New Britain herald., 1929-02-11

anything develops. Get the alibi OF
every salesman who reports. Big
gers 10 holding couple OF them
now.
Yeah. that's all, but don't lie.
anything slip through your fin
gers. Covey. get hold Of the
superintendent OF the building, and
tell him to round up every employee
that was on the premises Saturday
afternoon. Ask him also to make
an Office to Office canvass for every
tenant that was in the building
after one O'Clock - not many Of
them. ! guess.
Question them one by one as to
whether they heard a shot, and
when. Keep a complete record. Of
course. Better get the super to give
you another vacant suite for. your
job. and have the gang brought to
you. one by one. I don't want them
to have a chance to compare notes.
And don't put out anything, see?
Just ask for information. don't give
it."
Convey, little. bright-eyed. glee-
ful-looking detective. nodded happi-
ly. And shall send the elevator
boys to you straight Off, chief"
McMann nodded, but his atten-
ton was not so ensrossed with his
subordinates that he did not see
Ruth Lester start. grow very pale.
and reach instinctively for Jack
Haywarl's hand
Ruth did not hear word OF Nc
Mann's instructions to Birdweli, the
third Of the plaincIothes men. for
she was RELIEVING that scene with
Jack Hayward at the elevator. when
he had come up to rescue her. IS
he thought, from Rorden's amorous
opportunities. The room spun
dizzily about the girl, as she real
lied that Micky Moran. the elevator
operator, would tell. would be
forced to tell. how. with a bruised
lip trembling with fright and her
eyes swimming with tears. she had
struggled with Jack to keep him
from forcing his way into Borders
ofilce.
The crushing pressure OF her
sweetheart's hand steadied her
finally. so that she became con.
scious Of what was going on about
her. McMann was bending over
Mrs Borden again. demanding
sternly:
Now. Mrs Boz den. just one more
question for the present: did yon
encounter anyone as you left your
husbands offices Saturday after
noon:"
What sounded like a sigh OF re-
lief quivered the white lips Of the
widow. mo one, sir. No. wait!
There was a scrubwoman coming
out OF the office next to the ele-
vator, across the hall. ! remember
thinking how old and bent she was
how-how harshly life must have
used her. That 10 the only per-
son l saw MIR. McMann, before the
elevator came"
Ruth wondered how many people
poor old Minnie Cassidy, the clean
ing woman who did" Borden's
offices, had served In this ironic
way. She. too. had never been 20
downhearted but that sight Of
rheumatic, bent. but humbly cheer
full. old Minnie had made her think
to herself. gratefully: "Thsnk Cod.
I'm better Off than that. ] have
lot to be thankful for"
The convuisive pressure OF Jacks
hand told her that be was follow
ing her thoughts. and she looked up
fearfully into his eyes. He was smiI-
Ing. but his face waA very pale.
with two little knots Of muscle to
Indicate that his Jaws were
clenched She wanted to reach up
and touch those clenched jaws. to
reassure him: Il know you didn't
do 1t. darling! Remember. the
window was closed. closed! Don't
you see? They can't really think
you did 1t. no matter what Micky
Moran tells"
But she did not dare. with Nc
Mann's narrowed eyes flashing
keenly from her face to Jacks. -.
"Oh, hello, DR.. Nelson! Glad
you've got here" McMann strobe to
the half-opened door and extended
his hand to a slender. oldish man.
whose barred head was thinly COW
cred with CRAVING fair hair. through
which the scalp showed pinkly. Pale
blue eyes. enlarged by thick-lensel
spectacles. surveyed the room diff
IDENTIFY. THE body is in the next
room. doctor. exactly as Miss Lester
here found it when she came to
work this morning. It's pretty obvi-
GUS that death took place a. long
ago as Saturday afternoon"
Nothing Is obvious. my dear Nc
Mann" the doctor protested mildly.
The building Is open on Sundays
Z mo-