New Britain herald., 1926-02-08

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 No. Say, for Gods sake cut this out and tell me what it's all about! You'd think I'd murdered somebody the way you act"
 Miss Maynard" he said, that's ,%uctly what you're suspected Of doins."
 No! You're lying!" She sprang to her feet. Her eyes darted look of rage ct him, "You dirty dog," she whispered hoarsely, You're try tng to get something on me, Why cant they leave me alonc--"
 ,"Why cant who leave you alone?" h, broke in.
 You know who I'm talking about You know very well. You can 20 to hell. I'm leaving" She grab bod her pocketbook ---a beaded bag.
 Miss Maynard" he took hold Of her Wrist, aware that they were v'ry nearly creating scene, don't 20 yet. Sit down and listen to me. Youvc got to-" He vas holding her wrist cruelty fight. She winced with , the pain and sat down, he half fore Ing her into her chair.
 "lln not trying to get anything on you, as you say, Yon listen to these facts and see for yourself. Henry Rand was my father, He Was murdered in q hotel in Graton on Nov. 27. You've just told me you used Fogarty's ticket at the Paragon Thcator two nights before, Well, the sjllh of thul ticket was found in the room with my father. How did it . get thcre""
 Sho was white hnoath her rouge. ST was grabbing the edge of the table with her hands. "lt's liA." She leaned toward him. tenso. "Tt's a lie. I don't believe it."
 "N'S tho truth. How do You sup pos" know you used Fognrty's s ticket? We found the stub and |'racod it down 10 Fogarty. He told the police he gave 1t 10 you."
 "Thc police! God. Do they kno" ithis""
 1 "Thoy're looking for you now. Tine l"ndlndy at yonr last address said yon had loft town. I was there. ''
 "I tell you" she said. her voice strained and slow, "I don't know anything ahout it. It's fram"-up. How about Fogarty. if he knows so much? What was 10 prevent him i having q duplicate ticket made and l ,l ,,t.Jo N'1crn >yac 11np' Hes already proved an alibi. He . was not in Grafton when the mur- der was committed. You were.' Sure I was--looking for work and didn't find it. That's why I'm back. Take me out of here. I'm sick. I'll faint if ] don't get out in the air.
 "Whcrc do you livo?" Jimmy ask ed her. "1'll take you homo." ! She gave him an address in Park street.
 l "Comc on" he said. "le,'s go out. 1 He signaled 10 q wafer, He paid the check and took her arm. She leaned heavily on him at : 'thny walked 10 the door 1 "You've got to tell me all you know about this" he said to her when they had reached the street. She was acting, was concealine somthing, he told himself. He con tinued, roughly: "lf you don't tell me, maybe you'n tell the police"
 She blazed at him. "T don't know anything about ii, I tell you. Let nc alone"
 "What did you do with the thea ! ter ticket after you used it?' he asked. They were walking down 1 Williams street.
 She answered him wearily: q don't know. ] suppose l threw it away. What do you think I'd dc with it--put it in q scrap booll?'
 Look here" he said, "you're not playing fair with me. I'm trying to be decent with you and you accuse mo of being a party 10 some kind of q framn-up. Every word I've said to you tonight 1t true. I'm asking you ! 70 give an explanation of how that : ticket stub could have got into that room and you refuse. I've been wasting time. I should have turned you over 10 the police when l first saw you.
 i've been porsuading myself that you didn't have anything 10 do with .it. Now I'm beginning 10 think was a fool. I've good mind to call policeman now. They want you for murder, do you understand that""
 "Murder! Oh God, no! They can't" She swayed toward him and would have fallen If he had not caught her in his arms, They were in front Of the Mayfair Hotel. He hailed a taXiCah.
 The light from the street lamp above them was bright on her heavily painted face and blond hair She was limp in his arms when he noticed the man and woman in front Of the hotel staring at him. They were In evening clothes. The woman was Mary Lowell. He lifted Olga Maynard into the cab and closed the door.
 (TO Be Continued) ~>rN rakNrxy