Show ttE GI 1929 By MEA Service Inc ANNE ANtlE AUSTIN TillS II On Monday ona morning Ruth Lester jester eec eec- finds the body of her Harry Borden Darden sprawled benl be nl neat the windoW of imLa ls pr yate Office aie detective sergeant questions the Mrs rs Borden Dorden Dorden Bordens estran estranged ed wife and mother o ohia 0 his hia two Rita flita Dubois nIght nIghtclub club dancer with whom Borden Dorden was infatuated In in- and Jack Ruths Ruth's fi- fi ancee whose office Is tho front from J Jacks Jack's guilt seems emphasIzed e by Me- Me manns mann's dl overy that pistol is 11 ml from iii hIs desk by J Jacks Jack's ks k's adms- adms son tolon th that t he r turned to the seventh floor noor Saturday n ammO ald by the testimony of STicky Moran and Ott elevator bo boys Dill Bill Cowan Jacks JacklI friend unwillingly admIts having heard heerd Taek Tac threaten dens DOl-den's life Saturday Sat Sat- morning c fann questions Benny Denny Smith Bordens Borden's Bordens Borden's Bor- Bor dens den's office boy Ashe ht man servant MinnIe Cassidy and Letty Miller se seventh sev- sev floor scrubwomen and Cleo iii- iii man Borden Bordens discarded mistress Martha Mar Mar- tima tha SCanning Manning mother of Dorden's Bordens She me- son lion Is questioned She says saw Jorden ay ng his of office Ice after lila bodyguard Bailey Dalley had left lert hIm and that tha her Incriminating fingerprints were made then Martha Marths says she ehe lid did not call Satur lay day afternoon but telephoned Borden c fann accuses her hero herot o ot the murder and Martha challenge hIm to bring forward anyone anone who saW saw her In the building Saturday Benny Smith bursts In upon them cryIng e 1 coins to up I shot Mr att Borden NOW Go O ON WITH TUB STORY CHAPTER Ruth Lester was ashamed later to remember her first emotion upon hearing Benny Smith S say he had shot Borden was one oI of relief Jack Hayward was saved But that emotion was almost almost al- al most Instantly submerged In pit pity And she was glad to remember remember ber that she was conscious of no horrified sl as she tan ran t to put nut r lier arms about time the unsteadily swaying swaying sway sway- ing becy who had just essed to murder Here Let me help lc I nn gruffly commanded the girl and with as much ease easo as it if Ime he were lifting a baby time the giant detective th the boy In lii hl arms and car cari ned him tp time the big leather chair from which time the murd murdered mur- mur d dered red man had manIpulated l his is s schemes hemes and which for two d days ys had served ser time the detective lvE In charge of time the investigation Into his murder as a antage point from whIch to heckle harass bully buny and confound suspects When tire re boy was l back bacik weakly in the big chair whirled one of tIme the backed straight visitors visitors' chairs to the desk and nuth Lesters Lester's services services ser ser ser- vices vices' as a to take taked takedown d down wn time the confession her lIeI e eyes es were now so blinded with tears that she co could ld hardly find her ITer and pen pencils pencils-pencils upon Benny himself t had Put such a fine brave edge j st last Saturday Re Miss Lester All Allright Allright right Benny Tell us aU all about It now tIme detective commanded ai most gently 4 glass of cold from time the tap In the outer office had been fetched b by the detective himself him him- self and stood beside Bennys Benny's right hand Well Veil sir Benny began after a strange wistful look at Ruth Lest Lestr r who with poised pencil I lied yesterday day wh n I said I l' l didn't come back I did come back but didn't see See me cause I Walked waIled UI uP did Why you ou wall walk up Benny rc funn interrupted Ca Cause se r i was sore at Mr fr Borden n I r-i wanted to have it out with Benny Benny- a answered his I cent voice going sud suddenly soprano on th th last word were you ou sore about Cause he lie bawled me out Benny cried rolling his head from r m mIde wide Ide t ag against tire tle brown leather leath- leath er back ot of the hair it true that you were mora sore at be because use hed he'd got fresh with ith Miss Lester Saturday r m morning morn morn- ing tIme the detective You keep leep Ruths Ruth's name outa this Benny protested shrilly I tell teU you ou ouI I was sore at Mr Borden cause lle Ime was alwa aiwaS's s on me n Saturday he talkEd to me like a dog eue I wanted to borrow Ruths Ruth's p pistol st l f far target practice Then Timen you ou were also lying ing when you OU said pistol was not in Mis If L Lesters