The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-23
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CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XII
THE plot thickened. Perry In
i gersol, according to Red, had
gene 10 Bernice's apartment on the
day her body was found. with the
marriage license and a wedding ring
in his pocket. He had, in fact.
shown them both to Red and Slim
BoyntOn.
He had another fellow with him
that morning A boy from dhe uni
versity who was going to be his best
man. Bernice didn't want any
bridesmaid. for all her gorgeous
wedding gown. She said she couldn't
trust women, and she hadn't a girl
friend in the world.
They were going to drive TO the
house Of some man Bernice knew,
who was a justice Of the peace, and
the ceremony was to be performed
there. Then they were all going
back to the apartment for a we'd
ding breakfast.
But I don't understand" inter-
rupted Molly. You say Ingersou
and his best man went to the apart
ment that morning. But Bernice'S
body wasn't found until afternoon.
Shed given her maid the day off,
you remember. The janitor found
her that afternoon, when he went
in on business. And the medical
examiner said she'd been dead for
some hours. Now if Ingersoll had
been there in the morning, as he
says. he'd have found her then"
He did" triumphed Red That's
lust it, Bernice was dead at 9
o'clock. Cold as ice, the kid says"
But he didn't give the alarm?"
you're darn right, he didn't give
the alarm. The boys not so dumb
as he acts. Anyhow he's a welcher.
I told you that already, didn't I?
He was scared. Scared to death.
And you can't blame him much at
that, Molly. There wasn't any
thing he could do for her. And,
naturally. there was going to be a
row. Police and all that.
Nobody knew that Ingersoll had
anything to do with Bernice. There
wasn't a chance of dragging him
into an investigation. Not so long
as he kept his mouth shut. Maybe
his friend, the best man, had the
cooler head of the two. I don't
know. Anyhow they made a safe
getaway. And nobody saw them"
ID ED paused. And a dramatic
IN silence fell between them.
We'll" he demanded. what do
you think of that?"
Molly shook her head.
Il don't know. It rather does
away with the suicide theory,
doesn't it?"
Absolutely" agreed Red. Didn't
tell YOU she'd ordered groceries
and champagne for a wedding
breakfast? Nobody does things like
that. and then takes swig of
cyanide"
NO" she said. mo. I suppose
not. Whit does Ingersoll think.
Red?"
Hell. IngerSoll knoWS!"
Red dropped his cigaret on the
rug and ground it fiercely into
NIoIly'S precious Kashmir. His eyes
we're blazing.
Like a good story teller. Red had
saved his climax. And now, having
reached it, the horror of the thing
seemed to engulf him.
"Bernice had a date the night be-
fore he said. And that date was
with Barrows!'
You mean" whispered Molly,
"Barrows killed her?"
Red shrugged his shoulders.
"Circumstantial evidence" he ad.
nitted. He had an alibi, of course.
Said ne spent the evening at home
with his wife Lord. that's no alibil
Mrs. BarrowS was Just naturally a
go-through sort She lied for him.
that's all"
But I should think IngersoH
would have been a state witnesS!"
exclaimed Molly.
NO. he had sense enough to keep
out OF II" repeated Red. You
can't blame him for that. Bernice
vas dead It wasn't as if he could
DO anything for her. Naturally.
he thought of his folks. 1t would
have been sweet for his mother.
wouldn't it. having him mixed up
with a girl like Bernice. and the
papers full of it? Besides. if he'd
talked, he'd have been suspected
himself. Imagine if he'd kicked
Up a rumpus there, and anybodyd
come in"
Molly laughed Historically.
You know what would have
happened?" she cried Wed all
have remembered that poem of
oscar Wilde'S about the man who
vas hung for killing his sweet
heart. and we'd have quoted these
lines.
land blood and wine we're on his