New Britain herald., 1927-04-27
WIAT HAS HAPFTNED

 or isossr Brooks, owner and pub Lshcr of the Ca'anbl City Times, and a chain Of nine other ncwspa- pers had been kidnapped and then released. Her father is enEa ged in a persistent fivht against the cor rupt administration Of Catawba City and through the medium Of the Times radoubles his scathing attacks on politicians and the Un- 1erworld.
 Brooks himself Is EidnaDef but in five days reappcars, 10 find that his newspaper stock IS being ma nlru.atcd. He BUS pects John ". Walden, and determines 10 fight him
 Brooks closest friend is young Donald Eosao, his literary cIi,or. and guardian Of Teddy Farrell. re- porter and Sob Sister. Ts1jy ts in love with bon, who without being sure which one he really loves. fHr's with three girls, Teddy. Di- ana, and Lola Mantcll, riana's cousin.
 Brooks makes plans to call 2 meeting 10 expose the Wglders 10 the district attorney and inc Snrsr- for Court judge.
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 CHAPTER NLE
 While Hcnry Eolton's reception was lot tinted with the degree CT warmth that Judge Whartou's cor &iality had Iiffuscd. the prosccut- ing attorney was polite and atten- tive. They had mot few times but Pop did not stand on the same ground of intimacy with him as with the ind-e.
 Bolton Was a much younger man than Judge Wharton. He had only recently been elected 10 office and Pop did not feel on a perfectly se- cure footing with him. The publisher was surprised, however, in the course of the con versation, at the young mans gen uinn candor and breadth Of phil osophy. On his entrance Bolton had seemed almost too immature. too youthful for the office he held, and Roger Brooks had entertained the fIeetinc opinion that he was unlike ly 10 be reelected.
 But after studying the district at torney he found this youthful aD- pearanco vas deceptive. On close i observation he saw that Bolton $ ! bluo-black hair was streakcl with tcll-tale gray. and his almost ef- : feminately delicate face concealed lines that were visible only when the face was not in repose. One sob sisters flight Of tmasina- ton had led her 10 describe him as T "lady-killor' and the exquisite district attorney" in reporting notorious case with which he had been associated. Bottoms legal con ferees had jokcd him about i', but he had dismissed their jestings with a careless shrng. Pop decided that he liked the man immensely. Then you'll be there without 1 fail?" he said. rising and extending [ his hand.
 "Yes, Mir. Brooks replied tho prosecutor, quietly and clasped the proffercd hand In q warm grip. only once before had the Times staff experienced the mysterious premonition that something tre- mendous was happening. That was during the days following Pops disappearance, and the added eH- element tha. prevailed when Don el keene and Teddy Farrell van ished for more than fifty hours.
 Tommy, the elevator boy, was in structed 10 take no one up to tho sixth floor between tho hours Of two and three on Tuesday after noon. To Tommy this savorcd Of deep intrigue. The rumor spread. Curiosity grew even greater when the Big Boss told the girl at the switch board on the second floor to refrain from communicating tele- phone calls to the editorial room during the hour named. "Ill have one of the reporters stationed down here to take all the calls" stated Pop, briefly. I've cant have any sort of interruption up therc.'
 "Yes, Mir. Brooks" gasped the switch board girl.
 Because it was 10 be a calendar day Teddy was told she would not have 10 report for work in the morning. She had been working on day assignments since the sub-cel- lar experience. On Monday night the little sob sister came home wearing an air plainly indicative of something big pending. She uncon- scionsly conveyed this air of mys- tery to Mrs. Speed. A high color played in her cheeks and she hummed gaily as she entered the hall,
 Good news, darlint?" asked tho buXom landlady with tho broad smile.
 Just too thrillinF!" hubblod