acts 3:1-11). The place (vv. 1, 2). It was at the beautiful gate which leads from the outer to the Inner court of the temple. This helpless man had been placed ut the entrance of the place of worship where he might receive the sympa thetic attention of worshipers. 2. The man (v. 2). This beggar was Infirm from his birth. He was not more than forty years old (Acta 4:22). When he saw Peter and John, he asked alms. 3. The method (vv. 3-8). a Gaining the man’s attention (v. 4), Peter and John commanded him to look on them. He asked for money and got healing. b. Peter commanded him In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth to rise and walk (v. fl). This was the very thing he had been unable to do all hla life, but a-RH the command went the ability to do. c. Peter took him by the right hnnl (v. 7), gave Impetus to bis faith, not strength to hla ankles. 4. The man’s response (v. 8). Strength at once came to him. He stood, walked, leaped, and shouted praises to God. 5. The effect (vv. 9 11). Tbe peo ple were ro filled with wonder that they ran together to behold this thing. There could be n<e question as to the genulnenesa of tbe miracle for the man had been a familiar, figure for many years. ^ A This helpless man bad to be car ried to the temple. Men and women out of Cbrlat are so helpless that they need to be brought where the life of God can he applied to them. b. Peter, taking tbe man by tbe hand, shows tbe manner of helping tbe l<«t. Clirlatlao witnesses should bring them to Jesus II. Petor Witnessing Before the Multitude (Acts 3:13-20). Though this miracle directed tbe at tention of tbe people to Peter and J^hn, Peter seized the opportunity to prevent Christ to the people. III. Peter in Prison for Christ’s Sake (Acta 4:1 4). 1. The leaders. Both priests and Sadduceea Joined lu Ibis persecution (tv. 1. 2). The priests were Intolerant because these new teachers were encroaching u|n>o their functions The Sadduceea did not believe In tbe resurrection, which waa a vital part of the apos tolic preaching. 2. The result (vv. 3. 4). Though they were held In bondage by chains. Christ continued to work. The num ber of believers greatly Increased. 4 V - Peter Witnessing Before the Sanhedrin (Acta 4:5-21). 1. The Inquiry (vv. 5-7). The In quirers admitted the reality of the miracle but they wanted to know what It signified. 2. Peter’s answer (vv. 8-12). With stinging sarcasm he show;ed them that they were not on trial as evildoers, but for doing good In the name of Christ to the helpless and needy man. 3. The Impression upon the San hedrin (vv. 13-21). a. They marveled (v. 13). They were made conscious that they were on trial Instead of sitting as Judges. b. They took knowledge that Peter and John had been with Jesus (v.13). c. They forbade them to speak In Christ’s name (v. 18). They could not deny the miracle or gainsay the accu sation brought against them, so they attempted Intimidation. d. Peter and John’s reply (vv. 19, 20). They expressed their determina tion to obey God rather than men. e. Their release (v. 21). Seeing that the people were on the side of the apostles, the rulers w’ere helpless. V. The Church at Prayer (vv. 23-31). As soon as Peter and John were set free, they hastened to their fellow dis ciples and told their experiences. They praised God for deliverance and prayed for boldness to speak the Word of God. IUUPIuIQl Saji! There Should Be a Law The Uw can compel a =aa* *• pay taxes. Why cxn’t It compel him to take an interest in the af fairs of his government? A backward boy who can’t store away much knowledge can sometimes perform wonder: with his hands. Every son of Adam should have some talent, only dis cover it. Sometimes a man has no con fidence in other men because he has none in himself. The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try angle. All you need in order to revel in Nature is a tent, a cot, a pan of bacon and eggs, and immeas urable love of the woods. A Friend Cheers When your friend remains with you to cheer you at a time yon are unhappy that’s the acid test. Alas, one fears there is getUoff. to be more horse-power than horse-sense in a machine age. Calling a man “man” and call ing him “guy” marks the differ ence between the intelligentsia and other people. Generally speaking, give your candid opinion, but mind who’s present. , Many people talk about the val ue of saving—that’s jawbone. Some folks wish they had saved— that’s wishbone. A few resolve to save, and do it—that’s back bone. ^ Foreign Words ^ and Phrases Ab urbe condita. (L.) From the building of the city (Rome). Acre perennius. (L.) More en during than bronze. Bon jour. (F.) Good day; good morning. Coup de grace. (F.) Finish ing stroke. De jure. (L.) By right of law. En avan*. (F.) Forward ✓on ward. Femme de chambre. (F.) A chambermaid; a lady’s-maid. Gnothi seauton. (Gr.) Know thyself. Iterum. (L.) Again. Petitio principii. (L.) A beg ging of the question. Laissez-faire. (F.) Let alone. Quoad hoc. (L.) To this ex tent; so far. PI: THtRES A BIG DIFFCR ENCE BETWEEN GENUINE PC KO EDGE JAR RINGS AND ORDINARY RUBBERS. M: THERE CERTAINLY SI PC KO EDGE JAR RINGS ARC MADE Of LIVE. RED RUBBER THAT SEALS THE FLAVOR IN TIGHT .. AND THEM TWO BIG UPS MAKE THEM EASY TO APPLY. EASY TO REMOVE. RUBBERS Pulling Together If the money getters would line up behind the knowledge getters, and all pull together In a definite well-organ ized plan, we’d raise the standards of human life higher than the most fan tastic imagination ever dreamed they could be raised. 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