The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
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 10 keep life from growing too dull In Red Thrush, Iowa, GINGER ELLA TOLLIVER, daughter of a minister and stcpdaughtcr of the wealthy and induIeent former PHIL VAN DOORN, organized a Junior Country club.
 BARD HOLLOWAY, a young arr tist who was hoboing through the country, stopped i'm Red Thrush. At- tractcd by Ginger, he agreed to stay and paint portraits and decorate the clubhouse. He suggested sending to Chicago for NICOLO CALLENO, who could cook and sing and strum & guitar.
 But NicoIo could moi come \. In his sna,lace came three of his coun. trymen. ANGELO could play: PlETRO could cook: BENITO could sing. Ginger took them on, Beginning to realize he was ill3 love with Ginger, Bard suggested leaving. But Phil persuaded him to stay longer as their guest, and she wrote to SPEED RONEY, former friend of Ginger's, and invited him. She felt he would give Bard some conn petition.
 Ginger met this move by invit- ing PATTY SEARS to take care of Speed. When Speed wired that he was bringing his sister she also come, and Eddy decided to ball things up by keeping Ginger and Bard separated. This he did. Speeds sisters nickname was COTTON. Eddy dcvilisIily contrivcd to keep her. and Bard together while he stuck to Ginger and paired Pat ty off with Speed. Everyone had a miserable time.
 Meanwhile, BcnitO had made trip to Chicago and returned with presents for all and a plan to kid- nap Ginger and hold her for ram som. He bidcd his time. When Speed, not knowing how matters stood, told Bard that Ginger and Eddy were engaged, Bard dctcr- mined to leave. At that point of the proceedings Ginger disappeared Shortly aftcrward a note was found, containing a demand for $3O,OOO. Phil immediately wired to Chicago for the money and pair of private detectives. When the detectives arr rived they disclosed that Cotton was not Speeds sister. and Speed con- fcsscd they had been secretly mar ricd. Angelo, Plctro and Benito Icrc questioned and their stories t1l'icd with the detectives reports on them.
 A basket containing a carrier pigeon was delivered at the TOllivcr IOmc with instructions to fastcn the money in its pouch and rclcase it While they talked the pigeon cs- capped in tie room. Bard rccapturcd IA. .px es~ r.s NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER lXxXIX.
 "1'm glad you've come" Benito said confidental!y. II don't trust that detective. Why, the girl could be murdered under his eyes and he'd never catcsl on to it. Know what lie does? Lies in the hammock and reads 9 book he brought with him. He hasn't looked for clue. hasn't searched the place. pays no atten- lion to noises. Just. lies there and s,:noles and reads. I'm glad you've come to help me out
 We'll do what we can, said Ed G%. Have you seen anything sus- pciou5?'
 No but he ought to be on the lOOhOul. HcIc Wtlc SOIlc DcOplS gathering flowers in the woods. and he paid no attention. I told him they were there and he said o. K and went on reading,
 If you see anything from this on. you tell us.
 "I will, said Benito. I'm glad you've come. It's been pretty tough On me. Angie scared of the Mafia, 1'ietro sore because he smashed those kegs, .Jenky shifting and Benny blind, and the detective read in a book. It's pretty tough"
 The arrival of the boys worked havoc with Benito's plans, and he realized that the details he had worked out so carefully during all those months badc fair to miscarry at the critical moment.
 He had done everything possible to insure Ginger's safety while not compromising his own chances to collect the money from Phil. He had. rushed the action of the crime from the moment of her abduction to hurried demand for the money in order that she should be exposed no longer than necessary.
 For the Kidnapping itself he had no computations. Mrs Tolliver had more money than she needed. The mere detention of a girl for scant "A hours, as he figured it. was about the simplest possible form of extor- ton conceivable. The success of