The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-27
NOW'Go ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV

Tony, Stellicci, with q sick heart
realized that he had bungled the
lob which clearly had faced him
when he first suspected Carlos
completely in the Dog Wagon hold,
up. His immediate concern had
been to recapture, as a matter OF
honor, the property stolen before
his eyes from the restaurant GUS
toners. In his efforts to this end,
and subsequently, he had acted IN
secret because of consideration OF
his father, fearing the effect OF
the shock upon the invalid should
he learn that his other son was a
thief. Having regained and mailed
anonymously to the police his bro
theirs share of the things stolen at
the Dog Wagon, Tony had felt
himself baked; he did not know
how to proceed without publicity
harmful to his father. =.
But as the same four men who
had robbed his customers had
since committed other holdups IN
Bobbs Neck--the Henderson bridge
party and the Garfield home
Tony realized the effects of his
failure. Somehow he should have
stopped Carlo at the outset.
On the day after Carlos visit to
New York, Tony awakened, as
usual, soon after noon and, greet
ing his father, prepared for his
breakfast, served by the landiady
along with his fathers lunch. The
village welfare nurse was to cal
this afternoon on a regular visit
and after their meal Tony opened
book to read to his father until
her arrival. - ..t...,
Since Marcia Garfield, as part
Of her contribution to the welfare
work, frequently accompanied the
nurse on her rounds, Tony was not
surprised when the two arrived to-
gether this afternoon.
Nor, of course, was he surprised
when Marcia, while the nurse ell
GENTLY began her tasks, told him
of the mysterious recovery OF hei
ring, the ruby ring that had be-
longed to her mother, taken by the
Dog Wagon bandits and returned
to her that morning by the police,
Tony pretended surprise, and
stammered congratulations as con-
vincingly as possible, which would
not have been convincing enough
had Marcia had any reason to sus-
pect anything behind his manner,
"How did you pet it back?' he
asked. 81
"The police called me to the
station this morning and asked ME
to identify it," said Marcia. "They
received it, with some Of the other
things that were taken, in a pack
age through the mail, without any
explanation whatever. They're as
mystified by it as yon or l."
Tony gulped, remembering his
guilty visit to New York three
days before to mail the package
"That--that's certainly fine" he
muttered.
The nurse requested Marcia's
assistance. Tony wandered miscr.
ably out of the room and down
stairs, where he stood in solemn
Thought at the front door.
THE move was proyidential. foi
at that moment Carlos car stop,
ped in front Of the house and hi,
brother got out and STROBE UP hte
walk. 80 y, .t.:.
mThe time had come for show
down. : s.. - 81, .i"
y Providence granted one further
boon, Tony's landlady appeared
I'm the hall, dressed for the street
an dannounced that she was going
out for an hour. She opened the
door and, ignoring Carlo, whom
she detested, walked away. The
problem, of private quarters fol
the interview with Carlo thus wa:
solved. -, -, ~ -.
""Come into the kitchen" Tony
said curtly to his brother, and lee
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