The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
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 sYeseordAy he called me on the phone. Ae said he'd blown in tol d weekend and was throwln' . party for some Oe his friends, Ae sAid - I remember just what he sald-".
 "0o on, glrll" Steve Black prompted,
 "lse said, Don't you think I'm swell Co b0 throwln' Q party tol people who would put poison in my soup f they had the nervep I said That sounds dangerous Co me. Ne he said, they're too high~clasi for poison, but they might give nc the wrong steer"
 That sounds like Nelse, All right The doUble.eroSsln' scorpion"
 "Let her talk, Louis"
 "fie said hO wanted mo Go dress up In the best things had because he was going Go play A joke on these friends and make them think he was okay with this Milford girl. They win cat it up, Leola, he said They're snobS, and won't play around with people who don't have money And then he laughed. 30 dressed up and"
 "in them thingsl" the womant contemptuous voice cut through.
 Molly's voice fAltered. "please don't think hard of me, was feelln' pretty low. My best fellow had fallen for somebody else. and "ThHtS all, A fine joke that was, cutting us out of Q cool hat million"
 Tt was Nelse did that" the woman put In, land this Milford girl paSsin' out at the same time
 II know" steve spoke impa. tiently. "Just the same, she was friendly with Nelse,"
 He turned to Molly, !" suppose you think because you're the wrong dame we'll let you boat it home, That's what you'd like, girl"
 "Yes, I'd like to get back" MollyS lips trembled,
 "sure you wouldl So you could ID straight to headquarters and spill everything you know"
 1T wouldn't spill any-nothing"
 'T know your kind, You're prob- ably lying about this other man. You were Nelse's girl. Como eleanI You knew him pretty wellS"
 Molly shook her head. T never would have gone out with hin, but Jimmy fell for this other girl. l guess I would have done most any- thing to get even with him, I was that crazy"
 well, you done 1t, all right, And you sure was crazy. Now got gack Into that room"
 Molly stood stlll for Q moment after tho door had closed behind her, She felt that terrible faint. ness coming over her again. But she must not faint, So much dc" [, pended on keeping cool and Sane'
 Evidently sho had played her part well. They had been oom- plOtely deceived, But then, It was easy for them to be convinced atter reading that elaborate story about her death, -.
 How poor Leola Barlow had Sut. feredl How deeply she must nave loved thlS Jimmy, who had written her 50 casually.
 It would be kind to destroy that revealing note, now that it had served It's purpose. First she would memorlEo the address. She might need 1t,
 Molly took the letter out of the purse once more and looked down Rt 1t.
 The door was flung wide and the woman with tho frowsy, corn" colored hair came in. "fll trouble you for that purse," she said shortly And that letter, too,"
 She examined the purse care. fully and then handed 1t back, she went out Of the room with the letter In her hand. After a flow moments she returned. Her voice held . hint of sympathy,
 "iIl bring you some breakfast" she said. "If I was you wouldn't waste any tears on that fellow. Ao don't sound 90 much to me. It wouldn't surprise mo if you wouldn't Do better off without him. With your looks you won't have any trouble finding somebody else. Just like he said"
 (To no Contlnued)