The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-25
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 Murder on the Boardwalk BY I:. sNoHs .. ooM % STONE

lieve any one but yourself could possibly know, that you were going , under an assumed name?"
 "Why-yes," Christine admitted: but he also told me something that may surprise even you, 1n- spector-that someone had dis turbed my things at the Crestview."
 50 you have called to tell me that 1t was Chandra'S dagger you found so opportunely last night. A little late, isn't it?"
 After a startled breath, Christine asked, How do you know that 1t is his?"
 Practically every one in Surf City has seen that dagger. You drew his picture yesterday. Art ists don't miss picturesque details like that. wonder if you would be interested if told you that two hours after that merger between Amalgamated and Na- tional went through yesterday, this Chandra sold a piece of land he's been paying ruinous taxes on for years to the reorganized com- pany, for a new plant they're planning"
 "Then you've arrested him?"
 Not yet. That dagger was little too obviously planted clew."
 Christine thought in sudden panic, can he imagine that I put 1t there?
 "1t didn't occur to you, l sup pose" she said, that as shewd 8 man as he might have planted 1t himself - guessing that the police would reason that way?"
 "1t did," the inspector told her wearily," even after our medical officer told us that Mrs. Talbert was not stabbed in that booth at all, but was brought there after the murder"
 "Ohp Christine said b!ankly.
 Then she rushed on in her eager ness to ge on with her own er- rand, But what I really came to tell you is that, when I did exam inc my things, I found these hid- den away among them"
 She pushed the envelope across his desk.
 He opened it, rified through the contents; then looked up, a frown between his brows.
 "And," Christine finished hast fly, T haven't any idea who put them there or whose they are, if that's what you're going to ask"
 He glanced from her to the pa- pers and back again with such cool, mirthless amusement that Christine thought in sudden panic,
 He's found something I missed. l should have looked more care- fully.
 You mean" the inspector de- manded, that you don't know that these bonds were the prop erty of your cousin?"
 After a moments blank con- sternation, Christine shook her head wordlessly.
 Well, now that I have told you, does 1t suggest anything to you that you had not thought Of before?"
 But" Christine hazarded, If someone killed her for those, why wouldn't he keep them?"
 "There are other reasons for murder besides robbery, Miss Thorenson. Suppose Mrs. Talbert was not killed for the bonds after all, but from any one of num- Der of other motives. In such case, mightn't the guilty person reason that the smart thing to do was to make it seem as If she had been robbed by someone else -- especially someone who might be thought to have motive for the murder. You, for instance, Miss Thoreneson with a fortune at stake if that will is authentic"
 When she only stared at him without speaking, he went on Or Supposirg the bonds do explain Mrs. Talbert's death, perhaps the murderer thought that, after the first shouting was over he could get them from you as easily as he left them with you. Perhaps" he added softly, it was even someone who counted on your keeping them safely for him."
 You = you can't believe that,
 Frankly, I don't know what believe except that finding these has completely changed the com- plexion of this whole business. I