The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-18
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by Robert Bruce Q le,: Service. lne
Q 100: NEA Service, Inc.

reckless as to give the authorities
information about him.
"Youngish chap, looked like he
might've been cowboy or some
thing. He'd been shot"
He lapsed into medical jargon to
describe the wound; the gist of it
was that although the man had
been seriously weakened by loss of
blood the wound had not been in
fected, no bones or vital organs had
been hit, and recovery should be
relatively speedy.
He had bathed and dressed the
wound, administered a shot of anti
tetanus serum, and then taken his
departure.
He added that he had inquired
if he should return to look at the
wound the next day. The red-haired
man, he said, had countered by
asking if the wounded man could
endure an auto trip; and on being
told that he could endure it, al
though it would not be very good
for him, the red-headed man had
said that they probably would not
be in Chicago "a hours hence. Then
the doctor had gone back to his
home.
A few more questions satisfied
Larry that there was no more use
full information to be had from Doc
Jeckers. He tossed the little pill box
in the mans lap with a con-
temrtuous Here you are, then"
and withdrew to Matthews office,
while Matthews arranged for Jeck-
ers' transfer to Jail.
Were still about two jumps be-
hind them" said Larry, as the five
agents sped along the drive in their
car, 10 minutes later. Maybe We'll
learn something, though"
THEY reached the Ranelegh
l. apartments-a big, square build
ing of yellow brick, looking like
thousand other city apartment
houses all over the land. Larry rang
for the janitor, they displayed their
credentials, and the janitor in
formed them that suite % had been
engaged by two men some months
ago.
The men had been out more than
they had been in, it seemed; whole
weeks would pass during which they
never came near the place. Sunday
evening, however, they had arrived
and taken possession-apparently
accompanied by two other men-and
"a hours later they had disappeared
again. As far as the janitor knew,
they had not since returned.
Somewhat unWillingly, the janitor
led them up to the apartment and
opened the door with his pass key.
The agents found themselves in o
perfectly ordinary six-room fur
nished apartment, and they imme-
dlately set to work to search it from
one end to the other.
The men who had occupied the
place had done little or nothing,
evidently, to soften the bleakness
of the ordinary suite of this kind.
They had added no furniture, no
decorations of any kind; aside from
a vague untidiness, there was moth
ing to indicate that any one had
ever occupied the place.
There were a few tins of food
in the kitchen; the beds were rum
pied, and two plush cushions on the
living room couch were mussed,
while blanket lay over the back
Of the couch, as if some one had
9edded himself there for a night.
Several empty bottles stood on
living room table, and a few glasses
with stale highball dregs in them.
Ashtrays were filled with cigaret
butts.
Soiled towels hung on the racks
in the bathroom; there were a few
unwashed plates on the dining
room table; few newspapers had
been dropped on the floor here and
there and a detective story magazine
lay in the corner of the living room.
(To Be Continued