The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1938 Page: 5 of 8
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Friday, April 15, 1938
THE HOWE MESSENGER
Page Five
*8*
{ KIDNAP MURDER^
^ S.S. Van Dine
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thing like this—-unless the kid',
nappers imagine that I control all
the Kenting money and have it
on deposit.”. ,
Fleel had drawn an 'envelope
from his inside coat pocket and
held, it out to Markham. As he
did so his eyes fell on the note
tjhaltt Renting had brought and
which lay on the District Attor-
Thirteenth Ihstallmene
cfeslc.
j marvellous green, like dark jade, | Markham’s secretary cam6 ..jjo
. - . , you mind if I take a look
with only touches of red in it; again through the leather door, ^ this9” he asked
v “Well, your information seW but at night, in the artificial jjust b'efore Falloway, reached it, ‘ ttQo * ri{?ht ‘ ahe'ad)-.. answered
to be typically thorough and typi- liglltf it changed its color com- and announced Kenyon Kenting. Markham ag he openPd the en-
cally useless,” said Vance. “Did pleteiy and became a thrilling j As Kenting stepped into the ve](>pe pfeel had given him
any one-do a bit of checkin’ up redj like wine. office it was obvious that he was The note that Fleel turned
to ascertain whether there wtere l morning_a little while I in a perturbed state of mind. Go- over tQ Markham was not as
any unaccounted-for Semiprecious ago_r went dawnstairg to look at ing to Markham’s desk, he de- ^ ^ the ^ received by Rent-
stones round town? ?it; r ne-eded somethihg-something -iectedly PIaced an envclope l>ef°re ing. It was, hoWever, written
“Good heavens, no! What have ^ _ but it wasn-t green at ail. It
the District Attorney.
this morning, to my office ” he the 9amg bandwritirig.
your semiprevious stones to do still red; almost purple. And
with a c^se of kidnapping?” !after I had looked at it a while
“My dear Markham!” protested in amazement,, J'l realized thatj said- controlling his exci emenr
Vance. “I hav1e told you—and I even tbe cutting was different, it with considerable effort. Ls
thought, in my naive way, that it Was the same size and sh^e-.mother one of those damn notes,
had even been demonstrated to but that was all. Oh, I know'. F eel S0' a sirmlai one
you—tha/t this is not a case of everv facet of that alexandrite. It same mai — is o cue.
kidnapping. Won’t you even P!er- was not the same stone. It had ,He P^ned me about it, just as I
mit a subtle killer to set tha stage been taken away and another jwas eavmg o t ome eic. e
for himsfe-lf—to indulge in a bit of stone left in its place! . . .” |s(nmd<;d very jnuch upset and
ofd Kari^ntll “ ^vously in his string “ifs 1 ^
IThat collection of old Karl Ke outside pocket and finally drew bim ”
4ng's gems has a dashed lot to do out a }arge detep.c0lored gem.
on‘the same kind of paper; and
“That came in the s’econd mail it wag written jn pcncil and in
door in the west wall of .the room.
‘You’ll be alone in there. Shall
let you know when Heath gets
here?” .
Carrying the note before him,
Vance opened the side door1 and
went out of the room.
It was fully ten minutes before
Vance emerged from the private
(Office. In the meantjme Heath,
had arrived and was waiting im-
patiently.
When Vance re-entered the
room he threw a quick glance in.
Heath’s direction.
‘Cheerio, Sergeant,” he greeted
Heath. “I’m glad you: came in.
Thanks awfully for waitin’, and
all that .... I’m sure you’ve al-
ready read the note Kenting re-
ceived. Here’s the one Fleel
brought in.”
Continued Next Issue
with him.1
When Markham
had fiuished
«th the I "That’S What was left in the ^ ^ of the note picked
"Im worried as much place of my beloved alexandrite ' ^ envelope and handed them
about such vagu'e factors in the ( Vance took the stone and look- ^ Vance
case as I am about that attack on ed at it a moment. Vance, with his monocle al-
Fleel,” Markham interrupted. | «Yes, I sefe wha.: you mean-
“Oh, that,” Vance shrugged. “A qujte» he said. “As good a sul
mere bit of technique. And the situation as possible. This is
operator of the sub-machine gun merely amethyst. Of comparative-
was kind enough to miss his \y little value. Similar to alex-
target. As I told Fleel, he was andrite, however, and often mls-
very lucky.” taken for it by amateurs. Can
At this momtent Markham’s you saT with any accuracy when
secretary, coming swiftly through the exchange was made?”
the swinging leather door, inter- j Falloway shook his' head vague-
ruptfed the conversation. jly and sat down heavily.
