The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-27
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BANNISTER undertake

es to wind out VINO killed Tracy
King orchestra leader, Bannister
is an author and former news
paper man. He works on the
murder case with Carney, star
reporter on the Post.
Among those suspected are Jul.
let France, blond, pretty and
known to have visited King short
ly before his death; Herman Ceur-
ZACH who wrote King a threaten
ing letter; and Joe PARROT, down
and-out vaudeville actor. 1t Is
also known that Melvina HOLSTER,
middle-aged spinster, had quar-
relied with King RECENTLY.
AL Drugan, friend of Kings, is
found dead in a wrecked automo-
bile.
Bannister persuades the police
chief to let Juliet come to his
aunt's home, ostensibly as a guest
ON the theory that if the girl
believes herself free they can
learn more about her.
Milvina HOLSTER is f O u n d
stranged in the apartment where
she lived with her brother, Mat
thew. Her death leaves him sole
heir to $15o,oo0.
The old photograph Bannister
he'd sent to the studio where it
was made is returned with the
message that no one can identity
the man and woman in the pic
ture. Bannister, studying h e
picture. suddenly discovers why
the mans face is familiar.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
VHAPTER XII
Bannister abandoned his dsocov-
cry almost as soon as he had made
it. Even if he were right about
it, he didn't see how he could pos
hibly reconcile his suspicious with
the facts. The photograph, he
decided. had nothing to do with
Tracy Kings murder and all the
time he had spent trying to find
a hidden meaning in it was SIM
ply wasted. He gave his atten-
ton to what Juliet France was
saying.
al don't blame you for not be-
lieving me-" she went on, "be-
cause some of the things | told
you weren't true" She was not
looking at him now; her eyes were
on the slender toe of her slipper.
II didn't go to Tracy Kings apart
ment that night to ask for a job
What l told you about losing a
memorandum there - that wasn't
true, either. went there to get
some letters"
There was an instant'S pause
and then she hurried on. "The let
ters were some I had to have! I
asked him to give them to me
and he refused. But they were
there in the apartment. | know
that" Suddenly the girl raised
her eyes. The police wouldn't
believe me-" she said, "but it's
true. Don't you see what 1t
means Don't you?" -
Bannister said. Pm afraid l
don't see"
"The letters were there" Juliet
France insisted. "but the police
didn't find them. That means
someone else was there after /
left. Someone else came to Tracy
Kings apartment. 1t must have
been the person who killed him"
Bannister said slowly. "You
mean someone else took the let
ters?"
The girl nodded. "They must
have! Otherwise the police would
have found them"
"Were they letters" Bannister
asked. that would be of value to
anyone else" ......
The girl did, not meet his gaze.
"No," she said. They were
personal"
"Then you haven't any idea who
the other person could have
been?" ... ..
She shook her head "No. l
haven't" ..
Bannister waited. hoping she
would go on. He wanted her story
TO be plausible, wanted to believe
every word she said. And, illog-
ically. it was because she did not
defend herself that he said sud
denly.
Listen. you're right about the
police. They let you come here,
but they've been watching you all
the time. They think-oh, it
doesn't matter what they think! l
want you to know | believe you.
I've known from the very first
you couldn't have anything to do
with this murder" .....
!
The girl said, "I'll never forget