The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-07
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several times when worked in
Scotland Yard, Of which he is de-
partment head.
"And Kathryn Matthews, sister Of
Doris Matthews, works for Lady
Moresby, does she not?" Gigi de-
manded, with lifted eyebrows.
Eyes. What of it?" Dundee asked,
mystified.
"Just this. Mr.. CBonnie) Dundee!"
C;igi retorted. with exaggerated sig
niflcance. Doris herself told me
that she sometimes called on her
sister at Sir Edwards house in
London. Was that where you met,
fell in love with and led Doris Mat
thews astray?"
Don't be an IDIOT, Gigil" Dundee
commanded sternly.
Every one seems to think that's
a perfect retort to anything say,
Gigi complained in her natural
voice. Then, becoming Capt. StraWn
again, she said slowly. heavily: "Mr.
James Dundee, let me tell you the
story of the murder as I see it:
"xTOU did know Doris Matthews
i. In England. You did fall IN
love with her. When Dick invited
you to his house yesterday, you
had no idea, Of course, that you
would see your old flame here.
"To your intense surprise and
CONSERVATION. YOU come upon her in
the back hall, in another mans
armsl Jealous, or frightened at
what she might tell on you, l can't
say which"
Il should think you couldn'tl"
Dundee laughed.
That's right-laugl1 while the
laughing's goodl" Gigi retorted
sternly. "You are in panic. You
telephone to police headquarters,
cannily planting suspicion against
Seymour Crosby, for crime which
has not been committed yet.
When you go upstairs, it Is not
to sleep the sleep of the just, but
TO plan a dastardly crimel Your
room is on the third floor. You way
lay Doris, hear from her that she
is to meet Arnold in the summer
house.
She says she will tell her f1ance
the truth about you and that he
will kill you! But you know Arnold
can not meet her, that he is taking
the Smiths home. And it is you
who keep that tryst?"
That's good, all right" Dundee
laughed adniringly.
Good! It's perfect!" Gigi cor
rected him. "You have admitted
that you stole downstairs, that you
heard Clorinda unbolt the back
door. And circumstance was play
ing into your hands!
Here was another suspect made
to order! On your way out. you
pick up Clorinda's scarf which she
has dropped while unbolting the
door. A means of strangling the
girl. if the flask of perfume which
you have stolen from Abbie's room
doesn't prove an effective weapon.
That weapon you have chosen
with the cunning of the devil. You
know that any spilled perfume can
not betray you, since it has been
sprinkled upon every one in the
drawing room.
"You know. too, that it will impn-
cate any one of three others-Cros-
by. who gave it to Abbie, Wickett
who took it upstairs, or Abbie in
whose room 1t had been left. Then
there is the scarf to implicate Clo-
rinda Wer?" she snapped, as
Strawn might have done.
81 can only say Captain Strawn,'"
Dundee protested with mock So
lemnity, that it Is all lies, liesl /
did not kill Doris Matthewsl"
$50 you say!" she scoffed. Then,
dropping suddenly into her own
voice and manner and seizing his
hands, she cried: st know you
didn't kill her. Bonnie DundeeI I
know that's an idiotic theoryI But,
oh, don't you see? It's so easy to
build up theories against almost
any one who was in this house last
night"
"I grant you that. Gigi," Dundee
answered soberly.
Then you won't be an idiot? Gigi
begged. You won't. go off half
cooked and suspect Dad and Abbie
and Clorinda and Mrs. Lambert and
| Wicket and-me?"
II promise" Dundee answered
ith real solemnity. will you get
out now and let me work?"
Ito Be Continued)