The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-08
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When Charles Morden, report
er for The Blade, is found deao
Dan BECKER, publisher, employ.
Sidney Griff, famous criminolog
list, to solve the murder.
Morden had been investigating
the affairs. of Frank B. !Cathay
wealthy and prominent, follow
ing the arrest of an impostor
claiming to be Cathay and accom-
panied by a girl called Mary
Briggs. - - -. . >s,
The Hay following Morden'.
death Cathay dies ef poisoning.
I. Griff learns Morden had visit
ed the apartment of Alice Iorton
who has reported the disappear.
ance of her roommate. Esther
Ordway. Griff questions Alice
and instructs detectives to shad'
ow, her. .,,,....,
Griff and BECKER go to the
apartment occupied by Kenneth
Boone, friend of Alice's Alice
is there, Griff accuses the pair
of killing Morden and calls police
headquarters. He and Blocker
then go to an address where
mrs. Cathay and Racine, detec'
tive she is employing, are confer
ring with woman believed tc
be Mrs. Blanche Malone.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
{ 5.st.. CHAPTER XXI -, ..
7Griff told the cab driver to
wait and he and BECKER APP
preached the house, house
which had at one time been g
ipretentious private residence but
was now given over to furnished
Irooms. e.. ....
"Shall We Blocker asked as
they entered the, door, get the
I landlady and inquire for Blanche
I,Stanway2"- ..~
/ 81, doubt" Griff told him. al
Its necessary" ...
He led the way up one flight
kofl stairs, paused to listen in the
hallway. /,
The sound Of swift. excited
voices came from room towarc
the rear, Griff nodded TOWARD
that room. 81 think" he said
"that what we want is in there
He walked noiselessly down tho
corridor, paused before closed
door. On the other side Of thai
door a, woman was talking. Hei
voice was audible, but not hel
words. Griff placed his hand OF
! the knob, TUNED it noiselessly
showed the door open. ,
A fleshy woman with hard
green eyes and stringy, lack
Iluster hair which had been Gu
in a square bob was seated on
chais knocking smile playing
abeatS hefr bps" -.
! Sian near the window
clad IN 3Isk. was Mrs. Frank Ca
thay. faee was white AM
tragic. sgas a baffled lool
of hope fEat in herr eyes.
| Neare}S Norway, standing
! with hi the door, his bis
shoad u VI his face flush
ed W was Carl Racine
Gfif ;iee was. cheerful
900 ~ hide 2" he asked. .. o..
The "a lat him. Mrs. Ca
thayal Silowed bewilderment
Racine was white with, COLI
o,,noaa,. -biran who was seat
! ed III 3, <sir shifted her hard
green - regard the, visitor
With gtg, which seemed g al
wv Very much" Gtif:
,wenE 80 interview Mrs
Bfsae De lhnway, or perhaps III
might, prefer TO be called Mss
Blanche Malone" -.
| The Smile faded from the hip
fofahee woman:
! 81 don't know any Blanche Ma
Lone" she said my. name ~
Blanche Stairway. Tell me VIVA
you want" v..E
you Racine said to Griff ii
a voice that quivered with rage
i"can wait in the corridor unit
we get done talking. This i
none of your damn business"
| Il X
Gfiff smiled serenely. <
"Rachie," he said, "'you are
man who knows the law. Perhap'
YOU also know the penalty TO
compounding a felony" -.
Mrs. Cathay surveyed the mel
with tired eyes, eyes which seem
ed 3hopeless1y weary of it all
from which hope had vanished
There remained only the grin
tenacity of a fighting breed rs
Carl Racine moved ominousl.
| forward. Il
!, StIfh telling YOU fellowss" hi
said, t'to get out This is a pr
vate conference" ,.-., 49,. <,