The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-16
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 Nrn murdered when 10 fell aEe1n 10 second etoEy balcony of tno agcrlIiS Tnng nslana hone be- Enuno of e feW words he easped 1olouo his denlh. Linda rusfos npssnira. Some one tries to blEmusle her and sl1e fainss.
 1hers are four guests in the louso-aIl snspcc1s of the crime. ulIoy ares MIR sTATKAANDER, Da1lnecs associate of TOM Av- EaKfL; CAPTAIN DE vOs, handsome Belgian; MARVIN pBA1T, former suitor of Iin. aa'B; and HAN sHAUGHNEs- SEX. Irish writer. since there is evidence on which to base an arr rest, Linda and Tom, her hus- hand, agrce they must keep the four men in the house until they have discovered who is guilty. They pretend to believe the duafh was an accident. They arc aided In their plan when DIR BOYLE, medical examiner. sends word that everyone must rc. main uutil he has questioned them. Boyle Is on . fishing trip and can not return for several hours.
 linda finds the towel with which the attempt was made to strangle her-identificd by . smear of sunburn ointment. It was in Jtatlander's bathroom. She oyerhears ROSIE, the maid, talking to shaughnesscy about . shirt Rosie has promised to thunder. Tom believes this shirt may be an important clew and goes to have q look at 1t.
 ( Shaughnessey discovers Tom has searched his quarters. Lin. do finds Rosie in tears. Rosie has ruined the shirt, has substituted ono of Toms and feels guilty of theft.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER xXxII
 Tom and Mir statlander were. Linda supposed, safely buried again in sales figures and promo lion campaigns on the front lawn. They could walt. Linda hurried low. stairs and out the green floor. Shaughnessey had simply zone from one room to another; lights were now blazing in the liv- ng room of the garage suite. She Anything 50 ticklish as what she planned most certainty sneded Toms assistance. But some ono must stay with MT statlander. all her courage, she rail quickly across the dew-wet grass and stopped at the foot of Inc stairs.
 ''Mr Shaughnessey, MT Shaugh- she called up. Are you May interrupt you a And then as he came To the doorway at tho head of the steps; That is. I already have in- terrupted you, but may l do 50 . few moments more?"
 sWhy-certainly," he answered In some surprise. With an involun- tary look back at the warm. soft dark which she was leaving for a possibly dangerous adventure. Lin. da ran briskly up the steps and faOed him in the doorway.
 You don't want to see me-" she said, "and I don't blame you. But feel I must - well. straighten things out q little and--won't you Rsls mo in?"
 Surprised into q return to his usual gallantry of manner, he stood aside and bowed her toward the large room. In his colorful dress ing gown he looked three times his height and width. Pipe sn hand, he surveyed her rather grimiy from the doorway which he completely filled.
 "Sit down, won't your" she in. vitcd, taking Q comfortable chintz- covered chair and indicating ths broad couch before her. He ad. vanced slowly, without answering and for q moment she thought ht was going to remain standing, tow. ering 50 closely over her as tc terrify her before she even begar to speak. Instead, he compromised by dropping to the broad, cushion. ed arm of tho couch and with a lit. tie nod indicated that he wal ready.
 She leaned forward and plunged breathlessly into speech, not stop ping to pick her words. "Its abou what you said to Tom and wha' Tom did to you. He came uy here--you know that--but he hat a reason, good reason. Really ht did, MT Shaughnessey!'
 This is his place." replied thu 1rishman grimIy.
 "Not while g. guests here" Quicl color flooded her face at her admin aion of her husbands breach O manners. "IIe had no more righ to examine your rooms than yoi would have to examine his."
 Then he did--examine them 2
 Not exactly. He came to see on, thing---he did look for that"
 His eyes rested on the couch be meath the arm where he sat. Lind; knew that must be the spot wher, the luckless bundle had rested.
 "Yes," she said.
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