Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 78, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1926 Page: 3 of 20
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F PART TWO
WICHITA DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY. JULY M. MM
Y CAROLYN WELLS
7 ©1926
y G.P. PUTNAM SONS
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In Harbor Gardens. Long Island,
in an elaborate bungalow, lived
Perry Heath, and his wife. They
were entertaining as house guests:
Lawrence Inman, a distant rela-
tive of Myra's and, aside from Per-
ry. the only heir to her fortune,
Bunny Moore, young, vivacious,
golden-haired, an old friend of
Myra’s..
Perry was an artist and a can-
didate for the presidency of the
Country Club His chief opponent
was a man named Sam Anderson.
Perry's wife was beautiful but cold
and sarcastic. She never used cos-
meties; her hatred of colors amount-
ed to a' passion. She collected rare
old bottles snd /her latest was a
Whiskey bottle which aroused her
ANatic husband to scorn.
Tyra, provoked at a growing In-
“timacy between Perry and Bunny.
Aannounces she has made her will In
favor of Inman, cutting her hus-
band off. She quarrels with Perry
later and mysteriously alludes to
his “secret.”
That night. Heath, stealing down-
stairs. surprises his wife alone with
Inman, whom he orders out of the
house by morning
The next morning Myra’s body is
discovered In the studio, candles
burning at her head and feet. She
is made up with rouge and dressed
In gay colors.
Herrick, the butler, discovers near
the body a card marked. ’The Work
of Perry Heath,” and the .doctor,
when he comes, finds that the death
blow was struck by Myra's cherish-
ed whisky bottle.
The coroner conducts an examina-
ition, and It Is discovered that Per-
Ary Heath is missing, despite the
Wfact all the doors and windows hsd
▼ been locked on the inside.
this opening. - She had expected
questions as to her friendship with
Myra and her position in the house-
“Knowing hsr well, do you think
she herself applied the powder and
rouge which is now so conspicous-
ly on hsr face?"
“Oh, no," Bunny Cold, excitedly,
“she nsvsr would do that! Never.
Why, we often coared .her to try
it, but she never would."
“Did she possess a vanity bos of
her own?"
"Why—yes,—she had two or three
that were given her as presents,
by people who didn't know her dis-
taste for such things."
"Where are these gifts?" ,
“I don't know. I'm sure. Up in
her boudoir, I suppose.” or
"Not likely she used one of them
then: for the cosmetics now on her
"N—no,—I shouldn't think so."
Bunny hsd turned pale, and was
shaking with nervousness. But she
forced herself to speak calmly, and
managed to control her quivering
lips.
“Is the red scarf that is so artis-
tically draped round Mrs. Heath's
tigurs hsr own property?"
“No," the girl replied, “it is mine."
"Yours? How did it get where II
now is?”
"I don't know, I’m sure." Bunny
had conquered her nerves somewhat
and was beginning to try her nat-
ural wiles on her Inquisitor. “I was
wearing it last svsnlng when I
stepped out on the porch, and when
I went upstairs to bed, I left It down
here. Why Mrs. Heath put It round
her, .I don't know, I'm sure. It was
not like her at all. All hsr scarfs
are whits or silver grey."
"You were the first to leave the
group last night to go up to bed?"
“Yes. We were all about to go
but I chanced to go up flrot. Why?"
The sudden question was In a
rather impertinent tone, but was ac-
companied by an innocent and en-
chanting smile, that made Detective
Mott sit up and take notice. He had
his own opinion of young women
who tried to cajole or bewitch a de-
tective, end he immediately began
to wateh his step. %
“Why, because I want tel know all
about when you last saw Mrs. Heath
alive.”
“That was ths time." Bunny spoke
softly. “1 said good night, — I think
—or, perhaps I didn't, we’re not very
punctilious about such things, and
I went up to my room and shut ths
door, and I didn't hear anybody sloe
earns upstairs at all."
“And you didn't Isavs your room
again, last night?”
Bunny paled, and bar big blue
eyes stared at the detective.
-W—what do you mean?" she said,
with a gasp,and a little catch la
her voice. C
Mott looked at her. Could it be
the details of Mrs. Heath’s appear-
ance? How her faces was painted,
and how there were candles at her
head and reet?”
“No,—she didn’t tell me that—"
Bunny looked vaguely at Mott, her
lovely eyes clouding with tears as
she glanced toward ths beautiful
still figure on the floor,
“Then you were shocked afresh
when you came downstairs and saw
the—the scene that you did seer
“Yes,—oh, yes."
“You gazed at the strangely paint-
ad face.—"
"Yes." " Bunny’s eyes looked
straight into ths detective's own.
