Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

use all the moro. Yes. / stu believe
we should follow tho dope clues. But
we know better now what to look
for"
II get you. II some ono was SELL
Ing to Matte and feared Dexter. he
would know that he couldn't get
Dexter by dope. he would have TO
try something else. something like
curarc. that kills almost instantly.
with no hone"
''Prccisely-sXcept that l don't fol-
low YOU so early In laying II all up
to tho dope sellers. For heavens
sake, Walter. when will you learn
elimination. until you have narrowed
II down to the right one, the only
one?''
AZ for mo. my mind was full OF
Mrs. Frscly's gossip. o'connor's dis
covcry aud DeNtcr's letter to the
star In its crusade against drugs.
Now. II may be or Il may not he
that this Romano is hootiegser Of
dope, Romano-that was tho name
OF Mrs. Freely's 'Wop' who had the
taxi stand and the garage on Minetta
Lane, wasn't it,
80 O'Connor said" nodded.
well. lct's go down to Romano's
garage and look him over
"All right nu' do you think you
can get him to talk
Il want to find out about Matte
Mcl.eau's activities that night after
she left the studio and before she
returned to II In tho morning. 1t
may not incriminatc him to give me
that bit Of information. And 1t may
I, rriminatc him not TO give il. We'll
Sc. how he acts"
Romano. the taxi driver. evidently
owned thrce cars. one Of which he
drove ShimSclf. lie was stOCky,
thick set fellow. with yellow. jaun-
diced skin. deeply pIttcd. almost as
IL hy smallpox. He had n deep. fog
horn vote. and imagined that much
OF his getting up In tho world arose
from his much speaking. drowning
tn. other fellow out. lie was OF the
new citizens. with a clevcrncs derived
from contact with congested city
conditions.
The police had preceded us and
Romano WAS evidently making an e.
fort to avoid seeming to hide any
thing.
NO. I didn't drive her there to
that studio. IT might hav. been one
Of tho boys nut don't think so.
They'll he around in the evening.
later You might sec them. But /
know that skirt. I've driven her. /
amt saying don't know her.
do work for all those people down
here. They all know me. Romy."
He was busy with II big touring
car of recent used-car vintage.
There was one yellow taxi In the
garage and space for another.
Ever sec anything out NJ tho way
yH ] didn't drive her there that
night"
but what about other nights
what other nights have you driven
her there and picked her ny there"
persisted Kennedy in a tone as II II"
knew.
Romano was not averse to talk
ing, as long as IL was not dangerous
To himself He paused In his work
over tho engine Of the big slip-cov-
cred touring car and looked up. 81
didn't drive her there, tell YOU. nut
/ can tell YOU about one night last
week"
VIVA, do you mean-one night
last week."
well you know Mclean, her for
mer husband. keeps the boxing acad-
envy up OF Thlrty-ninth street"
You mean ilowdy Mclean. the
guard on the team at the university
few years ago. cut In.
en-. howard MCistdh' nc F'hS w
football He's got that physical cul-
ture place. You know. Teaches all
kinds Of ath-eletic stunts. Hes got
jap. iiu-jitsu expert. fellow
named Zeci You know lie has
lots OF fellows 20 to him to keep
in condition. lots Of theatrical peo-
pie. l drive lots OF people UP to his
place. We'll. that's her husband
was"
We'll. what. he cot to do with
it?% prompted Kennedy.
why. think he was stuck on
her yet. lie didn't &c, the divorce
She did. | don't know what was the
matter. Maybe hc wasn't there lie
seemed 10 make money enough
though Flu. gu 1t wasn't
enough To sfisfy her; she was fly
baby. He was Just stepping ston"
for her. She got In with fast
bunch, had money. Well. Macs been
getting bugs"
'Why?" cut In Kennedy. How"
Now, just take the other night.
Ito came around the taxi stand.
thought he'd been drinking. He only
wanted me. he said. He sat up in
the front seat, telling mo all ms
troubles.
what did he tell you?"
some guy. he said. had told him
that his wife had become model