| Show CASE S i- i ipA pA 7 I s TOw Ws GP In Harbor r Gardens Long low bunca-low I lan 1 In an elaborate bun buna a- a low v alov lived PEnny ItC n l Ills his wife Ire IJ Mra ra At A the 1 time lime 1 the i wry F-wry opens ns the lie Heaths ero were entertaining as 85 house I 1 I L a distant relative fit bf f Myras Myra's anti anil from Perr Perry Ferry theOny the only Ony hell heir to her able fortune anil arni IY mone JOlin Tonne vivacious l tolden goMen an ft ohi of Myras Myra's MIT Myra was beautiful hut hilt t coll anil and urea tic I Sho did lid not love Perry Ferry She neer ne t l cosmetics and her 1 or of colors almost to toa toa toa a pasIon pas lon She d rare old olti bottles bottIe and tier lier lAle t was sva n a whisky bottle hId aroused her lier artistic ll to scorn MOrn Perry Ferry was a candidate for Country presidency of or the Country t Club The other Ic can can- Ma n ac a man un named S Myra becoming at the tho growing roDing Intimacy be- be 1 c h teen n Bunny and an- an announces an announces flounces that lio i-lio has lias made will IlI ra and her hr husband oil off She later with Perry and to hI his secret That night do discovers mm-an mm In his hits wife's If Ife C arms S and nd orders orl rl him out of the thc house 1 by morning The next Myra llfra Heaths Heath's body hody 1 ody l Is found In the studio A candle c-andic Is at her hC licad and f feet t fhe lic Is 11 ade up tip with O aid aud dr Fili 1 In gay cray colors colors HL the butter butler niter after calling the tle doctor dOlor some money mony from a near time tho body boor and t then n finds at t h s feet ft n a card The Work ork of Perry Heath The doctor 10 ben he lie comes finds l that the leath Mow blow wa a struck ras ra's C whIsky bottle It Is discover discover- cd then that Perry Irry heath Is cone 1 ed let In tn OW GO ON O WITH TIlE STOnY STORY VII 11 Dr Conklin was fairly well ac acquainted ac- ac acquainted with the tho Heaths for on occasion ho had prescribed for lor their minor aliments aIlments and had too once one or twice met them thorn socially lie He H was a Gardens man himself for of ot course no Gardener would have ha a II Park physicIan But the police had to come from tho the Park and It was aston aston- astonishing how quickly they managed to appear Three Thre or 01 four men arrived but the th corner cOrnel and a a de- de detective de detective to c t I ve sergeant took the case case In hand i With a perfunctory nod at the brief summary Dr Conklin gave sa cahim him th the coroner set about his own examination of ot th the body H He had never known knon Myra Heath In life and therefore was not surprised at the up I pronounced make up of ot her face tace 1 I But lie he h showed Ms hIs amazement t t the Iho candlesticks candlestick with their traces of ot out burnt-out candles and p at the penned card rard The Work of ot Perry Heath hI h read with an Incredulous ex- ex pr ex-pr J slon on his shrewd small countenance Her husband eh Where Is 1 he ril-i ril Informed that Heath was In- In In Inexplicably mIssing h o nodded si sa- sa Made hI his getaway did he heWell Well It Itil II be a har hard 1 job to find him for tor It If he h had the nerve to sign his handiwork handiwork- ho must be bewell bewell b well out of ot the th neighborhood by this time What say ay about how howlong long IonS she's hes been ben dead dad Conklin Some seven s-en or eight hours oh eli Hard to tell Dr Osborn Per hap Per Per- hips your our guess Is about right Id I'd put It eight anyway Well Well ell ev In n or 01 eight It Its It's nine now now-eay MY she sho ah was killed long Ions about two o'clock l 1 x dont lont see ie how we w can set It any more moro positively The Th skull kullIs Is fractured you see see- ee Yes Tea beastly work And with an ol old old whisky ky bottle Must lust have hav a tramp thug thug- Well the th bottle botti i Is 15 no clue to th Intruder For that's that'll that one on of ot Mrs II rs Heaths Heath's Hath own bottles Her I bottle This booze hold hold err I er j cs she he collected them See Seethe Seethe Seth the row ot of o them In that cabinet My 11 1 stars tra Osborn looked hooked In at the neat row ot of old bottles on th the shelf hel What What Whatever ever did she he them They have hav a a certain value alue to tors Anyway Im I'm conn confident dent thi this thill was wa on one ona of ot her rs liers Iv 1 Ive I've h d her hr exult over certain sped sped- sped sped- mens Wasn't Wa nt this bottle boWe the property of ot Mrs Sirs Heath he h ad- ad added ad added ded dod turning suddenly to Inman y yes Y yc Larry stammered d not so o much ill at ease cas as startled by th the abrupt question Have you any Idea who used i to br brain ln her put In lr tio coron coroner c er to It was a pet pct device devic of ot Osborns Osborn's to fire tire an nn unexpected questIon at ata ata a witness and watch Its effect I 1 17 No indeed How lIow could I have Larry had regained his hie com cool com composure and was ready for fr f r any ordeal Molt th the detective e sergeant took up th the tho matter then and Ina In Ina Ina a quiet almost senile gentle centi tone be- be be Cn be-Cn gao Gan to ask definite questions Who discovered ered Mrs Ur Heaths Heath's bOdy here he h said laid Katie latIe the tho parlor maid Her Her- Herrick Herrick rick Her rick answered I Where i Is the she Tell her to conic come her here Herrick nodded to the gIrl cirl tho eho slowly Into the th room and stood before Iott iott Tell the th tory story of ot what hap happened said Mott gravely but not too sternly Well Yell sir lr I com come coma down stairs and went to my work work- work At SAt what Katie flushed a little and saidI said I was a a bit late sir tir Im I'm toie to tobe tobe be down at eight and It wasten was or 01 fifteen after