New Britain herald., 1926-09-18
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land, is agog over the murder of | Myra Heath and the disappearance of her husband, Perry.
 House guests of the Heaths are Lawrence Inman, heir to Myras fortune, and beautiful Bunny Moore. to whom suspicion points because of her queer actions.
 Myra Heath never used cosmetics, vet when her body was found she was heavily rouged. A rare old bot tie from her collection of glass had been used to kill her. Candles were burning at her head and feet.
 At the Country club the murder is discussed by Sam Anderson, Heath's rival for the club presi- | dency; Al Cunningham, who Is try ing to solve the crime, and others. Bunny is amazed to get a phone call from Heath, saying Inman is the murderer. Inman confides 10 Todhunter Buck, who is in love with Bunny, that he saw her ascending the stairs after the murder. One of the Heath servants says the same thing.
 Cunningham goes 10 Anderson's house, and there, while waiting for his host, is suddenly confronted by Perry Heath, who then yanishes in the darkness. Anderson arrives soon after and upbraids Cunningham for letting Heath get away.
 Todhunter Buck, puZzling as to the best way to clear Bunny, is sit- fling in the dark when Bunny slips out of the house of his aunt, where she is now a guest, and joins man at the edge of a wood. Buck doesn't recognize him.
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 Buck was still as death. ruminat- ing on what he had heard. He vas almost sure Bunny said putty" but that seemed absurd, and, he thought, she might have sad. "pret- l ty' or party"
 But now their voices had sunk much lower, they talked on, but with more care lest they be over heard.
 'l00 became tIdlllIitd tAiii 'D''l waiting, as he crouched behind a tree. True, he had come from pure motives, but he couldn't think It right to continue to spy on Bunny and her lover as he had now con- , cludcd the man must be.
 Then suddenly Bunny's voice rang out:
 "I don't believe it. They'd never take me. They'd never convict me It wouldn't be posslble.'
 Not word of the mans speech could Tod detect, but next Bunny said: :,
 "Yes. 1t is all Emma's fault. J knew Emma would tell. Oh. why did I do it? am wicked giTl.'
 Then. it was evident the man tried 10 soothe her, to comfort her, but Tod turned away, sick at heart,
 Whoever the man was, he was talking about the murder. And Bun nv had said she did it. And sald Emma had told--oh, well, there was small room for doubt nov.
 Buck began carefully to retrace his steps, and go back home, when he heard the others rise and start hom awards also.
 ..You'n catch cold. dear" the man said, solicitously. Why didnt you wear a wrap?'
 I'm not cold,' Bunny said, walking by his side. But l wish ! knew what to do. You haven helped me Q. bit
 "Oh, yes I have. I've showed you how to save your own necK-and' unless you look sharp, yonli nave that to do. I'm sorry, dear, you nave such q hard task ahead of you--l wish I could help yuu-openly. Bu' cant. The only thing l can oC Ia to advise you; and Bunny, vol must, you must follow my adNlce'
 q will" she said, humbly. now and the two walked on, passing within a few feet of Buck as ht stood. motionless, and watched them go by.
 The man. he could see him bet ter now, was of medium helgh' medium weight and with no dis tinguishing peculiarity of gait ol , bearing
 It seemed to Tod that he might o' might not have seen him before, ] was T figure not easy to identity unless more clearly seen. Yet he cared little who the mai , might be. He was so cast down D! the self-eyident fact that he was al intimate friend of Bunny's that ! , made small difference what hl s name was.
 , After a few more steps Bunn, , evidently forbade the man to g . further with her on her home"ar' l way and with obvious reluctanc s tbe man paused and stood watching Q her as she went on alone. : Dear little Bunny; she stepped ou r hraveIv and Tod fairly yearned l run after her and go on by her sldt e Rut something held him back. Firs ]. he was not at all sure she Woui a welcome such an attention, ana als' hecausn some instinct told him | !, fo,1ov, the man. To track him do" c and find out who he was and "ha 
 c he was up to.
 e At first indifferent. Tod felt
 growing impulse to trail him nom or wherever he was bound Tor.
 So, knowing Bunny could get ot the unlocked door of his aunt bouse. Buck stayed behind an waited on the movements or th
 other. ,x,
 He realized that Bunny mgr lock him out, but there were pac windows and low verandah roo' that had before this afforded hlm
 belated ingress.
 So. as the strange man pega slowly to walk away, Buck foilo"e him. silently and steadily. :.
 Now and then Toddy feared Il
 .tepped too audibly on twlg
 stone. but the other did not 100