New Britain herald., 1929-03-08
THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
 Handsome Harry" Borden is shot between one and four Saturday aft ernoon. Ruth Lester. secretary, finds his body Monday morning, sprawled beneath the airshaft window of his private office. NcManp. detective ser geant, questions the following sus- pects: Ruth. Mrs. Borden, Borden's a9rran-ed wife and mother of his two children. who admits calling Sat urday afternoon; Rita Dubois, night club dancer, who says she called on Borden Saturday to get the torn half Of a S5o0 blIl he promised her; Jack Hayward, Ruth's fiance, whose office is across the marrow airshaft from Borien's.
 Hayward says he returned to the seventh door Saturday 10 get his and R.tls matinee tickets left on his lrsh Ja-l,s guilt seems confirmed hv the testimony os the elevator boys, 4ucAv LInrar and otto Pf.uS2r. anl Of E4 CoNon. Tash's friend. who s7ys be hard Jack threaten Bor3er's life.
 Detectives a-e sent o"t fo bring in Cleo Gilman Eon5ru's 5sCard' i mistress. and JtNs I12Iav uI~ body guard. llcNaun age~t!oHs B.any smith. RorIeus oaI'a bov: Ashe, lis m4u-s5rl.ur: Minnie Cassidy, scrp5norean, .Ho C..avs th@ Hor- den suite, ard I~ty 1uler who cleans Jacks otolo".
 NcMann show, Ruth q f.5ueu@d bullet found on a strip Of cement seven flights below. H. also points 70 ueS-naae scar 1u the brick wall hes.4. Jg.Ns window. This. he says. r, tn. bullet Borden fired too lato Ig scl.-3sf..So at his rur- derer "who stood in Jack Hav- wards wIudo-." rols. C0mmls- sioner Weeks. auSiou- 10 make m arrest, 1u~rruGs McMaun 10 semi for Jack and Rita.
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 CHAPTER NNN1lI
 Now. voUnc lady, ff you mention the word murder one moro tine before youNo drunk every drop of rhs hot broth aud eaten cNacfl. out-ha'f Of this chicken, y0gr tf- ture husband Niu anticipate his prerogatjvas and give you q sound spanking," Jack Hayward address, d the goldeu-hatred girl whom he had just forced down into the hl-- best soitost char that her small apartment boas'ed,
 Ruth Lestcr's fatlguo-sladoNo l blue eyes started, a 8 f they were looking upon divine miracle at the tall young man who was b1sily setting her little gateleg tahle with her own gaIly patterned dishes and serving the food which he had or dered sent up from the nearest restaurant.
 Suddenly, as she watched his un- tramneled hands-hands which ar hour ago she had expected 10 see began to sob, sudderingly, so that her whole small body was terribly shaken. Instantly Jack Hayward forsook his dinner preparations. dropped 10 his knees beside her drew her head 10 his shoulder.
 Don't, sweet You've been so splendid, so brave, I'm here with you now because of your faith and courage. Don't you think l know that if 1t hadn't been for you be in jail tonight, instead Of hold ing my own darling girl in my arms? ?" Jack pleaded.
 'McMann believes you're guilty. and so does Commissioner Weeks" !" Ruth sobbed. They've just let you out, like q dog on q long leash. C see if you'll run 10 q buried bone, and-give yourself away
 Jack laughed and kissed her wet eyelashes. "Then the dog is grate- fuI for the leash, darling, since it's long enough 10 rr8ch to you, and he's going to begin orrying Q bone right now-a nice, juicy drum stick" And he spranr 10 his feet 10 pull the big chair, with the tired girl in it, to the gareleg table.
 Do you think Iita has been ar rested 9" Ruth dared revert to the subject Of the murder, when Jack had grudgirglv agreed that she had eaten enough for one small person
 Jack dragged hor chair to the little fireplace, gave an expert poke at the snoldoring logs. and seated himself on hassock at Euth's feet before he answered, Graveiy:
 T rather imagine shes been lei run loose-on q leash, as I've been and that the cop on the other enc of the leash will find her digging for her buried bone-if Rita isn'r careful.'
 Ruth's eyes wdencd increduIous. ly, but with shamod hope in them "YoG think Rita is guilty. Jack"
 The eood-looEnc young mans hands closed tightly over hers Someone did it. darling. Yor mustn't be too mortified tomorrow if it develops that Rita Dubois i, the one. One big reason why Nc. Mann did not arrest me vas that he knew he cid not have all O Rita's story. I'm cure he'd rathel know what Rita did with the e5Hf she admits she got rom Border before he takes a chance on clap ping me in jail"