The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-20
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an elaborate bungalow, lived PENNY
Heaths were entertaining as house
LXIMRENoE 1NMAN., 2 distant , rela-
tive OF, Myra's and aside from Perry
the only, heir to her considerable ior-
MOORE gid y i2,g15 EiynSs sSs
Myra Heath was beautiful but. cold
and sarcastic. She did not love Perry,
She never used cosmetics and her haired
She collected rare old bottle and her
latest was whisky y, bottle which Which
Perry was a -:ndidate for. presidency
of the Country Cub. The othre, leading
s & N6SRsoN Tas a man named SAN
Myra, becoming provoked at the grew grew,
gnnoqnces that she has, made her will
"a she aqarreIs later fr gth PeTy and
stairs Id ddsSSysrs Inn iRma ont IL Of h iBe E ss
y The fie'' next morning Myra Heathlls
Is burn n at her head and feet she is
made up with cosmetics and dressed
IN H fsTR sHcd the butler. after calling
the doctor steals some money from q
drawer near the body and then, finds, At
Myrs's feet g card marked the WORK
4 = The doctor, when he comes, finds
Myras cherished whisky bottle It is dis
covered then that Perry Heath is gone
his bed unslept in.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
DR.. Conlxln was fairly we'll ac'
ouainted with the Heaths, for, on
occasion. he had prescribed for their
minor ailments, and had, too, once
or twice met them socially.
He was a Gardens man himself
for, of course, no Gordener would
have a Park physician.
But the police had to come from
the Park, and 1t was astonishing
how quickly they managed to ap
pear.
Three or four men arrived, but
the coroner and detective sergeant
took the case in hand:
With a perfunctory nod at the
brief summary DR.: Conklin gave
him, the coronerBset about his ew.
examination of the body.
He had never known Myra HEATH
in life, and therefore, was not sur
prlsed at the pronounced makeuI
of her face.
But he showed his amazement Al
the candlesticks with their traces OF
burnt-out candles, and especially az
the penned card.
1.-THE Work of Perry Heath" he
read, with an incredulous expires
sion on his shrewd, small counte
nance. Her husband, Ell? Where
is he?n
Informed that Heath was mex
plicablX missing, he nodded sagaci
ously.
MADE his getaway, did he? Well
lt'll be hard job to find him. for II
he had the nerve to sign his handi
work, he must be well out of the
neighborheod by this time, What
say about how long she's been dead
Conklin? Some seven or eight hours
eh?"
lizard to tell, DR.. Osborn, Per
haps your guess is about right. ID
put it eight, anyway"
- well seven or eight IT'S nov
say she was killed long about
o'clock.
81 don't see how we can set it any
more positively. The skull is frac
tured, you see"
Yes, beastly work! And with an
old whisky bottle Must have been
a tram thug"
swell, the bottle is ne eiew to the
intruder; For that's one of Mrs
Heath's own bottles"
Her bottlel This old booze hold
err"
Eyes, she collected them, See the
row Of them in that cabinet?"
My starsr' Osborn looked In
amazenent at the neat row of old
liquor bottles on the shelf, What
ever did she want of them?"
They have certain value to col
iectors. Anyway, I'm confident this
was one of hers, I've seen her col
lection before, and I've heard her ex
ult over certain specimens. Wasn't
this bottle the property of Mrs
Heath?'' he added, turning suddenly
to Inman,
Yves" Larry stammered, no
so much Ill at ease as startled b.
the abrupt question,
Have yeu any idea who used 4
to brain herr" put in the coroner
1t was a pet device of Osborn's L
fire an unexpected question at ,
witness, and watch its effect.
Il? No, indeed How could
have?t
Larry had fegained his conipos
ure, and was ready for any ordeal
Mott, the detective sergeant, tool
up the matter then, and in a quiet
almost gentle tone, began to ash
definite questions,
Who discovered Mrs, Heath.
body l1ere?" he said,
Katie, the parlor maid" Herricl
answered.
Where is she7 Tell her to come
here"
Herrick nodded to the girl, whe
came slowly into the room and stood
before Mott