Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-22

 I moved In . minute whatd hap pened. That drunken brute had got too familiar, an' she'd put bullet in him; though" he added refectively, "why she'd 90 t his room at all is more'n l kin see.''
 ''was there only one shotr' asked Godfrey.
 "Only one," answered the janitor. ''but 1t sounded like small cannon.i It didn't come from no sech little pop gun as that which Mir. Simmonds picked up in tn corner. rushed up tn stairs an threw open tn door'- ''Wasn't 1t lockedr
 'No; an that's funny. too," he added. "fer l remember hearin' tho lock snap after tn girl went in. Somebody must "a throwed 1t back ag'in. Mebbe tn girl did 1t, tryin' t git out, an Thomp- son got a-hold of her an then she let him have it"
 Godfrey nodded, with an appreciation seemingly very deep.
 That's 1t. no doubt" he said. ''I see you're Q close reasoner, MT. Hig- gins."
 Why" said Higgins, with smile of self satisfaction, "I alters have been able t put two an two t'gether. They's one thing, though, l can't explain. As was rushin' up tn steps, I heard th' openin' an shuttin' of door"
 "Ah," said Godfrey thoughtfully. "And there was no one in the hall7'
 "Not soul; not Q soul in sight"
 "Are you sure of that7"
 "Sure! O. course 1 am. There's Q light in tn hall-an', anyway, they ain't no place anybody could hide."
 "He might have gone into one of the other rooms, mightn't he7"
 "They was all iocked-Tm certain O that"
 Godfrey took q thoughtful pun or two.
 'Well," continued, Higgins. quieting down little, but still keeping one eye over his shoulder, Gas was sayin', I throwed open tn door, an there was tn girl leanin' agin tn wall an Thomp- son on tn floor with big blood spot on his shirt front. jest give one look at lem an then I went down tn steps three at time an over t tn station. tell you, 1t purty nigh done me up" He was interrupted by tramp of feet that came down the stairs. It was Simmonds and the coroner. l "Well, we searched the house." said i; Simmonds.
 Nobody there?" asked Godfrey.
 'rNot a living soul. didn't really expect to find anybody; but we went through every room-even to the suits which are occupied"
 Higgins opened his mouth suddenly then as suddenly closed 1t.
 "Did you find the doors all locked?'
 "Every one: the hall windows bolted on the inside and the trap in the rooi hooked in place. There's only one way our man could get out-that was by tho front door yonder," and Simmonds looked sharply at the janitor.
 Higgins grew red in the face.
 "T ain't got nothin' more sayw h' burst out expiosively. You'll be sayin ! did 1t next!"
 "Oh, mo-" retorted Simmoutfs coolfy you didn't do 1t. But I'm not quit Gure you've told us all you know"
 Higgins sprang from his chair, fairl! foaming at the mouth with rage. bu Slmmonds calmly disregarded him.
 I've left a man on guard in four teen," he said. Goldberg wants t bring his jury around in the morning t look at things. Here's your keys" am he handed the jingllng ring back to tn janitor and went out.
 ''They ain't no cause t suspect me ain't done nothin'." grumbled the jan itor. Then he looked meditatlvely a his keys, which he still held in his hand Funny" he murmured. Funny. don't know when they went out" Godfrey said nothing, but contem plated him. through half closed eyes.
 At that Instant the street door opene and man and woman entered.
 There they come now!' cried Hie gins, springing to his feet. Good even in, Mir. Tremaine."
 Good evening"" returned the stran ger in Q voice sIngularly rich and pleas ant.
 I was jest a-sayin' my frien here" added the janitor, that hadn' seen V go out" Godfrey for an instant fo'Vd himsel . gazing into q pair of the keenest eye he had ever encountered. "You wished to see meT' asked Trt maine.
 "Oh, no. no." interrupted Higgins "But tn p'ilce was goln' through u buildln'"-
 'The policeT'
 "Oh, forgot-you don't know-tha man Thompson's been murdered. H had tn soot right acrost tn hall fror you"
 "Murderedr echoed Tremaine. ''Afu dered! Why. that's terrible! Who al It? How did 1t happenT' Higgins retold the story with som unction, evidently enjoying his lister CTS horror. But Godfrey did not eve glance at him. He was gazing. pc haps a shade too infently for politenes , at Mrs. Tremaine. And. Indeed. sh was a woman to hold any mans eyes
 Godfrey rather wondered that Mir Tremaine took no part in the discu . sion. She stood listening apatheticaIl, [ not even noticing his stare.