New Britain herald., 1927-04-29

Teddy. wide-eyed, divided her at tention between the Waldens and Don. Diana's face was chalky. Roger Brooks stood back. his feet planted firmly on the floor, his strong jaw set.
 An instant's wait. Then:
 The sound Of a door being slam- med came from the record. Then the click of footsteps across a hard wood floor. They heard the noisy opening Of roll-top desk, cough.
 A voice spoke. The greater num- ber Of listeners present recognized the harsh tone. Its owner emitted an animal-like grunt of dismay, his eyes protruding like doorknobs from their sockets.
 T don't know why 'tis,. but I'm worried bout this Pop Brooks mat ter" This was the voice Of John w. Walden. ST. filling the room.
 Why whuts worryin' yuh?" came the voice of his son.
 "A number of things. First place I'm 'fraid he smells rat .. No person in the big room kne" just how it happened. Young Wald- en had been glaring at bon, who was leaning over the dictaphone. There was a glitter of insane frenzy in the lawyers pale blue eyes. Ted dy, watching them, saw Walden's s right hand jerk to his hip pocket caught the gleam of metal. ', l., self at Donald keene. Those look ing on never forgot that motion pie ture scene. although 1t happened all most in the flickering of an eyeid. She had wriled as she reached a 1 position directly in front of Don, her arms outspread as if to shied I his body.
 Just as she turned it came-the sharp crack of a pistol. Someone screamed. Then for an instant @ i dead silence fell over the room, | broken only by the low whirrins Of the dictaphone grinding out its | damning evidence.
 But only for an instant. There was a choking. gutteral cry and Dinny Morrison leaped, swift as a panther straight at Walden. The crazed lawyer was holding the pis- tol gripped tight in his fingers Dinny caught the hand and wrench ed the gun loose. No person knew not even Dinny-how 1t was done Another sharp report split the air and John Walden. Jr., sank to ths floor, shot through the heart. The next moment the two strangers grabbed John Walden, Sr.. and he felt his wrists enclosed in pair of | handcuffs.
 Don had caught Teddy in his arms and was holding her erect. He could feel her body relax against | his. A scarlet stain Was spreading in i q swiftly widening circle over the white dress above the heart. Then pandemonium broke. Dinny looked up from the still | form on the floor and his staring eyes saw the awful red that dyed ! Teddys white dress.
 "A doctor, My God, doctor,' he shrieked, and rushed toward 8 ! telep phone booth.
 Tenderly, with terrible fear tearing at his heart, Don laid the wounded girl on pile of mail sacks
 "Don't-bothcr ahout--a doctor" she artlculated foebly. but with 8 smile. 'They got me. tool guess | like Charley.'
 You mustn't say that, Teddy, lit tie eirl---you mustn't whispered Don, chokingly, his two hands l clasped under her head,
 She looked up at him and smiled. , There was strangely beautiful light in her soft. brown eyes.
 'It--is good---to die-like this in--this way" she whispered back, conscious Of the agonized grief in the eyes looking down into hers.
 Diana, kneeling close by her side, was sobbinG. Fanny Blake and Lola looked on. dazed,
 -nle--Don--'
 The words came faintly from tho , " ili''- iiPS.
 lie bent his head and his lips pressed hers. Her arm stole up and around his neck, clung there for a full minute, and then slipped slowly down.
 Don raised his head. Teddy turn. cd her glance on Diana, kncclinl beside her She took the older girl. hand and placed it over Don's.
 I've known-for a-a long tim' --that-that you two-loved eacl othnr--good bye-'
 They barely heard the concluding words. The brown eyes glazed over Diana and Don felt 8 slight shud der. The little sob sister had com, pleted her last earthly assignment She had reported her final story. , June's sun-kissed poppies raiser their tiny heads from the soil Of ( , well-kept grave in one of Cata"b5 City's beautiful cemeteries. Th' earth had settled and grown firm