The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19
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THE Berkeley household had been
l. notified on Sunday afternoon
that the inquest into the death OF
Doris Matthews would be held Mon
) day morning at 10 o'clock in the
funeral chapel Of the city morgue
When Dundee entered the dining
room at $50 he found that he was
the last TO appear for breakfo~+ and
that every member Of the party
vas decorously dressed for the COM
ing solemn occasion.
Hello, sluggard!" Gigi greetet
him joyouSly, then broke into paro.
died song:
My Bonnie lies long past the hour
Ny Bonnie lies long in his bed"
"Gigi!" her mother reproved her
Just when we we're talking Of q
funeral, tool" She turned explana-
torily to Dundee: George and !
have decided to have the funeral
here, dear Mr.. Dundee.
I'm the little parlor'-not the
servants sitting room. Doris was
Church of England, wasn't she, dear
Mrs. Lambert? I'm sure our owr
Episcopalian minister would be de-
lighted to conduct the services, both
here and at the cemetery"
Mrs. Berkeley, Mr.. Crosby and
have talked it over and we'd like
70 take Doris to New York and
bury her beside Phyllis. We feel il
is what they both would want
"Oh!" Mrs. Berkeley said uncer-
tainly. Then, in a rather strange
voice: 'You-won't be coming back,
suspect?"
Mrs. Lambert smiled family and
shook her silver-white head. Il
don't believe you will need me, now
that"
"Of course it was largely because
Of Clorinda's marriage to Mr.. Crosby
that I needed you" Mrs. Berkeley
interrupted eagerly, land now that
she is going to marry John Maxwell
instead"
I'm glad you admit 1t at last
mother" Clorinda cut in quietly.
"Oh, I'm going to stop trying to
manage other people" Mrs. Berke-
ley laughed, flushing brightly. Your
father and I had a long talk last
night, children, and your old Abbie
is going to settle down and be a
model small-town wife and mother.
HUSBAND and wife exchanged
II the first frank, affectionate
glance that Dundee had seen pass
between them and the young de-
tective felt sudden surge q some
thing remotely akin to fondness
for the woman he had disliked SO
heartily.
He looked swiftly toward Gigi
The child's eyes were downcast and
her lips we're trembling. but wheth-
err from grief at Mrs. Lambert's i'm
minent departure, or from pain
full 10Y over her mothers tacitly
promised reformation, he could not
tell.
But when he glanced at Mrs.
Lambert he felt no doubt at all as
to what had brought the tears to
her blue-gray, Swallowed eyes. For
her eyes we're upon Gigi. -.
At GAS Dick Berkeley knocked
impatiently upon Dundee's door.
"I1l be down in five minutes,
Dick" the detective promised.
Wait for me in the car. Have the
others gomez"
"Everybody's gone-including the
servants" Dick told him. "And
you'd better make it snappy or we'll
be late"
Carrying suitcase. Dundee
moved swiftly from bedroom to bed
room. collecting white canvas ten
mis- shoes and golf shoes. In one
bedroom he paused before a dress
ing table, picked up a black-and-
gold bottle Of perfume, removed the
stopper and shifted.
There came over his face a
Iudicrous expression of disappoint-
ment. Then he read the label again
Mutt de Joie; he'd had a girl not
so long ago who used that scent; he
shifted again. then smiled tri-
umphantly.
Very carefully he wrapped the
bottle in his handkerchief and de-
posted 1t among the shoes.
What are you doing with that
siutcase?" Dick demanded. 81
thought you were staying here until
this murder business was cleared
up"
Il am" Dundee assured him. "I'm
Just taking some stuff into town to
have it-cleaned."
They drove almost in silence, but
when Dundee asked the boy to stop
at City Hall, Dick commented dryly;
st didn't know there was a
laundry or a cleaners shop here
though I suppose the politicians
need one for their dirty linen"
Dundee was still smiling at Dicks
brave attempt at a joke when he
entered the laboratory Of DR.. Abel
Jennings, city chemist and toxi-
cologist.
Another job for you. Doctor,
he announced. as he opened the
suitcase. You may find it a poser
I want to know II there are any
wood alcohol impurities lurking be-
neath the nice white polish on
any of these shoes, but-particular-
ly this pair"
Then I'll analyze the cloth of
these shoes first" DR.. Jennings
promisd matter-of-factly. What's
the poSer?"
II thought maybe the white shoe
,oolish had nueerad orr rhanceS -
Dundee admitted. Then one other
little thing. Doctor Look Can