The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT (Con-
tinued)

Judge and Mrs. Hugo Marshall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy A. Miles, Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Drake, Mrs. Peter
Dunlap. Miss Janet Raymond, Miss
Polly Beale, Miss Penelope Grain,
Mr.. Give Hammond, Mr.. Dexter
Sprague-of New York-and Mrs.
Selim's maid. Lydia Carr" Captain
Strawn answered promptly.
Did you find on the premises any
clue which you consider of i'm
portance to this jury?"
Il did A bunch Of footprints
under the window you've been talk
ing about. Here are life-size photo
graphs Of 'ern, doctor. And the
rambler rose vines that climb up
the outside of the window had been
torn"
After the photographs had been
duly inspected by the jury Of six
DR.. Price said: THAT is all, and
thank you, Captain Strawn.
Mr.. Dundeel"
AS had been agreed between the
coroner and the district attorney,
Dundee's testimony, after the pre-
liminary questions, was confined to
the offering of Nita Selim's last
will and testament" and the note to
Lydia.
The reporters, who obviously had
feared that nothing new would
eventuate, sat up with startled in
terests, then their pencils flew, as
Dundee read the two documents,
after he had told when and where
he had discovered them.
AS District Attorney Sanderson
had said: Better give the press
something new to chew on, but for
Gods sake don't mention that
checkbook of Nita's. It's dynamite,
boy-dynamite!"
While the morgue chapel was
stiIl in a buzz of excitement, Dun
dee was dismissed, and District At
torney Sanderson requested ad-
journment of the inquest for one
week.
The police were urging the crowd
upon its way before it became fully
aware that it had been cheated of
the pleasure of hearing. at first
hand, the stories of that fatal
bridge and cocktail party, from the
guests themselves.
Tell the Carr woman I want to
speak to her." Sanderson directed
Dundee. She'll thank. you for res
cuing her from the reporters"
AS Dundee pushed his way
through the lam he heard a re-
porter earnestly pleading with Lois
Dunlap: But I'm sure you can re-
member the cards each player held
in that death hand Mrs. Dun
lap"
~HEERFULLY sure that he could
~ trust Lois Dunlap's discretion
and distaste for publicity, Dundee
went on, grinning at the reporters
use of his own lurid phrase.
Two minutes later Sanderson,
Strawn. and Dundee were closeted
in DR.. Prices own office with Lydia
Carr.
First, Lydia" began Sanderson,
II want to warn you to give the
reporters no information at all re-
garding the nature or extent of
your mistress bequest.
ut was little enough she had,
poor girl, beyond her clothes and
a few pieces of jewelry," Lydia an
swered stubbornly. "Are you going
to let me do what she told me to,
in that note? Not~that I hold
with burrninp-"
Il see no reason why you should
not take charge of the body, Lydia,
and arrange it Immediately for cree
nation. Do you, Captain
Strawn?" Sanderson answered.
mo, sir. The quicker the better"
Then, Lydia, if Captain Strawn
will send you out to the Selin house
with one of his boys, you may get
the dress described in Mrs. Selims
note"
"And the curls she cut off and
had made into switches" Lydia in
terrupted. Il can't dress my poor
girls hair in a French roll without
themi'