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QUICK RETURNS,

That realization struck fear IN
to Milicent Graves very SOIL.
The police would undoubtedly
question everyone. They would
question her!
The police would also want to
know something of her past MS
tory. What could she tell them:
How could she account FOR her
whereabouts during the past few
months without letting it appear
that she was the secretary who
had been working for George
| Hrimgold? The secretary who
had been dubbed "The Murder
Girl" by the newspapers and for
whom the police were now carr
ling on an intensive search.
i Suddenly Millicent realized
something else. Her clothes would
undoubtedly show the wetting
they had received the night be-
fore. The police would examine
those clothes and would ask her
where she had been
She scooped up the clothes, ran
with them to the closet, rumpled
them and thrust them into a cor
ner of the closet. The fur coat,
she hardly knew what to do with.
Finally, however, she decided that
she dared do nothing, but left it
on a hanger in the closet.
SUDDENLY a disquieting thought
assailed her.
She thrust her hand down into
the pocket Of the fur coat.
The leather KEY container, with
its keys suspended in neat as
sortment from the swiveled hooks,
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they were tight little fists. Her
senses seemed to reel. She was
utterly incapable of speech but,
mercifuliy, she was spared the
necessity Of making an answer,
for, at that moment, there was
the sound of a throbbing siren,
the noise made by tires as a car
slid around a corner at rapid
speed.
jarvis Happ closed his fingers
over the bit of linen and lace.
"Say nothing about this to any,
one" he said. 81 am going to
identify it positively, and when
identify it, l am going to take
drastic steps"
Happ turned, noiselessly opened
the door, looked out into the cor
ridor, then nodded reassuringly
to her and slipped out, closing
the DOR behind him.
Millicent stood quivering.
Was it possible that Happ die
not know that was her handker
chief?
Showing her the handkerchjc:
was either gesture of conf
dence on his part or else it wa!
an attempt to shake her compos
ure so that she would make {
confession, but, if that had beer
his purpose. it had succeeded sc
admirably that he certainly wouic
have followed up his advantage
AS it was, he seemed to pay nc
attention whatever to her reac
tions.
The police were coming.
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DARK
~. an u
Il CARLETON kEsoeAEi
GfaIE AcA Nrn,nnr AIc>

