The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-25
& UNKNOWN! BLOND
By Laura Lou BROOKt1AN ff@s -

above Kings apartment, reported
that he reached home about 1920
and had heard no sounds.
Two employees Of the hotel are
seid to have given police descrip-
tons Of Kings mysterious feminine
visitor but that description has
been withheld from publication.
The employees said they saw the
woman enter the building but did
not see her leave.
"A. B. Kaufman, manager Of the
State theater, could ascribe no pos
sible motive for the crime. Kings
absence last night, he said, was the
first time the orchestra leader had
missed a performance.
During the ten months In which
King was employed at the theater
he had become widely known in
musical circles Of the city. His
engagement to Miss Denise Lang,
daughter Of Arthur j. Lang, 1852
Sheridan Road, was announced last
week. The marriage was to have
been an important social event Of
the Christmas season.
Miss Lang, when informed Of
her fance's death, became pros
trated-"
Il should think she would" Kate
Hewlett interrupted herself matter
of-factly. That's a silly thing to
print"
Bannister turned away and was
looking out through the crisp, white
ruffled curtains at the maple trees,
almost shorn of their foliage, at the
smoothly cut lawn.
1T was morning serene and
Il cloudless but, instead of the blue
sky and golden sunshine, David
Bannister saw dark, drilling fog.
He saw a pair Of wide set gray eyes
in a white, girlish face - a small
cleaning revolver in the woman's
handbag.
Good God, not couldn't bel
That girl was no murderess. she
looked more as though some one
had tried to murder her.
There was a point, tool Would
any woman who had just killed
man walk calmly into the largest
hotel in town? She might as well
have called at police headquarters
and said Arrest mel"
But there was the headline
Unknown Blond Is Sought by Po-
lice" He could not shake the
words from his mind. She was
blond. She had come out of tie
Shelby Arms some time after 9
o'clock. She had carried a revolver
in her handbag.
"Oh-sorry, Aunt Katel" Bannis-
ter's voice was apologize. I'm
afraid I wasn't listening. What did
you say?"
mo, I should think you weren't
listeningl 1 asked if that was Har-
vey Knowleton who just went past.
Was it?"
Bannister grinned. Aunt Kate. l
haven't the faintest idea who Har-
vey Knowleton is, or what he looks
like"
"Oh, that's right" The woman
was Modified. "I guess they did
move in after you left" She turned
back to the newspaper. Look" she
said, heres a picture of Denise
Lang. And here's another of her
with Tracy King"
Bannister crossed the room and
inspected the photographs. The
face of the pretty, fair-haired girl
who smiled up at him was one he
had never seen before. The pic
ture taken with King was a news
photograph, showing the couple as
they sat watching tennis match.
HE was real good-loOking, wasn't
hep" Kate Hewlett conceded.
Bannister picked up the news
paper. There was more of the &C
count of the Tracy King murder,
but the rest was made up of rather
inconsequential details.
Bannister read it all through
hastily, then tossed the newspaper
aside. His aunt had begun stacking
up the breakfast dishes, getting
ready to take them to the kitchen.
Think I'll take a walk down.
town." Bannister said casually. cts
a fine. morning"