The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-17
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when Charles Morden, report
er for The Blade, is found rdeao
Dan Blocker. publisher, employ.
Sidney Griff, famous criminolog.
list, to 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 Morden's
death Cathay dies of poisoning.
) Griff learns Morden had visit.
ed the apartment of Alice Lor.
ton, pretty and unemployed. He
contronts Alice with Kenneth
Boone, accuses the pair of killing
Morden, and they are arrested.
Mrs. Blanche Malone, for whom
Mrs: Cathay and Carl Racine, de.
tective employed by her, have
been searching, is located. She
refuses to answer questions.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
S11Al I'm AAA V Ill
Fisher turned to the two men.
Have you gentlemen any ques-
tions you want to ask"
Gr!ff shook his head. "I'm sat-
isfied," he said.
Blocker hesitated for a moment.
Then he said, "No, there's moth
ing | can think of.
Griff turned to the girl. 81 want
her PROMISE" he said, "that she
won't leave this room for at least
an hour"
Fisher turned to the girl. you
heard what he said?"
"Who is he?" she asked. "And
why do l have to do what he
says?"
Because Pm telling you to"
Fisher said. "He's working on the
same side of the case that | am"
Every WE'LL" she said. 'I'll
promise"
Naturally" Griff remarked,
turning to the attorney, 1--WE
should look up this Malone wom-
an"
"She comes next" Fisher
agreed.
"Can you," asked Griff "tell me
what this thing is all about?"
"You know almost as much as
l do" the lawyer told him. 81
! have been having some difficulty
, tracing this young woman. I fl
nally succeeded. l think that
there is very deep laid plot
afoot. l am afraid that the plot
has already gone too far"
"You know this chauffeur
well?" Griff asked.
"Not well enough" the lawyer
said. 81 will admit that l over
looked bet there. thought that
there was something mysterious
about the bequest to the cheauf-
feur which Mr.. Cathay insisted on
putting in the will. l have
thought from time to time that
the cheauffeur was a little too
sure of himself, that his manner
at times bordered on insolence,
but ] haven't taken the trouble to
make ANY; complete investigation.
| see now that / should have done
that, as Cathay's attorney and as
friend of the family"
Griff nodded, his eyes were
half closed.
st suggest" he said, chat we
discuss this matter further in the
lobby of the hotel. Stella Mockley
, has promised us to remain here.
feel certain that she will do so. /
think that now she realizes only
too well the seriousness of the
crime in which she has become in
volved."
The girl nodded her head.
Fisher took Griff's arm, nodded
to Blocker. The three men left
the room, walked slowly down the
corridor.
"Gentlemen,' said Fisher in a
low voice which showed the inten-
sity of his concentration, "you
can commence to appreciate the
real situation. Here we have a
crook whose name. evidently, is
Peter Malone. He has undoubted-
ly made a study of the life and
habits of Frank B. Cathav Why
do not know. He cashed a small
| check while he was maSquerading
as Cathay. l do not know the rea-
son for that unless it was, per-
haps, to test out his signature.
II am commencing to think that
this scheme is something that has
beer years in brewing; that fol
some sinister purpose Peter Ma
lone is about to confuse his iden-
tity with that of Frank B. Cath