New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-03

told MN. And one of the most at-
tractiye ones over there. Heath was
an artist"
why was? Do you think he's
uead, too?' Black asked.
NO. But when any one disan-
pears like that, you can't helm think
ing OF him in the past tense. Well
Ferry Heath is pretty fair artist
anu MS nome is one of the shou
PAGES of the Gardens. Oh. if didn't
cost a quarter as much as vonr
pla'e' oiack' or as Andersons home,
put lts comfortable enough shack
ana now, I've no idea who's aft tbe
mead of 1t. You see, Mr.. and Mrs
Heath bad no children and the two
mouse guests over there can't be ey-
pected to stay on forever"
somebody said that Inman is
Mrs. Heath's heir"
Know. l mean, 7 know that's
the report, but l don't know how
true it is
Well somebody's got to talk"
said Black, decidedly. You can't
IND out things any other way. And
IL theres nobody in particular to
work this thing up. all the more rea-
son, Why We old Harbor residents
should take hold and do our best 70
run down the murderer of Mvra
Heath, whether it is her husband
were after or not"
That's the way look at it." Cum
nlngham agreed. Those two people
over there must give up what they
know Somebody must make 'em do
It, If Mott goes for the little beauty.
he'll probably fall down on the Job
just as Osborn did. for she's a witch
child, all right. But I shall steel my
heart against her vamping and wrest
the truth from her soul. Why was
she crying bitterly when Carter went
to tell her about Mrs. Health Don't
tell me 1t was some sorrow of her
own. Too much of a coincidence. Or,
il it was, then she must cough up
what the sorrow was. 1t can't hurt
her as much to bare her secret grief
as it can to be suspected of a pre-
mature knowledge of the tragedy"
Good Lord, Al. but you have
imagination" Sam Anderson ex-
claimed. Il dare say it's a good as
set for a detective, but don't let it
run away with you
"Oh, Imagination helps only up to
a certain point. After that you want
tact, policy, cunning and all the
Machiayellian traits to round up
your facts. You want to hear every
thing you can. You want to see,
quickly and surely. And most of all
you need the psychologist instinct to
guide you among the shoals of false
clues that continually crop up"
My, AL, you do know a lott" ex-
claimed Black. I'D no idea we were
date sleuth!"
And then, after ALL" Cunningham
went on, ct largely depends on luck,
and hard work, or" he laughed
work and hard luck!'
CHAPTER XIV
well, you're philosophical. to say
the least" Anderson told him. But
go ahead, old chap. Quiz the pretty
little girl-Td like to see that
Charmer-and put the he-cousin
through a course Of sprouts. My
choice is for him. He's the only one
l can see who has motive, which.
I've been told, is the first thing to
look for"
II suppose Inman may be said to
have had motive" Cunningham
said slowly but I know him, and
though I'm not an intimate friend,
1 can't seem to see him brutality
numbering his beautiful cousin, to
inherit her property"
"Why not?" said Anderson. II
mean, granting the brutal murder.
somebody must have done it. And
presumably somebody in the house,
if the stories Of the careful locking
up are all true. l don't eliminate
the possibility of Heath's guilt but I
can't see how he could get away
afterward. He could, of course,
have gone away before the crime, If
the cousin did it."
"Well. I'll go there this evening.
if they'll let me in, if not, I'll insist
on an interview tomorrow. 1 shall
say l represent the Country club,
which feels it has a right to use
every effort to locate one of its
members who Is mysteriously alb
sent"
Yes, that's good way to put it."
commended Black. You must get
som ething, Cunny. AS you say, that
doddering coroner got nowhere"
It's outrageous, the way such
cases are handled by incompetent
and ignorant officials!" Anderson de-
clared. by the time a clever or eX-
perienced detective can get busy on
them, the important clues have been
obliterated. And not only that, but
the bungling operatives are so cock
sure and self-sufficient that they per-
suade the public OF their own eff
cheney when they have none at ALL"
THAT'S right. Sam" Black agreed.
Well, get busy, Cunningham. Hunt
down Heath, if you can. Get all the
information you can from the peo-
pie at the bungalow, and let's cover
the Country club with glory by solyr
ing the mystery of the murder Of
Myra Health"
Heath will come back of his own
accord" Anderson said, insistently.
And you'll find clues or evidences
pointing to Larry Inman as the per-
petrator of the crime. OF course. this
is pure surmise on my part, but all
the evidence seems to lie in that di-
rection."
Maybe" Cunningham said
thoughtfully. ppm not sure you're
not right. But innocent or guilty it
ought not to be hard to find Heath.
Men can't drop out of sight so easily.
I've heard. the department have al
ready put detectives on his track
but I've heard Of no response as yet
Though, of course, it's too soon to
expect it. | don't know Heath aw-