Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 127, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1926 — Page 8

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“TfceYAWnr CASE” A Tale of Mystery and Love By CAROLYN WELLS

BEGIN HERE TODAY MRS PRENTISS sees lights mygtcroiusl yappfar arm disappear in the HEATH household next door one nisht, and the next day Harbor Gardens. Lon* Island, is ajrox with the murder of MYRA HEATH and the disappearance of her husband. PERRY. House guests of the Heaths are LAWRENCE INMAN, heir to M.vra s fortune. and BUNNY MOORE, vivacious, pretty, to whom suspicion points because of her peculiar actions MjTa Heath never used rouge, never wore colors. She had a mania for collecting glass, and it was a rare old bottle from her collection that the murderer used to Util her. Candles were burning at her head and feet: near by was a card marked. ‘ The Work of Perry Heath.'’ Strangest of all. she was heavily rouged! „ ... . The strange thing about Heath s disappearance is that all the windows and doors had been locked on the inside the night before and were found that way in the morning. Finger prints Os Bunny Moore and Inman were found on the bottle. • • At the Country Club, the murder is discussed by SAM ANDERSON. Heath s rival for the club presidency: AL CUNNINGHAM. who is trynig to solve the crime, and others. Some believe Heath the murderer. Anderson disagrees. TODHUNTER BUCK, nephew rif Mrs. Prentiss and in love with Bunny, bellevas Heath also may have been murEMMA. a waitress at the Heath home, tells of seeing Bunny ascend the stairs about the time of the murder, carrying her vanity case. Later Bunny is amazed u> pet a plume call from Perry Heath fell in ft her Inman is guilty. Bunny breaks down and faints under a grilling by DETECTIVE MOTT. who makes up his mind that she is guilty. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER XXVII Though pretending a haughty indifference to matters of gossip or scandal, me Gaybrook Harbor Country Club was, to a man, deeply interested in the Heath case. The club had members from both sides of the bridge, but the most influential and Important ones were Parkers. A group of these were sitting in their favorite haunt, a shaded corner of a veranda, awaiting the luncheon ‘hour. They were the ones Who had employed A1 Cunningham to look into the case and they welcomed him with interest as he came up the steps. “I’ve just left the Heath WNwae, he said, speaking gravely. “That detective, Mott, seems to have a stranglehold on the Moore Baby, and —well, I can’t see any other direction to look.” “Bunny Moore!" exclaimed Arthur Black. “That won’t do! Why, she is a peach, an angel! It s too absurd to think of her killing anybody! You’ll have to do better than that, Cunny!" “Well, here’s the straight of It. They've proved that the house was so securely bolted and barred, that the murderer couldn’t get out aftei his crime. Unless, of course, he was let out by someone Inside, who bolted the door or window after him. Got that?" “Yes,” said Sam Anderson, a little Impatiently, "go on.” “Well, they are still sifting the evidence, hut Mott says has no doubt about Miss Moore being the criminal. He says the youngsters of today stop at nothing, not even at crime. He says she is madly\jn love with Heath, and he agrees with a suggestion of mine, that Bunny Moore and v Perry were in cahoots, and planned the crime together. Then, either Terry did the killing and Bunny let him out the door, or he went away earlier, and left her to do It." “Oh,” Sam Anderson said, In a tone of utter disgust at the Idea, “you know. Cunningham, you know that infant In arms couldn't—simply couldn’t do such a thing’ “That’s where you’re wrong, old boy. The infants in arms of today are not In their parents’ arms, by any means! And a fat lot you know about girls, anyway! I doubt if you’ve ever so much as spoken to a girl of the current issue! They are Oh Lawks! for sure!” “Stuff and nonsense!” Anderson remarked, coldly. “You’re pig-head ed, Al. You've got that Mott man's views in your head, and you shape everything to fit them. Now, if you’re going to carry on, you hunt down Heath. That’s the first thing to do. Am I right. Black?" “Why, yes, Sam. You see, I think myself that Heath is the criminal. I don't care what you all say, I think Heath killed his wife because he found her with Inman. Then he vamoosed. I don't care about clews and evidence, my knowledge of human nature tells me that, given a man and wife and a Tertium Quid, there’s bound to be a domestic tragedy." "Well, there’s been a domestic tragedy all right,” Anderson smiled, grimly. “But your great knowledge of human nature is not infallible, I suppose.” “Oh, Lord, Sam, talk about pigIf von eppt a notion in.

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to that old bald head of yours, a Japanese earthquake couldn't • dislodge It!" But Al Cunningham had respect for the judgment of Anderson, and he went away to ruminate over his advice as to finding Perry Heath. It ought not to be difficult. A man can’t drop out of existence without leaving some sign, some clew as to his whereabouts. Heath was not a man of affairs, his business was simple—merely the disposing of his pictures through dealers or, occasionally to private buyers. A list of such buyers and dealers must be easily obtainable, and it could not be a very arduous task to interview some of them. And some of them must have knowledge of Hetah. Yet Cunningham was by no means sure of this. A- business man’s associates would know about him, but an artist is a different proposition. If for any reason Perry Heath chose to absent himself for a time or forever, it did not seem to Cunningham that he could be easily found. Why Hearth wanted to disappear, he did not know, but he felt sure the disappearance was voluntary and would be prolonged. He tried to delve into the mystery of the identity of the criminal. There was that strange card to be considered.

