The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-10

I about five or six feet from this sum-
merhouse, and then dive until you
find little white apron tied about
some broken glass.
you can remove the body now,
DR.. Price. 1 see the morgue am
bulance has come. And let me
have your report as soon as possible,
Carraway," he added to the finger
print expert. BE sure to include
the fingerprints of the corpse, too"
The chief of the homicide squad
hesitated for a moment, froWningly
rubbing the grayish stubble on his
massive jaw. Then: Barnes, you
and Peters are detailed to go over
this section of the lawn and the
lakes edge with fine tooth comb.
Bring in anything and every
thing you find that shows people
have been here-cigar or cigaret
stubs, burnt matches, handker-
chiefs, and so on. .. You, Glenn
mons" and he addressed the only
remaining plainclothesman, "come
along to the house with US"
Strawn, Dundee. Collins and
Clemmons were setting off for the
big stone mansion when a halle
stopped them. 1t was Detective
Payne. followed at some distance by
| the two men he had chosen to help
him search for Dick Berkeley.
Sorry, Chief" he painted. "But
no luck. We've been through every
building on the estate, except the
big house itself, and beat the
shrubbery till a rabbit couldn't have
escaped us"
Strawn frowned and shrugged
Guess he's got away, all right, but
he'll be a marked man, unless he's
managed to change his clothes. See
anybody at all?"
"A deaf old man who said he was
the gardener, and a boy of II or 10
who was helping him in the far
east corner of the estate" Payne
answered. THE boy told me they
both live in town, and come to work
at o'clock"
"Au right Come along!" Strawn
growled. And the cortege was
AUGMENTED by three somewhat
disheveled and sweating detectives.
THE chief halted it again, how
ever. on the steps leading TO the
/ front veranda.
Dundee" he ordered, you boil
into the houseand get your bathing
suit for Collins. I'm going to study
the lay fittings from the outside
a bit-get an idea Of the plan o
the house; that sort of thing" III
explained lamely. and Dundee
heart swelled with gratitude.
The "old man" wanted him b.
his side when the storm broke in
side. wanted him to hear every wore
that was said, see the expression
on every face when the hideou
news was told
/ Wicket. the butler, looking bag
gard and harassed. opened the biz
front door for him and Collins.
Every one-that is. every one bu
+ Mr.. Dick and Mrs. Berkeley, sir
( is in what we call the little par
I lor.' sir. the first room on YOU
/ right" he said in a low voice. 'Th'
other servants are in our own sit
ting room backstairs. sir.
LAS I was instructed, sir, I hav,
not given out any facts at all, bu
7 am afraid Miss Gigi has told he
father"
Mr.. Crosby with them?" Dundee
asked.
Yes, sir. But I don't believe
he has amplified Miss Gigi's state
ment that the poor little girl com
nitted suicide. One of the detec'
tives is with them"
Thanks, Wicket! You've beer
a brick" the young detective
whispered fervently, and ran up
stairs, followed more sedately b,
the uniformed policeman.
When they returned, Dundee saw
/ the buffers tired old eyes wider
with dismay or horror at sight o.
/ the scanty new costume which Col
Inns was wearing.
Please, sir, you don't think Mr.
Dick-?"
I'VE haven't found him yet
Dundee answered, pretending not
to understand. But he was startled
Odd that the butler was the first
TO hit upon the idea that Dick
Berkeley's disappearance might be
explained as grewsomely as Dori;
Matthews. Murder followed BY
Suicide2
SO it was that when Collins
struck off for the lake. he was I'M
der orders to search it thoroughly,