New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
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/ Killed him." Ross looked amaz.
ed. Good Lord. no. sir! Why there
wasn't any Of 'em down here"
"Oh. you mean his chorus girl
friends. suppose he had lots Of
those"
mot so many. but now and then
one. He was no saint, Mr.. Folsom
wasn't"
mo, though his sister thinks he
was"
"sha does that. Mr.. Stone. Mis-,
Folsom thinks Mr.. Garrett was al
most q Puritan, and-he wasn't
SIR"
NO." agreed Stone. well. "a
along, Ross. / see you can't help me
out. Call down for some Ice water
will you. and tell them to send that
fat child with It,"
"Tubby? Yes, STR"
Ross did stones bidding and de.
parted, and shortly the rotund bell.
boy appeared with the water.
You wanted me special. Mr.
Stone?" he asked, with tho air Of
importance that he loved to assume
What I'm getting At Is this. Tub.
by" the detective said. straightfor.
wardly. II want to get all the side.
lights can on Mr.. Garrett Folsom
I've learned, = lot from his friends
and from tho police and all that
But there may be some bit Of infor-
nation you can give me that no.
body else could. Think SOL"
II wish l could. sir. but I'm,
darned II I can think Of anything
Got anything particular In mind"
mo. I'm just Laundering. Did
you see Mr.. Folsom when he ar.
rived here? When be first came In q
Yes. sir. did. was near the
desk and seen him arrive. Oh. yes
he came In very important like
''Swaggering?"
mot fool staggering, sir. Just
like a man who's big and knows It
No shoddy work. And his man
Ross you know. looking after every.
thing quiet and proper"
y suppose you mean he made
an entrance such as one Of the best
people might be expected to do"
"Just that, Mr.. Stone. know
all about entrances: I've seen thou.
sands"
Tubby stood waiting. hoping hi
could tell something Of Importance
but utterly at loss to do SO. and
we'll knowing that nothing fictitiou.
would so with this man.
"Well. that's that" Stone in.
formed him. did he look about a
the PEBBLE before he went UP to hi
rooms?"
HE did just that" and Tubby
saw chance. He stood quite .
few minutes looking at the crowd.
in the lounge. He hadn't been her.
in some time and he was awful in.
terested."
Did he notice anybody In par'
ticular?"
We'll, he did. You see, his owr
crowd. Mr.. Neville and those ladies
weren't around just then, but jus
as Mr.. Folsom was about to 60 W
in the elevator the Searses ant
Barrons came down In the neN
elevator and Mr.. Folsom looked a
them like he was surprised all t
pieces"
"Why," said Stone, "he didn'
know any Of them. except Mr.. Sears
slightly"
! CHAPTER XIV
well. I don't know anything
about that" said the fat bellboy
but Folsom waited over for anoth
er car while he looked at them
They didn't see him: they wer
laughing and talking together, blu
he couldn't "a been more kerflun,
muxed II he'd seen the Old Nicl
himself"
WAS he Nnpleasantly surprised?
II don't think so, sir. He didn'
seem either glad or sorry. especially
only just struck. That's ALL"
well. that doesn't seem t
amount to much" Stone sighe,
YEARLY. Hello. here's Myrtle. w
seem to get clean towels every hou
on the hour"
THAT Isn't why Myrtle shows u
so frequent" Tubby said. and
laughing. he went away.
Myrtle" the detective said I
the chambermaid. Il suppose 70
know nothing of Mr.. Folsom tina
you haven't told, do your"
mot a spick-speck." declared tn
girl. wish ! did. I'd be rich II
could answer the questions that
been fired at me ever since the poo
man died"
HE was nice to you?"
HE was a gentleman. Mr.. Fol
som was. He was nice. il you mea
generous with his money and polite
hammered. But il you mean any
thing like petting or silly talk. no.
still, you only saw him once Q
twice.
That's all sir. but we girls siz
UP a man In less time than tina
And Mr.. FOLSOM. he wasn't the sol
to be silly that way. The only sill
ways he had was this doll racket.
She looked around at the doll
still scattered about the room. an
going to one OF them changed Il
position to what she deemed
moro picturesque pose.
You're fond OF them?" ston
said, as she fingered the short Skin,
and long slim legs Of the doll.
Il love 'em." she declared. AS
baby / was always crazy abo,
dolls. 1had dozens Of them. thong
none, Of course, except cheap one