The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-20
1.-THE VANITY CASE
A Tale of Mystery and Lone
By CAROLYN WELLS :


pened," said Mott, gravely but not
too sternly
well, sir, come downstairs and
went to my work"
"At what timer"
Katie flushed a little, and said. ''I
was bit late, sir. I'm to be down
at 5 and it was o or fifteen after"
mot more than that?"
mo. sir. And / tidied up the
lounge, and busted about a bit, then
came in here to do the same, and
as soon as I got through the door
I saw-that-" she pointed to Myras
body.
What did you do?"
Il let out a yell that they must
have heard over at the park!
couldn't help i'll was that scared,
sir"
Yes, you must have been startled.
What next?'
'Then I just ran to the pantry to
find 'Herrick, and I told him"
You didn't stop to look at Mrs.
Heath more closely. and you didn't
didn't touch herr"
Goodness. no! Touch her? I
of this room as quick as 1 could"
''Is this the gown Mrs. Heath was
wearing last EVENING""
eyes, sir, the very same. only of
course. she didn't have that scarf
on. nor those beads. That's Miss
Bunny's scarf"
make no remarks, except in an.
swer to questions. When did you
Hast see Mrs. Heath alive?"
Last night, about half-past eight,
sir. 1t was my evening out, and
after I fixed the bridge table in here,
1 went out"
Where did you go?"
IT went to the movies. Over in
Garden Park"
What time did you come homer"
Katie turned red. II don't just
KNOW didn't notice"
"Ah, you were later than you
should have been?"
IA little"
"Katie's a good girl" Herrick
spoke up for her. She might have
been a minute or two late, but moth.
ing to do any HARM"
Never mind that now" Mott said.
when you came in, Katie did you
notice anything unusual about?"
"Well-no, sir"
Clearly she had been about to
make a different answer and sud-
denly changed her mind.
Again Mott said. Never mind
that, now" and proceeded with his
queries.
do you recognize this bottle,
Katie?" He pointed to the pieces
without touching them.
"Oh, yes. sir"
Whose is it?"
why, it was Mrs. Heath's. The
newest one she had. She set deal
by it, sir"
Proud Of It, was she7"
YES, sir. Said 1t was the finest
of the whole bunch. Terrible lookin
things. I call emf
who do you suppose used this
bottle to kill your mistress2"
! who but some horrid burglar
Comm, Of course, to steal some of
her precious old glass. She often
said 1t was very valuable, sir"
Eyes, 1t is. And you assume a
rebber was after It and was discov-
cred by Mrs. Heath, and he killed
herr"
How else?"
did you see any trace Of the rob.
Der when you came IN last night
late, or this morning. either?'
mo, sir, didn't notice anything"
you wouldn't! Herrick. did your"
did what, sir?"
did you see any traces Of an IN
truder when you opened up the
house this morning?"
That I did not. for why there
weren't any such"
You seem positive"
'Well what I mean is. that there
was no door or window opened or
unlocked. I fastened them all my
self, last night, and T found them
just so this morning"
Proving to your mind. that no
intruder could have gotten in or
out?"
Proving that to anybody's mind,
sir. I always lock up everything
after the last one of the family goes
upstairs. Sometimes that's pretty
late,i but last night It was fairly
early"
What timer"
mot much more than 1880, sir
Mr.. Heath. he was the last one to
go upstairs. Then I went my
rounds and every window and every
door was fastened by me, do as
sure you"
Some other time. Herrick, want
more detailed account Of those fas-
Jennings. But now, you declare that
the house was so thoroughly locked
up that no one could get in or out?"
IT do, sir"
"Then, how did Mr.. Heath get
out?'