The times-news., 1937-05-21
CAST OF CHARACTERS
b. MARION WHITE

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JOAN BARRETT, heroine, sec
rotary to John Hendry.
JOHN HENDRY. mining invest
ment head.
BOB ANDREWS, Hendry's ju'
nior partner an dJoan's fianee.
SYBft HENDRY, soeialite, John
Hendry's niece and Joans rival in
love. -. -a
PHILIP HENDRY, Sybirs bro
ther.
DOROTHY STARKE, Joan's
girlhood friend.
CHARLIE NORTON. California
mining promoter.
Yesterday: Bob, returning to
New York, learns the terrible
news from Sybil. She also rcvea's
the story of Joan's past, intimates
the police suspect her. Bob de-
termines TO find Joan, clear her.
CHAPTER XXNll
As they drew up in front OF the
little white cottage, Bob'S eyes
grew wide at the pandemonium
which enveloped it. Police Off
GERS. curiosity seekers, newspaper
reporters and camera mcn-thelr
Shrill voices raised in QuerulouS
inQuiry--gave the place carnival
atmosphere. Bob pictured MIR.
Hendry'S fury could he ever have
visualized such deSecration.
A Shrine-that was what he had
called the little house just a few
evenings previous. A shrine to
happiness. His words still rang in
Bob's ears. ''I want Joan to have
the houSc-to keep il always as a
sort of shrine E" Poor Joan!
She would probably hate to even
pass it, after the misery it was
causing her today.
Sybil and Bob rushed past the
crowds without and entered the
house. The police had taken COM
mand, and they seemed to swarm
over the place, Scrutinizing, meas
uring. searching.
Bob restrained himself with an
effort. These fools had tried to
pin the blame on Joan on his
own beloved Joan. He wanted to
have it out with the mphysically,
10 choke the words down their
throatS, with his own bare hands!
As Sybil introduced them per-
functorily, Inspector Kennedy
must have sensed some of the tur-
moil going on within him, for his
voice was kindly.
"A terrible case, Mr.. Andrews,
he observed, gently. '"Mr. Hendry
was such a fine man, in every way
. You've known him several
yearsh, I understand"
Ten years." Bob replied. I've
been in the organization that
length of time"
Inspector Kennedy was watch
ing him Shrewdly. But his voice
was still gentle as he asked: by
the way, Miss Hendry tells me
that you were to be married to
Mr.. Hendry'S secretary - Miss
Barrett"
Bob's face was white. II do in
tend TO marry Miss Barrett ne
snapped, and his lower jaw was
set.
Kennedy hesitated a moment.
Then: suppose we discuss the
case privately" he suggested.
1--WE can go up to Mr.. Hendry's
ROOM"
Bob followed him up the stairs
without a word. Sybil looked after
them a little fearfully. She would
have perferred being included in
this discussion. She wanted to
caution Kennedy not to reveal
where he had got his information
on San Francisco.
The two men went into the
small library adjoining Mr.. Hen
dry's bedroom and Kennedy shut
the door behind them. He sat
down, motioning Bob to a seat.
"Mr. Andrews" he said. still
kindly. al know how you feel -
Miss Hendry has doubtless dis
cuSsed the case with you-but
don't want you to get the impress
sion that the police are deliber-
ately trying to wrong you or
Miss Barrett"
al think you're making a pretty
big mistake
"Believc me, we're trying not
to. We have made no accusa-
tons"
Bob looked up suddenly. Miss
Hcndry intimated-" he began.
THAT we had accused Miss Bar
rett?" Kennedy finished for him.
"Miss Hendry has misinformed
you. That is her own suppoSition,
not ours. In the first place, the
affair does not seem the work of
a girl. Mr.. Hendry was a power
full man; he could have resisted
any normal attempt on his life.
We are concerned, however, over
the fact that Miss Barrett has dis
appeared. Do you know of any
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