Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-12-06

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er she had struck him on the head
or not, she did not know. But she
knew that heating stove had been
overturned in the scrimmage. That
was how the cabin had caught fire,
probably. After she had flung the
stool, she had escaped through the
front door. She had heard footsteps
running after her, and believing them
to be those of her assailant, Green,
she had taken cover in the woods and
finally managed to reach the railroad
station in time to board a train back
to town last night.
She also admitted to him that it
was her car that had been seen, over
week-ends, outside the cabin, but
would not say more.
Naturally, her lawyer, and her step
father when this was reported to him,
believed she had spent some week
ends in the cabin with Armand.
But because of her promise, Jean
felt morally obligated to protect
Gaby.
Walter returned from Pittsburgh
on Monday afternoon, his business
finished much sooner than he expect.
ed. He called Jean, to be told by
Treves that his master and Miss Gar.
, rett had left late last night for Lake
Placid. At his request, he gave Wal
, ter the name of the hotel at which
. they were staying.
. Walter, feeling very curious abou
: this sudden departure, called up thu
hotel at Lake Placid, and his phone
call for Jean was taken by her law
: yer, Mr.. Sullivan. Both being higl
l up in the same profession, they knew
5 each other. They talked discreetly
Walter had already read in the news
r papers that Green was dead :. foun
: in the woods at Lake Placid wit
mark on his forehead, indicating
e foul play.
o From the guarded conversation o
: Sullivan, he CLEANED something O
d what had occurred, though no name
: were mentioned over the telephone
Walter showed himself terribly cor
e cerned and upset.
! Crest assured I'll do anything t
e help you," he told Sullivan. can
: you can take it from me that you
d client, whom I've known for a lon
e time, is as square as they come!"
v "The coroner's inquest takes plac
e here tomorrow morning." Sulliva
told him, before hanging up.
l. Now Walter had his own susp
# cions in the story. On the weekend
it guardedly referred to when she wa
e supposed to have been at this mys
e ferrous cabin, he himself had dine
: with Jean in town. And why ha
It Gaby de Fleury flown from Ne
: York early yesterday morning
e join Mrs. Van Auken in Florida
e That added to his suspicious.
! He got the Palm Beach addres
! from Treves. He phoned Gaby, tel
a ing her that Mr.. Van Auken ha
p been taken sick, and would she pleas
v break the news gently to Mrs. Va
Auken, and accompany her back t
t, New York by plane Immediately?
i Their plane was delayed by heav
& fog. He met them very late ths
d night at the airport. He explaine
e his ruse to Mrs. Van Auken, bu
s waited until they were in the hous
t to give her the bad news about Jear
Laurel was Frustrated. "You tr
e to get some Sleep" he comforted hel
e 1--WE can't get plane up there to
:, night because Of the fog, but wei
e catch an early train. I promise yo1
:. we'll get Jean out Of this mess. She
: been victimized somewhere, and I'm
i, going to get to the bottom Of it'll"
t Later in the Park Avenue home
f alone with Gaby, he said: "Tm go
: ing to sift this thing through, Ga
d brielle! Something tells me tina