The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-30

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AMOS PEABODY, elderly cousin Of
LINDA AvERILL. falls TO his death
from the second hoor balcony Of the
Averills Long Island home Linda
TO hear him gasp ne pushed me-
Linda, realizing her cousin had tried
70 tel me- ne wa murdered rushes up
stairs 70 The balcony. Some >Hs steps
ee PEN ne ttles 10 strange her and she
Her husband TOM. sees her fail and
pushes 70 her There are four guests in
The guests are Mr.. sTATLANDER.
se5usiness associate OF Toms: CAPTAIN
I9E N0S, handsome Belgiani MARVIN
LIAM sHAUGHNEsSEY irish writer.
Eaen o. them has quarreled with
DIR. PARSONS takes charge. It is as
fumed cousin Amos death was acciden-
tal and that Linda tainted from shock.
when she finally is able to tell Tom
, Whnst happened. she persuades him that
them, until they discover who Is the
murderer
They are unexpectedly aided In this
plan when DIR. BOYLE official medical
examiner sends word that every one In
lne mouse must remain until ne mas
hours.
Suspicion points to Pratt because he
vas ne hrst to reach Linda after she
Tom met as he ran toward the house.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Continued
Linda, have you thought Of
this? Cousin Amos spoke to you.
The man was overheard and might
have heard In that case, he'd see
through the whole yarn. We'd give
ourselves away completely"
She pondered this
Il don't think there was a chance
OF that. Cousin Amos barely
whispered. 1t was all 1 could do
to hear, with my ear right down to
his mouth.
Il did gasp his name-that gave
away that was there, but any one
two feet away wouldn't have known
he spoke. No, I think that's all
right. 1 can bluff that through.
Now, how does this sound for my
story?
Il had come down from this
room, hurrying after you, and the
body hit the terrace just as I came
out. 1 dashed forward and called
him, but he was dead"
In that case, you should have
stayed there till help came"
Il couldn't be sure he was dead.
He might have been unconscious.
And at that time in the morning
help doesn't just come-you have
to go get it. 1 rushed in TOTO
telephone"
THE telephones downstairs in
the hall. You would have stopped
there"
yes. Well, my first aid sup
plies are up here. 1 dashed up for
for spirits of ammonia and band
ages and anything I could lay my
hands on"
Then how did you get into his
room?"
CHE thought that over. "Force of
~ habit. We used to have it be-
fore we moved in here and was
so ratified that I went there with
out thinking"
That's not very strong, Binks."
"Hysterical women do things lots
queerer than that. Well, to go back,
I dashed in-saw the balcony rail
torn away and dropped in a dead
faint"
mo mention of the thing around
your neck?"
mo But that's dangerous, too
1 couldn't help feeling that"
There's another weak spot. Why
not say you felt as if you were
choking"
"Yes-and I'll describe it as if 1
imagined something went around
my neck"
Their eyes met.
Were taking an awful chance,
Blinks."
why, Tom? You said yourself
that a man like that was-was
quite all right after he had the
the explosion.
And if none of them has the
sense of being suspected or watched,
the one that did it won't become
irritated all over again."