The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-15

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 "I knew she went somewhere" How did you know that?" | "Because her clothes were muddy"
 "Who told you that?"
 "Vera Duchene, my maid" Mahoney shifted his gaze to Mill licent. What have you to say to this?" he asked.
 Nothing" Sergeant Mahoney gravely took Millicent by the arm. May ask where you were going?" he in- quired.
 "I was just going out" "So it would seem. Why were you going out?"
 "I had some things I wanted to do."
 Sergeant Mahoney turned her back toward her own room. l think" he told her, you ana ] will have a little chat"
 Millicent did not turn her head, but walked steadily down the cor ridor to her room. Sergeant Ma honey followed her, stood at one side to let her enter, smiled DO. lite but somewhat frosty dismissal to Mrs Happ, then closed the door and. when Millicent had seated l herself in a chair. perched himself on the edge of her bed. "You were out last night?' nc asked. "Yes."
 Did you have Bob Caise's car" "Does 1t make any great differ ence?" "It may" "Very well then. had it." "Why did you have it?"
 q was trying to follow an auto- mobile"
 "It was a sedan. The license number was 9J3410."
 Where did you see this auto- mobile?"
 "It left the garage"
 "At what timer"
 "I don't know. was some time during the night"
 And you tried to follow it?"
 "Yes."
 "Why?"
 "Because I was interested in finding out to whom 1t belonged and where 1t was going"
 "Who was driving it?"
 T don't know"
 "A man or woman
 "A woman"
 "You're not giving me a great deal of information, he told her.
 She shrugged her shoulders.
 And you didn't follow this se- dan to it's destination?" he asked after a moment.
 "No."
 "Why?"
 Because the car I was driving ran out of gas"
 "And then you returned home ?"
 "Yes."
 He drowned for a moment. and said almost musingly, You had the keys from the car. You used one of the keys to unlock the front door and let yourself in. Is that right?"
 And you did throw the keys into the fish pond?" "Yes."
 "why didn't you tell me this be- fore?" Because I was afraid to-" "Why?" 'T was afraid I'd be accused of | something didn't do. and I was afraid that I'd lose my job" oh lvA hk direction of the chauffeur's quar- | ters?" "No."
 Did you see anyone near tho ] chauffeur's place? 1 "No."
 Did you talk with the chauf. feur?"
 "No."
 Did you shoot him?" l "No."
 He stared at her moodily. "l think" he said, you were running away just now"
 What if I was?"
 Tt would have been a very bad thing to do. The police would have caught you, and your flight would i ubFG DttH dIIIOSl CcTtdiT SlBI of guilt"
 Sergeant Mahoney watched hei speculatively for few moments then took from his pocket q smal automatic
 Did you ever see this before? 2 he asked.
 He extended 1t to her--the but toward her.
 "Take It." he said.
 She started to reach for It, ther instinctively recolled from th' weapon. "I don't want to touch it.
 He reached across and placed | on the table by her right hand
 That gun" he said. lis full, loaded"
 "Will it go off?"
 "Why should shoot it?"
 "I am giving it to you" he said "so that if you want to make you escape you can take this gun ant get out" She stared at him curiously You mean I should take this Eui l and thrtSten you or anyOra wh, 1 tried to stop me?" she asked.
 ".Yes. if that's what you wan to do." ] Knuckles sounded imperative