New Britain herald., 1929-03-08
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agreement. she gave it to some- one else. of courSe-Someone who was in dire trouble, someone she will shield even if she has 10 go 10 jail 10 protect him"
 Jack laughed. Him ?'
 "A man, of course" Ruth re- torted. The man she is in love with. whoever he may be. She away with Mr. Boraen-because she was in love with someone else. And. Of course If she'd simply needed the $500 70 pay bills with, she'd have told readily enough what she did with it. Maybe the man saw her with Borden, suspected she was planning to go away with him. followed her 10 Borden's office. in a jealous rage-''
 "Forced lis way into the office. In spite of Borden's fear Of stran- gers with possible erieyancNs found your pistol by instinct. fired one shot ar Borden and one through the window, took the rest of Bor- ders money and your pistol, then stroIiel over to my office and com plotted a pleasant afternoons work by rohj,"E my desk of my auto- wat}r Jack interrupted. smiling 2 broadly. Pretty thin. sweetheart ''
 'W-il what iF it is"" Ruth cried. Any theory that coud fit all the facts would sound almost as ah- sr1r3. I'm just Grop'ns in the dark. 3acht Someone did if. But who. how and why' It's like an awful puzzle Of which yU have all the niocos hut 10 which you can't find the Eey'
 'l know. doar"Jack assured her ooutr.tcly. "Jt's heasrly Of me to joke about fl. Suppose VIC try. just you to4 I-i5ln'r intend 10 make | rhyme. eAr't, so don't frown at ni.--fo ~ 'le pieces of the puzzle foG.rhcr ! know youve been try ing all day. but McMann sort Of "famp@l EoUr style. You were try jgG so desperately 10 convince him '-at l didn't kill your unpleasant boss. that you had little time 10 wonder who did Now-I didn't dc f That's agreed, isn't it9 he added. with sudden gravity. his 'yea very steady, hut so Wistful that hor heart contracted sharply with pity.
 "of course, darltns.7 Emh pro- tested. smiling at him through 9 mist Of tears
 "AN right But lets consider thc case against mo. as NcMann sees it." Jack began hl4sllv "Throc people have testified that I threat. enei BordonS life. if he laid a hand on you again. Motive. Ae to oppor- tunjty-I was in my office for oigh, or ninc minutes. possibly 10. be tween faw minutes Of two and tuc or three minutes after two. and that of.ee IS directly opposite Bor- d"n's private office, with two opor windows between us across ar eight-foot airshaft.
 "A bullet fired from Borden's Of. 1 flee toward mine scars q brick be. ! side my window and Is found on the . cement floor of the court below ' My automatic, which my secretary Miss Barnes saw in my desk Satur. day morning. is discovered 10 he missing on Monday morning. Ac. possibility to weapon-the same make and caliher of weapon which killed Harry Borden.
 At 10 minutes after two. accord ] ing to Bill CoWan's story. Harr, Borden was in telephone converse ton with someone in my office Naturally the police don't say 'someone'-thcv say Jack Hayward But you and l know that at II minutes alter two. according 10 you watch and the clock in the lobb, Of the Chester Hotel. I was reioin ing you 10 finish our interrupte, lunch. Now-look at that section 0 he puzzle, little Miss Sherlock