The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-19
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Marcia Garfield. daughter of
wealthy Philip Garfield. knows
that the ueighborheod is burning
with gossip over the sudden dis
.ppearanee Of Frank kendriek.
whose engagement to Marcia has
been announced. Since his disaP-
pearanee, a shortage in Hendricks
fund. has been discovered.
Refusing to let others know
how deeply she has been hurt,
Marcia goes to the dramatic club
try-outs and is given the leading
par. in a new play. After~ard,
with others, she stops at a res,
taurant. There is a holdup and
Marcia loses a ring that was her
mothers. 49,
From her friend, Helen Wad-
dell. Marcia learns that Frank Is
in Chicago, decides TO 60 there to
persuade him to return and face
HI. financial obligations. She
takes the first plane.
In Chicago. Marcia telephones
Helen, cousin, John Waddell, and
arranges to meet him next morn
ing. In the hotel restaurant
arrange roffers n slight service.
Later she hears him addressed rs
Bruce MeDougall." He give.
Marcia q pencil sketch OF herself.
Frank kendriek, aware OF the
search for him. again disappears.
Marcia learns her trip has been IN
vain.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
Tony Stellicci was not the sort
of young man TO suffer inaction
when a job needed doing. but. fol-
lowing the holdup of the Dog
Wagon, an entire day passed with
out his even forming a plan for
tackling the task that faced him.
Tony's working hours were
from 10 at night 70 s in the morn
ing: he then slept until or 2,
and divided the afternoons and
evenings between his invalid
father and his own simple pleas
ureS.
But he passed the day alone in
vain. He made only one positive
step. and that was fruitless: ne
telephoned the service station and
garage which Carlo, his brother,
conducted on the road between
BobbS Neck and Stony Point But
Carlo was not IN.
Carlo was the one entirely I'M
satisfactory element in Tony's
life. Having abandoned the ways
of industry and filial devotion
which characterized his younger
brothers existence, Carlo had
long since left home and married,
and somehow earned a living IN
various ways, his latest and most
ambitious venture being the ga
rage, where, Tony suspected, the
gasoline was watered and other
service and repairs were of a COM
parable nature.
On the second day following
the robbery-the day when a dis
appointed Marcia Garfield was
preparing to return from Chicago
to her home - Tony awakened
shortly after noon, again gave an
excuse to his father, and walked
the few snow-coyered miles 10 his
brothers garage.
But Carlo was not there, Tony
learned when he inquired of his
brothers two employees, who were
working haphazardly on a dis
abled ear.
Starting back toward the vii
lage. Tony decided not TO let an
other day pass without acting;
he would look for Carlo at his
home. He had never visited there
NOR had Dolly. his sister-in-law.
ever visited him or his father
but ne knew the house, a short
walk from the garage, and within
a few minutes he had reached 1t.
The doorbell brought no re-
spouse.
Tony stood on the porch, con-
sidering. He had an imperative
reason for wanting 10 talk with
Carlo, a reason which must for
ever be kept from their father.
He had to know whether Carlo
was involved by accident or de-
sign in the holdup Of the restau-
rant.
The scene came back 20 him -
two bandits al the door, whisper
ing; a large pair Of pliers pro-
dueed from the pocket Of one, and
. hand which reached across the
sSgntSF, within inches Of Tony's
fsss, ~ snap the telephone wires;
gisFs slth ts1sG handles. pliers
WI %CS' plainly scratched deep
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f4s1s p,esssS tas bel. button
as..ll; as S.s answered. There
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