The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-20


Il I didn't stop at the summer
house at ALL"
Then, Miss Clorinda, can you eX-
plain how your batik silk scarf came
to be there?" the detective asked
softly.
My scarf! In the summer house!
Why, that's ridiculous 1t wasn't
there at all"
Then perhaps you have another
explanation of how it came to be
tied around Doris Matthews knees
when her body was taken from the
lake?" Strawn said with dreadful
casualness.
Around her knees?" Clorinda
repeated blankly. Then she must
have realized her danger, for she
sat bolt upright on the leather
couch. But that's impossible, I
tell you'll It must have been another
| scarf, somewhat similar to mine"
you admit. then, that you were
/ carrying silk scarf in your hands
when you left the house?" Strawn
caught her up triumphantly.
mo. because it is not true" Clo-
rinda answered more calmly. II
was carrying a silk scarf until l
reached the back hall, but I
dropped it to the floor when I was
slipping the chain and bolt OF the
outside door.
I did not miss 1t until 7 stepped
outside and slight breeze lifted
my hair. I did not return for it,
however, as the night was warmer
than 1 had thought, and liked
the feeling of the wind in my hair"
You see, she had no marcel to
get muSsed," Gigi struck in eagerly
Her hairs naturally wavy- Obi"
she broke off, then rushed on with
/ tremendous excitement: "Oh. Clio!
How terrible! If you dropped your
scarf inside the back hall, that
means that the person who muir
dered poor Doris was somebody who
was in this house last night"
She stared round-eyed for a min
ute. then, struck with another
thought: COR maybe Doris herse&
picked it up on her way out to see
Arnold, not knowing he couldn't
meet her. OF course that's what
happened" she concluded, and
subsidized against Dundee's knees
again.
Strawn and Dundee exchanged
/ glances before the chief resumed.
How near to the summerhouse
did you pass, Miss Clorinda, on your
way to the housed"
quite near. Within twenty feet
of it, should say" she answered
coolly. 'I walked across the grass
almost to the back door, since that
was a shorter route than to go clear
to the summerhouse and strike the
cement walk there
Did you see or hear anything
happening in the sunmerhouse?""
"Nothingl'
you heard no scream at any
time during your walk?"
NO! Nothing, I tell you'll"
mo splash as Of something being
dumped into the water?" Strawn
persisted.
I tell you heard nothing!" Clo-
rinda retorted angrily
But did you-smell something
when you got near to the summer
house?"
Il presume you mean the per
fume," Clorinda said coldly. You
seem to know so much, 1 am sure
you are already aware that my sis
ter sprinkled Fleur glamour upon
every person who was in the draw
ing room last night.
Since my dress was reeking with
the stuff, of course I SmeIled it.
did not notice a stronger odor near
the summerhouse, if that is what
you mean
WHY did you splash that per-
w fume around, young wom-
amp" Captain Strawn turned stern
ly TO Gigi.
you may call me Gigi. Every
one does she grinned engagingly.
Il don't like this young woman
stuff as much as I thought I would.
But you have asked me an
embarrassing question. Guess you'll
have to get out your old handouts.
because-Tm not going to tell you'll"
"Gigi did that foolish stunt for
the same reason she does almost
everything else" Clorinda enlight-
ened them coldly. she adores be-
ing noticed, and her chief sport is
to annoy mother
And I thought was making the
plot so thick it would curdle," Gigi
mourned, but Dundee saw the smile
she had flashed AT her sister and