The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-11
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The Vanity Case
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A1uC " Q1tIyy O6Se
(Continusd from Pare q
afser the aunt's presentations az
| him. and he resented il. To be aure
she was nearly frantic with. fear ana
anxiety, but Nhe might It least recoe-
ntze his existence.
Nor was Hunny totally oblivions
OF this eager and would be helpful
hut she was SO distractsd with her
| woe. She was still suffering from,
the grief and shock OF the whole nf-
fair. and she was distrsugtt ,at the
continued absence Of Perry Heath.
Mrs. Prentiss was .detsrmined to
see Myra's body. and having ssitl .
temporary goodby to Bunny, she an
preached the guardian OF the studio
door just as Wallace Forbes. on the
same errand bent. arrived there.
MS caJ0lery and her claim "A a
sort OF guardian Of Miss Moore, won
tnem an entrance, and the pair
crossed the door behind them and
$1,000 almost transfixed at tho scene
before them. $3.50
The blinds were drawn md INA
lights shaded. but Myra's face shone
forth In a startling uneorthiv hesmtv
She looked SO alive; her careless.
relaxed position. seemingly that of a
moments abandon TO rest.
Isu knew herr" FoYbes asked of
ma. Prentiss, who was also gazinv.
AZ IT spelJbOund, at the strange. beau
tiful countenance.
Yes, hut ] never saw her look
IKE this! She never used cosmetics
anu she never wore guy cOlOrs.'
"a, NO. that's the inexplicable thing,
Mho fixed her up like that, and why!
after!' -
"Oh. horrors. Mr.. Forbes. before.
of course! Nobody, even i Rhoul.
could paint the face Of woman hs
had murdered"
1t would s.'em so. Hut why would
Mrs. Heath paint up like that. and
allow any one else to do it,"
oh, that isn't unanswerable. She
might have consented To try It for
once--On dare, maybe"
!. Yes, that's true. Hut then, grant
ing she did SO, and that she donned
the scarf and the beads in the saie
spirit OF experiment, who came IL
and killed hery'
you don't think the card. -means
tnat il was her husbands deed.
then?"
Mrs. Prentiss was always striisht-
forward Of speech, and she asked the
question bluntly.
do your
Il don't know. T know Parry
Heath, and he always seemed to me-
q good natured, casy-poinv mnn. hut
you can't tell what those quiet chan.
will do on . sudden wild impulse.
You a detective ~
mo. not u real one, hut I'm inter.
rsted IN the subject, md especially
30 IN this case, because Of its own
strange and bizarre effects and. too.
because ] know the people impljcat-
We'll. then III tell you something.
ana YOU can advise me whether 10
ell II To the police or not
), VI what nature Is your secret?
E'erhaps you'd better take It dirsct To
he authorities"
mo, you listen. Inst niSht.
.ouldnt sleep and pretty much nil
lght wns up and around my room.
ina looked over here lot. And /
'aw strange gojngs and comings in
his part Of the Heath house."
Whit sort Of goings and cem-
ngs 7"
'Not exactly the people. hut the
tights. they Kept anapping on and
1ff. First. there were full lights
lere. Then, about half-past eleven
hey all went Out---the lights, / mean
down stairs. and two or three bed
ooms were lighted up. Then, about
l'dnignt. saw small faint light
this room-I.h:s studio Of Mr..
ieath's. And not more than ten or
fifteen minutes after that, the full
!Eht flashed on in this same room.
veli. SIR, after y time those lights
.ent OF and there remained only
20 small sparks--those candles,
here. that IRE now burnt out. / xaw
ne two sparks, low down. through
ne window, but ! couldn't make out
mat they were. never Thought Of
andes on the floor:"
"Of course not. This story ia very
Important, Mrs. Prentiss. OF course
GU must tell 1t to the police hut 20
n and tell me the rest. Hurt, .t
long, We may be interrupted ut any
linutc now"
We'll. then, those little lights kent
n BURNING realize now they were
&c candles--and later still, say, long
Dou: half-past one, the big light
Mapped on again."
s.Then SOME one was here ritter the
nndles had been placed on the
oor!"
Eyes. half an hour after"
"CO ~"
Eyes, I'm not through vet. Then
'e big light went off and the two
larks showed again. And after an
ne, short interval, on snaps tlre-big
you ANNIE me, Mrs. Prntiss!
hen people were in and out after
e murdev-"
well, We don't quite know that
u they were in and out after those
indies were set burning. Then. IL
~ please. the big light goes off and
e candles show aguin. And that
20 well after two O'Clock. ] watched
EN- long while and then ! went
ex to he'd and J fell asleep. That's
"And It's y lot. ~Of course. we
mt explain the vaviodh lixhts until
. know more Of the move nlents ~
E household during the nigiit. .P6rs
ps the candleA were lighted ea1ay.
fore Mrs. Heath was astacAe1 as
4Mp$be. but they were surely nd<
{ @n the fl09r until afeer Ma 1ds
a. why would they be! they
= 80 .eXidently naeafit q fsnerel
llates. why place tkeylf IN ne
%. ct her bend end fset, Aefolp
''Yow arse ilxht.. whea yss =.
: sparks, and didn't redllDS tIey
're c4n6le A9mAp, WerUs sEA6Y. u
! think, just where thty ~, ncw I"
Yes. exartly; They HeeS. Ak q
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