The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-15

3EUIN IIEitIc TUIIAN

On n stormy November evening
DAVID BANNISTER meets
pretty blond girl and offers her
lift In the cab in which he is
riding. Her handbag opens and
he sees n revolver inside.
Next morning Bannister reads
that TRACY KING, orchestra
leader In movie tneater, has
been found dead in his apartment.
Police arc searching for IN sun
known blond" who visited King
the night before. Baunister, re-
memberinS the girl In the taxi
cab. Is puzzled.
He sees her again that morn
ing. The girl tells him her name
In JULIET FRANCE and that she
knows nothing of the murder.
She beEs Bannister TO help her
and he ngSces.
He goes. to sec his old friend.
JIM PAXTON, editor of the Ire
mont Post.
NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORl
CHAPTER vi
I'M PAXTON'S face lighted as b
saw the figure in the doorwa,
Hello there" he exclaimed. "Gla
you came around" Paxton pr
aside the cigar he had been chev
Ing and leaned back in his chat
Lord" he sighed. What
morning."
Bannister sauntered to a cha
beside the editors desk. The des
Itself was piled high with a little
OF newspapers, galley proofs, lars
MANILA envelopes and a stack
letters that had not been opened
"How much did you lose la
night" Bannister demanded.
"0h, it isn't that. l followed
your example and went home
early" Paxton assured him, "but
I've been down here since six
o'clock. That blasted murder last
night hit us in a bad way. The
Times had all the best Of it, of
course, coming out this morning.
Did good job, too.
1T hit us in a bad way" Paxton
repeated. Kennedy, the city edi.
tor, is laid up in a hospital and his
assistant is a new one. Only been
on the job two months. Besides
that" he frowned, raising his two
hands in gesture of defenseless
ness, we're short-handed. One
man off on a late vacation and an
other quit without notice. There
are couple of youngsters filling
in but they don't know what it's
all about"
What's new on the murder?
Bannister asked.
"Nothing-apparently. I guess
they're still looking for the mystic
rious blond. More promises that
they'll have her at headquarter.
within "a hours Say, it's whale
of story, isn't it? You don't know
what sensation that grooming or
chestra leader has been in THU
town! Girls and women all crazy
about him. Sending him letter!
and cakes and all sorts Of pres
ents. Asking for autographed pic
lures. Why, our telephone opera
tors eyes are red and swollen ant
they say one Of the girls in thu
business Office has been crying hal
the morning"
Must have been popular" r.n
mister agreed shortly,
"Popular's no word for it.! Ant
then there's the society angle-hi
engagement to Denise Lang, tn
richest girl in fremont. Why, it.
the sort of story that doesn't breal
once in five years and" bitterly
1--WE don't even start on it befor
the Times has cleaned up"
II wouldn't say it was cleane
up" Bannister commented. INC
until they find out who kile
him."
"Oh. no, Of course | didn't mea,
that. But the Times had tn
whole story-all anyone's bee
able to get SO far If Kennedy wer
only here or l had two more IT
porters-!"
PANNISTER had been sittin
- with his chair tipped back. H
brought the two front legs Of tn
chair to the floor now, straightene
and said ntlietlV. "You want NOR