The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-19
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When Charles Morden, repor
ter for The Blade. is found deae
Dan Blocker, publisher, employ.
Sidney Griff, famous criminolo
gist, to solve the murder. Nor
den had been investigating the
latfairs of Frank B. Cathay
wealthy and prominent, follow
ing the arrest of an impostel
claiming to be Cathay and &C.
comPanied by a girl called Mary
Briggs.
The day following Morden'.
death Cathay dies of poisoning
Griff learns Morden had visit
ed the apartment of Alice Lor.
ton, pretty and unemployed. He
eonfronts Alice with Kenneth
Boone, accuses the pair of kill.
ing Morden. and they are ar.
rested.
Mrs. Blanche Malone, for whom
Mrs. Cathay and Carl Racing. de.
tective in her employ, have been
searching, is located but refuse.
to talk.
Griff and BECKER 60 to the
hotel where Mary Briggs, now
known as Stella Mockley, is stay
ing. They find Charles Fisher
Cathay's lawyer, there The CIR
tells them that the man who inn
personated Cathay was Pete Ma
lone and that he Frequently
telephoned Frank Bliss. Cathay':
cheauffeur.
Fisher explains to Griff and
Blocker his theory of Cathay':
death.
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CHAPTER xxx
Griff nodded to the lowyer.
"You tell him." he said.
Fisher turned, facing Blocker.
cat the time the check was cash
ed" he said, speaking slowly
and with grave emphasis, "the
plot, whatever it was about to
eliminate. This men, Malone
knew that Cathay would not be
in a position to make any com
plant. In other words, he had
anticipated the death of Frank
B. CathaN in which event the
Cancelled check with the forged
signature would be found among
his effects. A check-up of the
hotel register would show that
Cathay was registered there that
night; that the man who had
cashed the check had exhibited
documentary evidence, showing
he was the real Frank Cathay
Of course this matter would not
come up until months after Cath
avs death, when the estate had
been probated and the claim OF
this man. Malone, whatever the
nature of it, would be presented
against the estate and brought
up to trial. AS you are doubt
less aware, litigation takes time
and is subject to annoying de-
lay.
"The attorneys representing
the Malone claim, whatever its
nature, would demand that the
estate produce all documents and
vouchers which were in its pos
session. The cancelled check could
not have been destroyed because
| it would have come into the pos
session of the estate instead OF
the possession of Cathay before
this death. 1t would, therefore
make an excellent demonstration
of the genuineness of the forged
signature"
"And what" asked Blocker, sis
the nature of this claim that Ma
lone is to make?"
81 wish l knew" Fisher said.
81 can surmise and I can suspect
but my obligations to my client,
gentlemen, prevents me from
communicating my suspicion OF
my surmises. 1t even goes so far
as to seal my lips upon facts,
save such facts as l believe l may
communicate without deteriment
to my client"
Griff stared in fixed concentra-
ton at the patterned carpet of
the hotel hallway.
! 81 think" he said slowly, chat
l see what you have in mird."
81 am quite sure you do"
Fisher said readily enough, "but
l cannot confirm your surmises,
and / do not wish to. You can,
however, appreciate the import
ance of getting Frank Bliss into
custody and getting an inter
view with Mrs. Blanche Malone
before Peter Malone is able to
get in touch with her. Natural
ly, also, it, becomes vitality i'm
Iportant to apprehend Peter Ma
lone"
Don't you Think" Griff ask