The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
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 tEled Co ten h1r he was murder
 ed, ruahe8 upstairs fo Che bale
 Couys Someone steps behind Ter,
 tries tC stEHngle her enc she falls in . faint, Her husband, TOM, sees her fan and Eusllee Co her.
 There arc four guests tn the house and they all appear. The guests are: MIR ETATMANUER,
 baalnesB associate of Tona'ss CAP TAIN DE VOS, handsome Bel- giee; MARVIN PRATT, former suftOr of Tinda,s; and HAN sHAUGHNEBSEK, Irish writer. Each of them have Quarreled with Cousin Amos,
 DIR PARSONS takes elaEEe. lt is nesumed Cousin Amos death was accidental and that Linda 1ainted from shock. When she is finally able to tell Tom what happened she persuadeg ilin, that they must keep the four guests with them until they discover who is the murderer. They are unexpectedly aided in this plan when DIR BOYLE, official medf.s cal exarniner. sends word That everyone in the house must re- main until he has questioned them. Boyle is on . fishing trip and can not return for several
 Suspicion points to Pratt be- Cause he was the first tO reach Linda after she fainted and also to Shaughnessey whom Tom met as he ran toward the Rouse.
 NOW GO ON WITH TEE STORY
 CHAPTER XIX
 With the shutting of the bed- room door Linda felt drop away from her all sense of worry and tension. She threw hersels into the part she must play SO thoroughly that thereafter she would forget it only in the few stolen moments alone with her husband. And it was as well that she was ready for. as she ran lightly down the-iast few steps into the central hall, a figure stAnding by the table whirled about knocking an tllustrated garden magazine to the floor with a flutter of gayly cclored leaves.
 '.Lindala :.
 'sWhy. Marvin. you look as if you had seen a ghost! she ex. claimed, and then thought that this was perhaps not the most fortunate opening. But she doubted if the words actually reached him. r~r &S&5 1Sslr q 1NV ffFA |. zine and rom, behind her, started Forward for. the same purpose. AS tlrey both fumbled at 1t, Linda looked toward the formal drawing room and saw Statlander. his back to her, examining the carved Italian marble mantel which was considered one of the treasures of
 s.Tm = I'm glad to: see you down, Linda," said Pratt. I'm sorrv ahout-about MT Peabody"
 sThank. you, Marvin. I know you are. Poor Cousin Amos! And I must thank you. too. for coming to my rescue. Tom says you were
 He flushed duly and avoided her eyes. II couldn't do much. l wish I could have really helped You did. It was silly of me
 Are you feeling quite all right ooh. yes, thank you.''
 They both stopped dead and at that moment Rosie appeared to announce luncheon. Thankfully-- for she had felt that she must for ever stand there woodenly dis- cussing her health Linda mo- toned Marvin to- wait and went quickly to the door of the drawing room. In another moment. sns war sure. she must have yielded fn her ridiculous impulse to scream with laughter or simply have turned and run away.
 yet all her guests seems acting strangely. TO her amazement, she caught MT Statlander in the act of bending intently down 10 neer uu the fireplace chimney ana heard him ask, This draw well, Ayerill?" Tom also was gazing in astonishment at the doubled up figure. .,.. q ;n this weather" he answered po- liteiv. and this time Linda was, not nuick enough with her handker- chief against her mouth to pre- vent a startled giggle from es-
 The sound however caused the c,,rious tableaM to dissolve and at her mention of luncheon the mid-westerner assumed a perpen- dic,ilar position and came eager- lv forward. Thank heaven Tor meals.'' she thought. It's the onIy time these people have acted normally since they've been here The meal was not altogether tue ordeal she had dreaded Tor all seemed determined to make It as easy for her as possible ana tne conversation, if rather stilted. was pleasant and safely general. As the end 1t was she who introduceo the subject which for all tneir ei- forts had been uppermost m her mind - and. she had no doupt' IT theirs.
 said s.for being so pleasant about mat silly bit of petty officialism-- pr Roy,e's order that you must ali stav here until he comes"
 HT rom took his cue from her.
 .Yes." he said. land we want YOU ali to enjoy the time that IS left as much as possible. So long as you are back here bys say. s, there is no reason you shouidn't do whatever you like this after noon."
 The Belgian spoke firsts
 "Then, if it is quite agreeable to Madame" Che made 2 little bow to IInda) .'I shall keep an ap- pointment which I have for the early afternoon. I had understood -before the accident. which we all so much regret-that you had planned for the later afternoon and 90 had expected us to be here
 .Yes,s said Linda. ''The boats ready -- we'd planned As 1t is. Mr Devos. Of course I shall re- -,a,n here all afternoon and we'll hsve tea on the law about half- nast {. If all of you care to come hack for that, it would please me yery much, but if not
 sixr AyerilI and have busi-