Show J EV CASE CASEy E V y AlE I FICTION FICTION FICTION- f 74 t r i I bY t 7 77 ceh ls PUTNAM P-PUTNAM o SONS BEGIN HERE HERB TODAY MRS sees ws lights mysteriously appear r and ml disappear In tho lip HEATh 1 next door one night and tim the next day liar Dar Harlor t J bor Gardens Long Lone Island Is agog RO with tho murder ot of HEATH and tho the dt di- di appearance of ot liar her l er husband House guests crests of or the are LAWRENCE N heir to raW M fortune and DU BUNNY DUY Y MOORE MOOnE hatred golden I to whom hom aims aims- sus suspicion points because of her refusal to answer que questions Myrk Myra Ia Heath was as She never used cosmetics HaTer neTer wore colors f he lieda lied hall a a mania maala for tor collecting glass and 11 It was a rare old bottle ottlo tic from froni tier her collection that the used usel to kill her hr Candles were burn burn- log fog at the time iad hend antI anil feet nearby was a marked Time The Work or I of ot Perry Ferry Heath t of ot all nil she filio lio was tilly s be willy made with up 01 rouge Tho 1110 peculiar timing about a Heaths neath's Is ll that all II the he windows doors bait been locked on time the In- In Inside in n side sido time the night before and w v rr rc found found fod that hat way ivay In time the morning Finger Fina-cr prints of Danny Moore and were welO found on the lie lottle hottle At tho time Country Club Climb tIme the 1 1 Is Ig discussed by SAM S Health's rival rl for the lie presidency CUX ho Is trying to solve the he crime crime and anil oth oils oils- elSo cm's Spine Some believe the the- the murderer murderer Anderson disa disc disagrees disagrees grees nephew of II Mrs rs and andIn andin In love lovo Bunny Dunny sUI ts to Cunningham that Heath at Lio may has h e C been murdered EMilA- EMilA a I nit waitress res In the Iho Heath Uc-ath home tells ells of seeing Bum Dually ascend tIme the lie stairs staiN about tIme the lie time timmie line of ot the he imir der carr ins Ing her hr case roSC Later Bunny Dunny Is ninna-d ninna to togeS get S a 1 phone call from from Perry lerry Heath il l ln liar her to o keep Detective Molt puts Bunny wader a IL trilling gritting accuses liar her of oC the crime amid lio i-lio lie faints GO 0 ON WITH TORY STORY I CHAPTER x VI Buck Duck sprang to catch hero her her hIs hl own lips white and nd quivering with fury tury How dare you ou he h cried no police authority gives elves you a right to frighten a a young younK lady like that Dont show contempt for the law or Interfere with Its Us proc proc- processes proc proc- processes esses Mr Buck Mott said ald stern stern- sternly sternly Is ly In In In no wise wito disconcerted by Tod's outburst It t was at this moment that Al CunnIngham arrived He Ite looked curious curiously at nt the lit lit- little littie tie tle group troup whose faintness bad Iad be been n merely momentary was face tace fac clinging to Bucks Buck's arm her drawn with fear tear and nd terror her whole frame trembling with Ith nery nerv- nerv oui nerv-oui excitement excitement ou pus Inman was waa apparently dazed dued- dazed his hands moved and he was as looking wildly about but was WIlS seemingly unable to speak peak speak Molt Mott was wa stern Implacable like an avenging Instrument of the law a w and Buck was trying to control himself and master the situation Scenting a 0 good chance chanc as Cun- Cun Cunningham's Cun j entrance made a slight diversion Buck whispered to Bun Bun- Bunny Bunny ny sy Come on and without fur tur- fur further ther ceremony he led her swiftly through one ono of dt t the open French windows across the tn terrace and andover andover over across the lawns to his aunts aunt's house My 11 dear child said that good lady as sho she took the th distressed girt girl In her arms what hAve they been doing to you been persecuting her Aunt Emily the nephew de- de de declared dared hotly That man Mott MottIs MottIs MottIs Is a brute a beast I wouldn't hAve minded It if ho he had asked Bunny questions It If he be had bad been courteous about It It I 1 wouldn't have minded even his accusations a- a