The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
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when Millicent had entered hel room and had glimpsed what ap. parently was black ermine coat Vera Duchene was fiinging in tn, closet, the eyes had become cold hard, glittering and vengeful.
 And where would Vera Duchene a lady's maid, have secured tn, whereWithal to get an ermine coat Or, rather, having interested some one sufficiently to secure an ermint coat, why would she continue te work as maid?
 Millicent determined that sh, would keep Vera Duchene in mind and would pay closer attention tc her comings and going. There was a discreet knock al ! the door.
 "Who is it?" Millicent asked. "Winton. the butler," said a mournful voice.
 She opened the door.
 The butler stood in wooden faced dignity upon the threshold.
 The master would like to have you report to him in his study" he said. And did you hear about the murder?"
 She smiled up into his profession ally luguhrious countenance and said, q understand that the chauf- feur was killed by bandits" "He might have been killed by bandits" the butler said. and then again he might not. You see. he must have borrowed Master Roberts car, run out of gasoline and walked home. but the police can't find the keys to the car. Master Robert is careless about his keys at times. He left all of his keys in the car-not only the keys to the car, but the keys he carries to the house and the ga rage"
 "Well?" asked Millicent.
 "If Harry Fielding had left the car and locked it, where the police found it, he'd naturally have left the keys in his pocket"
 Perhaps he put them some place when he got to his room," Milli- cent said.
 T beg your pardon. but that 8 impossible" the butler said with mournful cadence. He was killed just as he entered the room. Some one either had been lying in wait | for him or had been robbing the place and was surprised" "Why should anyone try to rob a chauffeur?' Millicent asked.
 That's the question why should they? That's what the DO lice want to know.
 Well" Millicent said, "you'l. have to excuse me. It's nothing can speculate about. If MT HapI wants me, I must go at once" Reluctantly tho butler turned away. After he had gone a few steps, he paused and said, Did the police question you?" They wanted to know where was last night" she said. He nodded.
 Moved by some sudden inspira- tion, Millicent went on rapidly, Were there visitors in the house last night, WintonY'
 "Visitors?"
 "Yes, you know - anyone other than the family and the servants 2"
 iiC lIlOIltII, then stepped nearer, lowered his voice, and almost whispered, Mrs Happ had a woman visitor last night"
 Did you see how she was dressed ?"
 I'm sure couldn't tell you that. She wore a black fur coat. That was all saw"
 An ermine coat?"
 "I don't know just what you'd call 1t. happened to be passing Mrs Happ's suite and I heard voices. I thought she'd called to me. so I knocked on the door and opened it q crack. A woman was standing there. wearing a black coat. The collar was turned up about her ears. didn't see any more. Mrs Happ called to me in a sharp voice to close the door and get away from there."
 Does Mrs Happ have black fur coat?"
 ''No, ma am. Her fur coat is a brown. mink I believe. And then she has white fur coat--it's Rus sian ermine l think"
 Millicent made q mental note that the butler knew more about this woman In the black ermine coat than he had told her. Un- doubtedly he knew that the woman