Show C Crof 7 FICTION M dk S PU OP SONS SONS ONS MRS fees Hes lI mysteriously appear ap car nn l dis- dis disappear dis disappear appear household In the HEATH house hold bol l t neat door one ono nII lInd tho io next neit day Gardens Lon Long Ions Island Is Isago s ago agog with lIh the murder or of HEATH and ami tho ills dJs disappearance appearance of ot her ber husband l PERRY House of the arc nE L INMAN X L heir belr to Myras Myra's Iras fortune am BUNNY MOORE olden haired to ham sus suspicion points bc of her ref refusal 1 to answer anser cr questions Myra Heath nas as as peculiar She ne T c-T used eO neer wore colors She had bad a amania amania mania for tor collecting glass and It va i a rare old bottle from lice her collectIon th that t the murderer used usel to kill her Candles were ere burn burning ing At h her hep r head and anil t feet t tand and nearby a ai a card mark malk marked ed cd Tho rho Work ork of Jle th Strangest of all she he was lI hea heally made up and garbed In pay gay ny colors The C peculiar thing thine about disappearance carance I Is that nil all the I he windows and anti doors had been locked on the Inside the tho night b before fore and were uvero found that way In th thus th- morn mom morn Ins lug Ing Finger prints of Bun flun Bunny ny fly Moore and Inman were found on the tho bottle At 1 the tho Country Club the murder Is h dl s Cd by SAM ANDERSON A DERSON rival for tor the club huh presidency AL At who Mho ho Is trying to the tire crime and Ami others Some belle TO Heath the murderer An im i'm An- An derson disagrees TOV JER U T ER BUCK nephew of Mrs Prentiss and In love 10 with Bunn Bunny suggests to Cunning ham Cunning ham that also may hn e ha o been murdered E EMM EMMA a waitress In the tho Heath home tells teUs of seeing Bunn Bunny ascend the tho staIrs about the tho time timo of the lie mur murder der carrying b her r vanity vanity- case Later Dunn Bum Bunny Is ii amazed at getting a phone mil coil from perr Heath Death ad Ising h her hr r to keep silent MoLt Mott learns from time the Heath butler that Myra and Perry Heath neath bid lud quarreled over o Donny BUD the night of the Murder I NOW ov GO ON OX WITH WITTI THE TIlE STORY CHAPTER While the confab was waa going 01 o In the Heath studio Mrs Pren- Pren Pren Prentiss tisa was ns sitting at her window wondering whether to go over to the Heaths house or not Her curiosity was as as strong as usual and her Inclination was to togo togo toEO go but a strange sense of caution held her back haek She felt Intuitively that she he could do no good over there and do harm Moreover she she could uld- uld have ha e a report o of what had n transpired when her nephew and her gues guest eue t reappeared and so Mrs and think think- thinkIng thinking Prents Eat Mt waiting ing bug The telephone rang ran and Mrs Prentiss answered It herself This was her custom for tor her quick curiosity never could Malt alt aIt for forthe forthe the Intervention of ot a servants servant's of- of offices offices of offices A man mans mana voice said eald May MaY I speak to MIss Ml lIss s Moore please 1 Prentiss Who Who Is calling Mrs Mra responded In a tone which she sho endeavored to make sound like that of a servant A s No Xo matter Merely ask 1 Miss lIss Moore to come to the t This Is Important I The voice was cold dictatorial and Impatient Clearly the speak speak- speaker er or was In a temper I Now Mrs Prentiss did not know Perry Heath well but her r ever everi i present intuition hinted to her that i It might be the sho was listening to his voice i It didn't sound exactly like Heath but some voices are c dif dlf- different dit I ferent on the telephone and she sheI he couldn't be sure I Taking a a chance she said Bald stilt In the deferential tone of the F servant rv i Is this Mr Heath Miss lilies Bun Bunny ny fly sail said she Eho would not speak on I II the telephone to anyone else Mrs Prentiss heard the as astonished I gasp gup at the other end with with of the line and grinned I F I satisfaction But the reply came Heath I INo No this this Is-this Is this Is Jackson Please I tell 11 Miss 1 Moore I must speak to 4 11 her You may sa 88 ay I have Im- Im Important Important news for tor her Suddenly Emily Prentiss felt that she aho was as overstepping overstepping- the hounds bounds of propriety She was D a gentlewoman not a a- a detective and she had hod no right to Intercept or eavesdrop upon a private com corn communication communication So she said simply Miss Moore Is next door at the Heath house It If you wish Ish you can call c- c ll her there Thank you ou was as the response and without further good goodby by the volee ceased Tie Tle advice however was fol followed lowed for tor a few moments later the telephone bell boll rang In the Heath studio Inman reached for the receiver but Mott Moti was too quick for him Grasping It first the tho detective detectives s said ld briskly Hello Hello said a mans man's voice oice I want to sp speak ak to Miss Moore and make It ii Though not very Molt was wag as Ingenious and endeavor endeavor- endeavored