The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-12
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO.
THERE we're five persons in t

II DeQ1OOm WIN us low, mOQeTH-
| stic furnishings in orange, and
ivory and black. All of the lights
/ in the room were burning. Drawers
I Of the dressing table had been
pulled out and left open. A dress
/ lay discarded across a chair and a
I hat had been tossed on the bed.
Betty Carlyle was the center of
the group. She wore a gold-colored
negligee that caught and held the
! light and she would have looked
very beautiful except for the anger
in her face.
But I tell you I've looked" she
exclaimed. Everywhere. The neck
lace isn't here and someone's stolen
/ it I know it was in my jewel
case"
when did you see it last?" Mrs.
Curtis asked.
Betty stamped a foot impatiently.
Why do you keep asking the same
questions?" she demanded. L told
you I haven't seen it for a week.
It was in the case where I always
keep it. I haven't been wearing
the necklace-just my bracelets"
And the bracelets?"
They're still here. That's one
Of the queer things about it. Some
one must have come into the apart
ment while I was away AID taken
the pearl necklace"
Rolf Carlyle moved toward a
table and f1ecked the ashes from his
cigarette into a tray.
You know, I've told you you
shouldn't keep all that stuff here in
the house." he said. 1T isn't safe.
Why, with your rings and those two
bracelets and the other things you
wear, there must be couple OF
thousand dollars worth Of jewels in
this room"
More than that" Mrs. Curtis
said The necklace cost $500"
A BELL sounded sharply and
N Marie, the maid, who had
been standing in the background,
turned to answer it. Maries eyes
were red as though she had been
weeping.
That's the police, I suppose,
Betty said
1--WE might have been murdered
in our beds for all that loot" Rolf
grumbled as the four trailed into
the living room. Betty followed by
Rolf and Mrs. Curtis, and lastly
Janet.
A policeman and a smaller man
in a brown suit stood in the door
way. The man in brown stepped
forward.
Mrs. Carlyle?" he asked.
I'm Mrs. Carlyle" Betty told him.
You're from the police, aren't you?
I telephoned."
yes, Mrs. Carlyle, McKewan's my
name and this is Patrolman Scott.
I understand there's been robbery
here.
Someone has stolen my pearl
necklace" Betty told him. It didn't
miss it until this evening, when !
was dressing. The necklace was in
my jewel case where always keep
it"
Suppose you tell us just what
happened" the detective inter
rupted smoothly. How did you
happen to notice the necklace was
missing? What time was it then?"
1T was about quarters of
an hour ago." Betty said Maybe
a little less. My husband and !
we're going out, and I was dress
ing. I was sitting at my dressing
table and I pulled out the second
drawer-that's where I keep the
jewel case. The case was there but
something about it made me look
at it. It didn't seem to be the way
I always kept it. Not quite the same
position, I mean. I took the case
out and opened it-and then I saw
the necklace was gone"
This was a valuable necklace?"
Mrs. Curtis answered. 1T cost
$780, she said. Il gave it to my
daughter two years ago"
Rolf spoke for the first time
That's one of the strange things
about it. There were two expen-
sive bracelets and some other Jew
erly in the box. Nothing was
touched except the necklace"
Can we see the room?"
They returned to the bedroom
McKewan paused for an instant to
survey the room, then followed
Betty to the dressing table.
Was it like thiS?" he asked
Were all these drawers open?"
mo, did that after I found the
necklace was gone. I wanted to see
if I could possibly have put it any
where else. But I hadn't. It's not
here!"
DATROLMAN SCOTT crossed the
l. room and looked out the win
dows. There was sheer drop to
the ground six stories below. Who
ever took the necklace must have
come through the door" he said
And gone out the same way"
Might take look at the other
rooms, McKewan suggested. "See
if you find anything
Nov. Mrs. Carlyle, McKewar
went on. you say you've made 8
thorough search. but are you sure
you didn't just misplace the pearls
Couldn't you have dropped then
into another box, or possibly an
other drawer?"
I didn't" Betty denied vigo-
rously. Il know very we'll that
didn't. You can look for yourself
They've been stolen"
A complete and careful search
| failed TO reveal the nearls Nc.