Show 1929 y NEA Service I ANNE AUSTIN 0 THIS 5 1 llE Jt EU Between 1 and o'clock Saturday at- at Handsome HArry BOIden pro moter ot dubious Is allot On Ruth lIs body beneath be- be neath the window or his private Mcann sergeant c n ducts ducts' the In tho o o t Iz Borden estranged ot the dead man and ot Ills two who admits she called him Saturday afternoon af- af for her check but was alive when left I him The next nuth Lester lle confesses that Bor en annoyed her with hIs on Saturday morning but staunchly denies any or orthe the crime Jack Ruths Ruth's Is que next HII Is directly across the narrow from private vate He tries to explain his rc- rc turn to the seventh floor Saturday arter- arter noon by Baying he left Ills and matinee tic on d sk seems emphasized by tho testimony or Ml and Otto elealor ele- ele alor boys Cown friend who s of Jacks threatening Bordens Borden's life when he with Dorden Dor- Dor den n office Bends tor l Cassidy and TeUy Miller seventh loor scrubwomen Bordens Borden's oft e bo and Cleo Gilman Dorden discarded mis- mis tress Rita Dubois night club dancer admIts a end planned Borden She confesses confesses' her call to the theoffIce offIce Saturday to get the torn at I bill BOrden her but Insists she him all V clann a. a toot ten ole of rice which the window across the all all'- i t s i t. t bis J e d i del believes I e knows who I XO GO OX WITH THE CHAPT R Detective Sergeant c be- be traye no surprIse or pleasure when Frank Ashe Bordens Borden's manservant made hs startling assertion but Ruth Lester leaned forward tense tense- 13 one hand trembling against her throat So you you know who Borden Ashe VeIl who Was it ann Mcl asked matter of ta ly i I r dont know her name ir but r. r do he was in mortal terror ot a woman the valet an- an sw r d earnes ly Tell me what ou know Ashe and make it snappy dl- dl 1 pencil poised over a pad of paper Veil sir tile valet beg ith diffident eagerness It happened on Christmas Eve 11 Borden was a big party a t tile Dancing ing Bear with MIss G man but butto to r theatre first first- With Miss Cleo Gilman interrupted How Howo o u know 1 heard him with Gilman over th bout part sir the valet answered H had had me call her number ashe frequently did l Gilman was the man coughed r. r Bordens Borden's lady friend sir he took a fancy to lUss Dubois the dancer at the GOden Slipper sh didn't let much slip past ou did ou Ashe Ic am grInned Vell Im I'm glad you dIdn't Now what happened on Christmas Eve r. Borden came home about G to dres for dInner and 11 Bailey was him Tale Balle Ic Iann cut in Y sh Jake r. Borden Borde n vel Said so but I got the idea that 11 Bailey was a S St t of to Borden 1 that Mi Balle a un forI ha v seen it in his hip pocket when hed he'd take hIs coat oft to poker at night sometimes some some- times when 11 Borden couldn't sleep and w com pan A nervous ner- ner sort of man Ir Bor en was On Christmas l E the two of them came in together and told m to mix some cOCKtails cOCK cOCK- tails I- I Ia a wanted de In them anil it d. d th t tile bootlegger who's on th third floor Of thou h I e sir you wont use this agaInst Im not in the en- en Mc grinned Go on You went down tor the stuB eh because the boot boot- was behind on his assented assent assent- yes sir the ed And Id I'd be light and that Mr Balley was with 1 Borden l' l left the foyer door on the lat h H ou know to save the bother of unlocking un- un locking it when 1 came back with my hands tull Ir Borden wanted a. a few other thIngs besIdes the de men the since I was go- go to the bootleggers bootlegger's anyway have been watching Ing for her opportunity opportunity- She Who lann broke in r dont don't mow name sir but the woman who was with Mr Borden when I came bacK bacKwIth wIth the sir The three of them l Dorden Mr Dalley and the woman were in l Bordens Borden's bedroom with the door closed when 1 got back I could hear Mr Bordens Borden's Bor- Bor dens den's voIce and the ladYs ladY's voice and andI I they were quarreling but I couldn't hear what they I didn't want to be mixed up i anY trouble sir so I went abou my mixing business the ils that Borden had ordered Tha vas in the right off the dining dining- room room- But OU ld heal the womans woman's voIce Ic fann interrupted What of voice HIgh low sort I. I Valet hesitated groping or words and a faint flush crept up odd sir his anemic Its but 1 dId notice her voIce because I it as one Id I'd heard over the telephone several sev- sev eral times A beautiful voice sir sort sort ot-sort of like the deep notes of an organ if you w what I Ruth leaned forward toO excited to keep out of it any longcr A contralto voIce r. l musical l but low pitched It mIss exa the valet nodded laybe l she's telephone here at his tob 1 take H you alY miss e that he had a little bit of a r his but he sa What a. a little beauty she is lann helped him out I Yes Lester was 11 Bordens Borden's s Ahe You sa m s- s female with the contralto voice telephoned Borden Christmas Eve Sot b t I sir The first time although