Show CASE fud zi p SONS 3 i 4 t z f I I N BEGIN HERE TODAY MRS IRS PRE PRENTISS 19 lights In thc tho household next door one night and ond tho next day Harbor Garden Gardens Long Island is no agog ngos with the murder o of HEATH and the li- li appearance of her husband PERRY House of or the arc LAURENCE RENCE X INMAN heir to Myras Myra's fortune and BUNNY BUXY MOORE b to whom suspicion because o ot of Myra Heath ne never er used rouge never net wore oro colors yet et when her her- body tody was round found he he was heavily fy rouged She had a mania for collect glass Class and It was a rare od bottlo from her collection that tho ho murderer used l to her Jer cOr bunt buns bum bum-at at her head and feet teet near near- nearby near near-by by was a card marked Iho WOrl ork of Perry Perr Heath The strange thing thin about neath's disappearance Is that the windows w s and doors ro locked on th the Inside the night before and were found that Hut way In the morning Fingerprints of or sunny Bunny and Inman were found round on the bottle At t tho the Country Club the murder Is Ls discussed disCus Cd cd by SAM A ANDERSON DERSO Heaths Heath's rival rhaL for tor the lie flub nb lob presidency Mi AL CUNNINGhAM who ho L Is try try- try trying ing to ol c the crime and ancl others nephew v of or Sin Mn l be- be lic le es Heath neath also may hao been murdered Bunny Is to get a call from rom Heath He lie alls aILS her ber a again aln saying In In- In Inman man In-man man is ts guilty Bunny Dunny fain faints Is under a grilling lIling by DETEC DETECTIVE rIVE TIVE MOlT MOTT Inman con con- con confided l lides to Buck that ho SaW v f Bunny ascending the stairs after tILO tho murder and Mott nIL all tho ho and them to keep Katie a maid of or a man leave o the tin the th night of or the he murder Mott MottIs Mottis Is Inclined to think Bunny Dunny guilty NOW OW GO 0 ON WITH THE TUE STORY STOUT At Al Cunningham had always flattered himself that he had de- de de detective Instinct Hut Dut ut It was wu flat fiat flat flattery tery tI and nd moreover It was wa harm harm- harmful harm harm-ful tut ful Battery lattery l For or It lt gave gan him ence In hIms f and In his conclusions which 1 was WI not justi- justi justi justifiable flable His detective Instinct was aU all allright allright right up to a certain point But that point came very near the beginning ot of o the line o of detective qualities For Instance his Imagination was as good but it was untrained A detective depends frequently on his Imagination but It Is not one which runs rampant or tiles flies oft In a new direction at nt any and every hint that presents Itself Also ham Cunningham lacked ex- ex experience cx In many ways He had bad intuition and quick quiche perceptions but his judgments were wera made hastily and changeable chans his sym sym- sympathies sympathies too easily enlisted and ht personal bias blaa too dominant In his conclusions It Mott Molt had bad Cunninghams Cunningham's brains In addition to his own ho ha would have ha been a first sleuth But Motts Motte strong poInts were hi his persistence and his dog dog- dogged dogged dog dogged ged Too often the these were applied to a n wrong premise and so led him Into a futile line IIno of ot res research ar h I Cunningham on tho the contrary starting on a a promising outlook would bo be easily eUlly turned aside ulde by some somo sudden development which might or might not bo be of ot red real Importance Ha Had 1 the two men chosen to work together and work har- har har harmoniously they might have havo ac- ac accomplished accomplished ac accomplished much But In truth each held th the others other's powers In contempt and pursued his own way with more or less success Myra Heath had been killed Tuesday night or rather In the early carly hours houra of Wednesday morn morn- morning morning ing About two o'clock the tho doe doc docton doc doctors tors ton had bad surmised but had bad ad- ad admitted ad admitted that might be bo from halt haltan haltan haltan an hour to an hour out of the way It was not late lato Thursday at- at af afternoon and Cunningham couldn't I feel teel that he had so far un unearthed any real evidence or die dis- discovered dis discovered covered any real roal clues He lie was sure Buro that Bunny Moore either did the tho deed or knew who did It it but his certainty went ent for lit lit- little littie lit little tle tie without proof He Ha despaired of o finding Perry Heath leeling