Evening star., 1937-03-28
Mogo1ine Section

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story" she said. I'D like very much
to know where she went"
Il amt supposed to give out infor-
nation, but -" He looked into the
smiling battery of the girls bright,
gray eyes and capitulated. ITS the
Arcade Rooms" he said, ION Ninth
Avenue. She knew the landlady there.
Her name was Sylvia something. re-
member the landlady called her that.
helped get her upstairs and the land
lady put her to bed"
WAS it Sylvia Marlowe?"
mo. 1t wasn't Marlowe 1t was
Sylvia Perkins. or Perkett, or Perk-
ley, or something like that"
Il wonder" Win said. IF you d like
to" She broke off as she saw the
dark young man in the plaid suit park
ing huge gray automobile at the op-
posite curb. AS she watched he switched
off the lights and motor, climbed from
the car and started across the street
toward the hospital entrance.
Win reached an instant decision
Listen she said to the cab driver
who had taken Sylvia Marlowe to the
Arcade Rooms. I'm going to give
you message to Bert Grinnel, the
Planet reporter. You'll find him in
the Office of DR.. Pemley c. Raybrooke
in the Central Building. There's been
an accident there and Grinnel will be
with the police, who are in charge.
You'll have to use ingenuity to get
through the police lines and see that
he gets this message. I'm going to
leave the method up to you"
"Okay, miss" the driver said You
write the message. III get it to him"
Win pulled paper and pencil from
her purse. She wrote, Bert: Sylvia
Marlowe, this blonde in the hospital,
is mixed up to her eyebrows in the
case you're working on. Pm following
another lead. This cab driver took her
to the Arcade Rooms. Get his story,
then get her. She isn't tight. She's
been drugged. You'll have to feed her
lots Of coffee to wake her up. Turn her
inside out and then keep her sewed
up. I'm on another lead. w. L."
She folded the note and gave it to
the cab driver. together with bill.
Mind" she said, flashing him her
prettiest smile, I'm depending on
you. This means lot to me-"
He grinned down at her. Its just
the same as done right now
Win said to the other cab driver,
Get your motor running. III want
you to follow that big gray car when
it pulls away from the curb. I'll be
out in just minute"
She raced into the reception room
of the hospital. entered phone booth,
and called The Planet" Listen"
she said. when she had the city edi-
tors desk, I'm on, red-hot lead in
this Raybrooke murder and have to
talk with Bert Grinnel right away.
I'm at St. Mary's Hospital in tele-
phone booth. The number is Garvanza
three. don't know how
long l can stay here - not over a
minute or two. can't get through the
police, but you can. Have Bert call
me right away. I'll be waiting"
She hung up the receiver and stood
where she could watch the corridor.
1t seemed ages before the telephone
bell rang. She picked up the receiver
and heard Bert Grinnel's calm, unex-
cited voice saying. "Okay. Win"
Listen, Bert" she said, I'm send
ing cab driver up to you with a
message. It'll explain itself - it's not
safe to tell you anything over the
phone. just wanted to make sure he
caught you. Go down and wait in the
entrance for him."
Il can't leave right now" Grinnel
said. This thing here is looking up"
'How?" she asked.
He lowered his voice. Il can't give
you all the details over the telephone,