The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
. SERIAL STORY
NEW YORK JUNGLE
eY WRAY WADE SEVERN

She steadied herself against his
shoulder. He could feel a tren-
bling in her body and he wished
for the hundredth time that he
had insisted upon her remaining
in her room.
Then he forgot about her. For
got everything but the need for
vigilance. The shadow had begun
to divide.
He's going to make a dash for
the door. He'd not dare try for
the fireplace, Sidney decided. He
heard us move in that direction
even If he didn't see us.
He heard a gasp behind him.
Marta's hand slipped gently from
his shoulder. Turning quickly, he
caught her unconscious form in
his arms.
For the second time that night
she had tainted. She had over
estimated her strength. Sitting u
betraying exclamation, Sidney
eased her noiselessly to the floor.
1t took but an instant, but he had
had to turn his back to the ape.
When he turned around again,
the ape cast only single shadow,
The hall door was swinging.
He knew Murphy, a state trooper,
was on guard in the kitchen. Unless
this mysterious intruder had the
quickness of a cat, he would run in
to trouble as soon as he reached the
upper hall.
Grasping his pistol, Brentwood
rushed into the hall. 1t was pitch
dark. He found the stairs and
bounded up.
The door at the top was locked.
He banged on the panel with the
butt of his revolver and shouted.
In a moment he heard hurried
steps. Togi, half dressed, opened
the door. Behind him stood Henry
BarkeS, in pajamas. Both had
bare feet.
What happened, Mister Brait-
wood?" the valet demanded, his
voice trembling.
Someone was hiding in the Jun
gle. He ran up these stairs and
locked the door on me so couldn't
follow him." Sidney said. Run down
and look out for Miss Hampfield,
Togi. She has tainted. Barkes,
where's that damned trooper?"
Troop no good. Work day,
work night. Go to sleep, I think" "
Togi Sneered.
The connection had wakened
Murphy and he clustered into the
hall demanding what the racket
meant. He took charge of the
search.
But if the shadow had been
made by an outsider, that outsider
had already escaped. They COW
cred every inch of the rambling
old house, and found no trace OF
| an intruder.
Maybe you and Miss HeImpfield
saw the shadow of something out
side the window, Mr.. Brentwood,
Murphy suggested. "A Weather vane
in the house next mine looks dou-
BILE in some lights, sir. After what's
just happened, anyone might heal
almost anything and see 1t, too. Nc
one could have passed me in the
kitchen and I'd have heard him
run into the hall"
You no fall asleep, Mr.. Trooper?'
Togi accused.
sleep? Me! I never fell asleer
on job yet. What brought YOU
into the hall so quick, little nan?'
Murphy eyed the valet with angry
suspicion.
my room right near basement
stairs. I look into kitchen. when
run out to see who at the door.
"Oh, yeah?" Murphy sneered.
ooh. lar!" Togi gave back.
Barkes, it developed, had slept
in the library. Captain Plowman
made a point of all remaining
under the one roof until he re-
turned. Though the chauffeurS
quarters were over the garage, he
had gone there only to get his pa
jamas, he said.
After Murphy had examined
the shaft with a powerful flash, he
changed his opinion concerning
Sidney's Imagination. Three sets
of finger and foot prints were Wis
ible; Marta'S, Sidney'S and those
of stranger. The last were badly
blurred.
your shadow was wise guy,
Mr.. Brentwood. He wore gloves
and came down in stocking feet"
He shifted the air. Smells like
I chloroform up this shaft" Turn
ing to Togi, he barked an order;
/ Get the people in the house into
the library. want to know what
they say they were doing a few
minutes ago."
Patricia Langdon, Nella, Gundrum
and Hugh responded to the sum-
mons. AL except Gundrum, who app
parently had not been to bed and
was still fully dressed, were in
robes. Their faces were tired and
apprehensive.
did any of you just try to get
out of the house unnoticed or do
some dirty work in that museum
just now?" Murphy demanded.