Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
CHAPTER I.
The Marvin Million,

heid up fleece lined coat with {
~'ue rhccoon collar and pointed over
at sporty plaid wooden shirt on hi.
aesh. Tho prosecutor had appealed t.
kenncdy and had accompanied
N'a's TO the office In the quaint ole
courthouse under tho ancient clms Al
Ihornwood. tho county seat
brakes dilemma arose over tho
mystery OF Walton TOwnc. nnateu,
Solt title hphcr OF the county. found
shot In tho woodland just across tho
road from the tee OF the thirteenth
holo OF the ROCK Ridge Country Club
links
This ism, n scandal among hun
drcd dollar milllonulrcs. either Ken
nedy. Thcsc people have real money
and soclal position"
yes" cut in. Their marital ,rou.
bios AFRO costly
Every managing editor had seen
m" STORY" Already there was an
army OF reporters swarminr about
tho town and tho courthouse.
scarcely month before Ham
MhrEin had been sued By Audrey
Lane Marvin for divorce Audr.y
Marvin had named as co-rcspondcn,
"ll"a Deiroy. Of tho Winter Garden
TWO or three seasons ago Thcr. w,g
a bhhy years old, known as Norman
b"iioy Marvin. The Marvlus had two
children. Mona. -. ana Lane. ..
80 Tar u had been only AN ordinary
N"map" scandal But in anger and
resentment: liam" Marvin had ln9,I
tutcd a counter .ui,. engineered hy
ms attorney. warren Chandler. charg-
'hg All sorts Of things. Marvin had
denied mat be Mas the father Of tn.
hoy. Lane. aud had Implied tina, tho
rather was Truman Graft. childhood
hW"eth"hTt OF Audrey Lane. and her
attorney In tho divorce PROCEEDINGS.
i"r" was tho milking ut the anal
scandal roofing deep Into the !ntr!-
cac!cS OF kimapO smart society
The outs andiug fac, as / saw #,
he'"f" Craig and | LETT tho city was
that walton Towuo had been a for
r"r intimate OF W!ldn Ip.Irov ana
tina, Town" had boon known recently
10 hc seeking 70 revive relations with
iidA. Hence tic motive FOR Mar
win.
Il suppose you've read tha, Towne
wouldn't tell. when he wns picked w.
VINO ala IT, pursued Drake. wow
no is unconscious ~ the Thn.awooG
i"sp!'hl-aud cannot ,clt D- Gre.
SAYS h" IA dying ana ". haven,
even an aut"-mortru statement from
him cant believe it was an
attempted Suicide
Just what d!I ne say7" asked Ken.
h'"y' VINO always harh.d hack 10 the
very beginning when he took up tho
case
"'i coulfn', scc-r cou,d,.. ,,sr
please can, talk-,n,,rl ." ,,,,,',,,
DrAka wHo had III ~. 80, .t
on his tongues end Then he shu,
Hp and hasn't said Il material word
since"
Kennedy examined c,o..I,. ~,
leather coat OF ,hn cluhr,,, ,t
banker. who had yl,cccod,.J bIs ,,.t.-
20 the prcsidcucy Of tho F,,uor. ANA
Import National Bank Thr-. ~,
blood on uoth con, and sbir,
How did Marv.n's nam. ars, ,o
come iuvolyoiY''
Gossip lin the club-and runorS f.,
~" town" prako ttnl,Tci n, o,,l
., mn ,,st,or. "a
H. been taken fr",n ,G, ' ..'ss ' amI
!ai- on his dc, H. For .n.t4ic. here's
an anonymous !etter-tus, ms sam
PIE o; what was going on at nrs,."
Kennedy took IL amd read. ITO ,hc
representative. or TN. r.nnl. ,rba,,
Is every reason to hc!l-v, I'm, t,,,,r
ton Marvin knows NOR. TIA, M.
telling abou; the Townc case. You
cant have rich clubmcn and hank
.rs taking other women ON, IN dir.
nor ana parties nigh, nft.r MN, am',
not have trouble. There Is a II,,I.
actress who can tell you an 1bnu,
Marvin Unless the Rock R.da:. am,
cleans house thor. viii b. NOR. sYch
cases. Let the authorit!.s of ~.
p"oplc begin with Ham. Marvin
t~iEu,d y Citizen"
Marvin through his attorney
Chandler. has issusd , sin,,,'nn, 49,,
says mat 1t was the LIST OF Noycmbrr
an. 'nat ne h"d been hunting. That
IS Mhrvin's story and h" sticks 70 3,
!! lie REV., refuses TO be Interviewed or add
any ming more. When qucst!ouc.
m'm ne stuck by The statement as
H. I've urea 1" stall off MAX
ms an "'tes' nh'!i my case is ready /
n", tne pressure OF public opin- I
ron Is getting terri'lc-to say nothing /
,r :, '''' III! c"npais" manager tells I
nv
h''hSeit now was tho excited |
.,, ."rc" ne i"hs ho"r then !
mug" calendar TO /
,rnas,ia,. f'!'ctl"n day Is (
md ~ 49, cen me d"v!!
lie .rd uc'"'eh the pun
Ia, ;,,s, 49,, case Ihcrc .
co,iuiv 49, ot"cr case III inc (
,vnry,bira, ,., s messed up
cnnvic,Io, ~, II We can G'' /
sore ,rhn,. ne people are