“Chief,” he announced, “there’s I "No,” he said phlegmatically,
a young fellow outside who’s "As I told you, I haven’t seen it
terribly excited and insists on in daylight for two days, and last
seeing you at once. Says it’s night I looked at it for just a
about the Kenting case. Give* his second and didn’t realize that it
baniL as Falloway.” •• |Hvash’t the alexandrite. I discov-
“Oh, send him in, by all means,” .^ed tWa truth this morning.”
said Vance, befere Markham had Vance again looked at the stone
time to answer. |and handed back to Wallowa.
. I “Return it to the case as soon
A few moments later Fraim ag yoU reach home. Arid say
Falloway was shown into the of- notbing about it to any one till
I speak to you again.
Falloway rose heavily. ,
“I’ll put the stone back in
place right away.
“Oh, by the by, Mr. Falloway.”
Vance driew himself up sharply.
Yon have double-crossed us.
You have control of the
monpy. Get busy. And don’t
try any more foolishness
again. You are a good
lawyer and can handle every-
thing if you want to. And
you had better want to. We
expect to see you according
t-o instructions in our letter
to Kenting today in this year
of Our Lord, 1938, or else it
will be too bad.
The interlocking, ink-brushed
sheet of paper.
The note read:
You did not- obey instruc-
tions. You called in the po-
lice. We saw everything.
That, is why we took his wife,
If you fail us again, the
same thing will happen to her
that happened to him. This
is your last warning. Have
the $50,000 ready at five
o’clock today (Friday). You
will get instructions at that
time. And if you notify life
police this time it is no dice.
squares completed the message
ready adjusted, took the note and , r>r>c« and pnnfrmit'pH the
“Oh, that,” Vance shrugged. A quite,” he said. “As good a sub- jthri envelope with suppressed two unstrung men
^ - - --- -- eagerness, glancing first at. the ( “There is much to be done yet/
envelope and then at the single s,ai(i ”And we are most sym-
pathetic and eager to lVe helpful
I would advise that you both re-
main in your offices until you
have heard something further. We
(will certainly communicate with
'you later, and we appreciate the
cooperation you are giving us • .
By the By,”—lie spoke somewhat
! offhand to Renting—“has your
tnoney been returned to you ? ”
“Yes, yes, Vance.” It was Mark-
ham’s impatient voice that an-
swered. “Mr. Kenting received
the money the first thing this
morning. Two of the men in the
fice.
“Tell us what’s on your mind,
Mr. Falloway,” Vance spoke soft-
ly.
“I’ll tell you, all right.” the
youth said in quick tremulous ac-
cents. “That — that beautifil , “If, as you have intimated, your
alexandrite stone is gone from j favorite cuiting of the alexan-
the collection. I’m sure it’s been drite was stolen, could you sug-
stolen.”
Even I remembered the stone—
an unusually large and beauti-
fully cut octagonal stone of per-
gest the j possible bhief ? Could
it, for instance!, have been any
one you know?”
“You mean some one in the
Detective Division across the hall
For signature the^e was the, in- deliv^ed it to him.”
---- - „M’g(; rffldent.. sighed Vance.
terlocking-squares symbol • /that
had come to have such a sinister
portent for us all. r
He addressed Fleel and Rent-
ing again.
YcdrChild
AND THE SCHOOL
By Dr. ALLEN C, IRELAND
cisely at the instant we deter-
mine to -do something about it.
Motivated by ambition, though
oUy intentions are the best, we
tend to drive the child. We in-
sist upon ..perfection. School
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music, dancing, aft, drama 'and
Whatnot, to an; already heavy pro-
gram. We argue, reason, -plead,
bribe, and threaten, . until the
child rebels, .hates or breaks un-
der the strain.
So determination is not .suffi-
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'The determined parent, who is
also wise,, will move cautiously.
Through comppanionship he will
lead. He will be considerate of
his child’s health, interests and
abilities. The shaping process
will be natural and gradual, with
no show of authority.
OVER-AMBITIOUS PARENTS
Can parents be over-ambitious
for their children? They cer-
tainly can be if they put their
ambitions into practice.
Naturally we dream
and desil’e for our
children. Fine! But
when we try to
make dreams come
true, it’s time to put
on the brakes. The
imagination shifts into high gear
very easily. And off we go,
fsater and faster, in all directions.
