The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

crson and Vanderbilt. Confirmation of the engagement was evaded. go except to walk"
 There were no cabs cruising along these streets and even had she encountered one, she had no money with which to pay for it. | With logged determination she started walking back down the deserted avenue, her little heels | click-lacking spiritedly upon the echoing cement.
 Rain fell intermittently at times in hissing torrents, at times in a cold drizzle. Millicent's skirt, ankles and shoes were soaking wet Her fur coat glistened with moisture.
 At length, weary, tired and chilled, she saw the big house looming before her. It was now only about 75 yards away and so tired was she that she was count. ing the steps.
 Automobile headlights danced along the wet pavements, sending reflections shivering against the sides of the building. Instinctively she stepped to one side, fiattening herself against a wrought-iron fence.
 The machine, a cabriolet. passed her this time running with lights. She could see the form of the driver, noticed that the collar of his overcoat was turned up around his neck and a soft felt hat pulled low on his forehead.
 She heard the hiss of the tires | on the wet pavement, then saw the red lights on the rear glare into brilliance as the driver ap- piled brakes. The car swung wide for a turn and entered the drive way of Jarvis Happs house. Milhcent forgot that she was tired. Whoever had followed the woman in the ermine coat had returned, and she wanted to talk with him. She speeded up her steps. She was still in the driveway when she heard the sliding doors of the garage roll shut. After that there was no sound save that of her own feet on the wet drive way. She reached the garage and found the door was closed and locked. She looked up at the house. It was dark and somber, except for the dull brilliance of the hall windows in which the night lights were still burning.
 It was then that Millicent real ized the full extent of her predica- ment. She was locked out. It would be necessary to arouse someone in the household in order to enter the house.
 She tried the garage door once more, then walked wearily around the house, wet feet squishingi moisture at every step. She tried side door. It, too, was locked. She tried the front door with no more success.
 A wicker chair offered her ach- ing feet some respite, and she dropped wearily into it, surveying the gloomy darkness of the porch, listening to the steady drip, drip of the rain as 1t dropped down from the caves of the porch, She sat there for several minutes and then realized that she was taking cold. Somehow she must effect an entrance to the house. She had circled around one side oh tiiO botoS. HoudtI Cu whether. perhaps, there might be door on the other side, She was cold and cramped now, and fully appreciated the extent of her pre- dicament. She walked around the house. There was one door and she tried it, but it. too, was locked. She came to the back of the house and suddenly caught her breath with throbbing in take of quick hope.
 There was a separate building at the back, the lower floor of which was used as storage place for the gardeners tools. The up- per floor was occupied, and she remembered hearing someone say 1t was where the chauffeur had his quarters.
 Lights glowed from the win dows of this upper room, and Mil- licel.t suddenly remembered Nor man had told her Jarvis Happ had commissioned his chauffeur to shadow the woman in the black ermine coat when next she came to the house.
 Harry Fielding then must have been the one who drove that cab. riolet. He had shadowed the wo- man in the black ermine coat, and doubtless knew where she lived. Perhaps Fielding would give hei the information. Perhaps he could let her into the house or find some place where she could spend the night--some place where she could divest herself of her wet garments.
 She crossed the strip of yard, climbed the stairs which led to the upper room. Her knuckles knocked gently against the door. When there was no answer she knocked more loudly, and then, still receiving no response, she twisted the knob of the door.
 The door was unlocked. She opened it and took n step through the doorway into the room.
 The light streamed upon her features. For moment her eyes were dazzled by the brilliance. Then they canc 10 focus upon tee room.
 A startled scream was wruhg from her pallid lips at the sight which met her eyes.
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