The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-01


| it'll give you a hold over him. You
play innocent baby and sneak home
as spry as you can. I'm not coming
back-not at all-get that?'
Yes" Bunny said, family.
She helplessly dropped the re-
ceiver and buried her face in her
hands, while the great sobs came in
her throat.
Mott grasped the receiver, but his
hello was answered only by a
hooking laugh, and a jeering good
by"
THAT was Heath" he said, with
conviction.
Mott called Central, and immedi.
ately had an investigation ordered
that must result in knowledge Of
where the telephone message came
from. at any rate.
Then the detective turned to
Bunny.
You know where Perry Heath
Isl! he said, accusingly. and the
sound Of his stern accents reused
the girl from her crying spell.
Il do notr' she declared and faced
him with angry eyes. "See here.
Mr. Mott, I'm tired of your prying
into my affairs, Of your innuendoes
and questions. Now if you suspect
me of hand in my friends death.
then I'd rather you'd say so straight
out, and stop this beating around the
bush"
All right l will, Miss Moore. AS
you asked me to do, l am speak.
ing straightforwardly. The time has
passed for minCing matters. To my
mind, the death of Mrs. Heath must
have been brought about by one of
three persons-her husband or one
Of her two house guests Her hus-
band Is out Of the question, because
it was impossible for him to get out
Of the house and leave it locked and
holted behind him. Also. Mr.. In
man is not a lih ely suspect. because
ne was in love with the lady.
II am told that Mr.. Inman's af-
lection for Ms. Heath was known
not only TO her husband and house
hold, but to most of her friends and
acquaintances. Now. even granting
that he would be inheritor of her
estate. Mr. .lnman is not going to
kill the woman he loves Then,
where can we look for the MUIR
derer but to her girl friend, the
visitor Of Mrs Heath, who Is, Incl
dentally, in love with Mrs. Heaths
husband, and will doubtless some day
marry him.
"What"' Bunny's face was dead
ly white and her eyes stared in hor.
ror and dismay.
That's the way things look, said
Mott. Also, it must be remem.
bered, that Miss Moores fngerprints
are on the broken bottle, which was
used as the weapon of death"
Mine are there, too, 1 am told"
exclaimed Larry Inman.
Yes, but yours are over those of
Miss Moore-superimposed upon
hers. This, as you can't help seeing.
proves that the bottle was first used
by Miss Moore, as a deadly weapon,
and afterward picked up or ex-
amined by Mr.. Inman. Perhaps he
was present at the time, and wrested
it from Miss Moore's hand, thus
leaving his prints above her own.
Now, the matter Of the vanity case.
1t has been proved. TO the satisfac-
ton of the police, that the makeup
on Mrs. Heath's face was applied
after she was dead. and also that the
materials used are same as those
in Miss Moore's vanity case. It is
further assumed, though Of course
this cannot be d matter Of actual
proof that the color was applied by
either a woman or an artist. Had
an intruder such as a burglar or
midnight marauder committed this
crime, he would not, probably could
not, have applied that makeup with
such a degree of skill and artistic
taste. But an artist could do Il, or
"a woman could do it, Miss Mo 1re.
did you apply the cosmetics to Mrs.
Heath's dead face?"
Mott intended this as bold
stroke. He turned suddenly and
faced Bunny with his question.
spoken in a brutal. threatening tone.
and accompanied by a stern, accus-
ing glare.
Bunny turned white. attempted to
speak, then swayed IN her seat, and
toppled over sideways
CHAPTER XVI
Todhunter Buck sprang to catch
her, his own lips white and culver.
ing with fury.
How dare your" he cried. mo
police authority gives you a right to
brighten young lady like THAR?
Don't show contempt for the
law, or Interfere with it's processes.
Mr.. Buck, Mott said, sternly, in no
wise disconnected by Tod's out.
burst.
1t was at this moment that All
Cunningham arrived.
He looked curiously at the little
group.
Bunny whose faintness had been
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