The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
nro1N UFnE TO-DAY

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 1;s ssens shifts to the Long |.I1n6 home of LINDA and TOM .VURFLL. married three years InI much in love. The Ayer1.Is I0Eo Eve Euest9 for the week 1nI: COUSIN AMOS fEAHODYs .IIcrIV. GlsfRnf relative Of lhn- |4't. CAPTAIN DE VOS, hand-
 nwe De1ffnm representing I0r0uean perfume mnnufactuf- |t Wifh whom AveFilI hOpez 70 sIb business; MIR STATLAEOEh, 1tf1mleuesteTm manager Of the firm Aveflzl works for; MARVIN
 PRATT. former suitor of ldnna's; md HAN sHAUGHNESSEY, I Irieh writer on Q lectur tour.
 Cousin Amos immediately rnulrcs trouble. He quarrcls with fhnuKI1nessey because the lrish- man holds liberal political views; plays golf with Staflander and inc fnriafcs him by criticizing his game; discusses prohibition with DcVos at the Country Club ana
 sleclnrcs DeVOs is ssnO gentle
 Cousin Amos Is to leave early the
 next morning.
 The .others go to the Country
 Club d1nce. The dance is un-
 cyenfful but when the others are
 ready tO leave Statlander can
 not Dc found. When he finally
 appears 1t is apparent that he
 bns been drinking. It is nearly
 morning when the AverilIs and
 their guests reach home.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XI
 Tom ,Averiil drowned. "Oh. ing about the--what did you call them 7-- potential murderers'?"
 T wish I never had to see any one of them again." Linda said de-
 ..oh, come, Binks! It isn't as bad as that. A few hours of slcep,
 "A few hours? How you do ex- aggerate! It's almost daylight and we've got to get Cousin Amos off early. Early for him = that's even worse!"
 "How soon? It's after now"
 "In about an hour. He gets up about half past or anyhow and he wants to take 7-something train. That means 6 today
 Tom whistled silently. Then he began undressing. "Binks," he said, Ego to bed. I'll see the old fellow off and tell him you're all in.''
 Thanks, but that wouldn't do. Hts my job and I'll send him away with a smile. wouldn't < <x Sxftrn on my mind"
 "Say-here's an idea! Get out of those things and into your bathing suit. This rooms an oven and a cool dipll do you more good than lying down. If you'll fling on few clothes and see that he gets breakfast I'll run him to the sta lion and you can go to bed then. < I doubt if Anyone else shows his face before noon.'
 She was already scramoling into the pert little red jersey suit that made her look so boyish and slim.
 I'm with you, Tommy! It's grand fdea. Think any of the othcrs-?"
 "Leave 'cm out. 'Two's com pany this time and they're all asleep by now, anyhow. Come on!"
 "Wait - can't find my cap! You go on--its Mere somewhere. I'll be right behind you!"
 The cap was found and Linda stopped to pick up the soft, crumpled. lacey dress which still lay where she had stepped out of { 1t on the floor. As she smoothed it out and strengthened Tom's equally neglected evening clothes she felt the still. oppressive heat of the silent house breeding over her. There was always something thrilling about seeing the sun come up (she thought with a grin that she'd never admit that to the too-instructive Cousin Amos) but E this morning the sensation of { fresh wonder and delight was grown hotter since Tom left. She sighed. Even getting down to the water seeme.. almost too much of an effort-then she stopped.
 From somewhere down the hall came a light creaking tread VI { the hushed sound of on who walks quietly for fear of disturb ing others. It was followed by slight click :-id then to her ears came distinctly the wrak-wrak- wrak of Cousin Amos defiantly opened easement giving on the little porch. She relaxed. Evil edntIy her cousin was already { about, wakened by the light and $ the still, heavy heat. Also evil dently he did not want to disturb pretend she mad not heard. After all, 1t wasn't quite 6 yet-half an hour before he should show signs 0f life. She would have her plunge and cool off before facing < tho next step. Yes, everything was quiet now. No one would ! hear her batter along in her little rcd rubber shoes.
 But in the hall. she relented. Cousin Amos hadn't had much pleasure from his stay and he had so enjoyed the water yesterday Since no one else was coming, why not at least ask him? At his room door she stopped in surprise
 Lit was about foot ajar. She remembered that he had not left It open during the night. Then she thought of the step she had should go outside his room so early! He had hiY own lavatory and could have done without a tub for once in his life. If he had gone across the hall she hoped fervently he hadn't either met or disturbed Marvin or DeVos. both tired, sleepy and hot and there for edgy after the Country Club affair. They were safely in bed by now and. she hoped, deaf to Cousin Amos cautious. if inex- plicable, rambling in the hall.
 But, she wondered, had he gone back to bed or was he actually up and dressed so early? Hesitating whether to knock or not, she un- fntentionally pushed the door a little more widely open and could not help seeing the bed-empty. rumpled, the covers thrown back. Feeling very apologetic, she opened her lips to call him softly. bvltas, fn her asfaufah ant ho