The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-09

was on his feet, too. I'm glad you came in, Miss Connor," he said. This may mean a lot. There's no Knowing how much, of course, but it's bound to help. We've got to find out everything we can. The police are doing their part"
 The maids sharp exclamation stopped him. "Oh!" she said, you aren't going to tell the police what I've told you, are your"
 Don't you think they should know it?"
 Miss Connor shook her head wildly. You mustn't tell them,' she said. 'If you dos I'll lose my job. I just know I will! Mrs Coleman will find out about it and she'll fire me! Oh, please don't say anything to the police!"
 Well, all right" Gainey agreed, eff that's the way you feel about it, although l don't see what harm it could do. But suppose want to get in touch with you some time How can I reach you?''
 She gave him a telephone num- Der and told him when to call, Then, with a last glance at the clock, she hurried away.
 Gainey leaned back in his chair and looked at Canister. And that's that" he said. What do you think of it?'
 "Interesting," Bannister told him. T suppose there are at least q hundred other young women in Fremont who keep framed photo graphs of Tracy King on their dressing tables"
 "A hundredw jeered Gainey "There are thousands of 'em! But what of that?"
 "Oh, nothing. was just think ing about it."
 Gainey sat up straighter. Look here" he said. "I think sht was telling the truth. You should have seen how scared she was when she came in here. I had to keep at her for 10 minutes before I could get her to say anything! Now if it is the truth what's the rest of it?"
 q should say" Bannister told him, "it means the rich and beau tiful Denise Lang was going to some pains to plant an alibi."
 Exactly! But why? She didn't nede an alibi."
 Maybe it wasin't for herself" Gainey's look was uncompre- hending. Then he said slowly You mean-Coleman?"
 Bannister nodded. "Could be, couldn't it?"
 "Coleman" Gainey repeated. Say, what are you getting at? You don't think-?"
 q didn't say think Coleman shot Tracy King" Bannister went on quickly. q only said that if Denise Lang was trying to plan an alibi it must have been for Cole man or herself. I don't pretend to understand it. I don't see why either of them should need an a1ibi. Neither one has been ac- cused of anything. But she told us Coleman was at her home be- twen eight and nine o'clock. If it's true she tried to reach him by telephone at that time of course he wasn't there. Just another little tangle in miX-up that doesn't seem to have any beginning or ending"
 Its too much for me-" Gainey said heavily. Come on-Iet's get out of here.'
 At 3:30 that afternoon Bannister slipped his key into the front door of his aunt's white cottage and turned the latch. He had no ex- cuse for going home so early ex- cept that he was simply out of sorts. He couldn't see any sense in hanging around the office or chinning with McNeal or the other detectives. Nobody was getting anything done. His mind was a hodge-podge of ideas and notions that refused to jibe. Bannister knew that when such a mood came on there was nothing to do but wait for it to pass.
 The hallway seemed dark as he stepped inside. Then, becoming ac- customed to the light, he saw that the afternon mail was laid out on the table. There was a letter ad- dressed to him and Bannister picked it sup.
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