The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-05
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 AMOS PEABODY, elderly cOu-
 sin of LINDA AVEBIDL. falls tO
 his 1ralh from the second floor
 balcony of the Averflls' Long ls-
 lnnd home. Linda reaches him
 just before he dies, il- time tO
 hear him gasp'a few words which
 convince her he Was murdered.
 Linda rushes upstairs. Someone
 tries 10 strangle her and she
 fainfs.
 There are four guests in the
 house-all suspects of the crime.
 They arc: MIR STATLANDER.
 business assOciate of TOM AV-
 BRILL; CAPTAIN DE VOS,
 handsome Belgian; MARVIN
 PRATT, former suit0r of Lin- Na's; and HAN SHAUGHNES-
 sEY, Irish writer. When Linda
 tells her husband what happened
 she persuades him they must
 keen these four men in the house
 until they can decide which one
 6 guilty. There is no evidence sufficient for arrest. Tom and
 Linda are aided in their plan when DIR BOYLE, official medi- caI examiner, sends word that everyone must remain until he has questioned them. Boyle is on
 . fishing trip and can not return for several hours.
 Linda talks to Pratt who is
 noticeably suffering from strain.
 He refuses to say why he quar- rcIed with Cousin Amos the night
 before the older mans death.
 Later, approaching the house, Linda hears Shaughnessey talk
 ing to ROSIE, the maid. He teas- es for a kiss, then refers to some- thing that happened the night
 before.
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 CHAPTER XXI
 Rosie's voice went on. "'Tis the shirt you wheedled me to launder sir?" she said. Well I knew what In your mind you would be asking! Sure, took out the stains with the liquid I told you of-all but one must work over a bit more-and when 'tis dry there will be no sign of them to spoil the white front e1 It. The cuff tool had to work over that harder. 'Tis drying up ytairs at my window where no one will see it and before iron it out he best I can I'll men the small ear. That can not be hidden alto yether but 'twillebe the best mend can make and saints can do no nore."
 That's the girl, Rosie!' From he evident relief in the mans voice Linda knew Rosie had indeed ,poken what was in his Qind. Do hat for me and my gratitude'll be eternal. 'Tts an angel in disguise you are-and you've saved me from worse trouble than you know of"
 "Ah, that's as may be-" Rosie's 'oice was non-committal and Linda ealized she was moving away, lack toward the kitchen. That meant the talk was overland also hat Shaughnessey might come round the end of the house. Step- ling back quickly and silently along ho grass, Linda soon reached the Jagged terrace.
 Deciding to give Rosie moment 0 recover herself, she ran upstairs 'ather noisily, hurried about in her ,wn room, and then came down by he service stairs which took her lirectly to the kitchen. She did lot allow herself to think of what he had heard. She had a gift, of en used to advantage, of being able 0 repeat almost word for word a which had interested Ter. She knew this one who stored n sCme back corner of her mind md that she could repeat it to Tom ust as it had been registered there
 The interview with her maids vas brief but satisfactory. Linda vas fortunate in her assistants, but hey were also fortunate in her. Taking it for granted that they were first and second mates, she raated them with easy . going that did not conceal Ter very clear and adequate grasp ,f their jobs as well as of her own. Vow they were eager to show their desire to help her, though Rosie seemed a little subdued. A quick ylance from the bow window of the kitchen showed Shaughnesey mo- where in sight. Either he had gone back to the garage or for ward to the front lawn. Feeling ex tremely competent and unrattled Linda gave her directions for tho rest of the day. Tea on the lawn time between that and dinner fol the girls to rest and change = tn, arrival at 6:30 of a certain MT. supplementary kitcher aide when guests increased tht 
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