that her brain seemed numbed.
She closed the suitcase, stagger-
ed YEARLY to bed, and this time
found drowsiness almost instantly
oyertaking her. She had so many
problems. 80 much to occupy her
mind that there was Literally moth
ing to worry about-rather, there
was so much that she could not
concentrate on any one problem.
She dropped off into dreamless
slumber.
Millicent was awakened by
knuckles pounding upon the pan
els of the door. She opened her
eyes to find that the clouds had
disappeared. The sun was stream
;ng in through the windows and
the angle of the sunlight showed
her that she had slept very late
indeed.
She bounded from bed, reach
ing for a robe.
who is it," she asked.
The voice which answered was
Enthusiastically that of Jarvis Happ.
"Please open the door, he said
in guarded tones.
Millicent gathered the robe
around her, took a swift look at
herself in the mirror, and could
hardly refrain from giving an eX-
claMation of surprise at the
strange features which stared
back at her. She remembered
then, with a flood of conflicting
emotions, the events of the last
few days-the beauty shop where
she had been transformed from a
blond into a brunei.
She hurried to the door, turned
the key and opened it.
Jarvis Happ entered the room.
II thought" she said, "from
the tone of your voice it was
urgent, so | didn't stop to fix my
hair or put any color on my
face"
"Thank yOu," he said, closing
the door carefully behind him.
at is very urgent. and l didn't
wish to be seen standing in the
corridor in front Of your door.
, The police will be here in a few
minutes"
"The police?" Millicent asked,
her eyes growing wide with alarm
as she thought of all that might
signify.
Eyes"
''For me-"
He shook his head.
"No," he said, "your secret is
safe. It's another matter. My
chauffeur was murdered last
night-you remember, the man
who drove US out here in the
limousine?"
She hadn't anticipated the news
being broken to her IN just this
way. She stood for second star
ing at Happ and repeated the
word, Murdered"
eyes" he said, "murdered."
"Who did it,"
We don't know"
"When was it done?" :,
"Some time this morning,
Jarvis Happ said, and his voice
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was filled with grim portent. 'T'm
going to find out who did it," he
said, of it's the last act of my
LIE. And when l find out who
did it, | am going to be absolute
" and utterly without mercy, re-
gardiess of who that person may
be. Do you understand"
She felt the color changing in
her face.
why" she said, edo you say
that to me?"
Because he said grimly, 81
want it definitely understood that
| don't care who the person may
hC-I am going to be absolutely
without mercy"
Happ moved away from the
door. His manner became more
at ease.
81 wanted to tell you," he
said, chat the police were going
to be here, 1 didn't want you to
get IN panic when you heard
them drive up"
| How long ago was was
| it discovered"
Gust a few minutes ago"
Glow did il happen?"
owe all of us slept late this
morning" he said. ct had been
rather trying day yesterday.
could well appreciate how utterly
! exhausted you were, and |, ny
self, had been under something
of strain.
She nodded, pleased that his
understanding had saved her
from the necessity Of making ex-
cuses or explanations.
"However," Happ said, 81 want
ed to go to town. | pressed the
buzzer which summons my chauf-
feur. AS you may have found
out, Harry Fielding was my own
personal chauffeur. He enjoyed
nv unlimited confidence and
served no one but me.
| Casually it is but a few minu-
| ties after | press the buzzer be-
| fore he IS at the door with the
car. This time, after some Is
minutes, I pressed the buzzar
again, thinking that perhaps he
had oversight. When he didn't
answer, l started an investiga-
ton. The housekeepcr told me
he had not been in for breakfast
so I went to his room. He sleeps
in a room over a shed IN the
back, a room which is isolated
from the rest Of the house. He
was dead. He had been shot, anC
died almost instantly"
She nodded her hea mechani'
cally.
"There was" he said, Gust one
thing which may be considered a:
a clew, a clew so intimate IN it,
nature that l didn't want t.
trust it to the hands of the pc
lice"
She raised her eyebrows.
, Perhaps" he said, "you vii
understand what / mean when
show YOU the ciew. 1t was some
thing which l found in the bath
ROOM" =
She said slowly, "You mean il
the bathroom Of the chauffeur
Quarters?" :,
eyes," he said, and suddenl!
opened his clenched hand.
Crumpled into a ball in tn
palm of his hand was her hand
kerchief.
"Have you" he asked, "eve
seen that before?" .
She clenched her hands unit
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PAGE FIVE

was in the pocket Of the fur coat.
That would never do
She pulled out the key con-
tainer, intent upon hiding it.
She had just withdrawn her hand
from the pocket Of the fur coat
when she heard motion behind
her.
The first glance from the cor
ner of her eye chilled her blood
with fear.
Robert Caise stood in the door
of the closet, leering at her!
Ito be continued)
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VIRGINIA'S CONTROL
OF MILK IS LEGAL

RICHMOND, Va, March 3d.
(UP).-The Virginia state SUI
preme court reversed a previous
ruling yesterday and decided Il
legislative act setting up a state
milk control commission is consti-
tutional.
Milk is an essential food, the
court decided, and as such is II
"vested public interest"
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TAKES SHOES AND MONEY

NEW YORK, March 30. CUP.
A sneak thief stole S85 from a
shoe store till, zut added insult TO
injury when he walked out IN new
shoes and carrying his old Ones
while the manager was in the rear
laying out socks for his inspection.
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PAYS 1s-YEAR-OLD DEBT

WARSAW, Ind, March 30
(UP).-Eighteen years ago Bert
Waters, then resident of War
saw but now living in Topeka,
ate a 25-cent meal in Joe Foote's
restaurant and left without pay
ing for it. Today he made spe-
cial trip from Topeka to Warsaw
TO settle the old account.
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PRE-EASTER SPECIALS-Per-
manent waves. Ringlet ends,
$3.50; other waves, So, $50
and SO. Forrest Beauty Shop,
established 1915, Fourth ave-
nue., Phone us.
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PUT ON THAT OLD HAT of
yours, stand in front of a mir
ror and take a good look at
yourself as others see you.
Gosh. New spring hat, 1926.
, Rosenberg's.
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BOSNIA and Herzegovina, prov

