The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-20

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berry, and then told the police
where to find him. You weren't
taking much chance because yol
knew Nelse would fight in tral
and they'd pump him full of leac
if he made a move.
"You were laughin' at him
Steve" the woman continued
Thinking how you were gettin
rid Of the only man who coulC
throw a scare into you, and get
tim a prize package delivered
right into your hands - at thu
same time. Splittin' a half mil
lion dollars, with Nelse gettin' the
tig end, didn't look good to you
But it looks to me like you've got
nothing but a package of trouble
for your pains. | guess Nelse /!
still laughin', if he knows"
"Oh, dry up. What'll we dc
with the girl, LLouis?"
ppm listenin' to you, Steve, but
YOU know what I'd do"
g her out"
The key grated in the lock. The
door was thrown open and a mar
stood in the opening, surveying
Molly with hostile eyes through
the Sits of mask.
Come on outta there, you
cheap little doll"
Molly got to her feet. In 6
cracked mirror she caught g
glimpse of her tumbled hair
Swallowed eyes and drawn, white
face.
The man caught her by the arm
and stared down at her face. III
beats all hellw he exclaimed.
They were all masked. The
woman and the two men formed
an amusing circle around Molly
"Take look at this" the fat
man said, pointing a stubby finger
at large photograph on the front
page of a newspaper. -,
Above her own picture, bold
words leaped out at Molly,
''Heiress Takes Own Life. Molly
Milford, daughter Of Jay Milford,
commits suicide in department
store. Body found on sofa in rest
room by cleaning woman. Father
Frustrated, can give no motive
s. i
Molly sat down weakly and
covered her face with her hands.
That poor, distraught girl!
"All right, now, sister. It's your
turn to talk. And talk fast"
Molly swallowed hard. Her
heart was leaping wildly. She
must talk as that poor girl would
have talked. If she didn't
81 didn't do nothin'. 1t was him
-Nelse,' Molly answered in a low
husky tone.
eve know all about him-the
dirty crook! How'd you happen
to mix in with his game?"
81 didn't know nothing about
any game, | tell you," Molly spoke
duly. This Nelse-I met him
once up in Chicago, and | was
braggin' little, guess. | told
him some of my friends said
looked enough like this Milford
girl to be her sister. He said
didn't l think lots of myself. And
| said, "Take a look at this and
showed him a picture | cut out OF
a paper once. He said | could fool
the girls own mother and"
GO ahead"
yesterday he called me on the
phone. He said he'd blown in for
a weekend and was THROWN a
party for some of his friends. He
said remember just what he
said"
go on, girl~ Steve Black
prompted.
"He said, Don't you think I'm
swell to be THROWN a party fol
people who would put poison in
my soup if they had the nerve?'
| said, That sounds dangerous to
me- No. he said, they're too
high-class for poison, but they
might give me the wrong steer "
"That sounds like Nelse, all
right. The double-crossin' scor-
pionw
"Let her talk, Louis"
"He said he wanted me to dress
up in the best things | had be-
cause he was going to play joke
on these friends and make them
think he was okay with this Mil
ford girl. They will eat it up,
Leola,' he said. They're snobs,
and won't play around with peo-
pie who don't have money And
then he laughed. So dressed up
and"
In them things" the woman's
contemptuous voice cut through.
Molly's voice faltered. please
don't think hard of me. was
feelin' pretty low. My best fellow
had fallen for somebody else, and
that's ALL"
"That's all. A fine joke that
was, cuttin us out of cool half
million"
ut was Nelse did that" the