The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-02
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err for The Blade, is found dead
Dan Blocker, publisher, employs
Sidney Griff, famous criminolo-
gist, to solve the murder.
Morden had been investigating
/ the affairs of Frank B. Cathay,
wealthy and prominent, following
the arrest of an impostor claiming
to be Cathay and accompanied by
girl called Mary Briggs.
The day following Morden's
death Cathay dies of poisoning.
Griff learns that Morden had
visited the apartment of Alice Lor-
ton who has reported to police the
disappearance of her roommate
Esther Ordway.
Griff accuses Alice of being in
volved in Morden's murder but
does not succeed in breaking down
her story. He learns Cathay broke
an appointment with Harry Fam
cher, inventor, the night of the ar
rest, and goes to see Fancher who
tells him he saw Cathay leave
the Hillcrest hotel with young
woman.
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CHAPTER XVI
"P h p S." suggested Dan
Blocker, MRS. Malone is merely
friend of the family with
whom Mrs. Cathay desires to
communicate"
Griff's tone was filled with
doubt. "Perhaps," he said.
There was an interval of 81
lence. Then the telephone rang.
Griff scooped up the receiver,
listened for a moment, nodded to
Blocker. "For you," he said.
Blocker listened while the re-
ceiver made a succession Of rasp-
ing noises, then looked up at
Gritf and nodded. He said, ga
check-up on the Summerville end
shows that Robert Chelton did
just what you said he would do,
or rather what you said he had
done"
Griff. waved his hands in a
Igesture of dismissal.
"Should | give them any fur
Their instructions" asked Blocker.
er.
"No," said Griff, "tell them to
drop it. It's unimportant now"
BECKER relayed the instruc-
, tons over the wire, hung up the
telephone, then frowned thought
fully at the criminologist.
at seems to me-" he said, chat
| it's a matter of major impor-
lance. If what you say is true,
this man Chelton must be an ac-
cessory. Obviously some man fig
ured in the murder, particularly
in connection with moving the
body. If Esther Ordway and AL
lice Lorton are one and the same
person, and this man writes let
tier in which he refers to them
both, he must have done so for a
very definite purpose. That pur-
pose was to battle the Investigate
ing authorities. Therefore, 1T
would seem to me :"
g.. Griff's tone was flat, cold and
final.
tits unimportant," he repeat
ed, and his eyes were staring in
preoccupied concentration at a
spot on the carpet as he spoke.
Blocker frowned impatiently.
You're a criminologist," he said.
'"I'm La newspaper man. I've
Isolved a few mysteries myself.
| say, it isn't. ,unimportant."
GrifF stood facing the news
paper man. his eyes slitted in
concentration, his face prcoccu-
pied. But his tone was as crispiy
defective as the nervOusly eXplo-
sive words of the newspaper pun
Usher.
cts unimportant," he said,
because | know all about that
angle of the case. Robert Chel-
ton is the same person as Ken
meth Boone. Kenneth Boone has
been located. Alice Lorton, alias
Esther Ordway, is with him.
They're under surveillance right
now"
/ 1; i Il
: Bleeker's expression was one
of eager enthusiasm.
"You've anticipated all Of
this" he said. "You've uncov-
cred all of this informatlon?"
Griff nodded.
Good heavens! How did you
do it?" Blocker asked.
81 did it," Griff said slowly,
"by doing what l told you to do
and what | knew you wouldn't
do-putting a shadow on the
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