BOSNIA and Herzegovina, prov
II inces under control Of Austria
Hungary to the end Of the World
War, and now part Of Yugo-SlaVia,
issued two stamps in 1916 that
seem like grim jokes of a warlike
cation. While showing pictures of
a wounded soldier, and Of a blind
soldier being led by child,
these stamps are designated as
military postage" The designs
we're reissued in two different
galues in 1918.
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WANTED - Well dressed men.
You can qualify in a Haas
tailored-to-yoIr-measure suit.
From Lewis Dep. Store.
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BELCHER'S Blacksmith Shop,
Grove street, near church. Gen.
eral blacksmithing, saws and
edge tools sharpened.
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Special Notices

WE ARE MAKING a direct ap-
peal to the man who wants a
good suit of clothes at a mod
crate price. Rosenberg's Mems
Wear, Order your Easter
suit TODAY.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV

Milliccnt tore at the fastenings
of the suitcase with frenzled
fingers, pulled back the lid and
found that the interior was filled
with a miscellaneous assortment of
books which, by no stretch of the
imagination, could possibly have
been books Of account involving
the business dealings of Jarvis
Happ and Richard Gentry.
1t looked very much as though
someone had hastily gathered a
miscellaneous assortment of books,
such as could picked up at ran
dom.
These books had been hurried
~ thrust into the suitcase, APP
parently without regard for or
der, and when the suitcase had
been picked up some of the books
had fallen open.
Millicent stared at the open
suitcase. Evidently the substitu-
ton had been arranged so that
she would not notice what had
happened until she started work
on the books. The two suitcases
seemed to be approximately the
same size and of the same gen.
eral appearance. And the plan
would have worked had she not
happened to notice the straps
which were on the original suit
case.
At first Millicent thought she
would communicate with Jarvis
Happ at once. Then she decided
that she would keep her own
counsel. She was already mixed
up in so many strange situations
that she dared not make complete
explanations.
She was so utterly fatigued
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NOTICE-We have just unloaded

NOTICE-We have just unloaded
a carload of Certainteed paint
which has overstocked our
paint department. For the next
10 days we are offering sur
plus stock at special prices. If
you contemplate painting this
spring buy now and save the
difference. Hendersonville Sup
ply & Coal Co., headquarters
for everything in the building
line. Lenox Park. Phone S00.*
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Millieent Graves, secre,,ru %
George Drimgold. finds her en-
ployer in his office dead. In
panic she rushos away and req.
listers at a hotel under an as.
sur.cd name.
Jarvis Happ, Observation-Disclosures
ing stranger, recognizes M;I!iccnt
and offers to help her. He sends
her to beauty parlor where she
is transformed into brunei
Happ takes her home, INTRODUCING
her as his secretary. His SON
Norman Happ, warns Millicent
against his stepbrother, Robert
Caise, and tells her a mysterious
woman in black ermine has some
cover ever his stepmother.
Milliceat falls asleep. A noise
wekcns her and she finds a note
under her door reading, THE
woman in black ermine is here"
Millicent dresses, sees the woman
in black drive away, and follows
in Robert Caise's coupe, but runs
out of gas. She walks home, sees
a light in the chauffeur's quar-
tiers and enters. The chauffeur
is dead. Mill;cent, frightened, re-
turns to her own room. Someone
has taken the suitcase of books
which Jarvis Happ gave her to
audit, s.ituting another suit
case.
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RADIO SALES AND SERVICE.
Tubes tested free. Midcity Tire
Company.
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Copyright, 1895, NEA Service, 1nc)
NEXT Whose life Is depicted
on a set Of six stamps2 ~.
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IL " 90 ol
Serajevo, cap
ital Of Bos-
MIA, where
the Archduke
Francis Fer
dinand and
t h e. are h
duchess were
slain in 1914
the spark
that started
the W o.rld
War.
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For Sale
AUTOS and Accessories

krsn ,,d Chevrolet parts al
! Tsl,Ss prices 10 garage.
js:Sg, Motor Supply, 131
| IA Av,. :, phone 800.
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37-To Swap

