New Britain herald., 1929-07-30
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Molly is principal sob sister on big newspaper. And Red is pollce court reporter Recently Molly cov- cred the Barrows trial Barrows nas been found innocent of the murder Of Bernice Bradford, a beautifu and immoral girl.
 Following the trial. Red meets boy named Perry 1ngersoll, wno tells, in drunken confidence. of ms own romance with Bernice. Red comes immediately to Molly with the story, and suggests that they collaborate on a play, using the Parrovs-Brt.dford- -Ingersoll triang'e for plot.
 He tells the story as he has heard 1t from lngersoll's own lips. Ser nice. it seems, had asked Inger- soll who adored her, to marry her - in order that she might blackmail Barrows. Ingersol1, craz- ed with love, was ready 10 take her on any terms. So Bernice bought herself wedding gown. EX- citedly Red outlines the sordid story.
 IL ; ttO SOOI lc VI iiV toi Ni'~ paper" he declares There's ma- terial there for the best plot on Broadway"
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XII The plot thickened. Perry lnger- soil, according to Red, had gone 10 Bernices apartment on the day her body was found with the marriage license and a wedding ring in hls pocket He had, in fact, shoWn them both to Red and Slim Boyn ton.
 He had another fellow with him that morning. A boy from the university who was going to be his hest man. Bernice didn't want any bridesmaid, for all her gorgeous wedding gown. She said she couldn't trust women. and sne hadn't a girl friend in the world. They were going to drive to the house of some man BerniCe knew, who was justice of the peace, and the ceremony was to be performed there. Then they were all going {. hack to the apartment for we'd ding breakfast
 5 But I don't understand" inter- ? rupted Molly. You say Ingersoii and his best man went to the apart r ment that morning, But Bernice s : body wasn't found until afternoon, r She'd given her maid the day off
 i,, her that afternoon, when he went in on business. And the medical examiner said she'd been dead for some hours. Now if 1ngersoll had been there in the morning, as ht says, he'd have found her then"
 He did," triumphed Red. That's just it. Bernice was dead at nlnt o'clock. Cold as ice, the kid says But he didn't give the alarm"
 You're darn right. ne didn't glVt the alarm. The boys not so duml as he acts. Anyhow he's a welCher I told you that already. didn't ' He was scared Scared to deatn 5 And you can't blame him much a k that, Molly. There wasn't any thing he could do for her. And 2 naturally, there was going to be < TOW. Police and all that I Nobody knew that Ingersol hal ; anything to do with Bernice. Ther z wasn't a chance of dragging hin into an investigation. Not so lon: as he kept his mouth shut. Mayb F. ;e F,;a h Cooler head of the two. l don know. Anyhow they made saf getaway. And nobody saw them y = Red paused And a dramatic si fence fell between them.
 Well" he demanded, what d .a you think of that?"
 Molly shook her head. 6e T don't know. It rather doe away with the suicide theory doesn't it?"
 absolutely" agreed Red. 'Didn l tell you she'd ordered grocerie and champagne for weddin breakfest? Nobody does thing . like that and then takes a swig c cyanide
 No" she said. No, I surpos not. What does lngersoll thinI Red
 Hell, lngc-soll knows,
 Red dropped his cigaret on in rug, and ground if fiercely int Molly's precious kashmir, His eye were blazing.
 Like a good story teller, Re had saved his climax. And nov having reached 1t. the horror ( the thing seemed to engulf him,
 "Bernice had date the nigt before he said And that dat vas with Barrows.'
 You mean" whispered Mon;
 Barrows killed her?"
 Red shrugged his shoulders.
 "Circumstantia evidence" T admitted He had an albi, ( course. Said he spent he evenin at home with his wife. Lord, that no alibi! Mrs Barrows vas JL naturally go-through sort, SF lied for him, that's ali" But I should think lngerso would have been a state witness exclaimed Molly.
 NO. he had sense enough keep out of it." repeated Red, "Yo cant blame him for that. Bernie was dead. IL wasn't ss If he cou do anything for her. Naturally, | thought of his folks. It won have been sw"et for his motne wouldn't it. having him mixed t with girl like Bcrnicr. and Il papers full of it. Besides, if h. talked, he'd have heen suspect, himself Imagine if he'd kicked ! [ rumpus there, and anybody come in"
 Molly laughed historically,