The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26

 a bulky object and stopped, push ing forward her right hand with exploring fnger-tips outstretched.
 She touched something hard, solid and smooth. Her fingers ran around it until she, realized that 1t was suitcase. She groped for the handle, found 1t and lifted.
 The suitcase was surprisingly heavy.
 She dragged it out to the light and gave an exclamation of de- lighted surprise. It was the suit case Jarvis Happ had given her the suitcase containing the books of account covering the business dealing of Happ and Gentry.
 
 She forgot her surroundings in tho thrill of her discovery. She dragged the suitcase well out into the center of the apartment, dropped to her knees, opened the clasp, unfastened the straps and stared at the assortment of books revealed as the suitcase swung open.
 She glanced through the books hastily and realized that beyond doubt they were the ones which dealt with the affairs of Happ and Gentry.
 Millicent's mind raced with q quick succession Of startling thoughts. There was now no qucs- ton but that the occupant of the apartment was directly concerned |. fc,.f hold and must also be implicated In some way in tho Drimgold mur- der. But what possible connection could there be between Drimgold and the Happs?
 Then there was Bob Caise to be considered. Undoubtedly he knew moro than he cared or dared to tell about tho woman in tho black ermine coat. Bob Caise had q key to the apartment. Yet he had knocked at tho door before he had tried that key - a peculiar series of code knocks. If he had a key why had he bothered to knock? And why the code?
 Millicent had thought at first that the occupant of the apartment worked daytimcs and was in tho apartment only at night. But Bob Caise must have expected to find someone there. Otherwise he wouldn't have given that peculiar knock. And who had been the other person who had come to the door. given tho same set of code knocks, and then tried in vain to unlock the door?
 Milliccnt looked up from tho suitcase, suddenly realizing that sho had lost all track of time while she had been speculating upon these angles of the case. She wondered If Norman hdl been able to reach the lower floor of the apartment house in time to sec the person who had left the elevator. Had he been successful in avoiding detection? She carefully closed the suit case and carried 1t to the door so that when Norman returned no time would be lost in leaving the apartment and carrying away the valuable evidence she had dis covered.
 Minutes passed, minutes which seemed eternitios. Slowly the conviction was forced upon Milli- cents mind that some untoward circumstance had upset Normnn's plans. She knew that this concern for her safety was such that no ordinary Interruption would have prevented him from returning to the apartment. 1 ItIIt,at.N 'thnN al, In I not wait longer for him. He had undoubtedly encountered some thing which has prevented him from returning. There was only one thing for her to do, and that was to leave at once. / She picked up the suitcase and, as she did so, realized that she was holding every bit of evidence they had becn able to uncover. every bit of evidence which would show tho sinister Activities Of the woman in the crmine cont, or link Bob Caise with tho Fielding mur- dor. In her right hnnd she cur ricd tho suitcase which had been stolen from tho IIapp residence. over her left wrist was the strap of tho purse in which reposed the folded note signed by Dob Cnise. Sho took a deep breath, tried to steady the pounding of her henrt. opened tho door into the corridor hesitated moment. then pushed her way out into the corridor, tho heavy suitcnsc bnnging against nor legs.
 The corridor wns empty. Mtlllccnt closed the door behind