The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-02
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I lost in the noise of the hurricane. It. was Millie. She still had on her dressing gown, and her hands like sharp claws clung to the jewell box missing from Madame's room.
 Why, it's Millie!" the detective said, but before they could touch her she ran away from them, up the stairs and into the lounge. Her eyes were filled with terror.
 They ran after her and caught up with her just as she flung her. self, Sobbing bitterly, at Madame's feet. She clung to the old dowager and handed the jewel-box to her.
 ''Millie, what have you done?" Madame was saying. She charitably placed her coat over the girls quaking shoulders.
 The companion was almost hys- terical. i've been locked up in that closet for hours," she Sobbed. T thought was going to die. I screamed, and screamed, and no- body could hear me. I was run ming from him, and climbed in the closet to hide. When closed the door I was locked in"
 Running from whom2" the de- tective said.
 That mani They woke me up, the stewards running up and down when the storm started. I wasn't quite sure what 1t was, but heard noise in the suite next door. They were dragging something heavy over the floor. It was in the room where they put that corpsel I was shak- ing all over, and hid my head under the covers for long time. But then I heard something in Madame's bedroom, and got really scared. I thought 1t might be the thing come to life again. I put on my dressing gown and went in. When saw the thing-it wore 8 mask and was poking around in the dark T ran to Madame's pillow, and snatched up the jewels. She can't hear well, and didn't wake up. I got by the thing to the outside door and ran down the deck and got away from him. There were 50 many people running up and down. I saw that closet open, and climbed in. don't know whether he follow ed me or not, was 50 scared.
 Madame was murmuring, "You poor child, you risked your life to save my jewelsl" when Millie broke down. T don't want to drown" she sobbed brokenly. T haven't got & life preserver. Everybody else has one but me. The ships sinking, know. And was locked up in that black hole, going to drown, drown"
 The detective said, signing, well, at least we don't have to find your jewels. Madame2 They're safe."
 They paused while the ship went through one of those herculean shudders again. The waves rolled over the boat-deck, and drowned out the sound of the orchestra, still playing. The ships cabaret went on, Linda and Ken in their roles, carry ing on. .vml
 But suddenly the detective knit his brows closely together. We haven't a single clue" he said. "This man is interested in diamonds and won't stop at murder to get them. But we're Stumped. It may be any one of these suspicious looking touts on board. We can't keep track of them in this storm. And 1t may be the corpse that walks like a man, and throws his coffin overheard in the storm" he ended unhappily.
 The old dowager scoffed. There have been queer doings on thissship since came on aboard. I wouldn't be surprised at anything. Let it walkl Nothing bothers me any more. If I've stood this much ex- citement my heart is good for a few years more"
 We won't find the murderer un- til we find the Kokinor diamond" Snowshoes insisted stubbornly. And 1t may have changed hands on shipboard. And it'll probably show up in a diamond cutters shop in Amsterdam, in dozen pieces"
 To Be Continued