It If he had shown a decent consideration for tor her But ho he banged hIs bis talk like a sledge sledge- sledgehammer sledge hammer hammer and and ho he glowered at the tho poor little thing like a demon of wrath wrath-ok oh he ho was horrible By reason of ot Toddy's valIAnt valia t indIgnation and Mr Mrs Prentiss cooing endearments Bunny began f to revive her drooping spirits and her poise You Tou are arc both so 80 good tood to me sho she exclaimed It ort of ot makes up for tor that awful mans man's treat treat- treatment ment of me How could ho say ay I 1 would would-do-do do do that to Myra Oh Mrs Prentice Prentiss who did do It Who Vho killed her And who could touch up her face taco after atter she he was dead Perry couldn't do that Im I'm sure ure ho he h couldn't I couldn't and and Larry couldn't- couldn't couldn't V What about the th servants 1 rs Prentiss was WIlS wa secretly de- de de devoured soured with curiosity curlo ity 1 Its If too absurd to Imagine Her lIer- Herrick rick Her rick doing that and none nono non of the others was as w s about about- about Emma Emmo suggested Mrs Mr Pren Pren- ts Pren-ts ties Oh Emma she he couldn't us use a 0 as a that ono one on was used i Her husband could have havo done doneIt doneit donIt It put In Tod Oh nol no Bunny looked al ae ag They Th y were not entirely congenial but lie h Ie never would kill ll her lIer But didn't he lie often orten urge urBO her hert herto herto t to use uso color on her face faco per per- per Mrs Mr Prentiss Prenties still aUlI till curious Yes Yea we e all alt did We W coaxed her to try It now and then But nobody could make Myra do nn- nn any any- anything thing sh she ho didn't want ant to do Did Carter her maid want Vant her to use u o up make said Mid Todd sUddenly Oh yes ye but she th had stopped asking Myra to do so o Myra Ira had scolded her too often otten for tor suggest suggest- suggestIng inc lag Ing It she's ahe's he murderer Ill bet the then said ald ald Buck thoughtfully She had opportunity In the sense that anyone anyon In the tho house had opportunity She had motive It as ag Ive I've heard Mrs Mr Heath left leCt her hera hera a 0 sum um of money In her will wilt And It if she did kill her mistress mistress She's the only one on In the tho house hous who could apply that careful make up make and who would have havo the cal cal- cal callousness the heartlessness to do doIt doit doIt It Why It If you or Mr Inman or Mr lIr Heath lied had killed the lay lallY not ono one of ot you ou could have e been so devoid of o common human bunsen feel teel- feel lag Ing as to put on that make up Bunny gave pave him a grateful glance Of course cours we e w couldn't she sho exclaimed And though It seems too dreadful to suspect Carter yet well well she the Is Js a II mysterious sort ot of woman woman- woman How Row eagerly erly Inquired Mrs Prentice Prentiss Oh nobody knows anything about her early life lite where she sho came from and all nil that Then she sho hohas lies has a n fearful temper Myra temper Myra die dis- discharged dis charged her three times for tor Im- Im Impudence Im Impudence and tantrums It was os certainly a crime of passion Buck said ald musinglY You see tee Mrs Heath for some reason went down to the the- studio late at night Then Thou somebody came camo cameto to her lIer there and must had had have hae had a a a discussion with her that i became a quarrel n a a- a desperate Quarrel and resulted In tho the per per- person person per person son whoever It may have havo been Impulsively grabbing up that bottle and bashing Mrs Heath on the tho temple When the poor jady died the heartless soulless murderer proceeded to make up that dead face ac to see ico how she would look And you OU see sec Bunny Bunn- they used your vanity case That is ma pretty well proved too I think Now how did that vanity case get back In your our room Though Buck poke casually Bunny looked up at him quick quickly to see It if he were laying a trap for tor her But Dut It if so to he h got cot small mall satis- satis satisfaction faction I 1 dont don't know