The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-06
Model is Murdered
By Babs Lee

for her part time. We couldn't get
much out Of her except that Syria
had quite a few men friends but not
many women" Grange smiled
81 can believe that" said Argus.
"Did she mention any one in par
ticular?"
-She said something about this
Pierre Sturgis you mentioned. l
have o detective checking up on him
now. The elevator boy said Syria
came home last night and she acted
like she was plenty sore about some
thin"
Butch came in and announced
that Inspector Grange was wanted
on the telephone. Argus finished his
breakfast and Butch took away the
tray. Grange returned.
THAT was Smith, the guy sent
over to get Sturgis' story" he said.
1T don't sound so good. Seems
Syria had dinner with him and some
friends named Carter. Syria walked
out on the party about eleven-thirty
and Sturgis and the Carriers left .
few minutes later. Sturgis left the
Carriers in front of the Maison
Restaurant and went for q walk"
"A walk7"
~That's what he told Smith"
Grange nodded as il to confirm his
own statement. "Know anything
about him7"
FL met him last evening for the
first time" Argus said.
ut seems he was in love with
Syria, but last night was the first
time she'd been out with him in q
month. He told Smith they'd had
some sort of misunderstanding
Looks like my next stop1l have
to be Sturgis's studio" Grange
frowned. did Syria say anything
to you last night, when you ran into
herr"
Argus recalled Syria's tenseness
and her whispered, Il may need
your help" and debated whether or
not to tell the Inspector. He finally
decided it would do no harm.
ANY idea what she meanti"
Grange asked.
NO" said Argus lighting q ciga-
rette, mot the slightest"
"Syria's come up in the world
since we knew her." Grange re-
marked. "She lived in an expensive
apartment for a working girl-a
penthouse, in fact. Been there al.
most a year now. The lease is in her
own name. She has a Van Gogt
original hanging on the wall. A,
I told you we found a mans robe
hanging among her clothes. Came
from Frippley's. We're checking
that too. You wouldn't know
whether some one was putin W
for her, would your"
NO" said Argus.
"Did she mention Dancer Mar
tinelli's name last evening ?"
Argus repeated what had beer
said and mentioned Ellen Curtis
story about the sallow-complex
toned man to whom Syria had beer
seen talking. Grange looked seri
Gus.
Figure it might have been on,
Of Dancers men,"
II don't know said Argus
aside from that picture of me YOU
found, weren't there any phon'
numbers or addresses lying arount
the apartment--or letters ?"
"We found a couple Of addresses
In her bag. One was Flagg's offic,
and the other was Sturgis' studio
The maid said she had list by tn,
phone, but whoever bumped her of
must've stolen it. We couldn't fine
it. As for her mail, there were q
few bills and" Grange chuckled
"a letter from a Rajah in India
who'd seen her picture in a bathing
suit and proposed TO her by mail
Said she could be head wife Of his
harem. The maid said that Syria
didn't get many letters and when
she did she destroyed them"
Bright girl Did the maid re.
member any Of the names or mum
bers on the phone list"
! %She said she'd seen Sturgis'