The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-23

this woman in the black ermint coat than we would be by running around at Seargeant Mahoney's beck and call.
 That isn't all. I have an idea Sergeant Mahoney suspects the truth about you-about the Drim- gold murder l mean. Once you get back I doubt that he will let you out of his sight again. And unless we clear up the mystery of Harry Felding's murder I don't think it's going to be cleared up."
 You mean they'll keep on sus- pecting me?" she asked.
 He changed the subject abruptly, saying, Let's quit wondering about these side issues and concentrate on the matter in hand. It isn't very far to Baronne avenue. We can make 1t in less than 10 min utes."
 He drove with set, tight-lipped concentration which convinced Millicent more than any words would have done that they were working against time-that Nor man Happ knew this and that there had been more to the mess age he had received from Sergeant Mahoney than he was willing to disclose.
 The address on Baronne avenue turned out to be an apartment house. Millicent felt a strange thrill as the car sped across the intersection and swung in toward the right-hand curb.
 Tt won't be long now until we know something about this woman in the black ermine coat"
 He jerked back the door catch, flung the door open. Come on," he said. "slide across. We haven't time to stand on formality."
 With a low, nervous laugh she slide her feet along the seat, worm ed under the steering wheel, and felt his hands under her elbows as he lifted her from the car. He slammed the door shut and, to- gether, they ascended the three steps which led to the foyer where te names of the tenants were dis played in a long row opposite call buttons.
 Here we are," he said triumph antly. Phyllis Faulconer, 309."
 Before she could stop him he had jabbed the button opposite the card.
 "Oh!" she cried in dismay, you shouldn't have done that, Nor man."
 "Why not?"
 Because. We don't want her to know we're Investigating her. We should make inquiries and find out what she looks like"
 "We'll know what she looks like" Norman Happ said grimly, "when we've had look at her"
 He jabbed the button a second time. impatiently. as he spoke.
 But suppose it should turn out to be the woman in the black er- mine coat and suppose she should be a stranger to us?"
 wen grab her anyway" he said. "We have enough on that woman to justify calling in the police"
 He rang the bell for the third time.
 There was no answer.
 Not at home" Norman said, disappointment showing in his voice. He tried the door of the apartment house, then turned away from it.
 Locked" he told Millicent. You can't get in unless the occupant of one of the apartments presses an electric buZZer and releases the door"
 Then, if this Faulconer woman isn't in. we can't even get into the building. We can't ."
 Once more he laughed and said, "1'll show you trick. Start press- ing buttons opposite the names of people who have apartments on the fifth floor"
 "Why?" ?"
 Because" he said. peering at the directory. ''someone will be ex- pecting friend, or will just buzz the door open on general princi- pies. Someone on the first or sec ond floors might come to the ele- vator to look us over. We can't use the third floor because we're getting off there. The fifth floor is the best one to work on."
 He found a name and pressed a button. She noticed the figure 506 opposite another name and f1anked by Ia button. She pressed this but ton.
 After a moment buzz came from the door, and Norman Happ triumphantly pushed it open.