The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26

seventh floor of this building.
went to her.
* told her I needed work very
badly. would take anything. She
told me that one of the cleaning
ladies'-her partner on the seventh
floor, as Minnie called her-had lust
quit, and that her place had not
been filed.
ct was Minnie who took me to
Mrs. PelIow the following Monday,
but late Christmas day / had en-
gagged room in horrible old
rooming house under the name of
Lefty Miller, and in the guise of
Lefty Miller.
Just for a week, in case Mrs. Pei
low checked up on my address. The
gray wig and this dress" -She looked
down at the faded calico thing she
wore-"had been given me as a sort
of souvenir of my part in Stairs a
play in which had made a rather
notable success just at the time I
met Harry Borden Yes, was
an actress"
THAT explains a lot" McMann
commented grimly.
Martha Manning ignored the in
terruption.
mo one but Minnie Cassidy knew
that the new Cleaning lady had
seen better days, was younger than
she looked. Minnie was a good
friend. But don't think she sus-
pected for a moment that killed
Harry Borden she added quickly as
McMann reached for pencil and
paper.
'All right" McNTann conceded. Il
hardly think that Tim Cassidy's
widow would connive at murder.
But--go on. You laid your plans
to kill Borden?"
l"NTc!" Again that flashing de-
~ dial. IT merely wanted to be
near him, to have easy access to his
Office, so that could see him alone
some night and make him listen.
"I believed he still cared some
thing-for the boy, at least. But
Jake Bailey vas always waiting
when Harry WfEked at night, and
my chance fo&Ah interview did not
come. TIL
mot even FtiHay night, for it was
nine when Ja1S4 left, and I had to
leave the building, or be sought for
and discovered by Mrs. PelloW. But
I admitted Harry to his office that
night with my passkey and he did
not recognize me.
Friday afternoon wrote one last
urgent appeal to my sons father,
and on Saturday morning tele-
phoned to ask for his decision. He
was not in, or would not talk
could not know which.
"L called later at 1880, from an
Office I was cleaning, and Minnie
herself answered the phone. am
sure that Minnie had no idea she
was talking with Lefty Miller Har-
ry gave her a message for me.
was to call again in fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes. I"
zone moment, please. How did
you manage your transformation
each day from Martha Manning,
switchboard operator of the Acrop-
oils hotel, to Lefty Miller, the scrub
Woman?" McMann asked.
at was comparatively easy. De-
partment store restrooms in the
afternoon and any place in the dark
-doorways, anywhere. 1t was mere
" a matter of putting on or taking
off the wig, and making up or re-
moving makeup, according to the
role I was to assume.
"This Afternoon I walked into
department store restroom as Mar
tina Manning, and left it as Lefty
Miller, without your man, Carlson,
suspecting that the two were the
same person.
I "This afternoon I changed hats
'carrying the extra one in my coat
pocket, and turned my coat inside
out, It is a reversible tweed, not
the garment wore this morning.
81 see," McMann agreed, obviously
chagrined. Nov about the second
call to Borden Saturday after
noon"
st had just entered Mr.. Hayward's
Office, intending to make my call on
his phone and then clean his Of
fees"
wait! You knew all along that
Hayward had a gun in the bottom
drawer of his desk, I suppose?"
mo. 7 did not see it until was
Lefty Miller opened the drawer
to thrust in towel which was
hanging out untidily, and saw the