The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-20
GABRIELLE E.
 FORBUSH

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 easement windows and seen the body come over"
 And that I was coming straight for tho room at least, that I might come in. So he stepped
 back out of sight and then when
 I did go through the room" "He sprang out and tried to silence you before you could turn and sec him and give the alarm" "Um- -hm!" Shaughnessey nodded in agreement. MT Statlanders
 door is right across the hall from
 the nursery, isn't 1t? With you two away, no ono would notice
 which door he came from. He
 could step out quickly and join the others without anyone know
 ing or caring which room he'd been in. How were the different
 men dressed? he added sud-
 denly.
 Tom was. ready with that infor- nation.
 "statlander, for one, had actu- and Q terrycloth bathrobe." Shaughnessey nodded. Pratt = he got there first---was
 in underwear and trousers. Part ly dressed. in other words. 1
 didn't notice his feet.
 "DeVos---' Avcrill wrink1ed his
 forehead in an effort to remember
 You see, Shaughnessey. was all
 upset at tho time. I'd just seen
 Cousin Amos and Linda pncon-
 scious. Of course, never thought
 of murder. All remember about
 DeVos. who arrived last and
 stayed in the background, was
 that he had on q dark, very long
 robe. He was calm and poised.
 but then he always is."
 Not much to go on there. Ia that all you'll be telling me of 1t nothing left out ?"
 "Onc thing" Again Toms voice was troubled. T spoke of this to Linda, but 1t keeps com ing back to my mind. Just as I saw her fall -- and the man be- hind her - and dove - had Q how - about that mans appear ance. I've tried to locate 1t but 1t seems always just over the edge of my mind and can't drag 1t back. Something tells me l must remembcr-that it's awfully im- portant."
 limp! Those fugitive impres- sion. are the dfyvil and all to cap- ture. Best not try too hard. Twill pop back some time in the dead O night. And now for my small con- tribution--if 1t is q clew---y
 They sat forward eagerly as 5haug ghnessey took several end- less seconds to light his pipe.
 T was downstairs through all this, you know, standing by tho body and feeling very much at Lea. I didn't know what to do = and consequently did nothing. But after seeing the poor old man was dead I did move up and down | the terrace little. That was the only way I could work off my restlessness. On one trip I hoard | 4 slight sound overhead and, being turned toward the lawn. | kept going quietly. thinking you had come out there. Mrs Averill. lokoed up. as anyone would.
 "our friend Mr statiander. was thore and for the life of mo | I couldn't figure out what he was doing. He moved very quietly and !, furtively. you might say, and ho was In the queer rig you describe. Firse he crouched down and | pulled the upright railings into | place, but when he did, he turned | his head away as If he didn't want | to see what he was doing. Then | he stood up and did the same with | tho upper r,.il, laying 1t in place | all neat avd tidy-like on the top | 70 you could hardly see where tho | break had been. Then he dustcd | off his hands, very carefully. with something he had in them too big for q handkcrchief---nnd then sfnoothed 1t across tho top bar. A~' then hc went quietly back to the other easement door - that would be the nursery y?--and Ttevcr loked. down to the lawn all tho timc hc was there"
 Linda was gaiyering with @ ex- though he coltrived not to show it.
 "iie rubbed--oh, do you think he was rubbing of finger prints?. Linda cried excItedly.
 "That's what's had me wonder Ing. then and now. It was queer thing Co do at ali, at all, and what was 1t ho had in his hand but that towei you mention 2"
 Linda broke in again.
 "That ties up with what hc said," sho exclaimed. ' 'I talked with him while Tom was getting he bridge saTne under way and Ied up to it SO that lie told mo no had been out on tho balcony twico --once apparently just sort of ex- Dioring tho house. The 0thc time, rc anl1 hc was just looking about ! little He admitted he was