The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-06
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| 0AAV4S marry SeE0A8SAS
offers TO help her. He sends her
to q beauty shop where she is
transformed into a brunei, then
takes her home, introducing
her as his secretary. She meets
Hnpp,s son, NORMAN; his step.
son, ROBERT CAISE; MRS
HAPP; DICK GENTRY, Happ's
partner; VERA DUCHENE, Mrs
Happ's maid.
In Happ's home Millicent sees
the mysterious woman in black
erniine" whom she believes has
some connection with Drimgold's
death.
The chauffeur Is found dead.
Later Happ Is kidnapped.
Milllcent and Norman learn the
chr driven by the woman in cr-
mine belongs to PHYLLIS
FAULCONER. They go to her
apartment, find there the missing
suitcase OF books showing a
shortage of 100000 in Gentry's
accounts. N
Milicent and Norman leave and
later return. Norman goes in
first. When he does not reap.
pear Millicent enters. The place
Is In wild disorder. A policeman
arrives. Milicent escapes in a
cab, gets out and sends he driv.
err back to wait for Norman.
She sees Bob Caise and Vera
approaching and steps into
darkened doorway.
CHAPTER XLIII
She watched the tail light of the
cab, her lips upturned in half
smile. She liked this man and
sensed that she could depend upon
him. Suddenly she snapped her
eyes into focus upon couple who
had rounded the corner and start
ed walking toward her.
A moment she stared with wide,
lncredulous eyes. Then, with an
exclamation of quick dismay. she
drew in deep breath, preparatory
to screaming to the cab driver but
realized it was too late. The tail
light slid around the corner even
as she watched.
A dark doorway was at her ell
bow. Millicent jumped into that
doorway, her hand at her throat,
the pulses pounding in her ears.
Milicent remained fiattened
against the wall of the door,
way. She could hear the pounding
OF her heart. She could also hear
the pounding of steps on the pave
ment as Vera Duchene and Bob
Caise came walking directly toward
her.
What had brought them? Had
they trailed her in some way, or
was 1t merely a coincidence that
she had Numbered upon them? She
had no means of knowing, but she
sensed that were she discovered in
this deserted side street she would
probably never live to tell of her
encounter. Ever since she had
seen those sinister dark splotches
in the room where Norman Happ
had gone to call upon the mystic
rlous Phyllis Faulconer she had
realized the desperation of the peo-
pie who were opposing her.
The murder of Drimgold and the
murder of Harry Fielding had
somehow not driven the situation
home to her, as had those sinister
marks.
Vera Duchene and her escort
walked directly past the doorway.
Milicent caught her breath in a
quick intake as Vera Duchene's
arm almost brushed against her
shoulder. She expected momentar-
lily to hear Vera cry out, There
she isl" and to feel Bob Caise's
hands clutching at her throat.
As they walked past she heard
Vera Duchene saying" every
things under cover now. We can
let them investigate and be
damned,
"No,' Bob said, "there remains
that girl. We've got to turn
her in on the Drimgold job" Vera
puchene said crisply, That's all
we need to Sergeant Mahoney
Will -. :"
Miiicent was unable to hear ex-
actly how Vera Duchene finished
but she thought she knew exact
ly what the pair were planning
to do. She would have given much
could she have heard some bit of
conversation which would have
given her an inkling of what had
happened to Norman Happ. but
realized this would be expecting
too much. She was thankful
enough that she had remained un-
discovered.
She dared not venture forth from
the protection of the doorway
until after she heard the steps
of the pair recede in the distance
and knew that they had rounded
the corner. Even then she waited
for almost a minute before ventur-
TRAFFIC artery. She wanted to get a
taxicab and go at once to the hotel
where she was registered as Milli-
cent Jones. She knew that If Nor
man Happ could break loose he
would communicate with her there.
And she surmised that Vera
Duchene and Bob Caise must have
called on the mysterious Phyllis
Faulconer who maintined the I'M
dercover apartment which seemed
to be headquarters for all OF the
plotting.
Mfllicent caught cab at the cor
ner, went at once to the hotel. The
clerk eyed her with casual curl
osity.
HAS anyone been calling for
me?" she asked.
ssNope."
"No telephone calls?"
4 'sNope."
"You're sure ?"
cot course I'm sure. No ones
called you"
Listen" she told him. I'm go
ing out. but If anyone calls for
me. would you mind telling them
that Miss Jones left a message that
she is quite all right and will be
back here TO pick up any messages
IN about an hour from now?"
She slipped q dollar from her
purse and said, tits really most
Important"
The fiabby fingers OF the man be-
hind the desk closed on the dollar.
"Okay," he said. showing the
f3rst bit OF friendly interest he had
displayed toward her. "Tll see
that your message Ia delivered,
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