The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-01
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SYNOPSIS
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SYNOPSIS
 NIKLfCENT GRAVES, secretary oo GEORGE DRIMGOLD, finds her employer in his office dead. JARVIS HAPP, a stranger, Of- feEa tO help her. He sends her to q beauty shop where she is kxansforlned into . brunei, then takes her home, introducing her es his secretary. She meets HEnpp's son, NORMAN; his step. son, ROBERT CAISE; MRS HAPP; DICK GENTRY, Happ's partner; and VERA DUCHENE, 2 Mrs Happ's maid.
 In Happ's home ATilIicent sees the mysterious woman in black ermine who she believes has ]. some connection with Drimgold's death.
 The chauffeur Is found dead. Later Happ is kidnapped.
 MiIlicent and Norman learn tho car driven by the woman i'm erminO belongs to PHYLLIS FAULCONER. They go to her a apartment and Millicent finds the missing suitcase of books.
 She discovers shortage or { $2OO,O 900 in Gentry's accounts.
 Norman tells Millicent he loves her and wants to marry her.
 They go to the liquor store where the clerk agrees to call on Phyllis Faulconer and see if she { is the one who bought the whislxey found in the dead ChauYfeur's room,
 While Nfillicent and Norman wait in back room Mrs Happ and Bob enter the store.
 CHAPTER xXXIX
 Millicent clutched Norman Happ's arm. Do you suppose they know I'm here?" she whis- pered.
 sThey must" he said. They're explaining to Johnson who you are, and telling him to hold you until they can get the police"
 Lets not wait here" she said. SLet's make break. We can get past them and :"
 'sNo," he said. They'd be yell ing murder police, and all the rest of 1t, chasing up and down the street and starting a hue and cry. We'll just sit tight and see what happens. Anything Is better than to be caught trying to escape. You just sit tight and I'll stand back of You no matter what happens"
 His arm crept around her, drew her to him.
 "Remember, Sweetheart he whispered, mo matter what hap pens, I love you, I love you, love You."
 She sighed happily, let her head rest against his shoulder, feeling that she could trust him to see her through any danger that might arise.
 She found herself thinking that all of the troubles she had encoun- tered had been benefits in disguise. when she had thought that fate was being most unkind, that the world was against her, she had, in reality, been laying te foundation for the happiest moments of her 1ifa. Had 1t not ben for her con- nection with the Drimgold murder $ ehwould never have met Norman T5app, nor come to appreciate his character.
 Her meditations were interrupt Ad by Norman's voice, saying in a hoarse whisper. Look, they're go- snx. Let's pretend we didn't see them and see what Johnson has to gay when he comes back"
 They returned to their chairs ana q moment later, when John- son languidly entered the room and flraped himself on the cot, Norman remarked casually, Make sale"
 sNo." Johnson drawled, "they weren't customers. They wanted to find out if anyone had been asking questions about a bottle of whiskey that was sold. guess it must have figured in a divorce case or some- thing. Anyway. they wanted to ind out about it."
 ssYcu mean they were asking questions about the people who had purchased the whiskey?" Mill licent asked quickly.
 Nav. they was asking about whether someone had been asking questions about it." Johnson re- piled. .It's too deep for me-"
 TT presume you told them that you weren't the regular proprietor and to come back?" Norman ven- tured.,
 Nope" Johnson said. "I pre- tended was the guy that runs the place and told them nobody's been aslxing questions. Shucks, you can't make any profit out of waiting on customers who are just asking you b lot of fool questions like that, and no one ever remembers per- 1on who buys q quart of whiskey anyway. It ain't any use going to c lot of bother over something that