The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-15

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whether Doris was permitted to
use lipstick while on duty?"
Certainly not!" Mrs. Berkeley
answered emphatically.
"And was Doris still in your
room when you went down the din
ner?"
She considered for q moment,
then frightened. mo. I'd kept
her longer than I expected, and
just as 1 was nearly ready to go
down Clorinda called on the. house
phone. We have an inter-communi-
eating system, you know, so that we
can telephone to almost any room
in the house, just by pushing little
buttons"
Eyes? So Doris went to assist
Miss Berkeley"
Eyes, Immediately, before I left
my room"
And would Doris have returned
to this room later for any reason?"
why, of counsel" To lay out my
night things and turn down the
covers"
"She could have attended to these
duties as early as she pleased?"
why, certainly, since I had told
her I would not need her to help
me get ready for bed" Mrs. Berk-
eley answered, casting an uneasy
| glance at her husband.
Nov, Mrs. Berkeley, may ask
when you came up 20 bed?"
Let me see. Hmm" Nat
ural color, mingled with an notified
the heavy coating of rouge on her
cheeks. I'D say it was about
twenty minutes to IL, wouldn't you,
George?" she appealed to her hus-
band.
He nodded, his lips tightening.
"On coming upstairs, Mrs. Berk-
eley, did you see any one-hear any,
thing?"
ooh, no! Not a sound!" she as
sured him eagerly. 1.-THE house was
quiet as the gravel" Then she ut
tered little scream as she realized
what word she had used. "Oh! I
simply can't realize"
And you. Mr.. Berkeley" Dundee
turned to his host.
Not a sound! 1 went directly to
my room, saying goodnight to my
wife in the hall. My room occupies
the northwest corner of the second
floor" -.-.
And did either of you hear any
thing later? Any footsteps2"
mol" husband and wife an
Swered in unison.
The sound of the limousine re-
turning?" Dundee persisted.
And again they both answered
mol"
Did you hear the car return be-
fore you went upStairs?"
Il didn't notice." Berkeley an
swered, and his wife: Neither did
I. but of course Arnold would have
taken the car directly to the garage
from the gates, not coming any
where near the front Of the house"
ID IGHT!" Dundee agreed. Then,
IN You went immediately to bed,
Mrs. Berkeley"
Il was very tired, and I had a
terrible headache, SO I just took
| bromide tablet and went right to
bed"
Isn't 1t rather unusual for you
to go to bed without removing your
makeup and applying skin cream?"
Dundee asked quietly.
"Oh!" Her hands few to her
heavily coated cheeks. "I-yes, it
is unusual, but was very tired
\ and"
And upset over your conference
with your huSband?" Dundee sup
piled, with deceptive gentlenesS.
Your forget yourself, Mr.. Dun
dee!" she, rebuked him angrily.
That has nothing at all to do with
with poor little Doris death"
But the subject of that confer
ence-Mr. Seymour Crosby-knew
Doris Matthews quite well. be-
lieve. I heard him say last night
that he was eager to see her again
Stop. Mr. Dundeer Mrs. Berke-
ley cried melodramatically. II will
not permit you to inSinuate vile
things against the man my daugh-
ter is going to marry!"
Whom our daughter is not going
to marry!" George Berkeley cut in
sternly. Captain Strawn. the re-
porterS will inevitably be swarming
over the place. and shall be great
" obliged If you will not refer to
Mr.. Seymour Crosby as my daugh-
ters fiancee.
MFR. Dundee IS right. My wife
and had a long-conference last
night. after bidding you goodnight.
and made it quite clear then that