arter Not more moro than that No sir And I tidied 1 up the lounge and ad dusted about a bit then I came me cam In hero here to do the tho same and as soon as I J sot got through the door I that saw saw that she pointed to Myras Myra's body What did you do I 1 let oufa out a yell that they must have ho heard over at the Pa Park k I couldn't help It-I It It I was that scared sir Yes res you must muE have been startled What next Then I just ran to the I pantry antry to find Herrick and I told him You didn't stop atop to look at Heath more closely and you touch didn't-touch didn't touch her no Touch her I should say tay not I J just rushed out ot of this room as quick k as a I 1 could Is this the gown sown Mrs Heath was wearing last evening Yes Yes sir tir th the very same saml only Pt ot course she didn't have that scarf on nor those thos beads That's Miss Bunny's scarf Make Mak no remarks except In answer to questions When did you last la t see Mrs Heath alive Last night about past half half eight sir It was my out out and after I fixed the bridge table in here bere I went out Where did you you co so I J went to the th movies Over r lu in Garden Park I What time tim did you come home Katie turned red I 1 dont don't just know know-I I didn't notice Ah Mi you were er later than you OU should have been A A a little Katies a a good gIrl cirl Herrick spoke up for her Sh She mIght have havo been a a minute or two late but nothing to do any harm Never Xe mind that now Mott said When you Jou came camen n n Katie did you notice anything unusual about no Well Well no sir Clearly she sho ha had 1 been about to tomako tomake tomake make mako a different answer and sod sud- suddenly sud suddenly denly chanted changed her mind AgaIn Arain Mott said sald Never mind that now and proceeded with hIs queries Do you recognize this bottle Katie He JIe pointed to the th places without touching touch Inc them Oh yes sir tir Whose hoso Is It Why It was as Mrs Heaths Heath's The newest one on she sho sh had She Sheet set et a deal by It sir Proud of ot It was as she ho Yes sir air Said It was the tho fin lookin fin fin- things thing's I call cau em Who Vho do you ou suppose u d this est t o ot of the whole bunch Terrible b to kill your mistress Who but some tome horrid bur bur- burglar burglar bur Clar glar Comin of ot cours COul to steal some of ot her precious old glass She often orten said It was very ery valuable valuable able sir lr Yes Ye It Is 15 And you assume assum n 1 rubber was alted It and was dla- dla din covered covered by Mrs Heath and he killed her How else Did you see any trac trace traci of ot the robber when you ou came In last night late or 01 this morning either No Xo sir air I didn't notice nolle any any- anything any thin thing You ou 2 wouldn't Herrick did you Did I what hat sir Did you see tec any traces of an Intruder when you opened up the house this morning I That I did not for tor why y ther there weren't erent any such You seem scent positive c Veil Vell what I mean Is In that there was no door or window opened or unlocked I fastened them all au myself last night and andI andI I found them Just so 50 this morn morn- mornIng morn Inc Ing ProvIng to your mind that no Intruder could hae have gotten cotten otten In or out Proving Pro that th t to anybody's mInd sir I always lock up everything after the last one ot of the family goes gals Some Some- Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes times that's pretty late but ut last night It was fairly early What time Not much more than eleven thIrty sIr Mr Heath he ho was the tho last one on to co so upstairs Then I went sent my rounds and every ery door was fastened by me I do you rou Some other time Herrick I want more detailed account ot of those fastenIngs But now you declare that the tho house was su so thoroughly locked up that no noone noone noone one could get In or out I do sir air Then how did Mr Heath get out flats hats chats puzzling me roe I ask you sir how did he ho set get setout out out For c set get t out he did since he aint now In the houfe hote ho e But Dut how did he do It It and and why Those Thos are questions que tons for wiser heads than yours Herrick You saw him hint go c upstairs Yes res sir Att After r Mrs Mr Heath had gone eon up and likewise Miss MOore and Mr Inman Master was the tho last one up and end now where is he be The blank despairing look on the mans man's face fac tac would have been amusing had the matter been of less grave crave Import Could Mr Ir Heath have hav bad had a telegram or any sort of or message that called him away anay kate ate lat last night or In the th early morning hours He could have hav had messages ot of course but he couldn't set get setout out of ot any door and leave It Itlo lo ked behind him on the InsIde Nor out any window for they all have hav patent catches and they I were all locked None left lett open for air Theres patent ventilators tors to take care caro of ot that Ever since the bur burglary lary scares scars two years or orso orso orso so ago aco Mrs Mr Heath has been most particular about the th locks every every- everywhere where here Well Wll co so Into all that later Where then do you think Mr Heath Is at the th present mo- mo mo moment menU ment Laws sir If It I only knew But I cant can't think of ot any place ho could be or any way he could get there Detective Mott transferred his attention to Inman who load lad seat seat- seated seated cc ed himself turning his hall hair so 50 that the tho body of ot Myra Mra was not In his line of ot vision Molt looked at Larry a moment before h he spoke to him and his keen eyes noted that Inmar's hands clenched lvE s 10 Involuntarily and his body tensed a trifle as It if preparing himself for an ordeal To n no Ho Continued |
