The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-07
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 AMOS PEABODY, elderly c0u- sin of LINDA AVEltILII, falls fO his death from the second floor balcony of the Avcrtlls' Long Is- land home. Linda reaches him just before he dies, fin time to hear him gasp few words which convince alcr he was murdered. Linda ruslics upstairs. Someone tries to strangIe her and she faints.
 There arc four guests in the housc-aIl suspects of tho crime. They arc:. MIR STATIAANDER, business associate of Tom Aver. i'll; CAPTAIN DE VOS, hand-, some Belgian; MARVIN PRATT, former suitor of Linda's; and HAN SdAUGHNESSEY, Irish writer. When Linda tells her hus. hand what happened she per. sundes him they must keep these four men fin the house until they can decide which ono is guilty. There is no evidence sufficient for arrest. Tom and L.tda are aided official medical examiner, sends word thnt everyone must remain until he has questioned them. Boyle is on q fishing trip and can not return for several hours.
 Linda talks to Pratt who Is nos ticcabIy suffering from strain. He refuses to say why he qiarrcled with Cousin Amos the night be- fore the older niar's death. Later she hears Shaughnesscy talking to ROSIE, the maid, about . shirt Rosie had promised to lannder for him. Sl1augtinessey seems most. anxious about this shirt.
 Sitting on the lawn talking to DeVos, Linda is startled to sec Pratt's face suddenly appear, then disappear at the balcony window.
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 CHAPTER xxIv
 Tea was over. Tom and Stat lander had come out promptly, Rosie had been gent to summon Marvin, still upstairs aftcr Linda's glimpse of him, and had appeared in bland good humor before she had time to dispatch anyone to notify him. The little ceremony, simple as 1t was, had steadied Linda's nerves and enabled her, while lis- tcning to the talk of others, to her own thoughts. Now, pn the plea of rest before din- uer, she was in her own room and Tom had soon followed her up- stairs for their first interview.
 Linda permitted herself to relax In his arms for q moment. then assumed her briskest. most business-like manner.
 i've found out good deal. Tom, but 1t won't take long to tell. First. have you heard from Dr Boyle?" .
 "No. I telephoned the station after you came up and Tim said they'd had no word. He evidently doesn't think Boyle intends to hurry himself. Tn fact. 1 gather he believes just the opposite. told him we'd have dinner al seven and the we would remain in the house until he did let us know. My guess is Boyle will wander in some time this even- Ing. I can't say l anticipate the experience"
 "The later he comes the better I'll be pleased. During dinner Pnl going to ask the men to stay all night. Now shall l talk or will you ?"
 "shoot! didn't get anything from Statlander. Too strictly business. You had q better chance for general talk that T."
 'I talked to Marvin and Mi DeVos. l overheard MT Shaugh- nessey talking to Rosie and think that's the most important of all"
 Take 'em in turn"
 First, Marvin. Impressions rather than actual discoveries He didn't want-he most awfulIy didn't want Co talk to me. I made him. He absolutely refused tc talk about the the trouble. l tried several leads. but couldn't start him. Then all of a sudden he opened up on a line I'd never have thought of taking" She told of Marvin's pointed inquiry about the extent of intimacy between the old man and herself and the emotion which the apparently trivial facts elicitcd.
 Now my guess as 10 what Htarted it is that Cousin Amol called him down--you remembei hearing that censorious reproviHp tone--for payIns too much atten- ton to mo-"
 
 Linda flushed a little under hel