Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1940 — Page 30

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New York Jungle

By Wray Wade Severn

YESTERDAY — Barkes, the chauffeur, feturns; reports seeing a green sedan, He is unable to identify it, or the men in it. He surprises Sidney by announcing he carries a gun. Mrs. Langdon inSisted that he be armed.

CHAPTER NINE WHEN THE police finall arrived, Sidney met them alone. There were two officers: Sergeant O’Connor. tall and alert, and his superior, Capt. Plowman of the state police. Sidney was relieved when the officers reported a green sedan had passed them, and that a fallen tree had forced them to detour. He did not want to see Barkes needlessly involved. With slow deliberation, Plowman seated himself, took a black leather notebook from his pocket, examined his pencil for sharpness, and asked details. Quickly, Braitwood related the facts as he knew them. He told of Adam's return from Africa on 8 ship, other than that he had cabled. he was sailing on; his surprise marriage, the kinship of the guests to the murdered man. Coming to tonight, the lawyer reviewed the dinner and Adam's pleasure in his new trophies. While they were having coffee in the Jungle, they had found themselves locked in; Hugh had shot the lock; the men had gone in search of the supposed robber. Then, Sidney went on, a scream had brought them back to the . Jungle. They had found Adam ‘dead and Marta unconscious at his feet. He touched briefly Nella’s neurosis concerning fire and his hunt with Hugh for the blaze. He also recalled Pat's search for her pearls, . and his. own regret that they all " had been unable to remain together, despite their agreement. “Then the chauffetir was the only member of the household who could

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have locked the rest of you in?” V R Plowman asked. HES 100 2\ VaR “Yes, but he had driven to the . village.” . “What about his parking down - the road, returning when the fam{ly were at dinner and hiding In the: Jungle?” i © “He could have done it, though he would have had to park in open ; ' N road. There are no side roads ; Ey within easy walking distance.” NES “Say he did return,” Plowman 2 ll a = persisted. “Could he have escaped 0 through the open door in the dark. fo a / - while you were looking for Satanen "SE HORN ha 3 How quickly Gundrum’s theory : * il SLUGGO! THAT'S ! his case a . I BET 1 COULD DO DAT--had turned up! In t ca Re hase a0, S2uLD DO DAT.

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“Hello, police? There's the cutest little suspicious character snooping around my house!”

ruth. “Possible, but not probable, Capt. Plowman. I didn’t move from the door myself, and though it was “- dark, I'm sure I should have heard anyone leave.” “O’Connor.” the captain ordered, “check that car.” “Now where's the dead man?”

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AS THEY passed into the darkness of the lower hall, Plowman asked: “You heard footsteps out herz?” “1 didn’t hear them mystelf, but _ Miss Langdon did. Her senses are abnormally keen. Mr. Gundrum thought he heard someone, t00.” Before the storeroom Plowman stopped. “You didn't mention a dog.” “A dog? There was no dog here.” : Bidney was astonished. “There has been a small dog here recently. It was put down here for gs few moments where it stood obediently, and then picked up again. N : ' in If you look you will see where it : 3 i 21 J = stood. Whoever held it had dry 3 2 . 7 Re ; r » feet, but the dog did not.” His .. flashlight focused on the floor. ~ There were prints of wet paws. "They may have been made some ~‘time ago,” ‘the lawyer suggested. 7 “Langdon has never allowed a dog “near his collection, They are apt to attack the animals.” © Plowman ran his hand over the “fine-grained oak of the door. “ “This door has been here a long ~time. Key must be large, judging Zfrom the type of lock. “ “Lock has been oiled recently; ~key would have turned without a “elick,” the captain of the state ‘troopers went on as if talking to ~ himself. : “A man’s ears would have done FURNACE, or “him unusually well to have heard YOUR REFRIGERATOR. a key turn in that storm, Captain,”

“Sidney said. ° “Yet Miss Langdon heard footsteps.” : . "+ “There were intervals of comparative quiet,” Sidney explained. For several minutes Plowman studied the body of Adam Langdon, then turned his attention to the broken window. “With this downpour it will be fmpossible to find a footprint outgide,” Sidney suggested. © “He's right, Captain.” Sergeant “O'Connor hurried into the Jungle, his raincoat dripping. “I've just given the place the once-over, I ‘saw that broken window and in‘vestigated. There's been a vine, next to the house, kicked away ‘ recently.” Plowman nodded. get on the car?” . “Mileage shows eight and a quarter miles, baout the distance “to the village and back, sir. The ~color of the mud on the tires, some ‘oil and tar checks with the condi“¢ion of the roads. I'found threg ‘dark dog hairs on the seat beside the chauffeur and kept them.” «Who stood near the door after ‘the servant returned with the “globes?” Plowman demanded. Z" «Miss Hempfield and Mr. Langdon. Later they crossed to the new lioness. The rest of us were at the ‘coffee table, though there was “some moving about just before that.” : «Then, after the lights went out “and you were all armed, Mr. Lang-| ; ‘don returned to the lioness?” Then it looks as if some per- | Plowman nodded. “This man «mvidently. But the ladies rg.150n who was in the Jungle locked {was killed with a Lilliput, judging mained at the coffee table. No! the door,’ Plowman said.” {from the size of the bore. Make a “doubt Langdon thought he could It flashed into Braitwood’s mind {search for it, O'Connor, and fix his “get a good shot if anyone tried to that Marta and Adam himself |heel marks on the block so we can rush the door. The lioness is in had had the best opportunity to tell how far he swung after being direct line with it.” lock the door and hide the key. |shot.” z “Prof. Gundrum spent some time “I've found 7 4 8 a fumbling about the lioness. He |Captain,” . A FAINT GLEAM rose and died lifted Langdon’s coat to see how far |little bit of a gat. “It just fitted "4n Plowman’s eyes. He turned his the scimitar penetrated.” he told {into the upturned mitt of that “flash on the mouth of the new lion- |Plowman through dry lips. “Togi jugly brute of a monkey next the “ess. and drew out an old-fashioned [could have slipped down here after |door.” ve he had gone to his room with an 7 attack of nausea. Not that I be71 must be the ig the Junglejliove Be did, but it could have hap- (All. events, names and characters in this and if it i € Pensg story pro fictitious.)

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