New Britain herald., 1929-06-28


 "You just bet I won't. Alice. Ill-" The door closed on them, and Nan. without a moments hesitation. reached into the deep lower drawer Of her typewriter desk. pushed a button on a black metal box which was fastened to the drawer, and lift ed a queer sort of receiving instru- ment to her ear. Morgan had had the listening-in device installed more than two years before. It had been invaluable as a means of obtaining verbatim reports from the lips of skittish witnesses. who had no idea that their words were being heard by anyone except Morgan himself. Drawing her notebook forward hastily. Nan began to jot down in short hand the conversation that 1 was taking place in the private office:
 Alice Belton: Quit Bert! I'm mad at you Oh-h. You're So strong, But honestly. I am mad at you"
 Crawford: "What about. Peter Pan? Lord, you're cutter than ever!"
 Alice: "Aw, you can't kid me. Quit. Bert" Crawford: "Listen, Alice. You and I've had some pretty good times. haven't we? Well. honey, you can do whole lot for me, a mighty big favor. if you will"
 Alice: Its about this awful trial. isn't it? Honestly. Bert, you coulda knocked me over with a."
 Crawford: T know, honey! Listen, and listen hard: Wolfe, the cashier of the First National. says he called me and talked to me on the phone on Wednesday afternoon. November 9. never received any such call- get me?"
 Alice: But Bert, remember put ting the call through-honest, l do! I asked you if you wanted to speak to Mir. Wolfe, and you said-''
 Crawford: Listen, Alice darling, pretty as you cant be expected to have her mind on business every blessed minute. This is what you re- member: MT. Wolfe called up, you asked his name. you thought my 1 secretary was in my office and you put the call through without listen- ing to see who answered it. Two other lines were buzzing and you had to hurry to answer them. Don't you remember? Wait, baby! Then just as you pulled out the plug on Wolfe's call-you'd got the signal that the call was finishcd-you saw me com- 1 ing in from the elevators. l hadn't been in my office after all. And you were so busy with your board that i you didn't tell me Mir. Wolfe had called and you thought my secretary would tell me anyway. Isn't that ex- actly what you remember sweet i heart?"
 Alice: Well, if you |, say so, but I'm scared of the district attorney, Bert Oooh. isn't it cold here? It's going to be a hard winter. isn't it ?" Crawford Iaughing exultantly): What do little girls with fur coats care for hard wintcrs?"
 Alice: "But I haven't any fur { coat. Bert-'
 Crawford: You will have when this trials over, darling, just as 1 proof I'm crazy about you-'
 Alice: Yeah? Me and who else ? You've got such a good memory for what l remember, Bert, maybe you i can remember what you promised me about that rcd headed dame you had np at your apartment that night when I dopped in to get my vanity I'd left the night before. Remem- ber?"
 Crawford Jealous baby. told you-"
 Alice: You told me you'd not two- time me any more. and you have! My girl friend saw you and that red headed dame with the blue eyes-ooh. quit, Bert, Honest, can't think when you're kissing me like that. You're not kidding me about the fur coat. Bert? And do you love me whole lot?"
 Nan dropped the receiver of the listening-in device into the drawer as Morgan's tall. thin shadow was outlined on the frosted glass of the outer door.
 Gro Be Continued)