The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
SYNOPSIS

dead. JARVIS HAPP, Q stranger
 offers to. help her. He sends her
 to . beauty shop where she is
 transformed into brunei. .Ecn
 talxes her home, introducing her
 na his secretary. She meets
 Happ's son, NORMAN; his step-
 son, ROBERT CAISE; MRS
 HAPP; DICK GENTRY. Happ's
 partner; VERA DUCHENE, Mrs
 Happfs maid.
 m Happ's home MiIlicent sees
 the mysterious s'w0man in black
 ermine" whom she believes has some connection with Drimgold's tleafh.
 The chauffeur is found dead. Later Happ is Kidnapped.
 Millicent and Norman learn the car driven by the woman in erTnine belongs to PHYLLIS FAULCONER. They go to her apartment. Norman enters first.
 When he does not return Milli- cent follows. The place is in wild disorder and Norman is not in { sight.
 MilIicent goes to a nearby ga. rage, asks to see Phyllis Faul- coner's car and goes to the sec ond floor. Someone grabs her arm. It Is DETECTIVE BU- CHANAN. He opens her purse, finds the note written by Bob Caise, and accuses her of being Phyllis Faulconer.
 CHAPTER XIV
 Buchanan said, That clinches it.. You're Phyllis Faulconer. That note was written by Bob Caise. Sergeant Mahoney bet me 10 bucks that when we got Phyllis Faul- coner I'd find that Bob Caise had tipped her off about the car. That's why he sent me to wait for 1t. Come on, you're going to head quarters and get booked"
 sBut you don't understand, " she said. That note wasn't left for me. That was ."
 ..oh baloney!" he said. "rve heard enough of your alibis. You come with me. You can tell your troubles to Sergeant Mahoney.'
 Thank heavens!" she said. "l G8H dL lCdSL tdAh ways who's got intelligence"
 Go on, smarty. make all your wise cracks" he said, opening the door of the automobile and pull ing her by the handcuffed wrists. .You may think I'm dumb but had sense enough to trap you and trap you right"
 She recognized the futility Of further argument and braced her self to be led down the stairs. Once more she saw the pitying glance of the uniformed attendant of the garage and now she under stood it's complete significance. He had known that police detective was waiting to arrest whoever showed up to take out that Faul- coner sedan, and he had known she was walking into trap when she climbed the stairs.
 Nhe felt her cheeks burn with humiliation as she was led, hand cuffed, in charge of the officer, across the lighted lower floor.
 swell" Buchanan said triumph nntly, ''I got her." =,
 ssDo you need those handcuffs ?" the garage man asked.
 Buchanan flashed him bell ligerent glance.
 arll say do. She's wanted for 
 The garage attendant stuck by his guns. .oo heavier than she Is, he remarkeo. aIf she hasn't got a gun you should be able to handle her With out handcuffs." ~ .You don't need to tell me how to do my job," Buchanan re- marked. "All I want you to do IS fo show me where the telephone ie and then keep quiet"
 The attendant jerked his heao foward the office. Buchanan tock millicent into the office. hooked his foot around the leg of chair, farked it a few inches toward Mil Iicent and said, "Sit down there ana rest yourself. Don't try to make a break"
 He picked up the telephone, said. ''police headquarters," ana then, after a moment, said, Homl- eide Department IS ser eeant Mahoney there? We'll, let ne talk with Ramsay |. Hello, Ramsey, this is Buchanan. got the Faulconer jane :. Yes. she's sitting right here at the Savoy garage, Where's Maho- ney7'
 The receiver made a long series of suuawking noises, and Buchanan said, sWeli, see if you can get Mahoney and tell Johansen to come around here. It's just a couple of blocks Yes. sure. he's off duty, but he mixed into 1t and he might as well see 1t through. Tell him it's big stun and he may get his name in a newspaper. Only shoot him along"
 Buchanan hung up the tele- phone.
 ..And now" Miilicent asked ssdo we start for headquarters?"
 Not yet, sister,"
 He tilted back in the chair. put his feet up on the desk pulled a black cigar from his pocket. clipped off the end. inspected 1t. scratched a match on the sole of his shoe and concentrated his att Mention upon lighting the cigar. When he had it burning to suit #im he puffed out clouds of 4noke, his manner that of one <Iilo is very we'll pleased with Elrnself.
 *fWell." Millicent demanded <mpafientiy, ''what are we wait /4< for I want to talk with some- 1.3e Who has some authority.''
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