The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-01
Murder Al BridCe A AHNE M s As!sN !sd @ sx s 8 Asx 9sso" O
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JUNITA SELIM is murdered at bridge. Replaying the "dcatl hand" casts suspicion on nearl, all of her guests and her maid. DUNDEE. special investigator Is left in the, house with Lydia the maid. after his examination Oi the guests. In Nita's desk he finds from her chcckbOOk that she pait no rent, to her landlord, JUDGE MARSHALL: that she deposited $1O,OOO since she came, indicating blackinaii: and that she pait LYDIA $40 week After finding her will, In an envelope sealed anl then rcOpcncd. he asks the mait why she did not tell him that il was Nita who burned her face st horribly. Lydia admits that Niti was trying tO commit suicide with carbOIic acid. on February 2 over n man, and when Lydia triet to stop her. threw the acid in hcI face. tl&
 Lydia swcars she did not holG q grudge. She tries to prove sht loved Nita, who made every effor, to make up for the accident, b! showing Dundee presents she gave Nita. f e0nc Of these Is a huge
 
 and Dundee thinks that the mur. dcfer bumped into 1t, fleeing to- ward the back hall. They arc in. terrupted by the sound of c1l and the ringing of the bell.
 NOW GecoN WITH THE STORY !. t.5 j1 CHAPTER XXI.
 Hello, Dundee! Awfully glad l caught you before you left" a blithe. familiar voiced called as the detective opened the front door. "Is poor Lydia still here?"
 Come in, Mir Miles" Dundee in- vited, searching ''with puzzled frown the round, blond face of Tracey Miles. "Yes, Lydia is still here. :. Why"
 'Then, I'm in luck and l think Lydia is, too-poor old girl! |. You see, Dundee." Miles began to explain as he took off his new forehead. the caoayd all ganged up Sheridan road. and by unanimous vote we elected to drive over to the Country club for q meal in one of the small private dining rooms ito escape the questions of the morbidly curious. you know"
 Yes. What about it?" Dun dee interrupted impatiently.
 "Well. l admit we were all pretty hungry. in spite of--well, of course we were all fond of Nita, but Tracey Miles blundered on, his blithe voice taking on the hush suit able to a house in which death had so recently occurred.
 What about Lydia?" Dundee cut him short.
 I'm getting to it, old boy" Miles protested, with the injured air of an unappreciated small boy. While we were waiting for our food, some body said, Poor Lydia! What's go- ing to become Of her?' And some body else said that it was harder on her-Nita's death. l mean- than on anybody else. because Nita was all she had in the world and then Lois-Lois is always practical you knoW-ran away to telephone police headquarters to see what had been done with Lydia and to see fl il would be all right for Flora and me to take her home with us Just a minute. Miles. Whom did Mrs Dunlap talk to at headquar- | ters?"
 why, Captain Strawn, of course l He told Lois that you were still ou here, questioning Lydia again, thai it was all right with him. whatever you decided. So as soon as l hat | finished eating. I drove over-- "Is Mrs Miles with you?" Dun dee interrupted again.
 "Well. mo-" Miles admitted un comfortably. You see. the girls | felt a little squeamish about com ing back even on an errand O. mercy"
 Dundee grinned. He had no doub that Flora Miles had emphaticallS | refused the possibility of another gruelling interview.
 "Why do you and Mrs Miles | want to take Lydia home witl you?" he asked.
 ITO give her home and q job, Miles answered promptly. "Sht knows us, we're used to her pooI old scared face. and the young sters. Tam and Betty. are not bi afraid of her. Tn fact. Betty pat that scared cheek and says, ovel and over. Poo Lyddy! Poo Lyddy Betty owes Lyddy! and Tam-he'' T. A. Miles. junior. you know. ant We call him Tam. from the initials becau use he hates being called Jun Tor and two Traceys are nuis lance"
 "T gather that you want 10 hir' Lydia as n nurse for the children? 2 Dundee interrupted the font fathers verbose explanations. | Right, old man! You see. oul nurse left us yesterday"
 "wait here. Miles. I'll speak i'