Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17

, group Of reporters. both men ane
women surrounding one with his
D"o" toward us and his foot on the
running board OF car from when
ne had evidently jus, got out.
Looks Ike 10, Of newspaper
men interviewing each other" I re-
marked ~ they keep on sending
'"c'F STAN men up here, they nigh,
as well get the papers out here and
90 the city news by telegraph. The
ART men are here; next | suoposc
the city deskIl he up"
Don't be facetious. Walter. Go
ana see what IT'S all about"
II did not take me long 10 ge,
out before the courthouse and mix
IN the bunch. saw. as I walked
over. that it was Morton OF the
News giving out something.
NAYS the idea?" asked as
saw one Of the afternoon men dc
'ach himself from the crowd and
start on flying leaps toward tho tel
csEahh "hice on Main Street.
Morton's filed his story-now he
comes around 10 tell us so thar we
won't &c, he'll: here. bea, IL. may
MAKE II yet"
appreciated then that :. was
ono OF the courtes!es newsr.,.,r
men extend TO each other. A1nrton
had dug up good story: but he
wasn't going 10 hog Il; once his
"Spa'ch was on It's way. he was go
ing TO give the others a chance
,heE We're mostly morning men any
now: E"s!dcs, at any Inomen, som.
ono OF them nigh; dig up great
TACT; Morton couldn't AFFORD to he
counted out. nc
lie had finished his hastv story
ana the others were crowded about
some with scraps OF paper. others
with worn notebooks. jot,ine dow
word or phase or reminder now
and then in the ripid fire OF 20. G.
AS nearly as ! could make out IN
hurry, II seemed that last January
Ham Marvin had met Vida Delrov
down at Palm Beach At the ,ime
there had been spicy reference
In Town Topics" Mrs. Marvin had
Neen furious. Now she had de-
tcrmincd to make use OF IL,
Morton. VINO had detached him
ser from the other reporters. had
peen out TO the Marvin Manor in
the nope OF an accident by which
ne might get an interview with
',' III hanging about, he
""u heard one of the gardeners
.r, some mention of Midtown.
Ihat was the nearest large ci,v
Just over the county line. The 70
mark had been about the post-off,ce
ana WHO was sitting in the district
court. That was all. But bv ono
OF ms peculiar lunches. Morton had
put two and two together The
Marvin roadster was out OF tho
garage. Therefore. Audrey Marvin
had business in Midtown in the Fed
eral building. 1t was Morton's toh |
10 find out
Morton had found out. Audrey
Marvin. accompanied by the Federal |
district attorney. had appeared he-
fore the Federal grand jury for the |
southern District OF New York
seeking an Indictment OF Ham |
under the Mann white slave |
act. for transporting Vida Delrov !
from the State OF New York to the |
state of Florida for immoral pur- !
poses.
bnconsciously. Kennedy's previous
remark escaped me. by Godfrey
that's vindictivc!"
thought Margery Moore, who al-
ways wrote under her own sigma.
lure in the Record" would chew
my head off. why not? Inst
mink what he's done TO her, Be
sides-Mona Marvin's now the bone
OF contention. Don't you get il?
You men arc dense, He's demanding
part time residence of Mona with
nm Audrey Marvin doesn't want
MONA TO see her father at all. N
heY put this over. they can claim
mat Ham Marvin isn't morally COM
pctcnt to have even part Of his
'auGhter's time. see? Can YOU
.ihmc her? The gossip is that she
DOESN'T want Mona even to meet
vida Delroy in any way whatever.
Don't you think that's natural?
what mother would want her daugh-
cr fused over by her rival?" con-
'iuded Margcry triumphantiy.
did not feel disposed to combat
Mss Moore. Besides. it did not
'eem to be either here or there to
'rgue about the case. Tho import
mt thing was the fact. could not
ielp thinking OF the utter bitter