The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-20

70 H. Wuat 8 the SITUATION. we've
got some flnger.prints of Skeel,
which might have been made late
Monday afternoon. Doctor Lind
Quist goes berserk when We ask
him where he was Monday night,
and then offers US a weak alibi. He
admits = fatherly interest in the
girl, whereas he's really in love
with her--a perfectly natural bit Of
mendacity.
"CIeaver lent his car 10 his
brother and lied about It. SO that
I'd think he was in Boonton Mon
day at midnight. And Mannix
gives US q number of shifty an.
swers to our questions concerning
] his relations with the girl. :.
Not an embarrassment OF riches"
II wouldn't say your information
was exactly negligent" observed
Vance. taking a chair beside the
sergeant. 1T may all prove devil
ish valuable il only it could be put
together properly. The difficulty.
it appears to me, is that certain
parts OF the puzzle are missing.
Find 'em. and I'll warrant every.
thing will At beautifully-iikc a
mosaic"
EASY enough to say find 'cm.' !"
grumbled Markham. 1.-THE trouble
10 to know where to look"
Heath relighted his dead cigar
and made an impatient gesture.
You cant get away from Skecl.
He's the boy that did It aud il it
wasn't for Abe Rubin, I'd sweat
the truth outa him. And by the
way, Mr.. Vance, he had his own
private key to the Odell apartment,
al right" He glanced at Mark.
ham hesitantly. II don't want to
look as IL I was criticising. sir, but
I got feeling wc're wasting time
chasing after these gentlemen
friends Of Odell-Cleaver and Man.
nix and this here DOCTOR"
you may DO right" Markham
seemed inclined to agree with him.
However, I'd like to know why
Lindquist acted the way he did"
well. that might help some"
Heath compromised. IF the doc
was 30 far gone on Odell as to
threaten to shoot her, and il he
went OF his head when you asked
him to alibi himself. maybe he
could tell US something. Why not
throw q little scare into him? His
record amt any good. anyway"
IAN excellent tdca." chimed In
Vance.
Markham looked up sharply.
Then no consulted his appointment
book.
I'm fairly free this afternoon.
80 suppose you bring him down
here. Sergeant. Get q subpoena II
You have to-only see that he
comes. And make It as soon after
lunch as you can"
He tapped on the desk irritably.
III ! don't do anything else. I'm
going to eliminate some Of this
human dotsam that's cluttering up
the case. And Lindquist is as good
n any to start with. I'll either
develop these various suspicious
circumstances into something work.
able. or Ill root them up. Then
we'll sec where We stand"
Heath shook hands pessimisti.
cally and went out.
Poor hapless mani" sighed
vanco. looking after him. "fIe Civ.
eth way to Ill the paugs and fury
Of despair"
And % would you." snapped
Markham. III the newspapers were
buteheriug you Tor . political holt
day. By the way. weren't you e
b haSbingee Of glad tidings this
Noon. or something Of the sort?"
y believe I did hold out some
such hoDa." Vance at looking med
ltatiyoly out of the window Tor sew
oea) minutes. MARKHAM, this tel
lew Hannix lures me- like : magnet
4e lrks and whirrets me. He In
0o1tD ny olumbers. Hes tho raven
o. ny bust q Hallas. He plaques
No Ike = baushee."
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