The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-15
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"hGr ShdIlGS WOEoSH, ISPoit u
err for The Blade, is found dead
Dan Blocker. publisher, employs
Sidney Griff, famous criminolog-
Fist, to- solve the MURDER
Morden had been investigating
the affairs of Frank B. Cathay,
wealthy Wand prominent, following
the arrest of an impostor claim
ing to be, Cathay and accomPan-
led by a girl called Mary Briggs.
The day following Morden's
death Csthay dies of poisoning.
Griff learns Morden had visit
led the apartment of Alice Lor-
ton, pretty and unemployed. He
confronts 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.
Griff and Blocker 60 to the
hotel where Mary Briggs, now
known as Stella Mockley, is stay
ing. They find Charles Fisher,
Cathay's lawyer. there. Fisher
ques tions the girl.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER NXXVI
The girl did not looI up as
Fisher went CT speaking. Il want
the TRUTH" he said. 81 want the
whole truth. l want it told
without any attempt to spare
yourself and | may say further
that these gentlemen also want
the truth. They, too, are inter-
ested in the case and they will be
witnesses to every word that you
say, If you depart from the
truth in the slightest degree
shall. see that You are prosecuted
and these gentlemen will see that
you are prosecuted"
He turned to Blocker. THAT is
right, gentlemen" he asked.
BECKER nodded.
The lawyer turned back to the
girl with the lashing fury of 6
bouncing cat returning to the at
tack upon a crippled mouse.
"Tell U.S. he said, "what hap,
Ipened."
7 The girls voice was weak anC
low-pitched, but came steadily
The words were uttered witt
tense. nervous rapidity.
81 told the police the truth
about one thing" she said. "It
was a pickup. l don't want you
to think that Pm the type of cir
who falls for a pickup. l dom
ordinarily, but this was eXcep
tional. | don't know how it hap
Ipened.
ct happened there at the hotel
The man was registered as Mr.
Cathay, Frank B. Cathay 0.
Riverview. ( didn't know at thu
time who he&as, or even wheth
er he was staying atsthe hotel. l
started as an -adcideHt. | brushed
against hsn in 3tls elevator whel
start, /. aSologizeH iuk one Q:
those routine Pardon mes H,
:lsaH, sNoy at ALL and his finger
closed for moment about m!
I. az don't know what it wa
about the physical contact tina
thrilled me. 1t was something
Then his voice had something Il
do, with it He had al beautiful
voice.
81 got off at my flooI and h,
got off at the ssame fiooE / thinl
be was trying to pick me up.
thought so at the time, but I'm
free, white and 81, and, after all
II didn't see any reason. why
shouldnt,i pursue. the acquaint
anceship IA little farther if
wanted to. But wasn't easy
l didn't ~give him even a glanct
as / went into my room ant
closed and locked the door. Ht
got the plumber Of my room and
of course, found out who l was
|
"Then later on, in the lobby
before dinner, saw him again
He didn't seem at all fresh
{Didn't seem inclined to take un,
due advantage Of what had hap.
,pened, but | could see that he
was lonely. Apparently he didn't
know what to do with himself
He'd read for a while and then
iihe'd throw the magazine away
and smoke a cigaret, and ther
he'd throw the cigaret away and
pace around the lobby a little
hit. / was .-reading a magazine
II lived there in the hotel, yor
know. l presume that's the way
I