The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-19

the word her indicated that in
his opinion this would be a pure
waste of time.
Never mind" Kane said. "I'n
see her presently. You talk to her
last night? She say anything to
you2'
Dumb as an oyster Tom
shrugged. she don't know the
time Of day"
"All right" said Kane absently.
III get around TO her after while.
Now where are those reporters?
Let's get them out Of the way"
The group of newspaper men
waiting in the dining room, where
sleepy-eyed servants had laid
buffet supper at Mr. Jupiters order,
were ushered into the library next
Mary would have slipped away,
but Inspector Kane, spying her as
he greeted the men on their en-
trance, summoned her with a nod
Come IN, will you, please, Miss
Hardness. We need rose among
all these thorns."
Kane jumped into the middle Of
his discourse. Evidently he had gone
over most Of it with them individ-
ually before.
80 as I said before to you boys,
I'm convinced the crook who did
this was an amateur and a bungler.
I haven't changed my mind"
"Punplprl !" some one Snortpd
sarcastically
Kane raised his voice. "Bungler,
I said And why? Because he'll
have to take the rap for murder,
that's why ANY jewel thief who
knew the A B c Of the business
could have got those jewels and
never left a mark on the old lady"
Remembering the presence of Mr..
Jupiter, he lowered his voice some
what as if to soften what he had to
say.
But how did he get imp" some
body asked.
II ANE waved him down. "He got
N in, didn't he? Well get around
to that Two Pinkerton men
looked over the guests as they came
in and there wasn't a mug in the
lot. But they left at midnight.
Nobody was admitted at either
door without a ticket. But plenty
of windows were open and the
French doors in the ballroom we're
open. If a man could get into the
grounds, he could get into the
house.
But let's get on. AS I say, Mrs.
Jupiter's feet hurt and she went
upstairs to her room on the third
floor to give EN- a little rest. That
TALES because she had on house
slippers when she was found.
Her maid was downstairs look
ing after the women guests. The
thief either was in a closet, or in
the next room, or else he came in
after she did. He steps out, throws
a gun on her, and tells her to hand
over the jewels. But the old lady
was game. She wouldn't give them
up.
"Nowl How do I know the guy
was an amateur? Because first off
he grabs her rings and the dia-
mond ti-ayra.
Diamonds are flashy, and any
fool knows what they're worth. But
rubifs," he broke off to ask, amy
of you ever seen the Jupiter neck
lace?"
There was shaking of heads.
Pictures of it, one man admitted.
Well, then you know it doesn't
look like so much. You'd never
think to look at it that $500,000
wouldn't buy it. A cool half a mil
lion!
That's money, in any language.
But just to look at, why, say, my
wife's got a string of pearls I
bought her for Christmas that
knocks the spots off it for looks!'
Taking little graft, Kane?"
somebody snickered. Kane over
looked the laillery.
NOW, the way figure it, this
IN guy don't have any real idea
of the value of that necklace or he
wouldn't have fooled with the other
stuff, Here's what he did; he pock-
eted the diamonds, and made a pass
at the necklace.
Nov, any crook smart enough to
know a ruby from an agate knows
that valuable string of any kind
din't depend on no catch that's
gonna come aDart with a Jerk A
woman can't lose a necklace now
adays. They've all got patent
catches.
This guy was new and he was
scared, for when the old lady re-
fused to hand over the necklace it
ratified him. He tried to snatch it
and she held it up in her hands,
tight
He cusses her and she runs to