New Britain herald., 1926-09-20

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 , Probably not. Now, talk, i you're going to. There's only on, , way for a detective to learn any
 thing and that's for him to mak,
 other people talk to him." T thought you used clues anc
 evidence and all that"
 Material clues are all very well
 if they're real ones and vital to tht
 case. Evidence is helpful. of course
 But the real stuff is what is poured
 out by the human tongue. Give me lot of babbling people and IT solve your case"
 How much ought I tell your"
 Ever bit of thing you know, am very much in earnest when ] work, Miss Moore, and l cannot al. ways impress on people the desir- ability of telling all. All. Now, never mind about the general facts, the principal points, or the out standing details. Tell me what you know that no one else knows. What
 
 you saw. What you heard that others didn't hear. What you sur mise, that others don't even suspect. Those are the things that vii help me to solve the mystery. You want it solved, don't you?"
 "Yes, I do now. This morning, | wasn't sure. But sitting here, and i thinking about my friend, whom l loved, and seeing her funeral going cn, yes, l do want her murderer dis covered-whoever he is."
 You didn't kill her." "No," and Bunny spoke quietly, showing no resentment at the ques- ton.
 Do you know who did?"
 T am not sure. AS you will learn, as soon as you learn anything about the case"
 "Oh, I know the main facts"
 Then you know there are three principal suspects, Mir. Heath. Mir. Inman and myself. Each of us had motive and opportunity-Ive learn ed that line from the detectives- but my motive was not a strong one, and-I didn't make use of my opportunity"
 Tt was one of the men, then?"
 Tt was one of the men,"
 (Which one--do you think?"
 ''I don't know" she fidgeted lit- tie, and her cheeks glowed pinker, but she went on: think of it your self. A man and wife and another are desperately in love with one an- other. Which man Is more likely to kill the woman?"
 'The husband of course"
 But the other man is the wom- ans heir. He is insatiate in his greed hope of winning the woman for his own. But if she dies, he will have her fortune. Now, which one?"
 You make it very interesting. Now, what do you know"
 "Only this. I went downstairs, late that night. I found Mrs. Heath dead, in the studio, with candles burning at her head and feet. touched her, and her flesh was still warm-'
 At this point Bunny's bravery gave way. She faltered, hesitated, and became suddenly silent.
 Understanding, Truitt said no word, but looked at her with a 1 glance of mingled compassion and l encouragement.
 And Just at that time, there was {; commotion next door, and they 1 saw the casket of Myra Heath car ried out from the house she had l loved so well.
 The sight restored Bunny's cour- age, reignited her fire of indigna- tion and caused her to resume her | story.
 "They will be coming home soon," she said, nervously, "and I want to 1 tell you what I know. MT. Truitt, be- you have made me feel 1t is my duty"
 "Tell me only as much or as little as you think best. Do not be car ried away by emotion at the sight of that casket. But if you will tell me the truth, I'm sure you will not regret it."
 "No. We'll, as I came upstairs, I saw MT. Inman peeping through the crack of his door. He must have heard me on the stairs, and opened it the tiniest mite.'
 "Yes."
 'I was so upset l didn't know what I was doing, but I went blind ly on to my own room, and threw myself on the bed"
 Why didn't you raise an alarm?"
 "Mr. Truitt. you will think this strange. But I was afraid. feel years older now, though that was but few days ago, but at that mo- ment, I felt I just couldn't do any thing at all. I vaguely reasoned that if there was any alarming to do, there were people in that house better fitted to look after it than l. That I, as the youngest and least ex- perienced of the household had no call to take any initiative-oh, know this sounds foolish, but it's the truth. I've never done anything for myself, never had any responsi- bility of any sort, and couldn't make myself do anything. l see now it was cowardly and"
 No, Miss Moore, 1t was natural You were stunned, and, moreover, you had reason to believe that Mir. Inman knew something of the mat ter, or he would not be spying on you. You had reason to think MT. Heath was in the house - hadn't you?"
 q don't know. I didn't think about Perry - about anybody but Mvra. cried and cried until l. fell into @ sort of sleep. But kept starting up and listening every few minutes. And not another sound lid I hear In that house all night ong. Toward daylight, l began to
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