Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 247, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1928 — Page 14

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THE STORY THUS FAR Vance believes Sited innocent of the murder of Margaret Odell and that he lay hidden in a closet while the strangler did his work. Markham ridicules the theory but Vance is unshaken. He shatters Cleaver's alibi of being out of the city the night of the murder and urges Markham to check uvi thoroughly 0.1 Mannix's whereabouts. Or. Linquist says he spent the night with a patient, and Vance threatens to bring in the night nurse and question her. CHAPTER XXXIII ”T ET me get this right,” put in ,JLr Heath. “Am I. or am I not, to round up the Finckle woman tomorrow morning?” “There’ll be no need,” said Vance. “We are doomed. I fear, not to gaze upon this Florence Nightingale. “A meeting between us is about the last thing the doctor would desire.” “That may be true,” admitted Markham. “But don’t forget that he may have been up to something Monday night wholly unconnected with the murder, that he simply doesn’t want known.” “Quite —quite. And yet, nearly every one who knew the Canary seems to have selected Monday night for the indulgence of subrosa peccadilloes. “It’s a bit thick, what? Skeel tries to make us believe he was immersed in Khun Khan. Cleaver was—if you take his word for it—touring the countryside in Jersey's lake district. “Lindquist wants us to picture him as comforting the afflicted. And Mannix, I happen to know, has gone to some trouble to build up an alibi in case we get nosey. “All of ’em in fact were doing something they don’t want us to know about. “Now, what was it? And why did they, of one accord, select the night of the murder for mysterious affairs which they don’t dare mention, even to clear themselves of suspicion? “Was there an invasion of demons in the city that night? Was* there a curse on the world, driving men to dark, bawdy deeds? Was there Black Magic abroad? I think not.” “I’m laying my money on Skeel,” declared Heath stubbornly. “I know a professional job when I see it. And you can’t get away from those finger-prints and the professor’s report on the chisel.” Markham was sorely perplexed. His belief in Skeel’s guilt had, I knevr. been undermined in some measure by Vance’s theory that the crime was the carefully premeditated act of a shrewd and educated man. But now he seemed to swing irresolutely back to Heath’s point of view. “I'll admit,” he said, “that Lindauist and Cleaver and Mannix don't

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to make sure of a few ways he didn’t get in.” “I agree with you, Sergeant,” said Markham. “I’ll get an architect on the job at once.” He rang for Swacker, and gave the necessary instructions. Vance extended his legs and yawned. "All we need now is a Favorite of the Harem, a few blackamoors with palm-leaf fans, and some pizzicato music.” “You will joke, Mr. Vance.” Heath lit a fresh cigar. “But even if the architect don’t find anything wrong with the apartment, Skeel’s liable to give his hand away ’most any time.” “I'm pinnin’ my childish faith on Mannix," sqid Vance. “I don’t know why I should; but he’s not a nice man, and he’s suppressing something.—Markham, don’t you dare let him go until he tells you where he was Monday night. And don't forget to hint mysteriously about the fur model.” (Friday, September 14; 3:30 p. m.) In less than half an hour Mannix arrived. Heath relinquished, his seat to the newcomer, and moved to a large chair beneath the windows. Vance liad taken a place at the small table on Markham's right where he was able to face Mannix obliquely. It was patent that Mannix did not relish the idea of another interview. His little eyes shifted quickly about the office, lingered suspiciously for a moment on Heath, and at last came to rest on the district attorney. He was more vigilant even than during his first visit; and his greeting to Markham, while fulsome, had in it a note of trepidation. Nor was Markham’s air calculated to put him at ease. It was an ominous, indomitable public prosecutor who motioned him to be seated. Mannix laid his hat and cane on the table, and sat down on the edge of his chair, his back as perpendicular as a flag-pole. “I’m not at all satisfied with what you told me Wednesday, Mr. Mannix,” Markham began, "and I trust you won’t necessitate me to take drastic steps to find out what you know about Miss Odell’s death.” “What I know!” Mannix forced a smile intended to be disarming. “Mr. Markham—Mr. Markham!”

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He seemed oilier than usual as he spread his hands in hopeless appeal. “If I knew anything, believe me, I would tell you—positively I would tell you.” “I’m delighted to hear it. Your willingness makes my task easier. First, then, please tell me where you were at midnight Monday.” Mannix’s eyes slowly contracted until they looked like two tiny shining 'disks, but otherwise the man did not move. After what seemed an interminable pause, he spoke. “I should tell you where I was Monday? Why should I have to do that? Maybe I'm suspected of the murder —yes?” “You’re not suspected now. But your apparent unwillingness to answer my question is certainly suspicious. Why don’t you care to have me know where you were?” “I got no reason to keep it from you, y’ understand.” Mannix shrugged. “I got nothing to be ashamed of—absolutely! I had a lot of accounts to go over at the office—winter-season stocks. I was down at the office until 10 o’clock —maybe later. Then at half past ten—.” “That’ll do!” Vance's voice cut in tartly. “No need to drag any one else into this thing.” He spoke with a curious significance of emphasis, and Mannix studied him craftily, trying to read what knowledge, if any, lay behind his words. But he received no enlightenment

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