The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-31

looked at Buck, seriously.
did you really hear Emma talk?"
she asked. What did she say?"
Teddy hesitated, and then said: II
believe I'll tell you, for l think you
ought to know. She declares she
saw you going upstair sat half past
one o'clock, the night of the murder.
She says you were walking slowly,
and you were carrying your vanity
case-the one you have lost"
How did Emma come to disclose
this fact?" Bunny spoke coldly her
eyes almost glittered, and her whole
expression was @1nlike her usual
sunny smile.
"She said Carter told her to do
it," Teddy went on, looking at her
now and trying to gather an ink
ling of her real thoughts.
Carter Bunny gave sudden
start, and a frightened look APP
peared in her eyes.
In some ways, Teddy Buck had A.
single track mind. Just now, he
was determined to find out some
thing about Bunny's doings on the
fatal night, and he took deliberate
advantage Of her present distraction
to quiz her.
you were downstairs, you
know" he said, not accusingly, but
as one stating a fact. you saw the
candles burning"
Il saw those in the morn
ing" Bunny began, but Teddy
said, inexorably:
mo; they had burned out when
you entered that room in the morn
ing. You went in with DR.. Conklin.
and the candles had then gone out"
Bunny stared at him. But instead
Of losing her grip on herself, she
| seemed to be steadier, and she said.
quietly:
what are you trying to do?
Trick me into some discriminating
statement"
NO" Buck looked at her kindly
but very seriously. II am trying to
prepare you for others who will try
to trick you into such admissions.
For it, is better you should know
that there are such-that there arc.
people who are beginning to think
you have some knowledge of Mrs.
Heath's death beyond what you
have told,,,.~
"Oh, there are" and, now Bun
ny's lovely mouth took on a scorn.
full curve, her blue eyes stared
haughtily and her golden, curly bob
tossed with an air of utter con.
tempt for the people of whom she
had just been told.
"Will you be good enough" she
said stonily, ito go to them and tell
them to mind their own personal
affairs?"
but they consider this matter
/ their own affair" Buck said, watch.
ing her. You see, they are the de.
tectives. That man, Mott, is just
waiting a little longer for Perry
Heath's return"
Perry Heath will never return"
Bunny said, with a,note of solemnity
in her voice.
Mrs. Prentiss' iftuition lifted its
head.
WAS that Perry Heath talking to
you on the telephone last night and
this morning." she demanded.
Bunny returned her gaze. mo"
she said, simply, and shook her head.
+ The girls mind worked like light
ming. She wanted to confide in these
kind friends, and ask their advice
but Perry Heath rad forbidden her
to say he had spoken to her, and his
word was law.
Yet she must not antagonlze these
people with whom she was STAYING.
She must make them believe in her
truth and innocense. She must
wheedle Mrs. Prentiss into a real
friendship, and she must charm
young Buck, until he was blind to
her faults.
wen, these things ought to be
easy for her-for Baby Moore, who
had always, so far in her short life.
charmed anybody she wished to.
But these folks were so-no. NOT
suspicious-but so curious, yes, that
was it, they were curious to know
about her doings that night.
Well, they must not know. that
was sure thing! Why, her finger
prints and Larrys too, were on that
pottle about the death of Myra,
And her vanity case-oh, why did
they harp on that so? Did they
know-oh. what did they know?
And just here, Mrs. Prentiss broke
IN on her thoughts again.
What were you crying about so
bitterly when Carter came to your
room to tell you the sad news?
Please tell us-it will be so much
better for you to confide in friends.
Now, if you tell us the whole story.
we can understand the case better
ana we can be of real help to you"
oh, | can't can't" and Bun
ny was crying now. Not sobbing
but just silently weeping, and the
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