endeavored ed to sound like Herrick he said Miss Moore aint here sir Yes Yea I am cried Bunny Dunny so loud that hei Jue hot voice olee carried over the wire wiro as she sprang toward the Instrument and tried to wrest It from Motts Mott's grasp And so agile and lithe wore were the girls girl's hands bands that she sue sue- suc succeeded eroded and nd In a moment she was linIng lb ning to Heaths Heath's voice For Heavens Heaven's sake suke Bunny yOU are up It Now ow listen T I have to speak fast You fire Emma send her wa way off oft so she cant can't testify against you Get rid of Herrick too It if you can cnn Those two are In cahoots and they saw us on the terrace By the wa way there was a D lot of ot money In the desk drawer Ill I'll bet Herrick has stolen Iolen that It If so It'll give you OU a hold over him You play Innocent bab baby and nd sneak home homo as spry as you can Im I'm not coming I back net net at get all all get that 1 She helplessly dropped the re- re receiver reCeiver re receiver and burled her face lace In her hands handa while the great sobs came In her throat Mott grasped the receiver but buthis buthis buthis his hello was answered only by bya bya a mocking laugh and a jeering good goodby by That was Heath he said with conviction Mott Matt called central and Im Immediately mediately had bad an Investigation or- or ordered ordered or ordered dered that must result in lii know know- knowledge knowledge ledge of o where the telephone message came from at it any rate Then the detective turned to Bunny You know where Perry Heath is he Jle said accusingly and the sound of his stern accents roused the girl from her cr crin en In Ins spell I Z do not she declared and faced aced him with angry e eyes See here Mr Molt Mott Iott Im I'm tired of your prying Into my roy affairs of your Innuendoes and questions Now If yoU suspect me nie of Il a a hand In my friends friend's death then Id I'd rather you'd oud say so straight out and stop this beating heating around the bush All Airtight All right I will Miss Ml Moore Ax As you OU asked me to do I am speaking straightforwardly The time has passed tor for mincing mat mat- matters mat matters tars To my mind the he death of Mrs Irl Heath must have been brought about by one of three persons persona her husband 01 or one of her two house guests Her hus bus ban band husband husban l Is out of question because It was Impossible for tor him bun to get out of ot the house and 1 leave lIve It locked and bolted behind behind- him Also Mr Inman Is not a likely suspect because he was In love with the lad lady I Z am told that Mr Ir Inmans Inman's affection for tor Mrs was ns known not only to her husband and household but to most of her friends and Now oven o granting that he would be Inheritor of her estate Mr In- In Inman In Inman man Is II not going to kill the wo- wo woman wo woman man he be loves lovea Then where can we e look for tor the murderer but to her girl friend the visitor of Mrs Mra Heath who Is Incidentally In love with Mrs Heaths Heath's husband and will doubtless some Bomo day marry him What Bunny's face was deadly white and her eyes stared In horror and dismay Thata the way things look Jook said Mott Also It must be remembered that Miss Moores Moore's prints prints fInger are on tho broken bottle which was used us IlS the weapon of death death- death Mine are there too I am told exclaimed Larry human Yes Yea but yours ours are over those of ot Miss Moore superimposed Moore superimposed up- up upon upon up upon on hers This as 8 you cant can't help seeing proves that the bottle was first used by Miss Mias Moore as 8 a deadly weapon and afterward picked up or examined by Mr Perhaps he was wag present at the time and wrested It from Miss Moores Moore's hand thus leaving leaving his his prints above her own No Now the matter of the vanity case It has been proved to the this tion of the police pollee that the make make- makeup makeup makeup up on Mrs Mn Heaths Heath's face was ap- ap applied ap applied plied after she the was dead and al also o that the materials used s are re the some same as those In 1118 Moores Moore's vanity case cue It Is further as- as assumed as assumed though of courts course this can can- cannot cannot not be a matter of actual proof that tho the color was applied by either olther a woman or an artist lad ladan If Hadan ad adan an Intruder such as aa a II burglar or midnight marauder committed this crime he lie would not probably could not have applied that make make- makeup makeup up with such euch a Il degree of skill killand and artistic taste But an artist could do it It or- or or-a or or a woman could do It It Miss Mlis Moore did you ou apply the cosmetics to Mrs Irs Heaths Heath's dead face tace 7 Mott Intended this u as a a bold stroke He turned suddenly and faced Bunny In a a brutal threat threat- threatening threatening ening tone and accompanied by a astern astern astern stern accusing glare Bunny turned white attempted to speak then swayed In her seat seat and toppled over sideways To Bo no Continued |