The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-22


 He replaced the phone on its hook and turned to Cilly.
 "WelI, that's a hot one," he said.
 "What is it?"
 'There was a Miss, Harriet Kerr in Interlaken, but she died four years ago."
 Cillys eyes widened. You lnean-there isn't any Aunt Har- rlet?"
 Evidently not. And Miss Amy'S been giving you a cock-and-bull story about her relatives. Now why, ask you, why did she have to do that?"
 T don't know" Cilly said wearily. '1'm sure I don't know. The whole thing gets more impossible every minute. Whatever will I do now? There aren't any other relatives, I'm sure. Amy never mentioned a soul except her Aunt Harriet"
 Looks as if you'll have to handle the funeral yourself, I guess. Or let the city do it."
 "Oh, no. Not that! I can take care of it. I'll be glad to do that flor Amy"
 It would be very simple fun eral. Amy would not have wanted it otherwise. But Cilly was sorry to say last prayer over Amy,s grave. Just herself, perhaps. And Harry Hutchins. Maybe MT. Ames, for whom Amy worked.
 That's a funny one, all right If she spoke so much about her aunt, why didn't she tell you that she was dead. Where's she been keeping herself for the past four years, eh? Guess I'll have to do a little checking up in New Hamp- shire" Dolan made some more notes in the little black book. "Now about these young men who were visiting you last night" he proceeded. What can you tell me about them?"
 T can tell you about MT. Kerri- gan, because know him very well. The other young man - Amys friend - I met for the first time last evening""
 Was Amy in love with him?"
 "Oh, I don't think sol" Cilly answered quickly. She was not going to besmirch Amy's memory by letting the police think she was the victim of one-sided love af- fair. And Harry Hutchins, with half an eye on Gloria Harmon and her fathers chain stores, would certainly not admit being in love with Amy.
 Tt was just matter of Harry as a nice escort" Oily went on. He's & good-looking young man, we'll hammered, and Amy enjoyed going out with him. She had no friends here in the city, you see, and sup pose she was glad that Harry took her to dinner and the theater oc- casionally."
 How long had she known him? Where did she meet hirn?"
 "She knew him before I. met her. I understand that Amy met him quite informally on a train, in the dining car. They were both coming to New York and so they just naturally grew to be friends" too?"
 No, I think he's lived in New York, on and off, for many years. He has 8 great many friends here"
 What does he do for 8 living?"
 "He writes. Trade journal articles, I believe. On business management and economies"
 What's the name of the paper he's with?"
 He's not with any paper. He free lances."
 There's no money in that, is therc?"
 Cilly shrugged her shoulders. q oon't really know what his work is worth. He seemed to have money. He always took Amy to nice places. Perhaps he has money of his own. After all, sergeant, I cllly met him once"
 Sergeant Dolan's shrewd eyes narrowed.
 And you don't like him."
 T didn't say that at all."
 You don't sound very enthusi- astic about him."
 Possibly I didn't like the way he played bridge" Cilly offered. But certainly l have no reason either to like or dislike him."
 T see. Don't think he measured Up to this friend of yours. MT. Kerrigan. Is that it? Whats his husiness?"
 He's the New York representa- tive of Chicago publication, The Midwest Review He has a small office at 190 West 42nd."
 
 The sergeant made 8 note of that,