The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-25

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make her 10 o'clock dentists ap-
pointment, and so that Mia herself
could get a manicure and a sham
poo and have her hair dressed, so J.
imagine she must have left not later
than Is or 20 minutes to TO-"
How did Mrs. Selim get out TO
Breakaway inn, If she left her own
car with the maid?"
You saw her arrive with Lois,
Penny reminded him.
"Nita had told US all about Lydia's
dentists appointment when she was
at my house for dinner Wednesday
night" Lois Dunlap offered. Il Of
fered to call for her anywhere she
said. and take her out to Break
away inn in my car today. I met
her, at her suggestion, in the French
hat salon of the shop where she got
her shampoo and manicure-Red-
mond's department store"
"A large dinner party, Mrs. Dun
lap?" Dundee asked.
Not large at all. Just twelve
of us-the crowd here except for Mr..
Sprague, Penny and Janet"
Who was Mrs. Selim's dinner
partner?" Dundee asked.
That's right! He isn't here, .
Lois Dunlap corrected herself.
Ralph Hammond brought her and
was her dinner partner"
Thank you. Now, Penny,
You we're saying the maid had not
returned"
ooh, but she had!" Penny an
sWered impatiently. "If I'm going
to be interrupted so much-Well,
Nita rang the bell and Lydia came,
tying on her apron.
"Nita kissed her on the cheek that
wasn't swollen, and asked her why
she hadn't let Polly in. And Lydia
said she hadn't heard the bell, be-
cause she had dropped asleep in her
room in the basement--dopey from
the local anesthetic you know" she
explained to Dundee.
T-SEE," Dundee acknowledged,
i and underlined heavily another
note in his scrawled shorthand.
80 Lydia took our hats and sum-
mer coats and put them in the hall
closet, and then followed Nita who
was calling to her, on into Nita's
bedroom.
I'VE thought she either wanted to
give directions about the makings
for the cocktails and the sand
wiches, or to console poor Lyria for
the awful pain she had had at the
dentists, so we didn't intrude.
I'VE made a dive for the bridge
tables, found our places, and were
ready to play when Nita Joined us.
Nita and Karen"
Just minute. Penny. Did
any of you, then or later, until Mrs.
Marshall discovered the tragedy, go
into Mrs. Sehm's bedroom?"
There was no need for us to"
Penny told him. There's a lava
tory with a dressing table right be-
hind the staircase. I, for one, didn't
go into Nita's room until after
Karen screamed"
There was a chorus of similar de-
mails on the part of every woman
present. At Dundee's significant
pressing Of the same question upon
the men, he was met with either
laconic negatives or sharply indig-
nant ones.
"All right, Penny. Go ahead,
please"
ct was going to tell you how we
were seated for bridge, if that in
terests you," Penny said, rather
tartly.
1T interests me intensely" Dun
dee assured her, smiling.
Then it was this way" began
Penny, thawing instantly. Karen
and Mia and Carolyn and I we're
at this table," and she pointed to
the table nearer the hall. Flora,
Polly, Janet and Lois were at the
other.
I'VE played at those tables all af-
ternoon. We simply pivoted at our
own tables after the end of each
rubber. When Nita became dunn
my"
Forgive me-" Dundee begged, as
he interrupted her again. I'D like
to ask Mrs. Dunlap question. .
Mrs. Dunlap, since you were at the
other table, perhaps you will tell me
what your partner and opponents
were doing just before Mrs. Selim
became Dummy"
Lois Dunlap pressed her finger
tips into her temples, as if in an eff
fort to remember clearly.
"It's-rather hard to think Of
bridge now, Mr.. Dundee" she said
at last. "But-yes, of course I re-
member! We had finished rubber
and had decided there would be no
time for another, since it was so
near $50"
THAT last rubber, please, Mrs.
Dunlap" Dundee suggested. Who
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