she wouldn't ghe her name I put 11 Borden on the phone and he told me when hed he'd hung ti as quIck as asit it the the- burned ear that hed he'd fire me If J ver a l A ter that the or fOUl times she C I mean I always said for I nl m ster was out In stake that voice Once she her ice so that 1 was fooled Said she was and made her voice soun almost Gilmans Gilman's too So or course I called fr Bor- Bor ento the phone but he fire me the stances h Jle bawled me out proper 01 ha ing let him In fOl ft IAn Get al n with lc Iann im- im Youre this oman 1 mean woman ped in a oud l ft the door was the same woman whom wo to on the tee tee- phon Ys sir Sure of thal sir Uie valet nodded AsI As I w-as w aring I the cocktails and just as I vas them I the bet Y n aw through archway the and tho room a sIgI hat made mo turn sick sir The v-alet v paused I what was it l I woman half dragged haIr the bedroom through the livIn room to the royer Ir ROI P. n holding up b one 1 iley by the other She lIla she wa 01 asleep but it w nf that for there was blood on h which 1 Bailey Bai- Bai ley twIce as ross d the out sn was sIr f hat she 1001 hair cres cothes Ian c rapped interested at last I c ul see so plain at that b bl l t. t I h 1 the idea she not not young and her ces wel I couldn't sa s to the Ol of Ulem She wil S f tho G tight tight- fitting there was some ar 1 1 maybe her J Ver white they were Fr in her rou As to cloths I couldn't sar except that d jn A 1 rine bu fin cloth coat I b tl tUl collar but 1 be u The to R t the door and T Theard heard 9 say to 11 DalleY 11 heW I her up Balley came running run run- ning for som iQ the brandy Id I'd just th He e to me sil to et int the kitchen and ta till I was caled or When 1 camo out 11 in ha me from the lIe alone too two or three one right leoth r and then Ir Dalley ame back I gathered hed he'd the poor lady down put her in a tax aHer shed she'd been to a the brI A 11 be veen Bailey and Borden a olt tIle woman that overheard ded when th Yes sU Wh le I wa out fot bOUt or them r Bl Fald 10 h Talco was a rott n to but GodI tl sho aS a. a gun on h lime be a gun If is any next time ri Mr Bailey a h 1 C lIl E- E Ehe he wai to d n o el elb b nd I Yo tOI 1 toJ e care or her Halry be time 01 t her what she wants l den l hIs fIst down on the sideboard nd said Ill be d i 1 dol And then he noticed mo and t ld te to run lis hath And that's except that after that night Mr Bailey Bai- Bai ley slept in the an t l Bordon his sight Did the oma te eph ne' ne ag asked frowning No sir Nor cam either so far as I INo I. I Do ou mow Donen by sight Ashe fann led sud- sud d Yes Sir Barden to his wife's home on Chris day with for children and I with her then She sent ord E n. n a. a ft sir thou h he la sent a With her name on it Y ure sure 11 Bordens Borden's was not hs 1 sure sir Theres There's no resemblance at all sIr except both the ladies may lie the v I t half an the detective de- de qui valet 0 possible phase of beyond the fact that had entertained rattier giving wild parties In his apartment Ashe could tell nothing of importance tance Me- Me lann got the nan of three of the dead mans man's mal Ashe seemed dubious when el to trien s flom amon the murdered host of vial companions And where is Jake Bailey Ashe Iann concluded his ire of the valet That I couldn't say sir He left FridaY night for 0 bit of sInce Borderi as to be away or the end He had given up his room at the hotel where he was until Eve and was staying with 11 Borden nights as Ive I've told you I expect hell he'll be back tonIght sir unless he sta s away to keep questioned A man dont don't relish beng a witness in a case like this sir Youre right A he and thanks 01 comIng in said e his hand with sudden on at Bordens Borden's apartment fo the and let know an thing at all that develops The police wUl take of hIs mail of cours Give my men assistance OU can when they go Dord ns n's apartment I tonight I may b along or course you youre you're not to lea ve town thing is' is cleared up sIr the yat t admitted gravel as be sidled to- to ard the d Ol r drew a. a dee I breath and flashed a. a h molo i glance at Lester There ale enough women in thIs case to up a chorus It be hard to get a Une on ona a with a. a oice like you and Af h 1 believe the poor oi l I ell In Jove with her 01 I tl ought he as going to hust hite You say she called Eo den at 10 Saturday Yes before he 1 he ased it there were calls 1 said that th woman i h the beautiful voice and he I just Tho t oi e emay may soun to ou but rJ rathel to a riveting and he as' as if Hie th of hel fight ned or hh 1 She was Interrupted by the sou 1 of a scuffle In the out r of a hurling itself against the door A the dool was t open and BenIl Smith the off s of 1 p cl into the office I wanta see Lester I tell ou Turn me loose you big stiff gotta see oh gosh nuth Gee the boy cried as nuth ran toward him lIe put putout out blindy s if were boing t faint To be continued What does Benny have to say Something about Ruths Ruth's gun In Inthe the next chapter |