The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-26
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Beale's question, Il should like the
remaining three Of you to behave
exactly as you did when your last
hand was finished.
Did you keep individual score,
as Is customary in CONTRACTOR
were you playing auction?'
Contract" Polly Beale answered
CURLY. And when we're playing
among ourselves like this, one at
each table is usually elected to keep
score.
Janet was score keeper for us
this afternoon, but we all waited,
after our last hand was played, for
Janet to give us the result for our
tally cards"
Dundee drew near the table,
picked up the three tally cards
ornamental little affairs, and rather
eZpensive-glanced over the points
recorded, then asked abruptly:
Where is Mrs. Miles tally? I
don't see it here"
There was no answer to be had
so he let the matter drop tempo
rarily, though his shorthand note
book received another deeply under
lined series Of pothooks.
GO on, please, at both tables,
Dundee commanded. Your table
-" he nodded toward Penny, who
already was over her fare Of tenn
per, will please select the cards each
held at the conclusion Of Mrs. Mar
shan's deal"
"OOOh, I'd never remember all my
cards in the world" Carolyn Drake
walled. L know I had five clubs
ace, king, queen"
you had the jack, not the queen,
for 1 held it myself" Penny con-
tradicted her crisply.
Until this matter of who held
which cards after Mrs. Marshall's
deal is settled, ! shall have to ask
you all to remain as you are now"
Dundee said to the players seated
at the other table.
II
A 7 last it was thrsshed out,
"a largely between Penny Grain
and Karen Marshall, the latter
proving to have a better memory
than Dundee had expected. At last
even Carolyn brakes querulous fus-
siness was satisfied, or trampled
down.
Both Judge Marshall and John
Drake started forward to inspect
the cards. which none of the play
ers was trying to conceal, but Dun
dee waved them back.
please want you men, all of
you, to take your places outside,
and return to this room in the order
of your arrival this afternoon. Try
to imagine that it is now-if I can
trust Mr.. Miles apparently excel
lent memory-exactly 5:25--"
Pretty hard to do, considering
it's now a quarter past seven and
there's still no dinner in sight,
Tracey Miles grumbled, then
frightened: IT can come right back
in then-at 5:27, can't II"
That point settled, and the men
sent away, to be watched by sew
eral pairs of apparently indolent
police eyes, Dundee turned to the
bridge table, Nita's leaving of which
had provided her murderer with OPP
pOrtunity.
THE cards are dealt" Penny re-
minded him.
Now I want you other three to
scatter exactly as you did before"
Dundee commanded, hurry and ex-
citement in his voice.
Lois Dunlap rose, laid down her
tally card and strolled over to the
remaining table. After a moments
hesitation. Polly Beale strobe man
nishly out Of the room, straight
into the hall.
Dundee, watching as the bridge
players certainly had not been earl
Ter that afternoon, was amazed to
see Give Hammond reckoning to
her from the open door of the
sOlarium.
SO Give Hammond had arrived
ahead of Tracey NIilesl Had some
how entered the solarium unno-
ticed. and had managed to beckon
his f1ancee to join him there! Pre-
arranged? And why had Give Ham
mond failed TO enter and greet his
hostess first? Moreover, how had
he entered the solarium?
But things were happening in the
living room. Janet Raymond flush
ing so that her sunburned face out
did her red hair for vividness, slowly
was leaving the room also.
Through a window opening upon
the wide front porch, Dundee saw
the girl take her position against
a pillar, then-a thing she had not
done before very probably-press her
handkerchief to her trembling lips.
But the bidding was going on,
Karen Marshall piping up in her
treble voice:
Two spades"