‘Yes. She was out here last week asking me a lot of questions about my life as a businessman’s wife. What was she talking to you about? ’
‘My private life. ’Paige ’s gold-coloured eyes watched me.
‘I didn’t follow you here, Paige. I came to see Mrs. Phillips.
Though I’m curious about who’s paying for you apartment. Astor Place-that’s got to cost more than eight hundred a month in rent.’
Paige’s face turned white under her make-up. ’You must be joking, Vic. If you bother me any further ,I’ll call the police.’
‘I’m not bothering you at all. As I said, I came here to see Mrs. Phillips. I’m afraid I’m a detective, Mrs. Phillips, and last week I was trying to find out if your husband attempted to murder me two weeks ago.’
Her tightly closed mouth dropped open with surprise.
‘Your husband had a lot of money beyond his salary. I’d like to talk to you privately about it. Unless you want your mother and Ms. Carrington to hear.’
Tears began to run through the make-up on her cheeks .’He promised me no one would ever know.’
‘what are you talking about?’ her mother asked. ‘Clayton had a very good salary at Eudora Grain.’
‘ That’ s OK, Mother. I’d better talk to this woman.’ She turned Paige and said with sudden bitterness, ‘I suppose you know all about it.’
Paige gave her triangular smile. ‘I know quite a bit of it. Talk to Vic, Jeannine. If you don’t,she’ll only come in uninvited and search the house for your bank books.’ She moved over to Jeannine’s chair and kissed the air by her cheek. ‘I’ll see you at the funeral tomorrow afternoon-unless you want me to come
‘Yes. She was out here last week asking me a lot of questions about my life as a businessman’s wife. What was she talking to you about? ’
‘My private life. ’Paige ’s gold-coloured eyes watched me.
‘I didn’t follow you here, Paige. I came to see Mrs. Phillips.
Though I’m curious about who’s paying for you apartment. Astor Place-that’s got to cost more than eight hundred a month in rent.’
Paige’s face turned white under her make-up. ’You must be joking, Vic. If you bother me any further ,I’ll call the police.’
‘I’m not bothering you at all. As I said, I came here to see Mrs. Phillips. I’m afraid I’m a detective, Mrs. Phillips, and last week I was trying to find out if your husband attempted to murder me two weeks ago.’
Her tightly closed mouth dropped open with surprise.
‘Your husband had a lot of money beyond his salary. I’d like to talk to you privately about it. Unless you want your mother and Ms. Carrington to hear.’
Tears began to run through the make-up on her cheeks .’He promised me no one would ever know.’
‘what are you talking about?’ her mother asked. ‘Clayton had a very good salary at Eudora Grain.’
‘ That’ s OK, Mother. I’d better talk to this woman.’ She turned Paige and said with sudden bitterness, ‘I suppose you know all about it.’
Paige gave her triangular smile. ‘I know quite a bit of it. Talk to Vic, Jeannine. If you don’t,she’ll only come in uninvited and search the house for your bank books.’ She moved over to Jeannine’s chair and kissed the air by her cheek. ‘I’ll see you at the funeral tomorrow afternoon-unless you want me to come
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