The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
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Ken went on to explain. "She got some kind of note this after noon, and she's afraid"
 T am afraid" she said. That horrible thing on shipboard last evening. I was sitting in my ca bana today, waiting for Ken, when a little colored boy ran in. He dropped a note, and was gone like a flash. The note said: A good girl will keep her mouth shut on this cruise"
 T came in the cabana," Ken said, land found Linda reading the note. She was pale as a ghost, but I had to take the note away from her to read 1t. She fought me. Then she wouldn't tell me what 1t was about, or whom 1t was from. If she didn't know just what 1t meant she wouldn't be afraid. She closed up like Q clam. We had our first quarrel. If Linda is in danger, I want to know who sent that note
 I'm not positive who sent it." Linda said" But I think I know what 1t means. It means: @ girl who talks might die. That's why I'm not going to-talk."
 Jane's senses were alert. Does this have anything to do with the murder and the theft of the jewel? If 1t has I think you should tell everything you know" Jane said.
 T don't know anything" Linda said unsmilingly. If Ken hadn't taken the note away fyom me, I'd have burned it."
 Ken said, I'm going to show the note to that detective. If Linda is in danger I want to know where to expect 1t. I'd die for her, and she knows it."
 But the ships officers will think Linda knows something about the crime" Jane warned. "The note could mean anything"
 T know nothing about the mur- der," Linda said. "Fortunately I was dancing all last evening be- fore an audience. But I promise you that a good girl will keep her mouth shut on this cruise"
 "1t's obvious" Tino said, laugh ing, that you are going to be a good girl. I'm trying to teach this young lady, Jane, to be little bad" he added. "But 1t doesn't seem to work"
 Linda tried to smile, mocking Tino's foreign accent. "Why, Tino, look at those moon"
 And those starry night" Ken added facetiously. And this purple shadows on 8 warm southern night"
 Tino bowed low. Come, darling" he said to Jane. "This is our night of romance!"
 The lights from the hotel were splashed on the dark garden now. The strains of haunting music came down to them.
 T have 8 suggestion" Tino said. Well dine together in the hotel, the four of us. On the terrace. Two good girls will charm us with their laughter. We'll stay out in the night where we can reach up and pluck the stars. And then, when we have dined-to romancel" he ended.
 Bravo, speech" Ken said lazily. But it's 8 capital suggestion, Tino. Let's go--"
 For moment Jane looked out to sea where the lights of the cruise ship twinkled brightly against the night. Somewhere in that ship was a young man who sat down to din- ner in the empty dining saloon, forlorn and lonely. Suddenly Jane forgave Dirk for the imaginary sights she had endured at his hands.
 She had everything she wanted: she could afford to be generousl Though she distrusted Dirk she re- solved to try to help him out of his present dilemma. What could she do? For one thing she could find out who murdered Mamie dickson!
 But now she felt herself swept up the terrace steps by Tino's ready arms. Gaily she laughed.
 (TO Be Continued)