The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-19
getting married, and things like
that?" Strawn pressed genially.

that?" Strawn pressed genially.
~LORINDA did not answer, but
~ her black eyes were scornful.
Doris Dragged about her sweetie
and you Dragged about yours?"
Strawn went on, with heavy good
humor.
Doris talked of Arnold-yes, -
CIorinda answered Coldly.
And just what did she say about
Arnold?"
"a number OF things. That she
| loved him with all her heart, that
she wished he were not so jealous
natured'-"
"And even then she didn't say
that it was Dick Berkeley her
sweetie was so jealous off"
I've told you she didn't mention
my brother
Did she tell you then, or when
she was helping you dress shortly
after 7, that your mother slapped
her face?"
What" Clorinda was again
startled out of her 1nsolent calm.
"Oh, dear!" Gigi walled. Isn't
this exactly like a detective story?
. Poor old hot-tempered Abbie
Smacks Doris for pulling her hair,
OF something, and the police say,
Aha! She moidered the goil' I'll
bet before the day is over I'll be
wearing steel bracelets, because
! Doris is sure to have told somebody
about me saying I could simply
murder her for being SO darned
pretty and cute that Arnold couldn't
/ see me at all.
You see" she explained sadly to
Strawn, Il was trying out my sex
appeal on Arnold, and for about q
minute I thought I had him going,
but I simply couldn't compete with
! Doris, once he had a good look at
( her"
oh. so you threatened her life.
( did your" Strawn growled. Where
are my handouts? Now. Miss Clio
rinda. answer the question. please
Did Doris tell YOU your mother had
/ slapped her face?"
She did not!" Clorinda retorted
! CURLY.
But she wasn't in such q happy
mood when she came from your
mothers room at 7:15 to help you
dress, eh?"
II was late, and rather in a
! hurry. I did not notice Doris mood
| particularly, but she was too well
trained to gossip against my mother
! to me-" she answered Scornfully
/ after an instant of hesitation.
Strawn shrugged. then BEGAN on a
new tack, his voice suddenly por-
/ tentiouS: Miss Clorinda, I want
you to search your memory very
/ carefully before you answer this
question. because It's important
Was Doris wearing lip rouge when
you saw her just before II o'clock
last night?"
II Up rouge?" Clorinda repeated
l. incredulously. Then, as Strawn
nodded grimly. she closed her eyes
/ as If to concentrate. At last she
answered positively: mo. I am
quite sure she wasn't. Doris was a
perfectly trained maid. I never saw
her with makeup on, when she was
on duty.
| II she had been wearing either
face rouge or lip rouge last night l
am sure I should have noticed it
... Wait a minute! She said she
/ was going to her room to make her.
/ self pretty for Arnold. 1 remember
that distinctly now"
And did you notice whether she
went directly toward her room or
not?"
why. no. I-paid no atten-
ton"
You don't know. then, whether
she went from your rooms to your
mothers, to arrange the bed and
night things?" Strawn pressed.
"Oh, I'm sure she didn't" Clo-
rinda answered more readily. You
see, she already had been to
mothers room before coming to
mine.
She remarked that she was all
through for the night, that mother
had said she would not require her
to wait up to help her get ready for
bed"
| Strawn and Dundee exchanged a
quick. significant glance. If Clo-
rinda Berkeley was telling the
truth. she definitely had established
that fact that Doris Matthews had
left the lip-rouge mouth print on
Mrs. Berkeley'S dressing table mir
ror during a third visit TO her mis-
treSS' room. regardless of Mrs
Berkeley's protestation that the girl