The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

other passenger during those ten
minutes, Otto?"
Nav"
And when Mr.. Hayward left.
did you notice anything peculiar
about his behavior" McMann sug-
gested.
Otto glowered. Nav"
Ruth could have kissed the sui
len young towhead for his failure
to mention fact which might yet
assume vast irnportance-that Jack
Hayward had returned to his Office
empty handed and left it with a
heavy brief case.
who else rode in your car be-
tween 2 and 4 o'clock Saturday."
NIcMann prodded the unwilling wit
ness.
II amt been taking no memory
course" Otto Pfluger shrugged.
But as far as I remember I didn't
take down no passengers from the
seventh floor after Mr.. Hayward
left"
McMann scowled, then turned
upon Micky Moran, who grinned
cheerfully. How about you, Mo-
ran? Who were your passengers
for the seventh floor after Miss
Testers and Mr.. HayWard's second
trip?"
Micky scratched his thatcn of red
hair. First L brought up Benny
Smith, the kid that works here"
Benny" Ruth exclaimed. why
he left for the day at exactly 1
o'clock"
"WeH, he come back" Micky
grinned. said he'd forgot some
thing. I took him back down three
or four minutes later And say.
I guess at let's Miss Lester out, all
0. k. If the kid had found his boss
dead he wouldn't a-rode back down
Whistling, would hep"
Ruth smiled gratefully at the boy
who was so obviously anxious to lift
suspicion from her.
IF the boy came back for some
thing he'd forgotten, it was I'M
doubtedly in the outer Office" NC
Mann pointed out. And the door
was closed between the two offices
after Borden was killed, according
to Miss Testers own story of her
discovery Of the body.
But you stick to your own story,
Moran, and let the office boy tell
his when he comes inf he ever
gets here" McMann added CURLY
who else came to the seventh floor
Saturday afternoon?"
THAT lady I heard you call Mrs.
Borden" Micky answered sulIenIy.
Gees! I didn't know the sheik was
married." he added. Frightening.
"He sure didn't let it cramp his
style none"
McMann frowned. Keep your
opinions to yourself until they're
called for, Moran! When did you
bring Mrs. Borden up?"
NEICKY stuck out his lower Jaw
Iva pugnaciously and seemed about
TO go into a stubborn silence. Then,
81 dunno! Pretty soon after took
Beeny down, guess. After half
past one, anyway"
Did you notice her manner?
Anything unuSual?" McNIann
raped out.
Il didn't pay no attention to her.
She didn't mean nothing in my
young life," Micky retorted. "She
just got in the elevator and took
her up-that's ALL"
And when she came down?"
McMann was having hard work to
restrain his anger and impotence.
WAS she upset? Crying? Paie?"
Gees! I didn't give her a sec
ond look, after I seen it was the
same lady I'd took up" Micky pro-
tested disgustedly. 81 amt got no
time for danes her age"
McMann looked as if he could
cheerfully have clouted the impu-
dent youngster over the head, but
he limited the expression Of his
anger to a black scowl. ANY one
elSe?"
Sure A fran that was here Sat
urday morning, and two or three
times before then" Micky answered
sulkily. Looked like a chorus
girl"
Rita Dubois!'' Ruth cried. "I
thought she was to meet Mr.. Borden
at the station"
Just minute McNIann Silenced
her peremptorily. Describe the
girl, Moran-hair, eyes, clothes, any
thing you can remember"
BLACK hair, black eyes. Kinda
tall and slinky, like a movie vanp,'
Micky obliged. 1t didn't notice her
clothes, 'cept she had on q swell
fur coat with real live white Or
child pinned on the collar"
McMann looked at Ruth, who
/ nodded an eager confirmation of the
girls identity. Gail right, Moran.
When did you bring her up and
what happneed, that you know of?
Did you talk with her?"
Not when I brought her up"
Micky answered the last question
first. "She was looking SO sore, tap
ping her foot and acting so impa-
tent, that I kept my mouth shut"
When was thiS?" McMann
! bounced.
| Gees, I dunno! Bout half an
hour after Mrs. Borden left, I
reckon. I amt got no way of tell
ing the time each party come up.
I let her off at the seventh floor
and then went back down. While
my car was down, the telephone in
the booth started ringing and an
swered it. The starter goes off at
half-paSt one, and they wasn't any
body else but me down there"
YES? What of it?" NrcMann de-
nland impatiently. How long be-
fore Miss Dubois rang for the ele-
vator?"
OATS what I don't knoW-not