Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1941 — Page 19

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* By Marguerite Gahagan THE STORY — Mystery and murder some to quiet Paradise Lake when Mgudie O'Connor and her school teacher! daughter, Mary, , discover the body of { sophisticated Herbert Cord. - When local editor Tod Palmer alibis for pretty Jeknie Morris, whom Cord had pursued

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jurn this year with“i" flancee, Margie Dixon, and the inquest reveals Cord’s involvement in the numbers racket, everyone except Maudie believes his gangster enemy, Stush Veretti, is guilty, Dn from the city to cover the case as: Mary’s old flame, Dénnis Flynn, and both ‘of them believe ' Maudie knows more than she is revealing, have done some: smateur sleuthing of her own in, conversations with such old Paradise residents as innkeeper Chris Gordon . and Miss Millie Morris, Jeanie’s prim spinster aunt who hated Cord.

portant enough to start him on the hant for Denny.” « ... Officer John, Afitler had just re-

ceived word ‘that the ‘city police had picked up Stush Vereiti, and with the information the officers had collected they could now place Veretti in the vicinity of Paradise Lake at the time of the crime, . “And a city dick by the name of Sullivan said to tell you they were sure they would soon have the

“Sure,” ‘Denny said. “I knew .they'd be able to hang it on that guy.,

\, , to squeal on him.”

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TOD SAID HE couldn't stay and I hoped he was on his way down the road toward the Moryis house. Denny was too engrossed with his own thoughts about the next day’s story to look at the moon, so I prepared to sit down and read the papers I had neglected. Then, in the distance, I heard Finn McCool’s grumble and Maudie’s sharp answer. The tone in her voice bothered me. It didn’t sound quite natural. She came from the path to the dock so I supposed she had been

out ‘rowing again. Blisters, prob-|’

ably, I thought. She wouldn't learn to take it easily at first, “Did you row around the whole lake?” I asked. But she wasn't smiling as she opened the door on the screened porch, pushed McCool in ahead. There were red splotches on her cheeks and her breath was coming in short gasps. “Youll never learn. You've done it this time for sure. And you're probably still wearing that darn new corset,” I said, .really frightened. Denny was beside ‘me trying to drive the grim frozen look from her face with some witticism. “You've as good as lost your bet, Machusla,” he said, putting an arm around her shoulder, “but don’t worry, I'll still dine and wine you.” : She pulled away, heading for her pet rocker and sat down with a little moan. “Bet— You feel, you've lost.” We stared at her and then I felt a little sick. She was terrified. I could see it in her tightly gripped hands and in the shivers that went over her well-padded frame. ; “She’s dead. I was with her when h she went. II don’t think she suffered long. It must have happened just before I came along—and I don’t think she felt any pain.” . Denny clicked quicker than I did. He brought her a drink while I was still rubbing her hands and trying

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old head was almost completely bashed in. : . “Whatever was used certainly was effcetive,” -Maudie said in a voice that “trembled. “She was

alive—" : “Did she say anything?” Denny demanded. “And the way,

by Maudie, darling, where’s the boat now?” She waved her hand toward the lake and said the boat was at our dock. I could feel the hair stand up on my neck and even Denny’s hardboiled exterior seemed to show the strain. It seemed the discovery of the boat and its gruesome ‘cargo

ANSWER—Yes. The ball is dropped to the ground and kicked as it starts to rise

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ance. When she saw Miss Millie give that last little shiver and then become still, home, rowing faster and in a straighter line: than she had ever rowed before. : Maudie straightened up finally while Denny was preparing to contact the State Police. ’ “Maybe now you'll listen to me,” she said, pushing her white curls away from her brow and adjusting her glasses. “Do you think the

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rub out poor Miss Millie?” * (To Be Continued)

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