The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-14
CHAPTER FORTY-TWo

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
TIVE brought Wicket along to
Il identify Johnson" Dundee told
his chief when he arrived at police
headquarters. You sounded a bit
mysterious over the telephone.
Where Is Johnson"
"On his way here now, escorted
by a couple of the finest" Captain
Strawn grinned. Il told you that
unless he staged the cleverest dis
appearing stunt of the country we'd
have him here within twenty min
utes."
Where did you find him?" Dun
dee asked. still puzzled.
Fright here in Hamiltonl" Strawn
chuckled. Wasn't IN hiding at all.
In fact, he was as conspicuous as
a wart on a nose. He's been making
Hamilton regularly for six mcaths
as a travelling salesman for a Chi
cago silk hosiery manufacturer.
Always stops at the Stuart house,
which, II you don't happen to know,
is HamiIton's most popular COM
mercial hotel. A pretty good sales
man, tool" Strawn added admir-
ingly. AFTER the robbery and the
murder Friday night he made his
rounds Saturday morning. as usual,
and booked a string of big orders
from department stores, shoe
stores and speciality shops"
but If you found him at the
Stuart house" Dundee objected.
I'VE didn't" Strawn chuckled.
sThe boys picked him up ten
minutes ago on the municipal golf
course. But I'll tell it from the be-
ginning.
About II o'clock today into this
office walks a dame who says she's
Hattie Schneider chambermaid at
the Stuart house. Wants to know
II there's any reward for informa-
ton about Harvey Johnson.
Il tell her to spill her story and
let me see what it's worth. She
opens a bundle and I'll be damned
if she don't pull out a navy-blue
polka dot bow tie and a white shirt
with blue pin stripes. Says the1 be-
long 10 the gent in 512, one ct the
rooms she cleans. Young MN by
the name of Cartwright-Hubert
Cartwright.
"She describes Johnson to a T,
except that this Cartwright wears
horn-rimmed glasses and parts his
hair In the middle instead Of on the
left side. But if you remember,
Johnson's description would fit
about four out of ten young men
you see on the streets any day. and
shirts and ties like the ones she
showed me are pretty apt to be in
every mans wardrobe"
yes" Dundee agreed.
"DUT wasn't taking any
ID chances" Strawn went or
with immense Sa~tifaction. Il went
to the Stuart house myself, and had
a talk with the manager.
He V Cartwright a swell send
off. Said he'd known him for SIX
months. ever since Cartwright had
taken over this territory for the
hosiery manufacturer, and that
Cartwright was a model character.
Paid his bills promptly, kept reg
ular and decent hours.
But as I said. I wasn't taking
any chances. I made the manager
take me up to Cartwright'S room
and stay while I searched 1t. In
the desk were a couple of wires and
letter from his sales manager, and
everything looked jake for Cart
wright.
Nothing funny in his clothes
closet or bureau drawers. No black
pigskin bag. like the n Johnson
stole from Crosby. But there was a
big sample case, stamped with the
name Of the hosiery concern. 1t was
locked. One of my skeleton key;
opened It,"
He paused provocatively and leis-
urelv lighted his pipe.
And there you found the loot
eh2" Dundee grinned.
And howl" Strawn assured hin
grimly. as he opened a drawer Of
his desk and showed his subordinate
a pile Of silk stockings. Look" He
lifted a pair of "sun tan" sheer sill
hose and Dundee's fascinated eye:
watched a cleaning snake writht
swiftly to the toe of a stocking.
Mrs Berkeley's string of forty
nine matched pearls. Every piece
stolen from Crosby, Clorinda and
Mrs. Berkeley Is here. Even the
miniature Of Phyllis Crosby. Each
art Gle was concealed in a separate
pair Of stockings. and the stockings
folded so smoothly you'd never guess
what Santa Claus had put into
them"
Pretty neat" Dundee commented
admiringly. and johnson. or Cart
wright, had left the loot there while
he truStfully went out to play golf?'
yeah. The hotel manager says
he plays every Sunday that he's ii
Hamilton. Went out this morning
with a couple Of friends he's made
in the hotel.
Il had the manager put in a cal
20 a soft drink and hot dog stand
near the course, and get a message
20 one Of the two men he was play