The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-11
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THE wind, as Parker Coleman
l. had informed them, was COM
ing from the west. 1t was a gale
with nip in it, a promise Of frosty
nights to come.
Heads bent TO protect themselves
from the wind, Gainey and Ban
Mister set of.
How're we going 10 get down
town." Bannister wanted to know.
There's a car line over here a
couple of blocks or So" Gainey told
him. It's the only way I know"
There was a noise behind them
and both turned. Silhouetted in the
open doorway was a figure. 1t
called, Hi. there!" and moment
later Parker Coleman was hurrying
toward them.
You twol" he exclaimed, breath
lessly Cant I give you a lift down
town? I've got my car over here"
They saw the car then, dark
shadow in the driveway. That's
swell said Gainey. Did the old
geezer send you out to be sure we
were really leaving his premises2"
Coleman laughed good naturedly.
mo" he said, ''he didn't send me.
Lord. isn't he a Tartar? I didn't
know it before, but apparently he
has a grudge against newspaper
men"
They had reached the roadster,
large, low-sWung model, and Cole
man held back the door Climb in"
he invited, going around to the other
side and slipping into the drivers
seat.
This is mighty kind Of you"
Bannister said as the roadster's en-
CINE came to life and the big car
backed slowly out into the street.
Coleman ignored this. Where you
bound for?" he asked.
Central police station" Gainey
told him. IF you can just drop
us near a car line"
I'll take you all the way" Cole
man offered Il was going down
town anyhow. No trouble at all.
By the way, does one Of you hap
pen to have a cigaret?"
QANNISTER produced a package
~ and a lighter. When the three
cigaretS were glowing Coleman
leaned back in the seat.
L followed you" he explained,
because Denise can handle her
father better than any one else and
I thought it would be easier for her
if they were alone. Denise Lang is
well, you see, we've been the best
Of friends ever since we were kids.
Denise is absolutely 100 per cent?"
There was feeling in the mans
voice. Easy to guess how he felt
about Denise Lang!
Il suppose you knew Tracy King,
too?" Gainey asked.
We'll. yes. I've met him out at
the club and met him once or twice
with Denise. Very Iikable fellow. I
thought. Very likable! If you'd
known him at all you'd know how
utterly prepoSterouS it is to think
that any one could murder him"
He hesitated. L suppose it was
murder?' he asked. The police
are sure of that?"
1T couldn't have been anything
else Gainey told him. "Charlie
WeStwood, the coroner, told me
there were no powder burns Be
sides, man can't shoot himself
without gun. Whoever shot that
bullet took the gun away"
Coleman's lips set in a straight
line. Poor Denise!" he said. "She's
trying to be brave about it."
1T struck me-" Bannister put in,
that the father was more hyster-
ical than the daughter. I shouldn't
think man like that would be any
too pleased to have his daughter
engaged to marry the master of
ceremonies in a movie theater."
Il don't suppose he was" Cole
man agreed, but he's never denied
Denise anything in her life. He
| couldn't very we'll start doing it now.
He-he's a rather hard man to I'M
derstand. I don't pretend to under
stand him and I've known him all
my life"
DANNISTER'S line of thought
II changed suddenly. You must
have been with Miss Lang" he said.
at the time that bullet hit King"
He turned toward Gainey. Didn't
the coroner figure it was between 9
and $50 that King died?"
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