The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
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The detective started, and flushed.
so that's what you've been gloat-
ing about, is it? Where did you
pick up his trail?"
ZIP" Ruth repeated innocently.
I'm not detective, Mr.. McNIann.
I just wondered-that's all"
We'll, as a matter Of tact, we
haven't spent much time on the old
bird" McMann confessed. I'VE had
nothing to go on but your meager
description, and there's no evidence
at all that he came back Saturday
afternoon. The elevator operators
are sure Of that much"
IT just thought I'd ask" Ruth
apologized nneekIy. Then she
changed the subject. II Suppose Mr..
Walters knew all about Martha
Manning and her son-Borden's
son?"
Naturally" McMann agreed.
shes even called on Walters to get
him 10 use his influence with Bor-
den, but Walters admits he advised
his client to fight the case if the
woman carried out her threat to sue
for support Of the child.
"He did, however, advise Borden
to create trust fund for the boy,
but Borden got his back up because
the woman was bounding him to
do it. A stubborn devil-as well as
a good many other kinds of devil y
McMann added. But personally, I'm
glad he was a vindictive devil as
well, for I intend to earn that five
thousand"
by arresting Jack Hayward"
Ruth asked, smiling.
McMann hesitated, looked as if he
did not relish the thought of wiping
that cheerful smile of a face whose
beauty and sweetness had made his
grim business a little less unpleas-
ant than usual.
Tim sorry, Miss Lester, but
damned if there's any other course
open to me. Police Commissioner
Weeks let me hold up the arrest
last night, because of his old friend
ship for your father and his SYM
patty for you"
"And you pleaded for more time
because you knew your case against
Jack was more full of holes than
slice Of Swiss cheese!" Ruth in
terrupted vehemently. "And moth
ing that has developed today has
strengthened your case against
him! Rather, everything has weak
ened it!'
IF you mean the Manning won-
ans story, I don't agree" NIcNIann
argued reasonably. ST consider that
Martha Manning left us exactly
where she found us-even if I did
catch her in a lie or two. l think
it's a pretty safe bet that she was
here Friday night, and left those
flngerprints. And we have no more
evidence that she was here Satur-
day than that your threat
muttering old man came back
That's right, isn't it?"
Eyes" Ruth agreed.
"Of course, I've got a man de-
tailed to keep an eye on her, but /
don't expect anything to come
of it."
"And you still don't think Rita
did it, that she only robbed the
Gead body?" Ruth asked, still in
that meek, you're-a-big-clever-de-
tective-and-I'm only little girl
voice.
" a CASE against Rita would be
1 y more full of holes than your
piece of Swiss cheese; it would be
a sieve" McMann retorted posi-
lively.
"As far as murder goes, I mean.
But as for robbery-she1l do a nice
little stretch for that, unless she
knocks the jury for an acquittal,
with those black eyes of hers.
Which she probably WILL" he added
with gloomy cynicisrn.
But of course you'll have done
your duty" Ruth sympathized.
$50 you see where all this leads
u.s." McMann summed up, almost
apologetically.
Mrs. Borden already had got
her check. No reason at all for
her to come back and shoot her
husband, because he'd said a sar-
castle word or two to make her
swear she didn't come back, and
I can't see her walking all the way
up six flights of stairs, with cold
blooded murder in her heart-es-
pecially since it's pretty evident that
she loved her husband, rotten
though he was.
"Hayward's the only suspect left
now that the Office boy is out of the
picture. And speaking Of Benny