The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-09
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to force the marriage but protests her
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whether or not she married him.
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are arrested by DEVLIN deputy district
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he employed. thinks circumstances are
against Cherry and suggests pisa OF
selt,defense as the best chance OF ner
Peculiar footprints. and a bit of torn
strap suggest that the murderer might
be a cripple, but this evidence is not
Cherry is indicted for first degree MUIR
der.
Bob plays burglar ip Ralph clpny's
written him, which Cherry had described.
But asking Charles Reilly Neff,
law partner of Ralph Cluny, who
had been murdered and for whose
murder Cherry Lane had been in.
dicted, for information in regard to
the mysterious blackmail letter
which Bob Hathaway had taken
from his uncle's letter files proved TO
be an almost impossible undertake
ing.
Friday mornings papers carried
the news that Mr.. Neff was seriously
ill at private hospital, following a
sudden attack of appendicitis.
HE may die" Bob told Faith over
the phone. And even if he gets
we'll enough to receive visitors,
Churchill is very much afraid that
he will refuse him an interview. The
two men are ancient enemies, rivals.
He would not willingly do anything
to further the cause of the defense,
unless has a rare sense of justice,
which l doubt"
Cant you get a court order of
some sort compelling the executors
of the estate to let you look at your
uncle's letter files? I've been think
ing nearly all night. and it seems
to me that common, ordinary justice
would grant that" Faith insisted.
"Neff is one of the executors, Alex
ander Cluny is the other" Bob point
out. Both are violently antago-
nistic to Cherry, both believe that
she killed Uncle Ralph for his money.
But Churchill is putting a private
detective OH that letter, to search
the county court records and the
prison records. He'll nail the writer
if possible, even though he hasn't a
great deal of faith in the letter as a
clew. Are you going to see Cherry
today? It's visitors day, isn't it?''
Yes" Faith answered. but
Churchill wants to see me before
see Cherry. I'm going over there
now. You mustn't give all your time
to the case, darling" she remem-
bered suddenly. You're an architect,
dear; not just-just detective"
There is nothing in the world so
important to me now as this case"
Bob answered almost CURLY.
But Faith, on her way to Church.
ills office, did worry about the man
she was engaged to. He was devot
ing practically all of his time to her
and to Cherry's case. And he was
putting up everything he had in the
world to defend Cherry against the
charge of numbering his own uncle.
She found Churchill extremely
busy. and as usual almost invisible
i'm fog of smoke.
"Jact got n minute" he parked at