The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-13
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for The Blade, is found dead Oar
Blocker, publisher, employs Sid
ney Griff. famous crimologist, tt
solve the murder.
Morden had been investigating
the affairs of Frank B. Cathay
wealthy and prominent, following
the arrest of an impostor claim
ing to be Cathay and accompan
led by girl called Mary Briggs
| The day following Mor,len'.
death Cathay dies of poisoning.
/ Grff learns Morden had visit
ed the apartment of Alice Lor,
ton, pretty and unemployed. He
confronts Alice with Kenneth
Boone, accuses the pair of kill
ing Morden, and they are arrest,
ed.
Mrs. Blanche Malone, for whom
Mrs. Cathay and Carl Racine, de.
tective employed by her, have
been searching, is located, Grifi
and Blocker interrupt a confer.
enee between the three. Later
they go to the hotel where Mary
Briggs, now known as Stella
Mockley, ia staying. In the lobby
they meet Charles Fisher, Ca.
thay's lawyer. who tells them Ca
thay's insurance will be doubled
if it can be proven he died by
accidental means"
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J CHAPTER XXXV
Charles Fisher twisted his lips
in a sheepish smile. Gentle.
men," he said, may l congratu-
late you upon your perspicacity.'
Griff met his gaze steadily.
Il want to congratulate you"
he said, upon your quick pres
ence of mind. 1 wasn't certain
that you had seen us in the lobby
when we entered the hotel"
"Will you please" said the
young woman in tones of icy dig
nifty. explain to me the meaning
Of this-all three of your"
Fishers smile faded from his
face. He glanced significantly at
the criminologist.
Gentlemen" he said, Il had,
as you know, just entered the
room when you knocked. l had
mot had an opportunity to state
the purpose of my errand to Miss
Monkey. l think that you will,
perhaps, benefit far more if you
let me ask the questions. After
Il have finished you are, of course,
at liberty, to ask any questions
that you wish"
Griff nodded.
"T'm not so certain" Blocker
said, "but what :"
Naturally" Griff broke in,
"Mr. Fisher knows more about
the matter than we do. He's in
a position to ask more intelligent
questions"
"Thank you," said Fisher with
dignity.
+ 81 am still waiting" said the
young woman, "to know what
this is all about"
Fisher faced her and stared
Iaccusingly into her alert black
eyes.
When you gave the name of
Mary Briggs to the police" he
said, 'tand insisted that you were
"a hitch-hiker you must have
known that eventually you were
going to be called upon to make
a more complete explanation"
The young woman stared at
him with eyes that slowly widen
ed. He lips parted. Her quick
breathing showed her sudden agi-
tation. She took two steps and
dropped into a chair as though
the strength had left her knees.
"How did you find out?" she
asked.
Fishers smile was the smile of
"a vigorous attorney who is about
to embark upon the cross-exami-
nation of a helpless witness, a
witness who is helplessly trapped
before the examination even
starts.
Gust how we found out about
you," he said, doesn't matter.
Wh"t we are primarily interested
in is the reason for your false
hood to the police"
"Need you ask?" she inquired.
Naturally l didn't want to get
mixed up in a crime. They rath-
er suspected l was a female
bandit who had been holding up
service stations. After that they
got the idea that my companion
was on the dodge and had been
driving a car while intoxicated.
You can imagine how sweet a po-
sition I'd have been in to have
had NV Dicture m the front