The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

1 was stuck with Connie on my
hands for life"
so did l." Then, as the scene in
the lower garden came back to her,
What on earth we're you doing TO
her, anyway
L wasn't doing anything to herl"
Then what was she screaming
about?7
All his voice held the disgust
Of male for all females and their
incomprehensible ways. "She said
she was going to throw herself into
The pool Two feet deep, and she
Knows it."
He looked down at his rumpled
lie. She got me all muSsed up.
For 2 cents I'd have pushed her in
and saved her all the trouble"
Mary laughed at that, and rum
pied his hair
She must love you a lot"
She loves herself Shes a spoiled
brat. Well, anyhow, she's sailing to
Florida soon"
Il hope she's seasick."
L hope she browns"
They grinned at each other. But
Mary's smile soon faded. There was
too much on her mind.
"Oh. Dirk" she said, gripping his
shoulder tensely, Il feel so guilty! l
feel as if I'm to blame for it ALL"
Nonsense! You mustn't feel
that way!"
IF I knew where Eddie was"
Morning would tell-and it was
almost morning. With Dirk's as
surance that he would go himself
and try to solve the mystery of
Eddie's disappearance as soon as he
had had some sleep, she went off to
bed in a somewhat calmer frame of
mind.
DY 9 o'clock next morning the
ID telephone had begun shrilling.
Newspapers, florists, men about the
funeral arrangements, perfe c t
strangers sure they had the muir
derer under observation, frightened
parents of last nights guests.
The Jupiter murder was sure to
be seven days wonder Two things
made it so-the prominence and
wealth Of the Jupiter family, and
the battling nature of the crime it
self
A Gordon of police kept the Curl
Gus away from the house, which was
set far back from the street and
protected from view by a high
stone wall and tall shrubbery.
But early in the day the street
was clogged with automobiles.
nevertheless. and one traffic Of
ficers sole duty was to keep them
moving.
When Mary came down after
breakfast in her room, the house
seemed to be sWarming with
strangers. HordeS of newspaper
men had arrived on the scene
shortly after daybreak and Mr..
Jupiter Immediately ordered that
they be given the run of the house.
Mary meeting him in the hall.
was amazed at the new vigor that
seemed to have come to him. His
eyes glittered naturally as he
stamped about, now and then pound
ing the floor resoundingly with his
cane.
Mr.. Ruyther, ST., was with him,
and Mortified beyond words at find
ing his old friend occupied in acting
as guide around his own premises
for a flock of ''pressmen.
u. j., I beg you to let me at
tend to this" Mary heard him ap-
pealing. I'll have this pack out
of here in no time. Do you realize
what they'll make of this? It'll be
plastered on the front page of every
yellow sheet in the land!"
But the millionaire was obdurate.
Its all necessary. All neces-
sary," was all he would say.
Necessary? Who says it's neces-
sary?" the old lawyer demanded.
Inspector Kane. And I believe
him. All, you don't know how I
feel, Ruyther! Give them all the
help we can, Kane says, and in turn
they'll do their best to help us.
You never know, they may turn
up something that will be just the
clew we need"
Nonsense. They'll just trample
the place till there won't be any
clews left. They'll tell everything
we know and a great deal we don't
know, and the criminal will know
every move that's being made to
find him."
You're a lawyer, Pete. Kane
knows best. He and his men we're
here at sun-up this morning, going
over the grounds with a fine-tooth
comb. Whatever he's found, he'll
keep his own counsel until he's
ready to give it out "
The telephone again. Mary ran