The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-21
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Molly Milford, rich and popular
has received proposals of marriage
from three suitors, but Bren
Stuart, whom she loves, has no
asked her to marry him.
Bored with parties. Molly asks
Brent to take her to The Rec
Poppy" a questionable night club
He refuses. Molly, annoyed, goes
wit hWick Ross, another admirer
The lights go out suddenly and
when they come on again Molly
finds herself dancing with a hand
some stranger. He is, in reality,
Nelson Ferguson, bank robber and
he is one of a group planning to
spirit Molly away and hold her for
ransom.
Ferguson tells Molly his name
is Nelson Whitaker. A few
DAYS later he asks her to have
dinner with him, and she agrees.
Waiting for him at a downtown
store, Molly encounters a girl who
appears to be her exact double.
Impulsively Molly exchanges her
luxurious costume for the other
girls shabby one.
She and Whitaker" go to a
place called "Frenchy's." Ponce
arrive and there is shooting IN
which Whitaker is fatally in
iured. Molly is forced into car
and taken to a deserted farm
house.
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CHAPTER VIII
The servant said, "A young man
to see you, sir"
Brent Stuart stood before a
window in the library of ms
home. 1t was room filled with
mellow charm and warm color.
1--WE told you, Simpson, Brent
said. that won't see anyone to-
day"
i'Yes, sir. But this is the young
man who waited for hours, MI
Brent. He seemed so upset, slr,
when YOU didn't come in last
night. If you'll pardon my saying
so, sir"
Eyes, Simpson" Brent's tone
revealed none of the anguish IN
his heart. He had spent all the
night searching the city for Molly.
He had telephoned, and Donna
had told him that Molly was out
with a strange mana man she
had met at The Red Poppy.
Donna had kept Brent on the
phone while she talked about how
dreadful it had been of Wick to
take Molly to such a questionable
night club.
Then Brent had dashed off to
make the rounds of the dining and
dancing places. He was thorough
ly alarmed. ar,
He had not found her at 1.-THE
Red Poppy" which, somehow, was
definitely associated with his
fears. He had failed to find her
anywhere. As the hours length
ened toward morning Brent had
gone to the Milford home to flnd
Donna sharing his anxiety.
MolIy's father was to arrive in a
few hours and Molly must be
found. -,
Perhaps, Donna suggested, there
had been car trouble and Molly
had been unable to reach tele.
phone. In the end, Brent had
called police headquarters to see
if any accidents had been re-
ported. Z.
Morning had come, and some,
one had telephoned that Molly had
been found. 1t was all like hor-
rible nightmare II that message
had torn Brent's world apart.
Molly was dead. Gay, laughing,
beautiful, and sweet Molly was
dead. With everything to live for,
She had found life not worth hv-
ing. She must have known how
ne loved her, and yet she had not
wanted to stay here with him.
1t couldn't be truel Yet Brent
had seen her looking so peaceful
and beautiful with all trace OF
suffering gone, her lips closed for
ever. Never to answer his des-
perate questioning, "Why, Molly
darling, did you do it,"
Simpson was still waiting in the
doorway, watching his young en-
ployer anxiously What was the
matter with Simpson? Didn't ne
understand how to do as he was
told? Couldn't he realize how
much Brent wanted to be alone
now? 1t was not possible to talk
with this stranger or anyone else.
Forgive me, sir" Simpson was