The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-28
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Svaed0s ssD points to
10 answer questions at the inquest.
,,so Mdyra Heath was peculiar. She never
pps USE cosmetics. never wore colors. She
was a rare, old whisky bottle from her
66o er that the murderer used to kill
ana feet. and nearby was card marked,
~ me e, work ork of Perry Heath Strangest
dressed With With gay gay c @eiSTsS mace I'D ana
The peculiar thing about Heath's dis
a APP is the fact that all windows
the night before nae. were found that
EeS prints of Bunny Moore and Inman
Were found on the bottle and physicians
Discussed Sy osHM A I9 s2s N' Heaihs
rNiyyaalc Tor the club, presidency; AL Gun
crime, and Others. Some believe Heath
the the Hd3H nv Others. including Ander
Mrs. Prentiss of the mysterious lights
T0DHuNTER BUCK, her nephew. sug,
gests that Heath. also. may have been
,Bunny and Inman dine alone in the
Heath house and the butler announces
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIX
The three callers were Mrs. Prem
ciss and her nephew, Todhunter
Buck and with them was a young
man, stranger to Bunny. but an
acquaintance of Inman, Alexander
Cunningham.
I'm out to find Perry Heath, "
Cunningham said, after they were
all seated. I'm sure you under
stand, Mr. Inman, the interest and
anxiety felt by the Country Club
members, and as they can't do much
as a body, they've asked me to in
stitute a search for Meath, and, also,
to do what 1 can toward unraveling
the mystery of Mrs. Heath's tragic
death"
Detective work." asked Larry, in
noncommittal voice.
Eyes. but not professional. Some
men like Arthur Black, Sam Ander-
son, and others of that crowd, have,
in a way, engaged me to do this,
and I'm mighty glad to try. We
are assuming that as the nearest
kin Of Mrs. Heath, you will sanction
any and every effort to solve the
mystery of the case"
fnman said, slowly. Il want to know
who killed my cousin. of course, but
your blanket proposition as to any
and every effort seems to me a bit
--er-unlimited.
"You want to limit it," asked Gun
bingham, his cool gray eyes fixed on
Larry's face.
The latter looked up, quickly.
Perhaps not limit it,-but, rather,
assist in it's direction"
"Oh, that's all right we're glad Of
any assistance. Now. while I'm not
a professional detective, am act
Ing under authority. | am Endorsed
by the club, and so I trust I'm not
exceeding my rights in asking for
the freedom Of the house for pur-
poses of investigation"
you mean unquestioned access to
all rooms?" Inman started him.
II mean just that" and Cunning.
ham stared back. IT can imagine
no possible objection. The examina-
ton of Mrs. Heath's room is of ut
most Importance, and I'm sure Miss
Moore would say no word against
my entering her ROOM"
Indeed I Would!' and Bunny drew
herself up angrily. ."Why should
YOU go into my room, Mr.. Cunning
ham?"
1T is an established custom, Miss
Moore, to inspect carefully and
with an eye to helpful evidence, all
parts of the house and grounds in
which a crime has been committed.
am sorry to say the police in this
case have been lax in this respect.
But I am told it is due to the alb
sence of Mr.. Heath. That, however,
is really an additional reason for
haste and care in the matter Of
search, for Mr.. Heath's disappear
ance is a puzzle in itself, and it is
highly probable that the two mystic
ries are interdependent."
Now, Mr.. Cunningham" Mrs.
Prentiss broke in N"you're wasting
good time, thrashing out foolish
questions. OF course, Mr.. Inman
wants you to have full swing here,
and likewise, Of course, Miss Moore
wants you to make a full search.
She's new to this business and
doesn't understand. So you go right
ahead, full steam, and I'll bet a
cookie, you unearth some clew that
nobody else has noticed. You go
into that studio there-that's where
the awful thing happened-and you
see what YOU can See!'
Cunningham disappeared into the
studio, with young Buck following,
like shadow at his heels.
"All rubbed down and polished
up" cried Cunningham, disgustedly
as he saw the spick and span room.
Il did think they'd have the place
guarded from that sort of thing"
what are you out for, anyway?
asked Teddy, who was eagerly wait
ing to see the detective work.
"Oh, just hints--but who could
get any hints here? Body gone.
Weapon removed-even the broken
bits Of glass swept up! No chance
for footprints on this thick carpet.
No finger prints on these carefully
busted knick-knacks and doo-dadS.
Even Heath's pGi.7,ing materials are
all put away as neatly as a lady's
work basket"
But what good would finger
prints do you? If they were those
of the family party. they would
mean nothing. And if strange ones,
how would you know whose?"
Point pretty we'll taken. And,
I'm not really keen for finger prints.
just want Notwithstanding
indicative or suggestive. Well, here
are some letters" He ran over a
handful he drew from a pigeonhole.
Nothing any good They're bills
Tor club notices, mostly. No billets
doux from adoring damsels or any
thing like that. My, he has a lot