The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-19
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SYNOPSIS
 DAVID HARVESTER undertakes to find out who killed TRACY KING, orchestra leader. Bannlster t9 nn author and former news paper man. He works on the zuNuGcr case with GAINEY, star NcpOrteP on the Post.
 Among those suspected arc UUKhET FRANCE, blond, pretty mNA known tO have visited King nzsurtly before his death; HEX XfAN SCUgRLACH wIso wrote King a Threatening letter; and JOE &ABROTT, dOwn-aDd-0ut vaude- wzIlc actor. It is also known that MELVfNA HOLLISTER, middle aac yrinster, had quaFreled with King recently.
 AL DRUGAN, friend of Kings, 1e fOuud dead i'm wrecked auto mobile.
 1sannister persuades the police chief t0 let Juliet come to his 4 @uz1t's home, Ostcnsibly as a guest, on tho theory that If the girl be. sfevcs herself free they can learn more about her.
 AEelvina HoIIistcr is found lbtfMngIed in the apartment where sllc lived with her brother, Mat they. Her death leaves him sole heir to @i5O,OOO. Julict's sister and brotIIcr.in. 1aw come to sec lScr. They have arranged with police for Juliet to return home but slie refuses to Ig0. Later Juliet asks BannisteF if l1c fs glnd she is staying. He lensweFs rather stiffIy.
 
 CHAPTER xLIv K 4 few hours earlier they had Baked in more friendly fashion than ever before. Now that was changed, and Juliet France thought she knew the reason.
 Perhaps" she said quickly, "I shouldn't stay. Perhaps it would be better If didn't" gized. T didn't mean what I said to sound the way it did. l didn't mean to be rude. It's only that it lmight fe easier for you if you went with your sister and brother-in- law"
 II won't do that" she told him. yT'll see this through to the finish"
 There was silence for several mo- ments. Juliet leand back, resting one arm on the piano. She had never looked lovelier and Ban- mister had never seemed less aware of 1t.
 T don't know what Ebert told you," the girl said slowly, "but l do know him! 1 hope you don't think I've done anything too fool 1sh--"
 Not at all," he assured her.
 But it wasn't the truth. He did think she had been foolish. Out rageously foolish. He couldn't for s the life of him understand how girl lik, Juliet France could let herself become involved in a flirta- ton with Tracy King. involved to such an extent that she had been the victim of blackmail. He couldn't understand that and yet he knew it was true.
 .Id like to tell you about it," she said. "only don't suppose it makes any difference now"
 No, of course, it didn't make any difference. Not the slightest.
 Btnnister said. eff I were you l wouldn't think any more about it."
 liar fingers touched the piano keys. She played few notes of the oriental love song she had sung one evening before. Do you like that?" she asked.
 ''Very nsuch."
 SIC played the melody, began singing softly when she came to the chorus. When she glanced around again he was reading the evening newspaper, apparently ob- livi0us to everything else. ], What's in the paper?' she asked.
 'Nothing much. They've had a bad storm on the east coast. And another pair of movie stars are getting divorce
 Over the newspaper only the top of BaLnister's head was visible. The girl waited for him to con tinue, but he did not. Suddenly she got to her feet.
 T think I'll go to my room," she said, and disappeared.
 Bannister put down the news paper and stared at the fire. He thought, "I've made a mess of everything. l don't know any more about who killed Tracy King than I did the day I heard he'd been murdered. I've wasted a lot of time when I might have been doing something else. What did I ever get into this for?"
 He new the answer, though he refused to recognize 1t. He had gone into 1t because he was inter- ested il Juliet France and because he wanted to help her.
 He looked across the room where she had sat. Did she expect him to listen to the songs she had sung to Tracy King? Well, he wouldn't! T suppose he told her they were beautiful" Bannister thought scorn- fully. 'T suppose he praised her voice and paid her lot of comph- ments."
 Jrritably he got to his feet and walked to a. window, looking out. His aunt, coming into the room, asked "Where's Juliet?"
 "I think she went upstairs"
 Mrs Hewlett picked up her knit ting basket "Oh, dear," she com plained, I've lost those glasses again.
 Her nephew paused in the door way. I'm going out" he said. Be back in an hour or so."
 But 1t was later than that when he returned. Head down, his coat collar turned up about his neck, Bannister strode along the dark,