New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
RTWIALeW| WIVES
Q 1929 A NEz SERVICE INC.


 NEz SERVICE INC. advantage of her motherly interest has. in short. made love 10 her. and she cant live under the came roof with him another day. The boy was away the day she left and did not return till the next after noon late, you know-the night of the murder"
 Which Nina could hardly have committed, If she was in Cf.cago," Morgtn interposed,
 "Of course she couldn't! DO yoIl think she'd risk doing it h."self?" Nan was blithely scornful. She knows, because the old man has told her she made sure of that. of course. that he is making new will. cutting off his villainous young son and leaving everything to his loyal and loving wife, so grossly insultod by that villainous young son. See? She goes,
 
 the murder to take place after the will has been safely made and wit messed and after the quarrel whicl. will throw suspicion upon the boy. See?"
 "I grant that of the two, the woman had the stronger motive,' Morgan agreed thoughtfully. Get ting rid of an old husband and ac curing a fortune at one blow. But what about an accomplice?"
 An. Thought you'd catch me didn't you?" Nan laughed. But to tell you the truth. l had hunch about the actual murderer before I became sspicious of the lovely Nina. l read all the stories in the paper before I knew the case was coming to us. you know. And two or three days ago there was an obscure paragraph about the Black hull chauffeur. Remember? He'd been questioned by the police. along with the other servants, the day after the murder and had nothing of interest to tell. Then suddenly the police woke up to the fact that he was missing. But Nina Black hull explained it by saying shed discharged the man-Bassett, hls name was. believe--for imperti- hence to her"
 orofc fN the glow from hers. All parts of her scheme, you think? She has a scene with the chauffeur carefully staged go that it will be overheard, discharges him, so that he can have an excuse for lpaving?'
 Alta boy" Nan applauded glee- fully. "The row and the dismiss al were clever, wern't they? If anybodys interested a year or two from now, it might be enlighten- ing to look up Mir. and Mrs. Bas- sett. The only way to explain it all is on the assumption that the chauffeur and Nina were lovers and plotted together to kill the old man for his money and her freedom"
 Now that that's settled" Mor- gan laughed, suppose the firm Of Morgan X Morgan goes to call on the fair murderess."
 | Nan was sorely tempted, but she shook her head. No, John. You 90 alone. If Nina's the siren l think sine is, she'd resent having me tag along. She wants to vamp some information out of you, and a -a-" she was about to say wife but could not utter the sacred word so casually yet "a female lawyer would cramp her style dreadfully. No, you run along. I'm tired, anyway"
 T must say you're anxious to get rid of me" Morgan protested indignantly. I'm not going to leave you you merciless little slave-driver" And he put an arm about her shoulders and hugged her close
 "Oh, yes, you are," Nan assured him. pushing him away with mocl; severity. when every nerve il her body clamored to have him hold her closer and closer T suppose the junior partner of this firm has some say-so! Go along. I'm crazy to find out if our theory has any basis in fact
 "Oh, All right" Morgan agreed abruptly, turning sharply away from her. For once precious mo- ment Nan thought that he was hurt and angry with her for send ing him away from her on their wedding night. But-she reminded herself-she had touched bottom leaving hope far behind. Of course. for very dccency, he had had to pretend
 But hope had not been so con- | petely crushed as Nan had be- lieved. After her husband had gone. Nan sat quite still for many minutes, staring at her hands, like little pink cups holding something infinitely precious, A kiss in tn. palm of each.
 The house was very silent Es- telle had left at s. By this tim. the O'Briens Big Pat Little Pa, and Maude were cozily talkinq over the wedding in their pleasa n, apartment over the garage. Curtis was sound asleep in his own small room. What was that terrible thing he had said. in his appalling in- nocence ?-"Won my other mother be sprised when she comes hime I'll have two mothers at home, am youl have two wives, don't you Father?"
 Nan shlvcred; her hands clenchld conNulsively, squeezing the life out of those two preciou, kisses. She Vas being toolishly neurotic, she told herself in dis