New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
THIS HAS HAPPENED


Mildred Lawrence meets Stephen
Armitaye when no rescues her TO,
fur from q thief. Their friendship
grows until Pamela Judson. daugh.
ter OF Mildred's employer. tries te
luro him away from her. Huck Con-
nor becomes infatuated with Pa
mela and she plays both men. Hel
brother. Harold. is in love with Mil.
dred, who tries to keep him from
sambling with Huck's crowd.
When Stephen continues seeing
Mildred. Pamela has her discharged
and also turns Stephen xgainst hel
by saying that she is trying tc
marry Harold for his money. Bitter
ut Mildred. Stephen permits Pamela
to announce their engagement when
she tells him that is the only way
she can break with Huck.
Huck commands Harold to pre-
vent Pamela's marriage under fea,
Of exposure concerning forged
check. Harold says he can't force
Pamela, SO Huck plans to dispose
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frame him for stealing a firm car
and the detective arrests him after
finding a roll of bills. a gun, and
the auto keys which have been
planted in his room.
Pamela refuses to see Stephen and
breaks her engagement to "jail-
bird" But Mildred goes to him and
promises help. She begs Harold ia
expose Huck and help her free Ste
phen. after he confesses Huck has
threatened both Of them. But he
evades telling her the truth and she
works on alone. Finally, she gets u
threat over the phone to LAY off,
and realizes 1t is the voice of a
gangster. Mildred phones Harold to
come over to her, but while he Is
dressing in his room Huck enter,
and tells him to stay away from her
under penalty of being exposed
Maddened. Harold defies him and
they fight. Suddenly Harold realizes
his danger and tries to call help.
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CHAPTER XXXlI
As Harold opened his mouth to
yell for help Huck viciously clapped
hand to his lips. The boy fought
desperately but ineffectively. 1t was
too late to save himself now.
The rest of Huck Connor's MUIR
derous act was quickly carried out
Holding and silencing Harold with
one hand. Huck dealt him stun
ming blow with the other.
There was not even a cry as the
hurting body left the window and
crashed through space to death be-
low.
Then. almost instantly, Huck set
himself to follow the dictates of his
rapidly working brain.
He flicked out his handkerchief
and ran it over the woodwork of
the window to remove any finger
prints he may have left on it. A
quick survey of the room assured
him that little was amiss. A chair
overturned. He righted it in ona
swift movement.
His glance then fell upon the Ia
BILE that held the ash tray with the
butt Of the cigaret he had smoked.
Huck was too wise to smoke a spe-
cial brand by which he could be
traced, but he knew that Harold
did,.
Quickly he spread his handker-
chief on the table, took up the tray
with corner of 1t and emptied the
contents on the linen. He ran his
coatsleeve over the table. and then.
satisfied that he had destroyed all
clews, turned to leave the room.
At the door he stood listening for
a few seconds while he held 1t
slightly ajar and wiped off his fin
gerprints. Hearing nothing. he
opened 1t wider and peered into the
hall. There was no one in sight.
Then. as silently and smoothly az
a shadow, Huck stepped out and
made his way to his own rooms.
Harold's body was discovered soon
afterward. A guest on lower flooS
had glimpsed falling object as it
passed his window and instantly
called the office to report his be-
lief that 1t was a body.
Mr.. Dazel himself rushed to tn.
roof of the adjoining building after
glance from the nearest window
But first he stopped to send word