ONE ACRE or LAND in Eas,
FIat Rock for used car. Good
bn;iding site, near school. w.
R Toots. East Flat Rock.
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BIRDS ROOFS are unexcelled
for quality and beauty. We can
make you attractive prices for
cash or will be glad to assist
you in getting loan. Rigby-
Morrow Company, Fourth ave-
nue. east. Phone 81.
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and Poultry

r SALE -Registe=ed Guern-
fey Gov. Fresh. F. r. Hous-
FOr. .
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CRAZY CRYSTALS 6oc and 81,
Admiration shampoo loo, De
toyol tooth paste a9c, milk
magnesia. pts. 29c, Russian
mineral oil, ats, 49c. Freeze
Drug Co.
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~, sAIF-Red Steer Fertilizer.
See F. r. Houston or none
! DIN
WANTED
2e-Help (Female)

WANTED everywhere who
Hi m FAMED in beauty culture.
Get INTO this highly raid pro-
G fcssion without delay and en-
io,, rcaI income. Earn while
leo Ioornirr Write at once for
Inflammation. Continental Col
icre, High Point. n. {.
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PAY YOUR TAXES with bonds.
County. city and street assess
ments at a big discount. Phone
50. o. Roy Keith, Real Estate,
American Bank Bldg.
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WE DO NOT GIVE the cheapest
permanents, yet we get the
business-There must be a rca-
son. Deluxe Beauty Shoppe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18

for snow effects. Ornaments should be of glass and not of paper or pyroxylin plastic, which has such trade names as celluloid, pyralin, French ivory, etc. It is extremely inflammable. 7
 "The National Board of Fire Un. derwriters recommends that trees be set up securely so they won't topple over, and located several feet away from an yheating CT lighting fixture. It also suggests that smokers be extra careful with matches and butts, putting them in non-burning containers and keep- ing matches out of the reach of youngsters. All electrical wiring should be handled carefully to avoid short circuits. Avoid also danger ous overlooking of circuits, which is caused by using too many exten- sions and appliances at one time. A fire extinguisher or pail of wa- ter kept handy may be the means of saving a life. Remove all ever- greens soon after Christmas, before they dry out.
 Simple precautions? Yes" says the chief, but if followed out, there would be fewer fatal and painful accidents during the holidays. Safe- ty at this season is ever more de- sirable than Christmas cheer it. Selfl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
Decorations, Toys
 Christmas Menaces
Simple Precautions to Avert Tragedy Explained By
 Fire Chief-Safety Brings Cheer

known of Christmas fires, many of which in addition to marring the holidays, have resulted in death or serious injury to children and oth- CTS, but we in the service of fire fighting have seen altogether too many such fatal affairs.
 Precautions Promote Safety
 "As you read these incidents, a number of safety precautions un- doubtedly occure to you. Certainly only safety film should be used in movie projectors. It is not diffi- cult to obtain such film; be sure you have it. As matter of fact, care should be exercised in the selection of toys at all times. Elec- trical toys should be of standard make and adult supervision in their use is advisable.
 "Too much cannot be said about the hazard of combustible decora- tions. They are too fraught with danger to use at all and there are many substitutes that are safe. Pa per and tissue from gifts, of course, should be disposed of at once.
 Santa Claus is jolly old fellow; let him be wise man too by avoid ing long flowing cotton whiskers and seeing to it that his costume also is kept away from fire.
 Candle Hazard
 '"There evidently are some peo- pie who still put lighted candles on trees, or the tragic fires described in the newspapers would not occur. They certainly are out of place in this day and age and are down. right dangerous, as shown in the accident related. AS for candles in the windows that practice is a terrible fire hazard because of the closeness of flimsy curtains and the presence of party dresses of children and others at this time. Strings of colored electric lights, and electric window candles, if any, are far safer,. particularly if they are of standard make.
 Trees (and the floor beneath) may be trimmed with metal tinsel, flake asbestos and powdered mica
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
NEW CITY MAN
 MAY BE MAJOR
P. C. Hawley to Command Third Battalion of
 l69th Infantry

