Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 236, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1928 — Page 14

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THE STORY THUS FAR The jewel ease had been opened with A ateel chisel after heine battered with a poker. And this puzzles Vance when it Is found near the strangled body of Margaret Odell. It makes him think two men were in the apartment, the murderer unaware of the man biding in a clothes closet. Finger prints lead to Skeel’s arrest, after Clearer and Dr. Mnqutst have been questioned. Vance indicates hr blieves Skrel was hiding in the closet and Markham ridicules the theory. CHAPTER XXII “OTOP! Stop! Don't torture me ij so,” Vance pleaded. “I know I'm Insane. Been given to hallucinations since birth; but—Merciful Heaven!—l’ve never before had one as crazy as this.” “On that point at least, my dear Vance, we are in complete and harmonious agreement,” smiled Markham. Just then Swacker came in and handed Markham a letter. “Brought by messenger, and marked ‘immediate’,” he explained. The letter, written on heavy engraved stationery, was from Doctor Lindquist, and explained that between the hours of 11 p. m. and 1 a. m. on Monday night he had been in attendance on a patient at his sanitarium. It also apologized for his actions when asked regarding his whereabouts, and offered a wordy, but not particularly convincing, explanation of his conduct. He had had an unusually trying day, it seemed—neurotic cases were trying, at best—and the suddenness of our visit, together with the apparently hostile nature of Markham’s questions, had completely upset him. He was more than sorry for his outburst, he said, and stood ready to assist In any way he could. It was unfortunate for all concerned, he added, that he had lost his temper, for it would have been a simple matter for him to explain about Monday night. “He has thought the situation over calmly,” said Vance, “and hereby offers you a neat little alibi which, I think, you will have difficulty in shaking. ... An artful beggar—like all these unbalanced pseudo-psychiatrists. Observe: he was with a patient. To be sure! What patient? Why, one too ill to be questioned. . . .

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There you are. A cul-de-sac masquerading as an alibi. Not bad, what?” “It doesn't interest me overmuch.” Markham put the letter away. “That pompous professional ass could never have got into the Odell apartment without having been seen; and I can't picture him sneaking in by devious means.’V He reached for some papers. . . . “And now, if you don’t object. I’ll make an effort to earn my $15,000 salary.” But Vance, instead of making a move to go, sauntered to the table and opened a telephone directory. “Permit me a suggestion, Markham,” he said, after a moment’s search. , “Put off your daily grind for a bit, and let’s hold polite converse with Mr. Louis Mannix. Y’ know, he’s the only presumptive swain of the inconsistent Margaret, so far mentioned, who hasn't been given an audience. “I hanker to gaze upon him and hearken to his rune. He’d make the family circle complete, so to speak. “He still holds forth in Maiden Lane, I see; and it wouldn’t take long to fetch him here.” Markham had swung half round in his chair at the mention of Mannix’s name. He started to protest, but he knew from experience that Vance's suggestions were not the results of idle whims; and he was silent for several moments weighing the matter. With practically every other avenue of inquiry closed for the moment, I think the idea of questioning Mannix rather appealed to him. “All right,” he consented, ringing for Swacker; “though I don’t sec how he can help. According to Heath, the Odell girl gave him his leave a year ago." “He may still have hay on his horns, or. like Hotspur, be drunk with choler. You can t tell.” Vance resumed his chair. “With such a name, he’d bear investigation ipso facto.” Markham sent Swacker for Tracy, and when the latter arrived, suave and beaming, he was given instructions to take the district attorney's car and bring Mannix to the office.