Lester's desk when athen you OU returned the first time time-at at past half one asked It y wasn't there N say I didn't comeback ck up the second time timeto timeto to kill IdU hi him him- But you walked up six flights ot of stairs so EO you ou would not be seep entering othEr building pointed out ut grimly Listen now that oure confessing make a acle cle n breast ot of everythIng Your Yom actions prove you ou premeditated murder No I didn't Benny de denied his head hea roiling wildly against the chair back go ISeli on oh directed resignedly I come back like I said and andopen open opened d time the door dobr with my key te Bt Benny nn b g gan nr and was again Interrupted by Mcann At just what time I 1 looked Benny pitifully con con- fu fused ed t I dont don't know Bout r reckon reckon- Then said sard and to to Ruth my theory that Rita D robbed the body is correct rhen imen bering the m telephone call a fragment of which Bill Cowan had said faid he overl e rd he had Imad called Jack Haywards Hayward's ird's IIa number at a and d was was plugged inon ab absy s line and Ritas Rita's corroborating story of Bordens Borden's line being busy from to the detective Have you yon any way ot or fixing time the exact time of tour our second return Benny The boy looked at l time the detective e suspicIously even fearfully nuth fluth though thought what could Ire fear fearno fearnow now no- after confessing Naw l' l dOI t know I tell bUt If was abo aboUt t 2 Ats all 1 I know V. I 1 tin tin- locked the door arid amid come in and Mr Borden was settin at his n I-I I come right in here liere n w we-we we we quarreled quarreled- What about time the detective dete in interrupted Aw ji t about him on me me- n X N he picked up a ered e e eyes es roved over overtime time the dC desk k and upon the lass g-lass ink well empt no now since lc lann had In used Its contents which to take s 's fingerprints fing that there ink well well- welland and started to throw it at me n a I 1 grabbed Ruths Ruth's gun gun- Wait Just where was this gun cut in on tire the desk Benny ansWered an- an night ri here and ime he laid his hand In time the center of the big green blotter Time The big stiff tried trie-d to beat me to n it I I thou thought ht he was goin to shoot me- me with the Ink Af tr hitting you Ou wen wail rc 1 Iann asked He ime put time the ink wen well d wn Benny amended desperately N I I-I pulled pulled the trigger knowin what I was doin n 11 the gun went vent off p ats als all he concluded seizing the glass for a along along long long- draught of the cold water So you shot Borden while he sat at his desk lc Iann said That r right ight Yeth ats right Benny Denny retorted retorted re- re defiantly Then Timen how do you ou account for forthe the the- fact his body was found away over there under unde-r the window rc lann demanded 1 I forgot that Benny con con- confessed SaY But dont don't you go and try to male make mIte say t I didn't kill klU I 11 did it lim in cause him I did self defense he added obviouslY a alime lime littie proud of his use of u. u legal 1 After I 1 shot him he got up and walked over er there and fell feIl down ats how v I account for tor it The detective e extracted an official official- looking typed document froth h ims s pocket As he unfolded It caught a glimpse of time the wording o othe of the printed letterhead Office o othe of time the Chief Medical Examiner Department De- De of of Police Police- Ic ann studied the report in silence then folded it slowly and nd returned It to his pocket Now ow Benny you ou know V it cant can't make an any di e In time the long run whether you ou shot Borden while he was seat seated d at his desk or while he was standing at the window Conic Gome now just where WaS B Borden den when you ou shot him Settin at at lila his desk Benny reo re and began to cr cry like a small bo boy and not at all the 17 year old young oung man man- town about that ime fancied to be nd B nm Iann's voice ic was Tery g n e now how many times did you OU shoot Borden How many bullets were fired Just one I-I I aorta sorta c. c come to hen I 1 seen What Id I'd done n 1 dropped time the gun n a beat it- it Just one bullet buIld fluth rc repeated to toh h And two bullets had been n fired on Saturday one imbedded Itself In Bordens Borden's chest ancL time the theother other s a brick beside Jack Ha Haywards Hayward's ards ard's office window So you dropped the gun elm Benn Benny lc lann asked gently Odd We didn't find it- it I 1 picked it up again n stuck It In n m my o e coat