New Britain herald., 1926-09-16

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musingly, that young chap next
door to the Heaths, he believed all
along that Inman was the murderer.
But he said, that 1nman killed
: Heath, too, and hid his body in the
cellar or pitched it into the sea.
: How clever!" Anderson said sar-
castically. But now. we know,-or
at least, you know. that Heath is
alive,-I say. AL, it was dark, are
you sure that was Health"
) ooh, yes. know Perry as well
as you do, and 1 could recognize
him. And you know that little trick
he has of tossing back that lock of
hair that falls over his forehead, in
true artist fashion. Oh, yes, it was
Perry all right"
"Well then Inman didn't kill him,
in spite of the young mans astute
deductions"
"No, of course not Buck doesn't
know anything of sleuthing,-any
more than 1 do" Cunningham add
ed with wry smile.
Don't blame yourself too much.
ly, old chap. If so, forget it. But l
confess l should have liked to come
home and find you here with Perry
Heath, bound and gagged in a big
chair"
But I had no reason to bind and
gag him. He came to give helpful
information"
(Which YOU swallowed, bait, hook |
and snker. Oh, l don't say it may
not all be true, but, on the other |
hand, it may not. Why, just sup
pose 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 |
the blame on Larry Inman, the only |
possible suspect except himself? It's !
a moil any way you look at it, but |
I wish I could have talked to Heath, |
even if he got away afterward."
II wish you could have Sam. I'm
/ darned sorry let him go, but he |
Just vanished, you see"
Like the Boojum. Well, what
say, AL shall We go over to head
| quarters and acquaint the powers
that be with this tale, or shall we
sleep over it and give it to them in
the morning."
"Oh, let's leave 1t till morning.
Nobody of importance will be there
this time of night, and I don't want
to go clear out to Motifs house I
should think morning would be time
enough"
And let Heath put few hun
bred more miles between himself
and us, Though I don't suppose any
search party could pick him up
row, the trail is too cold. Well, so
be it, then. Come on out to the
porch and have a nightcap and
smoke and tomorrow we'll electrify
the police,-to no good whatever"
you scott at everything, Sam,
but what have you to offer as a 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, Id have marched him
straight to headquarters. If Mott
wasn't there I'd have sent for him,
p. d. q. And then I'd have made
Heath tell his story under oath.
Then we'd have had something to
go on, some sworn evidence. l say,
suppose we go over to Hcath's house
and confront lnman with this tale"
You may go, if you like, but ]
shan't, l like Inman, and-oh, hang
it all, | don't think l believe Heaths
story at all. The more l think of
it, the more fishy it seems"
you mean yous suspect"
Bunny Moore. 1 can't see any
way out for her. To begin with In
man doesn't act like a guilty man.
And Bunny does"
How does she?"
We'll, she bursts into tears when
ever she's questioned"
What girl wouldn't, especially an
innocent one?"
We'll, then, there's lot of evil
dence about her being downstairs
late at night, and all that"
What does that proye?"
Nothing much, I admit. But her
finger prints on the bottle-un=1
der Inman's."
"Oh, Lord, Cunny, we've mulled
over all those points a 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 a fuss you are
I guess I'll 60 home and trv tn
sleep on this thing. Maybe the night 4,
will bring counsel, as the poet or
some wise guy says"
We'll, try it out. But if the night
brings it to you, let me know early
in the morning. For otherwise, I'm
going to Mott with this story of the d,
appearance of the missing man.
Golly, to think l was combing New