The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-29

drive away. He'd rounded the cor ner before turned back to go in the apartment house. Then I re- membered that didn't have q door. Wed had to ring the bell, you remember, in order to get through that outer door. So was looking around for some likely looking bell to ring when I felt a touch on my shoulder and whirled around. Who do you suppose was there?"
 "Who?" she asked. Sergeant Mahoney," he told her.
 She gave a quick exclamation of dismay. Then he knows about the placer"
 "I don't know. I don't think 50. His car was there at the curb. He told me he was driving past and saw me, so he parked his car and ran across to talk to me-"
 What did he say? What was 1t he wanted? Was it about me-" "Yes. He wanted to know when I'd seen you last. He was very anxious to get in touch with you"
 "He would be-"
 Don't misjudge him." Norman Happ answered slowly. II think he understands great deal more than he lets on. 1 told him that knew you weren't running away and he laughed and said that he knew 1t, too. because you weren't that type; that you'd surrendered once to blind panic but that you wouldn't do 1t again; that you were what he called regular fei- low, and that you would stay and see the thing through. But he told me he wanted to talk with me and said that he would like to have a few minutes of my time at once.
 You know. he's pretty shrewd and I didn't dare to appear to be in too much of hurry because otherwise he would have smelled a rat. Apparently he hadn't mo- ticed that was about to ring one of the apartment bells and he in- timated it might be well for me to get into his car and drive out to the house with him."
 Did you do it?" she asked. "Yes," he told her. "I had to-"
 What about your father?" she inquired, her voice showing her anxiety.
 That was what Sergeant Ma honey wanted to see me about that Kidnapping. He says 1t doesn't look to him like q professional job"
 Has any ransom been de- manded?"
 "Yes. Vera Duchene answered q the telephone couple of hours ago. A mans voice said. The ran- some on Jarvis Happ will be $100.- 000.' and hung up before Vera could say word.", | Did he say where the money was to be paid. or how?"
 No. That's the funny part of 1t; he didn't. He gave her just that message and nothing more."
 But didn't Sergeant Mahoney tap the lines? Don't they do that in Kidnapping cases?" l tS. lie S 6OliiS to uO tiiaI oh has done 1t already. but he's sat lsficd fathers in grave danger"
 "How about raising the ran som?" she asked.
 "A cinch," he told her. "Just between you and mo, Cynthia has already got the $1O0,O0O, but Ser Ecant Mahoney thinks there's more to 1t than just question of $100.- 900.
 How could there be? What does he mean?"
 "I don't know. It's one of those things that Sergeant Mahoney handles in his own way. He isn't telling us all that he knows but we've got to do something about getting your troubles cleaned up. What brought you herc?"
 q waited for you. You didn't come. I looked In the closet and found the suitcase containing the books that had been stolen from my room. They are still in the original suitcase. I took them out and brought them here. wanted an opportunity to work on them before said anything to anyone I think they'll show that Dick Gentry is short in his accounts - badly short
 "Gentrys crook" Norman said. "and he's mixed up in this thing so deep hell never convince mo he isn't double crossing four flushing traitor" | Well" she said. i've can soor find out if can get an hour oi 1.-two to go over these books"
 We have to get that liquor man to get q lok at Phyllis Faul. concr. Wed better do that" Nor man said.
 I'm not going to leave thii room" she told him. until I've gonc over these books"
 And I'm not going to leave this room. I'm going to stay her' and protect you." he assured her ! She hesltated a moment. theJ said. Promise me you won't in terfere?"
 "Yes," she said.
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