The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-12
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taxes 10 nnu OUT VIM
TRACY KING, orchestra leader
found dead in his hotel apart
ment. Bannister. an author ana
former newspaper man. works on
The murder ease with GAlNEf'
st,r renortcr for the Post.
Among those suspected OF the
crime ure JULIET FRANCE.
blond and pretty. known TO have
visited King shortly before his
death; HERMAN SCURLACH who
wrote King n threatening letter;
and JOE PARRoTT. dOwn-apd-
ont vaudeville actor. IL IL also
LnoUn that MELVINA HOLLIS
TER, middie-ageo spinster. had
quarreicd with King recently.
King was engaged To wealthy
DENISE LANG. MATTHEW H0L-
LISTER. Mclyina's brother. tells
Ennniater he believes his sister
kuo>vs something she IL keeping
from the police.
Al. DRUGAN. friend OF Kings
IN found dead in u wrecked nu-
,tomobiie.
BRnnister convInces POLICE
CHIEF HENLEY that the best
way 10 get information about
Juliet France is to release her
and then watch her closely. lie
takes her TO his aunt's home.
ostensibly as guest. Later ne
learns thar Joe Parrott has been
found.
VOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
..- CHAPTER xxx
THE news of Joe PARROTS ar
L rest had reached the Evening
Post office by telegraph. Parrott
nad been picked up by ST. LOUIS
police and was being held there
Already Captain McNeal mad an
nounced he would send a man &c
bring Parrot back TO fremont
The detective was leaving Oh q
night train. Parrott was wanted
McNeal said. for questioning con
corning the Tracy King murder
and another serious offense."
Bannister talked it over with
Austin. the assistant city editor
The report that had come on the
Leletype machine was nothing
more than 4 few lines saying Par
rott was being held until instruc'
tions were received from officials
in fremont.
$50 he went back TO his ole
stamping ground" Bannister eX'
claimed. "McNeal told me Par
rott was in some kind of mix
I'D in St. Louis last winter. Ar
rested or indicted-Ive forgot
ten. / believe it had something
to do with dope"
'I'll have Gainey check up or
that" Austin said quickly. Aus
tin had read Bannister's novel!
and admired them. He couldn'
quite bring himself to assign
chores to this celebrated writel
as he would have to a reporter
After all. Austin was only al
assistant city editor, and a young
one.
whats McNeal mean by thi'
other serious offense'?" he asked
THE boys couldn't get him to sa!
anything more about it."
Bannister shook his head
Don't know" he said. "McNeal'
got something up his sleeve. l'Vt
been sure of that for long while
But he won't show his hand. You
know McNeal wasn't sure AL Dru
CANS death was just an accident
He told me so. Maybe he thinks
Parrot had something to do witt
it"
They talked for half an hou
longer, mulling over the case
Then Bannister left the office
took a street car and rode home
AS he stood before the miro
in his bedroom, tying his neck
tie and then relying it. Banniste
reflected this was the first eve
ming in many that he had both
cred to dress for dinner. 1t was
as a matter Of fact, the first eve
uing in the week he had spen
northeast corner of a tract of
land as now owned by j. NJ.
Hoots, known as his home place,
and running thence with a line of
said tract north 70 degrees as
minutes east 456.15 feet to a
stake, southwest corner of lot No.
9 of the Dana Park map, section
No. 5, as recorded in map book
/. at page lAH: thence with the
western line of lot No. 9, north