Captain Philip c. Hawley, of Torrington, commander of Company I, 169th Infantry, of New Britain, will be promoted to major and placed in command of the Third Battalion of the regiment, it was announced Tuesday by Adjutant General William F. Ladd, who also made public two other impending promotions.
 Lieutenant Wiliiam H. Jackson of New Britain will be promoted to captain to succeed Major Hawley in command of Company I and Lieutenant Harold E. Shipmaker of Rocky Hill will be promoted to cap tain and remain on the reglmental staff as intelligence officer and assistant plans and training offi- cer. The Adjutant General also arl- nounced that Captain Joseph E.. Trimmer, intelligence officer of the regimental staff, will be assigned to Company c of Bristol as command ing officer. succeeding Captain Isaac M. Kicker, who has resigned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
HOLIDAY SPEECH
 GIVEN KIWANlS

A Christmas message was deliv- cred today by Rev. Dr. John C.. Walker, pastor of the Second Con- gregational church, at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Elton. Dr. Walker said Christmas was one time in the year when peo- pie of all Christian denominations were drawn together in 8 common bond. He spoke of the appropriate ness of the holiday, coming as i. does, at a time when indoor festiv- ity is encouraged by frigid tenn peratures outside. He said that even before the advent of Christ mas, barbarous races had held mid- winter festivals and that from these ancient observances may have come the custom of celebrating Christ mas during the winter.
 Plans for the annual Christmas party were completed. Each mem- Der of the club will contribute gifts of clothing and toys to needy chill dren whose names are provided by the Chase dispensary. The chil- dren will also be entertained Sat- urday at St. Johns parish house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. George Lub- inskas was held from the Deliniks Funeral Home, IT Congress avenue this morning at 8:15 o'clock to St. Joseph's church where a requiem high mass was celebrated at g o. clock by Rev. A. Edward Gradeck. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Father Gradeck. The pallbearers were: John VaitukaitiS, John Phillips, Frank Dulskis, George Kalinauskas, John Mazaika and Peter Lazauskas.
 Funeral services for Otis Stevens Atwood were held at the Bailey Snyder funeral home, 94 Willow street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. Thomas L. Crosby officiating. Burial was in the family plot in Crockett cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Helen (Mc- Hugh) Butler will be held from the home, 50 Walnut avenue, Friday morning at 8:15 o'clock with a sol- emn high mass in the Sacred Heart church at o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of John T. Meskell will be held from the Mulville fu- neral home, 270 West Main street, at S:15 o'clock tomorrow morning with a solemn high mass in the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception at g o'clock. Burial will be in the new St. Joseph cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Vincenza D'AmbroSe, wife of Attilio Dam brose, will be held from the home, l2 High street, at 8 o'clock tomor- row morning with solemn high mass in Our Lady of Lourdes church at g o'clock. Burial will be in Cal vary cemetery.
 The funeral of William D. An- drews will be held from the Lun- ny funeral home, 25 Central ave- nue, at 9:15 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing with a solemn high Mass in Church of the Immaculate Concep- ton at 9:45 o'clock. Friends may call at the funeral home this after noon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-18
High Court Upholds
 Verdict Of s, ,OOO
New Britain Girls Sister Killed in Car Operated By Local Man-Judge O'SuIIivan's Decision Sustained

It was charged that the large truck had been left standing on the highway, in WaIlingford, without lights when the Waterbury man came along and crashed into it. His passenger, Adeline, was fatally hurt.
 Associate Justice Frank D. Haincs who wrote the high courts opinions upheld Trial Judge Patrick B. O.. Sullivan, in finding that the park ing of the truck on the side of the road, without lights, was 8 proxi- mate cause of the accident.
 The appellants claimed that the Waterbury Nash Co, and Matasav- age, who were given judgments of non-suit by the trial court, should be held responsible on the ground Matasavage was negligent.