pocket n then I beat it down stair Benn Benny ed I I gosh I Wa ima 3 scared I-I I 1 1 11 the gun n in a a. newspaper what I 1 found on time thc I stairs hean In one ot of them hi big sacs sacks in ball hat chat time cleaning women used to tb 1 was baskets In n I-I I I chucked th thun time gun un In a a. big trash can on the all Where c lann interrupted I 1 dont don't remember Aw gee Mister r. what does all them timings things matter now Aint I told you ou I Idone Idone done it time the boy pleaded wiping his his' eyes on time the sleeve of his coat Benny after shot you'd-shot i iden Do den did you go around to Mr Ir IIa Itay- Itay wards ward's office for any reasOn whatever whatever what what- ever Ruth nuth l with a question of her own Time The boy stared at her frankly puzzled why NaW should I I thought so Oh Benny Why Wh are loll rou d doing all thIs For m sake Benny t time e girl cried her ner voide o e Jumping tip up from her chair at time the desk slum l lher her notebook and pencil n tan Ian tanto to time the bo boy I 1 know youre you're just making It au aU up Benny Why h why nImy He at he at H Benny de Benny told sobbed me yesterday Id I'd bet bet- ter conic come clean U or you Oud oe DC arrested for murder Oh Ruth cried her blue eyes blazing se scorn sen n at the det detective Then rhen to time the boy soothingly sooth sooth- Dear Benny I told you yesterday yesterday yes yes- I was In no danger danger- But after he hed he'd sent you for forIm Mm- Mm mile he said sald you was n just dl nt know It n 11 all last night n a tills thIs I how I 1 get you out of it cause Im I'm just a kid kida n a time the y meThe me me- The boy broke off sobbing heart heart- brokenly Time The Thedoor door opened Mrs Irs Smiths Smith's here sir sir- But Dut Bennys Benny's mother wal waited ed fur for n A A. small woman her feat red lace face framed In waved br light brawn wn hall hair past Birdwell and ran to the sobbing bo boy Benny Denny If you wasn't sick rd Id spank you right here heTe in front of these folks she he scolded the boy but Ruth knew that the covered acute anxiety I known mown youl yeul pull some stunt like this minute my mr back was turn turned cd Then she whirled upon Detective sergeant Are you ou time the detective mister Veil Weli I hope youre you're satisfied You and your our degree have run my boys boy's fever up till its it's something awful ar I didn't get a wink of sleep last night listening listen listen- Ing to this poor child rave about keepin Miss 1 Lester out If jail Time The doctor and my any girl-friend girl Mrs Thompson who me imme s set t up with him and hold him in bed c cn n tell you rou how he tool took on raYln in fever he was was-a isas aut ut so this Lester gIrl wouldn't have to go goto goto to tail tail- ease PI Please please Mrs Smith Mc- Mc Mann at last succeeded in time the torrent ot of words Im ver very sorry indeed If anything I said to Benny yesterday esterday gave him th the mm- mm that I 1 was about to arrest arres Miss l L Lester ter Now Xo XoI I think w wed we'd d better call an ambulance and have this boy taken n to time hospital Im I'm Im I'm afraid s hes a pretty sick k youngster After Benny who had lapsed Into a fever stupor had been Cd on on ona a a. city hospital ambulance stretcher the whole ing frantically recorded by newspaper cameras outside the Borden suite a wet eyed gui girl faced a a. flushed detective across the deadmans deadman's dead deadmans mans man's d esk Pretty rott rotten n I 1 know lc Iann admitted defensively dropping Lis bis Lise e eyes es to the she she-a of notes hE was shuffling between his fingers fing-eTs but If time the police didn't fashioned methods occasionally we wouldn't halt half time the crimes we do t Doht like em m myself but but- lIe paused and sit Leaves us pretty muCh where we Were before before be- be fore Benny Henny burst in on us dont don't it ii IC you'll oulI pardon my language Miss Lester this is a Imell heIl of a case Of course COUlSe I knew the kid dd was l lying in before hed he'd been five minutes 1 Well better go to lunch C ld Its It's after one one-by George s lits past Ruth rose her notebook with it its stenographic report of f Bennys Benns chivalrous chi chi- vairous lies held against her tend tenderly rl She Sime would transcribe ever every word of them keep the s.- s. record cord always may Anft Mr Hayward Ha go with nl ale To be continued With Bennys Benny's ion worthless worthless worth worth- less the investigation is back where it started Who killed Har Harry Borden Borden Bor- Bor den |