The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-12
The Vanity Case



air aud stls.s s,t tssn 3 IS. sa,.p.
thl Put he s,S Ta 1.s dismsE Y. q TIE tar
doubts but that the coroner would a
once .assume Percy Heath euiity M
forthwith institute 1 sesfc6 fcr Mn
..Your. .Assumpti Ions AZ not with|
out Interest" Larry said. tookinr r
the coroner: But what, then, Is th(
painting Mrs. HeAth's iace and add
ing cOlorful touches to her. consume
This point WA an 1bssssion wit
Mr.. Heath. but no one else ivouly
have done xuch 4 ,thinx.,.a
"As I understand, It, nearly all 81
Mrs. Heath's4 friends and acaunintI
ances urged her 70 use q touch 81
makeup, and. too, Ne have no real
reason to assume that the rouge wsl
applied to Mrs. Heaths face ana
she was dead. II may we'll be thaI
she consented to the, .experimen|
while still alive"
lnn,an looked startled.
Surely . medical man con tell 70 I
about that" he said.
This speech deeply annoyed TIL
coroner, for he suddenly realized hid
own delinquency in not havin}
thought of that paint.
He the refore ignored it, until suc1
time as he could correct his ow
error.
~Then the card, of such sinistej
significance. It Is scarcely ,possihll
that Mr.. Heath would haze plncel
that 'wher re IL was found, IL the teri
rible deed had been really his ow
work"
THAT'S just where you're wrong.
Larry exclaimed. "Ferry Heath \
full Of the spirit Of bravado, ne ha}
a diab0lical sense Of humor. II il exI
actly what he would do--attach
work." ss@.
II can't agree with that. But Nd
are mot seeking opinions, We wan)
facts. II then we assume Mr.. HEATH
went away on some simple or casual
errand. where do you think he q
now7' 81.
THAT IL surely matter Of Opinl
ion. Mr.. Coroner. and you say yOd
are out for facts. But, /. cant opin(
about Mr.. Heath's casual errAnd-il
he went on one for ! am; fully con-
WINGED that he killed Mn wife and
manently."
Getting out OF the house ana leavl
ing no unlocked door or window"
Surely he had his latch KEY"
"Rut the front door was fastened
on the inside with a chaihi holt"
Then by some overlooked window
or side door. DArhApsv
mo. we had the most thorough
and careful search made In that NJ
spect. Herrick fastened every dool
and window on the ,inside. last nieAt]
And he found the bars and bolts all
intact this morning"
Then ! give II up, hut stil1 feel
sure that there must be some OIL
scure entrance or exit from thi}
house. that Perry Heath could use|
il SO minded"
"Will you suggest onel
In the cellar, perhapR. the coal
hole"
"Not chance. Evsrytkinr down
there was cut off from the main
house, by the upper cellar door, lead
ing from the pantries, and which d
the only means Of connection with
the cellar. This door WA locked -
usual. on the pantry side. Heath
could not have gone down through
il. and left il locked" .t NJ
"Let me 60 over the house, and
Ill guarantee j can find several ways
he could have left his home secretly
Lord knows I've no wish to accuse
Perry Heath, Of this thing II he ID not
guilty, but, personally, I think there
is not the slightest sign Of his limo;
cance." f. .t,:;.
"You say you all urged Mrs. Heath
TO use what Is known as makeup
on her face Z"
"Yes, we did. We all felt it would
improve her extremely pale counts,
nance"
"Yoo thought that. too. Miss
Osborn had most disconcerti ne
way Of turning with sudden ques.
ti0n to another witness.
why yes Bunny said. pulling
herself together. "We have all bee
in the habit Of jesting about it,"
"Then the crime was clearly the
work of some one who knew Of the
distaste Of Mrs. Heath for cosmetics
and some one who had sufficient
nerve to apply coloring to dead
wOMan's face"
-"You said you were not sure she
WAS dead when" Larry began, buj
the coroner interrupted him
II am sure now" He referred IL
written message which hsd beer
handed him. II asked Doctor Conk.
lin to. investigate that matter, and
he tells me that the cosmetics were
applied to Mrs. Heath's face afte,
DEATH"
"How can he tell :" Larry xrowled
"Ther. are many ways to ascer'
tain that. A physician could not be
mistaken. Now. what want t6
know is, where Is the vanity box that
vas used Tor the purpose"
That's easy" said Inman. "WheH
left the room. sa1 q gold vanity
box with lots Of dangling trinkets
lying on the table,"
,"lb Is not there now. Who re.
moved it?' 81
Nobody answered, and the coroner
turning to .RNa!ly. said: III
"lS you think It Was Mrs. Heath'a
/ Il think It mast have BEEN" So
replied. but her voice sh0ok insspsta
qf her efforts e kssg =: stsaay. =.
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"I'm sure | don't knew" Bun&y
had recovered her ..nerfness. IL mi
her poise. II sslpposS GHoever wed
it. carried it of. They are. sonae-
times valuable .trifleAe ~ ! think 4
crime" u
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.svise efnAfy bird AMI 4Sllipg uMdAp
the spell OF her helpless Ill and visit.
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