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“Get a subpoena,” said Markham, “and use it if necessary.” Half an hour or so later Tracy returned. “Mr. Mannix made no difficulty about coming,” he reported. “Was quite agreeable, in fact. He's in the waiting-room now." Tracy was dismissed, and Mannix was ushered in. He was a large man. and he walked with the forced elasticity of gait which epitomizes the silent struggle of incipiently corpulent middle age to deny the onrush of the years and cling to the semblance of youth. He carried a slender wanghee cane; and his checkered suit, brocaded waistcoat, pearl-gray gaiters and gaily beribboned Homburg hat gave him an almost foppish appearance. But these various indications of sportiveness were at once forgotten when on inspected his features. His small eyes were bright and crafty; his nose was bibative, and appeared disproportionately small above his thick, sensual lips and prognathous jaw. There was an oiliness and shrewdness in the man’s manner which were at once repulsive and arresting. At a gesture from Markham he sat down on the edge of a chair, placing a podgy hand on each knee. His attitude was one of alert suspicion, “Mr. Mannix,” said Markham, an engaging note of apology in his voice, "I am sorry to have discommoded you; but the matter In hand is both serious and urgent. “A Miss Margaret Odell was murdered night before last, and in the course of our inquiries we learned that you had at one time known her quite well. "It occurred to me that you might be in possession of some facts about her that would assist us in our invetigation.” A smile meant to be genial parted the man’s heavy lips. “Sure, I knew the ‘Canary’ a long time ago. y’ understand.” He permitted himself a sigh. “A fine, high-class girl, if I do say so. “A good looker and a good dresser. Too damn bad she didn’t

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go on with the show business. But” —he made a repudiativc motion with his hand—“l haven’t seen the lady, y’ understand, for over a year—not to speak to, if you know what I mean.” Mannix clearly was on his guard, and his beady little eyes did not once leave thd district attorney’s face. “You had a quarrel with her perhaps?” Markham asked the question Incuriously. “Well, now. I wouldn’t go so far as to say we quarreled. No.” ManIliX paused, seeking the correct word. “You might say we disagreed—got tired of the arrangement and decided the separate; kind of drifted apart. Last thing I told her was. if she ever needed a friend she’d know where to find me.” "Very generous of you,” murmured Markham. “And you never renewed your little affair?” “Never—never. Don’t remember ever speaking to her from that day to this.” "In view of certain things I’ve learned, Mr. Mannix” Markham’s tone was regretful—“l must ask you a somewhat personal question. Did she ever maxe an attempt to blackmail you?” Mannix hesitated, and his eyes seemed to grow even smaller, like those of a man thinking rapidly. “Certainly not!” he replied, with belated emphasis. “Not at all. Nothing of the kind.” He raised both hands in protest against the thought. Then he asked furitively: “What gave you such an idea?” “I have been told,” explained Markham, “that she had exhorted money from one or two of her admirers.” Mannix made a wholly unconvincing grimace of astonishment. “Well, well! You don’t tell me!

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Can it be possible?” He peered shrewdly at the district attorney. “Maybe it was Charlie Cleaver she blackmailed—yes?” Markham picked him up quickly. “Why do you say Cleaver?” Again Mannix waved his thick hand, this time deprecatingly. "No special reason, y’ understand. Just thought it might be him. . . . No special reason.” “Did Cleaver ever tell you he’d been blackmailed?” “Cleaver tell me? . . . Now, I ask you, Mr. Markham, why should Cleaver tell me such a story—why should he?” “And you never told Cleaver that the Odell girl had blackmailed you?” “Positively not!” Mannix gave a scornful laugh which was far too theatrical to have been genuine. “Me tell Cleaver I’d been blackmailed? Now, that’s funny, that is.” “Then why did you mention Cleaver a moment ago?” “No reason at all—like I told you . . . He knew the Canary, but that ain’t no secret.” Markham dropped the subject. “What do you know about Miss Odell’s relations with a Dr. Ambrose Lindquist?” Mannix was now obviously perplexed. “Never heard of him—no. never. She didn't know him when I was taking her around.” “Whom else besides Cleaver did she know well?” Mannix shook his head ponderously. “Now. that I couldn’t say—positively I couldn’t say. Seen her with this man and that, same as everybody saw her; but who they were I don’t know—absolutely.” “Ever hear of Tony Skeel?” Markham quickly leaned over and met the other's gaze Inquiringly. Once more Mannix hesitated, and

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