New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
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"First of nI|" he began, placing his. hat on her desk, let mc trp,,t that l want to finish hu.0c vel throw me out" lie Erul,r,, hIMir No, I'm not an iusprauc" nrr,i ond I'm not going "a try 10 sril you q lot or m automobile. And I'm uus Ia big silk stocking man from the east"
 Good hearcns!" she cried in mock horror, Then you must nc Il book agent"
 "Wrong again" he lnuehcu. "I'm salesman but net the ordinary kind. I'm what you'd call spc. ciAliSt."
 No" she said. "Nou'r' lawyer. l saw you when you were in hero yesterday"
 His eyes Wer" suddenly serious as they sought h"rs, "I'm also Il friend Of Jimmy Rand" he remarked Then, nt the Quic&. inqulrin4 lcol; and the troubled irown that his words produced, he threw up his I''''N'' "'4'i ilblit.S 't SiGlT
 "T!rrc Non alr, ; Ent% .t. Ncu'rc getting rr&dy to i,Ho}' n;a n%, now for putting in on somebody ,Isc's business, lt; l1" talE. wHl you, poasc" l ddr't cane ron, Jim, I'm no ai3btssador. q lc knew was her" he'd rrorabl% pi>r me good Iie&ine--a11 he corid Lo il, toe"
 Barry clasp"G lis hu1ds arW!ad his knee. lifting lis foot St,"iul inches from the Goor Hnd ca%iu- at | it as he vert on "It's nolr" Q. n,y business, Miss Lowell, but Jim Rand ! is the best friend ] have in lLo world-and about tnc most stubborn individual in tho world, ioo--'
 '1 wish" she interrupted. "you'I say what you hav" to sny. don't want ao appear rude, but it's diff cult for mo to-"
 'I know" he put in "1m sorry. I'll get right down 10 the point. Miss Lowell. I'm going to t"I >ou why Jim Rand rnme to Bridgeport. You don't know, do you?" "No."
 l "Wen, Jim Rand came here be- cause his father was murdered sev- eral weeks ago and q clow led him 10 Bridgeport"
 "Murdercd." she gaepel on"
 "Yes. the most mysterious thing I ever heard of. l won't go into it all, because it's long story. No don't know who did it and we can't imagine why it was done. But poor Jim hasn't been himself. naturally, since the thing happened.
 Suspicion first pointed 10 ccr- tain man in this city. but he proved an alibi. Then it pointed to q girl--- a girl named Olga Maynard. Jim found her--he found her in a res taurant one night while you and he were together
 She was staring at him in wide eyed amazement, "Thrn that was the--'' she broke off. GO ahead, Mir. Colvin."
 "He met her the next night--in the same place, At first he tried to trap her into an admission Then. when he told her the police were looking for her on a murder charge, she fainted dead away. Jim told mo that you saw that, and that you quite naturally failed to understand lit.
 Now he's convinced that the girl vas absolutely innocent of any con- nHction with the murder. Tn fact she's been helping him in his search for the suspect,
 That's all, Miss Lowell I won't bother you any longer" Barry picked up his hat. "I just had to tell you, because I thought you'd like to know and that. as far as Jim was concerned. you ought tu know. He wouldn't tell you himself. He said it was too late"
 Her hand fluttercd 10 her throat She binked 10 hold back the tears. "Tt isn't" she whispered. "You were kind to tell mo, Mir. Colvin."
 When Barry saw JiEnly Rand that evening, he said "Jim. want , you to remember this day. If you've got q notebook, mark the date In it Some day you're going to appreciate me for what ana great bcnc- factor to mankind" (To Be Continued)
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