The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-02
SYNOPSIS

0AAM AML 6ko
 When CHARLES MORDEN,
 xeVufteE foe Inc Blnde, 0 found
 1Saa DAN BLEEKER, publish
 lhih6ns criininOlokist, to solve
 che murder.
 AEbRdeir had been investigating
 tlHe hfRairs of FRANK B. CA
 IHAY, wealthy and prominent,
 foliUWing the arrest of n iInpos-
 tor claiming to be Catfay and
 accompanied by a girl called
 MARY BRIGGS.
 Tho day following Mofden's
 &eath Catllay dies of poisoning.
 GriR learns that MOrden had
 visited the apartment of ALICE
 HORTON who has reported to
 police the disappearance of her roommate, ESTHER ORDWAY.
 GFiR accuses Alice of being Involved In Mortlcn's murder but does not succeed in breaking down her story. He learns Ca thAy broke an Appointment with HARRY FANCHER, inventor, the night of the arrest, and goes 10 se6 E,hncher who tells him he saw Cathay leave the Hillcrest hotel with . young woman.
 CHAPTER Xx1V
 Sidney Griff paused, his hand on the door. 'It doesn't matter about the telephone" he said. "I'll send a messenger for you if need you"
 Fancher followed Grife outside the house and stood meekly watch ing as the crin1inologist strode down the cement walk toward his car.
 "That wind" Fancher said apol- q&etleally, "has made the yard look like a mess. I hope you don't
 soh. mo-" Grin called as he clitnbsd into the car. II don't mind in the least"
 Before Grin started his drive back to the city he telephoned the detective agency that had shad- owed Alice LoFton the night be- fore. From that detective agency he found out that Alice Lorton, to- gether with 8 male companion, had 1piirneyed to the Trent Apart xnentS on 312 West 18th street; the couple had entered the apart mentA and had not left them; that, aa nearly as the detective could aseeftain, the man was Kenneth Ho0HA, who rented apartment 209 in Che front of the apartment house. A light had shown in the window for moment just after tho pair had entered. Then a man had pulled down the shade and fha detsctiva felt certain that the man was the same one who had escorted the young woman to the anaftment.
 GriH instructed them to keep the apartment house under surveillance and to shadow the pair. whenever they should leave, putting sufficient men on the job so that they could shadow both the man and the woman. He also instructed them to cover the Hillcrest hotel thor oughly, searching for a young woman who had been registered therA on Monday night, who was about 22 years of age, a brunei and who had had dinner with the man who had registered as Frank B. CAthay of Riyerview.
 He also instructed the detective agency to ascertain whether the man who had registered under the name of Frank B. Cathay at the I5illcrest hotel had issued any checks and, if so, what had hap pehed to the checks.
 Having set those wheels in mo- ton. independently of the investi- &atipn which was being made by the newspaper, Sidney Griff yAwned, climbed back in his car and started the long ride back to the city. When he had arrived he vert directly to g. Turkish bath aud remained there until morning, wheti he had d leisurely breakfast and then strolled to his apartment. It was approximately 10:30 Mon- day morning that Blocker tele- php4ed and announced he was on hia way to Griff's apartment with important news. He arrived less than I5 minutes after the telephone call had been completed.
 Griff. looking fresh and rested, recliNed in the large lounging chatr. There was a glint of lazy hufhar In his cold, blue eyes--eyes that eeuld, upon occasion, become as Hsnstyating as twin searchlights Now he seemed utterly relaxed, cornplotely at ease.
 "Ypu've eot important informa- ti6N ?n he asked.
 Blocker nodded, took a notebook from his pocket.
 .'f4 the first place" he said i've foufd the taxi driver.s