know- she sho said simply you ou carry It upstaIrs late at nIght at halt half pa past pact t one as Emma declares Buck DUcIc spoke gently but he ho evidently expected an nn- nn an answer No said Bunny Emma mAde that up She Sh Is a born liar bar Duck Buck said n no more but lighting IL a he strolled out on the porch Meantime Al AI Cunningham waS a lIstening to Motts Mott's emphatic state slAte manIa that the Moore Baby was wa the murderer ot of o her friend an hostess Larry Inman treated the tho IdeA with scornful contempt but Cun- Cun Cunningham Cun with open mind lI listened to the tho detectives detective's arguments arg You see ice It couldn't have been Heath himself Mott declared because ho he went away efter the house was locked up tip I iii a doubt but that ho he was as the llio mn m 11 teen seen by tho the chap who Silt sat at In the bACk arbor with Katie at about 1 o'clock that night In fact the young fellow tellow 8 11 has declared him him- himself him himself self certain that it was Heath who sneaked away from rein th tha house Well the tho whole thing thine occurred after atter that do you see sec Very like like- likely ly ly Iy Mrs Mr Heath saw aw her husband out and locked the door after him He lie was AS In the tho habit Im I'm told tol 1 of going oft off to New v York sUddenly and unexpectedly and nobody thought anything of ot It It Then say y Mrs Heath came cama bade to the thc studio Somebody came to her there and that somebody killed her It 01 must hAve hav been somebody In the house As Ag A to the tho question of o Miss Moore there are too many positive e bits of evidence agaInst that girl eirl to let suspicIon stray In any other direction She was WIlS In love lo with the husband therefore of ot course jealous of ot the wife Look here Mott Larry burst forth I will II not sit hero and ond hear that child ned maligned without II a word of protest Miss dis Moore Moor Is ab- ab absolutely abSOlutely ab absolutely Incapable of ot such a n thing as murder Dont be bo absurd Mr Ir Inman Molts Motts tones were ere Icy ley relentless Just because a 0 woman Is young and pretty she cant can't be put out out- outside out sido side the pale ot or suspicion MIss Ml Moores Moore's prints ringer are aro on the bottle under your own MIss Moores Moore's vanity case was used also her Ier crimson scarf Miss MIs Moore 1 was seen goIng coins upstairs with wills that vanity caso case In her hand after the time the murder Is assumed by bythe the medical men to have hl been committed Miss Moore was found Cound crying wildly 11 In bed th the tho next morning when the tho th servant ser came camo cameto to tell her of the th tragedy She already knew It It I havo have checked up all my ray facts I have havo sifted lifted all the evidence e and I find no law flaw lawIn In my reasoning no loophole ot of escApe from my convictions conviction I J too am amazed at such ruch a crime crimo at atthe atthe the tho hands of such a II young oung ned beautiful girl cirl Your arguments are ar not with witt- without without out truth and justice Mr Mott fott Cunningham said very seriously And It does docs seEm teem that you ou have evidence of a sort ort against t bliss Moore Aro you going to arrest her Not Net Immediately But she sho Is under and an attempt to leave Harbor would of course result In her detention But we wo have reason to believe she ha has knowledge of o Mr Heaths Heath's movements Ho lie doubtless knows know of her ber crime and Is lying low against the time when she tho can get away n end nd join him Then will they both disappear and never be b heard of again You know asked Cun Cun ham gravely Not by actual proof but by the strongest Implications And here comes my messenger meB now with word of o Heaths Heath's Heath present where where- about aboul Molt unfolded a 0 note brought him by a 0 boy hoy and with a It brief ejaculation of ot annoyance he de- de declared de declared dared Well I suspected u as much When WIen Heath telephoned honed bliss lIss Moor Ioor th this morning he ho wee wo In New York In a u pay station tallon To Ue Ito |