The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-03
@ 90 UBUGE 90 Co.,.
'VzANAKY" mUKDEK CASE
by = SWAN Dine AUTHOR .ef the BENSON MURDER cAsE

Of the Mannix episode"
"No, I couldn't" Cleaver spoke
regrctfully. tive seen the Canary
here and there with different men:
and there's one in particular I've
noticed lately. But they were all
strangers to me-"
II suppose tho Mannix affair Is
dead and buried by this timer"
"Yes-ancient history. You won't
get any line on the situation from
that angle. But there are others
moro recent than Mannix-who
might bear looking into, il you
could find them. I'm easy.going
myself; take things as they come.
But there's a lot Of men who'd 60
redheaded II she did the things to
them that she did to me-"
Cleaver. despite his confession,
did not strike me as casy-going,
but rather as a cold, self-contained,
nerveless person whose immobility
was at all times dictated by policy
and expediency.
Markham studied him closely.
"You think. then, her death may
have been due to vengeance on the
part of some disillusioned ad.
mirer?"
Cleaver carefully considered his
answer.
Seems reasonable" he said final.
~. "She was riding for a fall"
There was o short silence: then
Markham asked:
do you happen to know OF a
young man she was interested in
good-looking. small. blond mus.
tache. light blue eyes-named
Skeel?"
Cleaycr snorted derisively.
THAT wasn't the Canary's spe.
cialty-she let tho young ones
alone, as far as I know"
At this moment page.boy ap.
preached Cleaver, and bowed.
"Sorry to disturb you, sir. but
there's a phone call for your
brother. Party said it was impor.
tant and. as your brother isn't in
the club now. the operator thought
you might know where he'd gone"
"How would / know" fumed
Cleayer. Don't ever bother me
with his calls"
your brother in the city,"
asked Markham casually. II met
him years ago. He's San Fran.
ciscan. isn't he?"
"Yes-rabid Californian. He's
visiting New York for a couple Of
weeks SO he'll appreciate Frisco
more when he gets back"
1t seemed to me that this infor.
nation was given reluctantly: and
! got the impression that Cleaver.
for some reason. was annoyed.
But Markham. apparently, was too
absorbed in the problem before him
to take notice Of the others dis
gruntled air, for he reverted ct
once to the subject Of the murder.
II happen to know one man who
has been interested in the Odell
woman recently; he may be the
same one you've seen her with
tall about forty-five and wears =
gray close.cropped mustache." (He
was, I knew. describing Spots
woode.)
"That's tho man" averred Cleav.
er. Saw them together only last
week at MouQuin's."
Markham was disappointed.
"Untortunately. he's checked. OF
tho lisf. But there must be
somebody who was 10 the girls
confidence. You're sure you couldn't
cudgel your brains to any advan-
tage?"
Cleaver appeared to think.
IL its merely Z question Of some
one who had her confidence" be
said. y might suggest Doctor Lind
quist-frsts names Ambrose. ]
think: and he lives somewhere IN
the Fortjes near Lexington Avenue,
But ! don't know that he'd be Of
any value 10 you. Still. he VA
pretty close to her q one time"
"You mean that this Doctor
Lindqutst might have been inter
ested In her otherwise than pro
fessioually"
II wouldn't like to say" Cleavel
smoked for = while as Il inwardly
debating the situation. anyway
here are the faotsss Ltndpuistls On,