The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-30

| confess I should have liked to come
home and find you here with Perry
Heath, bound and gagged In big
chair"
"But I had no reason to bind and
gag him : He came to give helpful
information"
(which you swallowed, bait, hook
and sinker! oh. I don't say it may
not all be true, but, on the other
hand, it may not. Why, just suppose
Perry Heath was the murderer
wouldn't he act just the same way
Suppose he wanted to free the little
girl from suspicion, wouldn't he lay
tho blame on Larry lnnsan. the only
possible suspect except himself? It's
moil, any way you look at it. but
| wish I could have talked to Heath,
even il he got away afterward."
II wish you could have, Sam. I'm
darncd sorry l let him 60. but he
just vanished, you see."
Like the Boojum. Well, what
say, Al, shall we 60 over to head.
quarters and acquaint the powers
that be with this tale, or shall we
sleep over it and give il to them in
the morning?''
"Oh, let's leave it till morning.
Nobody of importance will be there
this time Of night, and don't want
to 60 clear out to Motifs house.
should think morning would be time
enough"
"And let Heath put few hundred
more miles between himself and US!
Though don't suppose any search
party could pick him up now, the
trail is too cold. Well, so be it, then.
Come On out to the porch and have
nightcap~ and a-smokc and tomor-
row we'll clectrify the police 10 no
good whatever!''
"You scott at everything, Sam,
but what have you to offer Is bet
ter plan Of pursuit? If you'd been
here, what would you have said to
Heath?'
"First of all, If you want the
truth, Cunny, I'd have marched him
straight to headquarters II Mott
wasn't there I'd have sent for him,
n. d. q. And then I'd have made
Heath tell his story under oath.
Then we'd have had something to 70
on, some sworn evidence. I say, sup
pose we 60 over to Heath's house
and confront Inman with this tale. !"
you may 60, If YOU like, but 1
shant. like lnman, and-oh, hang
it all, don't think believe Hcath's
story at AN. The more think Of
it, the more fishy it seems
You mean you suspect"
bunny Moore. cant see any
way out for her. To begin with In
man doesn't act like a guilty man.
And Bunny does"
show does she ~
swell, she bursts into tears when
ever she's questioned"
"What girl wouldn't, especially an
innocent Onc?''
swell. then. there's lot of evil
dencc about her being downstairs
late at night, and all that"
"What does that prove -
Nothing much. ] admit. Bat her
finger prints are on the bottlc--un-
der InmAn's."
"Oh, Lord, Cunny, we've mullcd
over all those points hundred
times. Do get some new ones. Here,
have another cigar. And look out
where you sling your ashes. Why
use the whole floor!''
Lord, Sam. what fuse you are!
guess I'll 60 home, and try to
sleep on this thing. Maybe the night
will bring counsel, as the poet or
some wise guy says"
swell. try, it out. But If the night
brings it to you, let me know early
in the m0rning. For otherwise, I'm
going to Mott with this story Of the
appearance Of the missing man.
Golly, to think I was combing New
York city for the wretch, and here
he was eGlhly sitting lSnfsmy porch
talking to my dcteeSivel" ..s.s..l
Don't rub Il In" Cunningham
growled.
ooh, it'sfssIl right. A." Anderson
was already sorry for his harshncss
to his friend. ."And you've donc
more than anybody on the case in
getting word from Heath. I tell. you.
that will be point In your favor
with the law people! I shy, let's re-
construct the easel believe that's
what they term IT,"
"All right" Cunningham spoke
eagerly. "Say, Heath told the truth,
then how did Il all come about r.
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