"You saw ths crimsons scarf drap-
ed across the body?"
"Yes."
"Yousaw ths card about Mr.
Heath’s work?"
"Yen.”
that this lovely child, had some -
knowledge, guilty or otherwise, that
she was keeping back?"
"It doesn't seem to bs an ab-
struse question." Mott smiled kindly
at her. "I only asked if you left
your bedroom again after you went
in and shut the door.”
"Why, no,—no, of course I didn't!"
"Then you knew nothing of the
tragedy until you came downstairs
thla morning?
"1 knew before I came down, be-
cause Carter, Mrs. Heath's maid,
ca me to my room and told me.”
‘‘I see. • And did Carter tell you
“Yen saw tha candles burning at
her head and fast, almoat as If la a
church?
"Yes.” Bunny looked rapt now,
and then, as the detective ceased his
questions she burst Into a flood of
helpless leers, and blindly took the
handkerchief Larry silently offered.
"Miss Moore,” Mott seemed told,
nore her sudden breakdown, “please
answer this with candor. Was there
any ill feeling, to your knowledge
between Mr. Heath and his wife?"
"No," and Bunny ceased crying,
and faced the detective with all h«r
old insouciance, and Independence.
“Most certainly not! They were one
of the most devoted couples I ever
knew."
“There was no difference of opin- I
ion.—I mean on a vital subject?" 1
"No, nothing special or definite.
Except, perhaps, that Mr. Heath did
not sympathise in Mrs. Heath's
fancy for collecting old glass.”
"That would scarcely be sufficient
reason for him to attack her with
one of her own old bottles," Mott
said, gravely.
"No, of course not,” returned
Bunny.
(Continued in Saturday’s issue.)
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CHAPTER VIII
And ordeal it was, for Mott had
a way of making his most casual
remarks seem accusatory, and his
lightest question often hinted at vi-
tal import.
"Being the nearest relative of
Mrs. Heath present. I presume, Mr.
Inman, that you are deeply anxious
to learn who committed this shock-
ing crime.".
"Yes," said Larry, and no more.
“Then, will you tell me. In your
own words, of the events of last
evening up to the time you last saw
Mrs Heath alive?"
"We spent the evening quietly at
home," Larry replied, with cold po-
liteness. “Miss Moore and myself
are staying here, and there were
no other guests at dinner. After
dinner we four hid a game of
bridge here in this room, and when
that was over, we chatted a bit.
and then Miss Moore left us and
went to her room. A few moments
later I went up to bed, leaving Mr.
and Mrs. Heath here. That is all I
can tell you, Mr. Mott."
"At what time did you go up-
stairs, Mr Inman?"
"Something after eleven, I think.
I don't know more accurately than
that."
"Did you hear Mr. and Mrs. Heath
come upstairs, later?*
“That I can't say. If I did I didn’t
notice it."
Were Mr. and Mrs. Heath In
usual good health and spirits
le t evening ?" - -
. noticed nothing at all unusu-
"Was Mrs. Heath high-tempered?
Or is Mr Heath of an impulsive or
fiery nature?"
I have always known them to be
cultured, high-bred people. Far re-
moved from quarrels that might
lead to physical violence."
"Then we must look elsewhere for
the murderer. Now another mystery
is the disappearance of Mr Heath.
Can you shed any light on that,
either by fact or theory?
"I'm afraid I can't, Mr. Mott. Per-
ry Heath has been a friend of mine
for years and while I can't think
he killed his wife, I am still more |
at a loss to imagine a cause for his
disappearance just now"
"What significance do you attach
O. "Ni.card, The Work of Perry
Personally, I think that card was
dropped by accident. It la a card
that we have joked about often. It
has been kicking around this stu-
die for months.”
"I see Then you don't think it
indicates that Mr. Heath killed hie
wife, and placed the card there In
a spirit of bravado?'
“No .Indeed 1 think It far more
likely that some one else killed Mrs.
Heath and placed the card where It
was found. In order to seem to In-
criminate Mr. Heath That is, un-
less my other Impression in the
truth, that the card fell there ac-
cidentally.”
These things will be gone Into
more thoroughly at the Inquest,"
Mott said. "That will take place
this afternoon, at two o'clock. Please
be In attendance, Mr. Inman.”
He turned to Bunny with an
apologetic glance, as if he hated to
annoy her, but his duty was Im-
perative. ‘ "
"Miss Moore," he said, gently
your friend, Mrs. Heath,
In the habit of using what Is known
"..L.. make-up box, mas she?"
No, said Bunny, frightened at
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