feeling certain that a clever man who could dIsappear 80 mysteriously was WIlS not going to let himself bo be found until he was good and ready Cunningham rather thought that Bunny had killed Myra ac- ac accidentally ac accidentally and that Heath know i It It and had bad gone away to save eave the girl from ills hIs eVI dence But this too was only stir sur- surmise sur surmise mise and with little foundation at that So rather discouraged and with his vanity somewhat die dis- disturbed dis disturbed Cunningham walked Into the club with a half halt formed In- In Intention Intention In of telling his friends friends thero that he could not solve the mys- mys mystery mys-ery mys tery But on reaching the club he was given a note that 1 proved roved to tobe tobe be from Sam Anderson Dear Cunny It ran Ive gone down to New ew York on amere a mere chance of getting a line lineon lineon lineon on Heath I shall get back about nine or possibly later Inter I wish you'd be at my house when I return as I may have Ilae Ila ha e some but news but more likely nott noti not Any Any- Anyway Anyway way bo be there and we can talk over things Watt Walt tor for me on the side porch Yours Sam Cunningham felt relieved at this promised help of Antler Antler- Anderson tons ton's son sons but also felt a bit chagrined chagrin chagrin- chagrined ed crt that the matter mutter had been take tak- taken tak taken en out of his own hands band However ho proceeded to put In the time pleasantly enough had his dinner at the club and anda anda a 0 bit before the appointed hour Ito he strolled over to Andersons Anderson's It Jt was WILl a solid portentous at- at af affair fair built with aa an ee eye to bache bache- bachelot bachelor lor lot freedom and luxury A house typical of or Harbor park and en- en entirely en entirely unlike the homes of ot Har Ear Harbor Harbor bor Gardens Gardena I Knowing well the side porch In question Cunningham went there and sat eat down to wait No Andorson formality was required for tor or An- An An dorson denon friends often otten congregated ed In this spot and the bIg cozy place was supplied with lIh comfortable lounging chairs smokIng stands and all alt that went to make mako entertainment A butler appeared and asked what he ha could bring Cunningham hIm and then tilled filled hi his order with the deft promptness of a well-trained well servant and left the visitor alone Cunningham stretched himself luxuriously In a chintz cushioned steamer chair with Ith pipe and at his elbow and ruminated on the possibilities of Anderson getting gettine any of ot Heath At nine nino o'clock his host had bad hadnot hadnot not appeared but a few moments after nine he saw raw aw a shadowy form form approaching and a roan came camo quietly up on the porch and sat down beside him Thou Though h dark darle there was Wall enough light from the h house uso window for or Cunningham to see the features of this man roan and to his stunned amazement ha hel nail realized zed It was Perry Heath Dont ralso ralea a row Cunny Heath said calmly It SIt wont won't get you OU anywhere you know and if I you sit tight I may be able to help you Cunninghams Cunningham's quick wits ec- ec cc ec this and he raid All right old man man-I man I thought you'd turn up- up up sooner looner or later Now tell me about It Wheres Anderson 7 Hes He's the tho theone theone one I camo came to see I thought It was he sitting here No hes he's gone to New York to hunt you But hell he'll be home now any minute You'll walt wait for tor him 1 Sure I say Cunny what are you doing In the sleuthing line Why good I-good I good Lord Perry I cant can't sit here and talk calmly to you youl I ought to be tele- tele telephoning telephoning tele telephoning phoning the police and all thaU Dont try It Im I'm not the murderer you knew Who Who Vho Is Larry o ot of course I only blew In n here for tor a minute to tell Sam that and to ask him to see jus- jus justice Justice Jus Justice tice done I know they're sue sus- sus suspecting I pectin that mite of ot a girl little Bunny but she didn't do It Only II a blind pig headed Imbecile could think such luch a thing Why are you hiding Cun- Cun Cunningham Cun demanded Im not hiding hiding- I lit out be- be because be because cause causa I didn't want to testify against Larr Larry but ut when that kid kid- kiddy kiddy kid kiddy dy Is accused I have to put In InI Ina Ina Ina a word for or her You saw Inman commit the I crime To Be Bo Continued |