If the makeup was the work of an artist or a woman, surely the card was the work of a woman or an imbecile. No man would do such a thing as that. But a woman would be quite capable of thinking the placing of that card would throw suspicion on Heath. Oh, pshaw, all clews seemed to point to a woman. The lighted cam dies, the crimson scarf—it was all very well to say an artist, but to Cunningham’s perturbed mind they all seemed to scream, “Bunny!" He felt a lit tie resentful. It was all very well for those chaps rb put him on the job of detecing. He was glad enough to be promised pay for it —if he could put up the goods. But he didn’t think it was fair to pooh-pooh all his theories and discoveries, because, with natural chivalry, they hated to suspect a woman —a girl. So did he. He was not enjoying the prospect of seeing that lovely morsel of femininity brought to the bar of justice. But if he was doing sleuth work, he must follow up the avenues that opened to him, and see where they led. And he couldn't help seeing that they led, apparently, at least, to Bunny Moore. So the case of Bunny Moore must be looked into. And old Anderson could say what he chose, he had no idea w r hat little devils tlappers were! Cunningham himself had a sister, and he knew she was the despair of his parents, and was almost incorrigible. He had tried, himself, to lecture her, but he found he might as well talk to a self-willed monkey She snapped her fingers at him and laughed in his face. She pretended a sort of mock obedience and then ran away and acted up forty times worse. Os course, he couldn't believe her capable of murder, but he held that Bunny's killing of Myra was unpremediated, perhaps an accident. But the evidence was. to his mind, strong. He had counted up the hours of the lights snapping on and off, as Mrs. Prentiss had related them. And as he reconstructed things, Bunny had left her vanity case down in the studia and went down to get it. Maybe, he surmised, she knew she would meet Heath there. Maybe Myra heard them together, and came down—angry. Maybe, Heath, dreading a row, cleared out, and the two women quarrelled. Then, little Bunny, losing her temper, grabbed up the bottle and hurled it at Myra, with unexpected effect. Then, stunned at what she had done, the girl may have been temporarily out of her senses, and might have given way to the whim of painting Myra’s face, almost unconsciously. Oh, well, there was noylise in surmising, but he felt that his reconstruction was right in the main, if not in every detail. But he set himself to work to “hunt up Perry Heath or to learn something about him. And this legitimate search was far more to his taste than tracking .down a poor little defenseless girl. For whatever he might think of vher ways and whims, Cunningham couldn’t help admiring the lovely child, and couldn't help a deep pity and compassion for her. (To Be Continued)

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Wields Powers Which Make Those of U. S. Money Monarchs Tame. JfFA Staff Carreepand ent By Milton Brnnner BRUSSELS, Aug. 5. —The world has a real king of finance at last. He is Albert, ruler of the Belgians. Other so-called “kings of finance" merely are financiers who huckster money for profit. Albert Is the real thing, by sayso of the people expressed through their parliament. He was vested with a financial dictatorship In the hope he could save the Belgian franc from a complete fadeout. His far-reaching authority lasts until next October, and may be extended Indefinitely. Acts Quickly Albert has not been slow to make use of his authority. The visitor to Belgium quickly feels the effects. First of all the King called In the best of Belgium’s statesmen, financial experts, afid economists as advisers, regardless of their political affiliations. Strict limitations were imposed on the importing of cereals for breadmaking. White bread la outlawed. Gray

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break takes Its place—ln the king’s palace as well as to hovel. All-night resorts now close at mid night. Foreigners pay a tax for staying in the country. Some of His Powers The financial dictatorship edict empowers King Albert to: Negotiate any loans he thinks necessary. Modify the rules of operation of the Belgian national bank.. Increase taxes of all kinds. Repress news which might Injure the credit, of the nation. Regulate the use of foodstuffs. Check the Importation of both necessities and luxuries. The railroads are to be turned over to a private company for operation, as a revenue measure. It is intended for the country to go on a gold money basis. Only a. handful of deputies and senators opposed giving the King these sweeping powers. Parliament afterward adjourned until Oct. 19. to there would be no legislation on debates to affect the situation. The Belgian franc accompanied the French franc on Its headlong tumble of recent months. Parties Step Aside Some time ago there was a coalition In power In Belgium composed of Catholics under M. Pouliet and socialists under M. Vandervelde. 1 Their secretary of the treasury tried to stabilize the franc and failed. Then Poullett and Vandervelde did a splendidly patriotic thing. They told the King a. government

party could not save the franc. They advised a national union cabinet. The king thereupon appointed M. Jaspar prime minister. One of the first things Jaspar did was introduce In Parliament the bill naming King Albert financial dictator. Workingmen Help Vandervelde, the Socialist leader, several times premier and idol of the Belgian working has invoked the support of the working men for King Albert's efforts. He said: “Workmen, American dollars and English pounds sterling do not matter to you. It Is the Belgian franc upon which you must live and for which you must labor. It up- to the workman to protect the workman’s franc.” The Belgian people have a lot of confidence in their king. More, they have an intense love for him. Well they remember the World war days when he personally led his troops against the German Invader. This love and confidence explain the readiness with which they made him a dictator when anew national crisis arose. TRIAL FLIGHT POSTPONED Bv United Prett ‘ ROOSEVELT FIELD, WESTBURY, N. Y., Sept. 2.—Rain today prevented carrying out plans to lly-. ing the great Sikorsky bi-plane which Rene Fonck will use In his attempt to fly across the Atlantia to Washington.

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