New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
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fAl kt WtHlIny DlIiiHH, FulflS nervous breakdown In France ater learn ing of the death in battle Of her brother, Wilbur. She returns to the Tudor es' tate in Sandy Cove and is met by hor aunt, an attractive widow
 MRS, CLARA TUDOR and the lattcrs daughter
 LAUREL. Tho summer colony is fright cncd by the reported presence of a wild man whom Fay believes she has seen peering In the windows of the Tudor SHERlFr HULsE and his friend SERGEANT JOHN BARRY, q New York dctectivc investigate, Fay is attracted hy the personality of CAPTAIN WARREN, her brothers friend, who was with Wilbur when he fell. on the night of Mrs, Tudor's dance, KENNETH CLAYTON, wealthy philan- thropist, who is thought to be in love with Mrs. Tudor proposes to Fay. She rejects him. After the dance, and be- fore retiring Laurel confesses to Fay that she Is in love with
 HARRY tADMTS, an old love of Fay's but for whom she has long ceased to care, Fay congratulatos Laurel and wishes her happiness. The girls sleep In the same room. In the morning, Laurel is found dead from asphyxation and murder k suspected Fay breaks the news to her Aunt Clara. Clayton offers his assistance to Fay and together they overhear the coroner confirm tho murder theory and express wonder at Pays escape.
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 In the meantime Sergeant Barry engaged Martha, the cook, in conver- sation.
 Had she any enemies here in San dy Cove? the sergeant asked. "A girl as pretty and lively and fascinating as she was, would be apt to arouse jealousy
 Jealousy, it is? l guess there's plenty that would like to have stood in her shoes with the young men that have been hanging around here, es- pecially that whippersnapper lieuten- ant. but none would be soiling their dainty hands with murder. Not that a hundred coroners could make me believe there's been foul play. Wasn't the first to find her, and didn't she look as though she'd just dropped off in her sleep? There's the lieutenant now"
 young man had leaped the hedge which separated the Tudor place from the Country club golf grounds and was striding hatless across the lawn. His face was aghast, and his mild round eyes seemed protruding from their sockets as he approached the veranda.
 Martha, it isn't true. Where is Mrs Tudor? Can I see her?"
 She's with Mir. Clayton now, sir, but it's true enough if you mean that Miss Laurel is dead"
 "Dead, It cant be. Why only last night she-she gave me her word that the future we had planned" He drew his hand across his eyes, and Sergeant Barry took his arm and led him off the porch.
 "Lieutenant Cadmus, I don't want to force your confidence, but the sheriff and coroner will have some very serious questions to ask you at the autopsy, and it may be possible that I can save you from annoyance if you will be perfectly frank with me-"
 Autopsy Coroner Lieutenant Cadmus exclaimed. God God, was there anything suspicious about her death? We heard-we understood that it was heart disease, that she died in her sleep"
 Barry explained calmly, but the quick glance at his companion re- vealed a peculiar expression upon the young officers face.
 And Fay was all right herself? She didn't even know that anything had happened to her cousin?' The lieutenant halted in the path. Its mighty queer isn't it, sergeant"
 T take it from what you said just now, lieutenant, that an understand | ing of some sort existed between you and Miss Laurel. Were you and the young lady engaged to be married ??
 Tt wasn't announced, sergeant and no one else knew, but there is no reason now for me to keep silent I have been in love with Miss Tudor for a long time, but she only con. scented to our engagement last night In fact we both felt 1t was our duty to wait"
 He broke off in evident confusion and the detective eyed him sharply
 Why? Was there a previous af fair on Miss laurel's part ?"
 Not on hers, sergeant but or mine" The lieutenant paused, ant added somewhat shamefaccdIy. A a matter of fact, an understanding of sort had existed between mysel and her cousin, Fay Tudor, but i was all off two years ago, before sht went to France"
 The words had come haltingly, a' though he were aware of their sud den significance. Barry seized hi opportunity.
 | "Then why did you consider i necessary to wait? If you were quite sure that the affair was over, wha possible objection could you expec from Miss Fay to your engagement to her cousn?''
 Well you see, our engagement was not a formal one. She took her self off to France, and then her cou sin and l found that we cared to