Murder While You Work by Susan Scarlett

Author:Susan Scarlett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dean Street Press
Published: 2022-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

The Works Wonders concert was going well. It was more formal than the usual canteen concert because, instead of the applause going to the more popular artists, it was regulated and conducted so as to cause a continuous roar of enthusiastic sound. Shirley was popular and her singing of “I’ll walk beside you” was a natural riot. There were no encores so that when it was over Nicholas slipped round to the back of the room and sat on the piece of bench that Judy had kept for him. The works’ band had just started on a medley of tunes, most of which were on the noisy side. They talked to each other in whispers.

“What did you talk to Clara about last night?”

“I didn’t, she talked to me. She was feeding the chickens and I met her. It was about responsibility, really. She said that she thought we all had certain responsibilities for which we should be prepared to sacrifice everything. I thought at first that she was talking about the war, but afterwards, thinking it over, I wasn’t sure. She was on a very highfalutin plane, believe me. All about caring for the weak and helpless who are in your charge. She said that was her faith and by that she lived. You must admit a person who feels like that wouldn’t do in an old lady, would she?”

“Probably talking for effect.”

“I don’t think so. In any case you can find out for yourself because she said, amongst other things, wouldn’t I like to bring you to the house, that you mustn’t think that because we had a death we were morbid and wouldn’t see visitors.”

Nicholas grinned.

“Bit of a shock to her if she knew she’d got a visitor sleeping in every night, but I will come back with you after work to-day because they’ll have got the result of the post-mortem, and I expect you’ll find the house full to the brim of sleuths.”

Judy turned a startled face to him.

“No! I thought they’d just send a Black Maria and take Clara away.”

“Not at all, my poor innocent. Say the old lady has died of arsenic, everybody can be as certain as they like that Clara put it in her soup, but unless they can find that she had the arsenic in her possession they won’t be able to do anything about her, and, as a matter of fact, if they find the old lady’s died of poisoning, which I’m certain they will, I’m afraid poor old Miss Rose will be harried around a bit. After all, if she’s going to be quite well off, it’s she who gained by the death, not Clara.” Judy gave him a pitying look.

“The woolliest-headed detective in the world couldn’t suspect Miss Rose. Poor pet, she simply adored her mother.”

“I know, my lamb, but the law’s the law, and if somebody did the old lady in then they’re bound to have a careful look over everybody who can have gained by it, that’s why I’m coming back from work with you.

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