The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-21
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BENSON MURDER CASE
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to you, Ser cant. M he tn az 10
wherever I'm needed" 4
"That's kin Of you. SIR
;! Heath returned. But it looks 70
me as though there'd be enough
work for .it i. Suppose
get to work on running down the
owner Of the handbag, and send
some one out scouting among Ren-
sous night life cronies,--I can pick
up some nam. iron We house
keeper, and the. be a good start
ing point. A, III get after that
Cadillac, too -. Then We cu.h:
to 10 into his lady frierds--I
guess he had ugh OF 'em."
Il ,ay get something of tn
major along that line" supplied
Markham. Hell tell n ,ything
want to know. And can also
| look int ms business asso-
ciates through the same channel.
II was { ing to suggest that you
could do that better | could"
Heath rejoineL. 1--WE ought to run
into something pretty quick that'll
give us d Ii to on. And I've
got an idea that hen we locate
the lady he took 10 dinner last night
and brought b here, we'll know
lot more than we do now.
''Or a lot less" murmured Vance.
gruLtef with an air Of massive
petulance.
LET me tell you some. ing, Mr..
Vance," he ssid, since ] UNDER
stand you want to learn something
about these affairs: when anything
goes seriously wrong in this world,
it's pretty safe to look for woman
in the case"
"Ah, YES" .sml ed Vance. "Cher-
chez la femme-an aged notion.
Even the Romans labored under the
superstition-they expressed it with
Dux femina facti.'
However they expressed it," re-
torted Heath, ''thcy had the right
idea. And don't let 'cm tell you
different.
Again Markham automatically
interviewed.
"That point will be settled very
soon, ! hope And nov, Ser
geant, if you've nothing else to sug-
gest, I'll be getti. along. I told
Major Benson Id see him at lunch
time; and I may have some news
for you by tonight.
Right as 'nted Feath. "I'm
going to stick around here while
and see if there's anything I over
looked. I'll arrange for guard
outside and also for man inside
to keep an eye on the Platz woman.
Then II sec the reporters and let
them in on the disappearing Cadil-
lac and Mr.. Vance's mysterious re-
volver in tie secret drawer. / less
tina. .Lght to hold 'enl. If l find
out anything, I'll phone YOU"
When he had shaken hands with
the district attorney, he turned e.
Vance.
Goodbye, sir" he said pleasan
", much to my surprise, and to
Markham's too I imagine. Il hope
you learned somethin this morn
ing"
You'd be positively dumbfounded,
Sergeant, at all ! did learn" Vance
answered carelessly.
Again l Motel the look Of shrewi
scrutiny in Heath's EYES; but in q
second it was
well, I'm glad of that" was his
perfunctory reply
Markham, Vance and ] went oul
and the patrolman Oh duty halle
a taxicab for lis.
$50 that the way our lofty gen
darmerie approa"hc- the mysteri-
Gus wherefores Of criminal enter
prise eh?" unused Vance, as we
started on our way across town.
MARKHAM, old dear. how do those
robust lads ever succce 4 III running
down culprl.
"You L.. wit sea only
barest preliminarles, M II ian. ex-
planned. There are certain things
that nius' b. done as matter Of
routine.
But, my werd.--such technique!"
sighed Vance. "Ah, WE'LL
you n think much Of Heath's
capacity, know Markham' voice
was patient-"but he's a clever man,
and one lat is very e-s- to under
estimate
II dare -Ay," murmu. cd Venice.
"Any 'ay, I'm deuc | grateful to
you. and all that, for letting me be-
hold the sole n proceedings. I've
been vastly amused, even # not up
lifted. Your official Aesculapius
rather appealed to M, y know
such a brisk, Unconditional chap, and
utterly unimpres-ed with the corpse.
He really should have taken up crime
in serious way, instead Of study
ing medicine.
TO be Continued)