The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-20
BEGIS HERE TO-DAY

DAVID BASNIsTER under
cakes to find out who killed
TRACY KING. orchestra lenGer.
BanniStcr is IN author and FORMER
newspaper man. He works on the
murder case with GAlNEf. star
reporter on the Post.
Among hose suspected are
JULIET FRANCE. blond. pretty
ard known To have visited itin.
shortly before his death: HEIR
MAN SCURLACH. who wrote
SinS II threatening letter: nni
JOE ".RROTT. doWh-and-""t
vaudeville actor. IL ~ niSo known
tina, MELIINA Hoi.lhSEf.E. mid
dIr-ancb ~pinstcr- had nuhrr"icd
with King recently
.i.D RlGhN. friend ~ Kings. -
found dead in Il wrecked nutamo-
bile.
Eannts,er prrNuaces the police
chief 10 let juliet come Ia his
uuut's hcme. ostcnsibiy as "a
guest, on the theory that il the
girl believes herself free they can
learn mare about her.
DAISY CONS0R, maid in the
Coleman home. tells Gnincy md
BanuiStcr that on thc night Nin.
was murdered his hancec. Den
ISE LANG. tclcphoncd PARkER
COLEMAN twice between s and .
O'Clock. although Denise told po-
lice Coleman was ~ her home at
thai time.
Bannistcr arrives home and
fines ii letter waiting for him.
NGW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXVl
THE handwriting was unfamiliar
l. ana TIE postmark blurred
Bannistar was trying to make 1t
out when he heard footsteps and
turned.
David" Kate Hewlett eX-
claimed from the doorway. rs
anything wrong? Aren't you feel
ing well?"
Bannister laughed. why. of
course. I'm all right"
Mrs. Hewlett looked relieved.
Oh" she said, II saw you COM
ing up the walk and it gave me a
start. IT'S been so long since
you've come in at this hour |
thought something must have
happened"
Bannister slipped the letter
into his pocket. Cant fellow
knock off early just one after
noon," he asked, without break
ing a leg or something for an ex-
cuse?"
"Of course you cam" his aunt
agreed. Come on into the living
room. I've been showing Juliet
some old pictures"
She led the way into the adjoin-
ing room. Juliet France sat on a
low stool before the davenport. a
huge, old-fashioned photograph
album in her lap. She looked up.
smiling, US Bannister appeared.
i've Just been seeing the cutest
picture of you." she informed him.
BannisteT took one look and
stopped. horror-stricken. Aunt
Kate" he demanded. IL thought
you promised me you'd never
show anyone those baby pictures
again? You said"
Kate Hewlett's manner was I'M
ruffled. did |. David?" she
asked. "Well. 1 must have forgot
zen. | was showing Juliet some
If the old styles that used to be
fashionable and we happened to
'ome across those others. She
agreed with me that they're real
sweet"
They are," the girl told him.
4 thought that one with the little
voolly lamb"
Bannister's groan kept her
rom finishing the sentence. He
1ent down and took the album.
Please" he said, 'let me put that
thing out of sight. Aunt Kate. II
you do this again l swear I'll get
rid of it! III burn it up!"
You'll do nothing Of the sort,
young man. Sit down and stop
making so much fuss about moth
ing. The idea! Burn up my pic
tures-well. / guess you WON'T"
Bannister sat down but he
looked acutely uncomfortable.
Nothing Inundated him quite go
much as those terrible pictures.
He was sure that the girl was
aughing at him. though of course