Great deeds and numerous accom-
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child. . Lost in phantasy, we
possess ourselves with th« mirac-^
ulous power to mold a child in
conformance with desire.
Up to this point the child is
safe. But danger threatens pre-
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haps forty carats, which was in ,house? or Mr. Quaggy or Mr.
a place of honor, in the most |Fleel?” retorted Falloway with a
conscicuous case, urrounded by show of indignation. ‘What would
other specimens of chrysoberyl.
“I don’t know anything about
they want with my alexandrite?”
He shook his head sadly. “But
those stones in tho collection,” I have ah idea who did take it.”
Falloway went on excitedly, “but “Oh!
I do know about this magnificent ‘‘Yes! I know more than you
alexandrite. It always fascinated think I do. It was Ka$par
me—it was the only gem in the , that s who it was!
collection I cared anything about. I ““But Kaspar is dead. His body
In the daytime it was the most was‘ found last night.”
“A damned good riddance!”
Vance’s announcement left Fallo-
way unruffled. “I was hoping he
wouldn’t come back.”
“He won’t,” interjected Mark-
ham laconically, staring at the
youth with unmistakable disgust.
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“What shall I do—what shall 11 «We will> of C0Urse, expect to
do?” Kenting asked, glancing ^ immediately when you re-
’distractedly from Vance to the cejve any further communica-
District Attorney and back • again. Qr if ,any new angle de-
“Really, y’ know,” said Vance 'velops,” His tone was one 0f .po-
i» a kindly tone, “you can’t do ^ dismissal.
anything at present. You must j ..Don>t worry on that SCOTe,
wait for the forthcoming instiue- yance.” Kenting was reaching
tions. And then there’s Mr. {or hfe hat «As s,00n ag either
Fleel’s billet-doux which wfe hope j Qne of ug getg the instractions.
to see anon. promised in my note, vou’ll hear
“By the by, Mr. Kenting, I all about it;.
don’t suppose you hoard the shots j A few moments later be and
that were fired at Mit. Fleel short- Fleel left tbe off;iice together,
ly after you left your brother’s , Ag the door clased behind them
house last night ? ^ I y^nCe swung swiftlly about and
No, I didn’t.” Kenting seem- weilb to Markham’s desk,
ed greatly p'erturbed. “I, was ( f.Tbat note ,to Fleel!” he ex-
frightfully shocked on hearing claimed. don’t like it, Mark-
about it this morning. When 1 ham> j don>t at all like it. It is
left you last night I was ' lucky the most curi0us concoction. I
enough to catch a taxicab just as mugt see it again.”
I reached the corner, and I went j Ag gp0ke he picked up the
difectly home. note once more and, resuming bis
Kenting considered the matter chair> studied the paper with far
for a minute; then he looked up more interest and care than he
sharply with a frightened expres- had sbown when the lawyer and
®i°n. Kenting had been present.
Perhaps thos'g. shots were in- j UYou notice, of course, that
tended for me! ...” ^ both notes were cancelled in the
“Oh, no, no—nothing like that,” sa.me post-office station las was
V&nce assured him. I m quite yesterday’s communication — tbe
■sure the shots were not intend- Westchester Station,
ed for you, sir. Tbe fact Is, I am cannot understand the refer-
i’-ot; convinced that the shots ence to <tbis year 0f oUr Lord.'
Were intended even for Mr. Fleel.” ,It doesn’t belong here. It’s out
“What do you mean by?;that?” of pey. My eyes go back to it
Before Vanee could answer, a every time I finish reading the
buzzer sounded on Markham’s (note. It bothers me frightfully,
desk. Markham bad barely giv- /Something was in the writer’s
en instructions that Flefel be sent mind—-he had a strange thought
in when the lawyer joiried us. at that time. It may be entirely
meaningless, or it could have been
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He, too, looked pale and drawn
arid showed unmistakable traces
of lack of rest,—he appeared to
have lost much of his 'earlier
self-confidence.
Fleel moved toward the District
Attorney’s desk. “I brouhgt the
note I received in the mail this
morning,” he said, fumbling in hjs
pocket. “There’s no reason what-
written into the note with some
very subtle significance for some
one who was expected to see it.”
“I noticed that phrase, too,”
■said Markham. “It is curious;
but, in my opinion, it means noth-
ing at a1-!.”
“I wonder . . Vance raised
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a while with this note. Where
can I go—are the judges’ cham-
bers unoccupied?”
Markham looked at him in
puzzled amazement.
“You can go into my private
office, you damned prima donna.”
Markham pointed to a narrow
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