The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
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 4IEuE PEABODY. elderly cou- 1|u of LINDA AVERlEIIi. falls Co .|1 Mr1Ih from Che second story IH|c0nr of tho AtoflII's Long Is- II|1I home. Linda reaches hlm i11f before he dies, in time Co hear him gasp Q few words which convince her he was nl'r- Ut1td. Linda rughcs upstnirs. ma she falls fn . faint.
 There are four guests in The houEe--all suspects of the crime.
 Trey arc: nfR 8TATLANDER, business associate of TOM AV. NIZxIiL; CAPTAIN DE VOS, ulIllsOmc Belgian; MARVIN PRATT, former suitor of Lin- dh's; and HAN sHAUCHNES- 6HY, Irish writer. WheA Linda tells her husband what happen. ed she perguades him they must keep these four men in the house until they can decide which one fs guilty. There is no evidence sufficient for arrest. Tom and Linda are aided in their plan when DIR BOYLE, official medical examiner, sends word that everyone must remain until he hns questioned them. Boyle is on . fishing trip and can not rec turn for several hours.
 Linda Oyerhears Q COnversa- ton between Shnughnessey and ROSIE, the maid, cOucefning . shirt Rosie has promised to laun der. Tom and Linda talk to each guest but learn little. Linda be- lieves it was Turkish towel with which she was stranglcd and thinks she can identify the towel because she had put sun- burn ointment on her shoulders. She finds the towel fin the hamp. or in Statlander's bathroom. Tom fs about to tell Linda of another find when they hear voices above them.
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 CHAPTER xxvII
 There was no mistaking Rosie's words. "An extra towel?" she E-id. Certainly. sir. I'm sorry-''
 Just the bath" That was Pratt speaking. T have plenty of the other kind"
 Rosie's voice seemed to come from farther. down the hall. Be- fofe the linen closet, probably. M must have skipped you, sir. l can't think how. You should have had enough. I always allow for the beach. Will this do you, sir?"
 More than enough. Thank you"
 That's that" thought Tom. excfIanging glances with his wife. "But 1t doesn't necessarily mean
 after all, he shares the bath with DeVos. Would he take it Tor granted he was short one. though, and ask Rosie for an- other if the missing one hadnx been his own? Rosie doesn't for set--and I'm sure Binks tells her to leave plenty"
 T dO." agreed Linda when at the sound of the doc. closing they burned with one accord to each 0ther. But I'm a little low on towels just now and having all rhsse extra people has cramped mo bit. But I told Rosie to let me know if she needed any more"
 would she be apt to, forget anyone ?"
 < 'Neverl It's her regular rou- tine. She wouldn't vary it."
 There's a double supply need- ed there.'
 "She'd remember
 sThen you think-?"
 sI think found that missing fowel in MT Statlander's hamper. And I know 1t was the one that went round my neck"
 "But wherever you found 1t, it was Pratt who asked for an- other"
 "Mr DeVos might have if he hadn't. All we know is that there was one short. And that MT Statlander had the smeary one in hL5 possession.
 "Of the two, I'd rather be the ono who asked for another than the one who had it in his ham, per. Binks, even if we have to ask him pointblank, we must learn where Statlander got 1t and why he hid 1t away" ' 'Marvin's gone back to his room. Tom. you were going to say something?"
 He snapped his fingers in irrita- tion. Damn it! 1 wonder if I've lost my chance. I must get over to the garage. Linda. Did you see Shaughnessey? No. he didn't come in with the other men. Haven't you seen him down here?"
 No, and I've been watching to be sure. I did see Rosie though, and she was going over there very quietly and, furtively, I thought, hurrying alone. She had a white package--fiat like this" He motioned in the air. Just the size of"
 "A folded shirt" said Linda. . Exactly. She simply flew up the stairs and down again because she came right out. That made me think he couldn't be there. ne couldn't have resisted a little chat even If she was anxious to get back"
 Tom, you must see that shirt!"
 I'm going now. If he's there I'll simply make an excuse--rc- mind him that dinner will be ready in 10 minutes"
 better tHdH tnat-dSK nm to stay. the way we have the others"
 Right! I will. But if he isn't--'
 Hurry, Tom!" They were by the screen door. "I'll try to keep him if he comes this way"
 Going across the lawn Averill began hastily to form the sem fences. Boyle, of course-late- the others were staying the night. "No trouble at all to have you