The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-02
BY MARION WHITE
CAST Of CHARACTERS

and murdcrer's victim.
jim kERRlGAN-Cilly' france.
Tam noiN''
" SEScESMT DOI AN-off;cer
800 - ,o,,a 81 n,vrJer Of
S"t' Ksrr
amy N $3.50
Yesterday. Sergeant Dolan stag.
oors C;IIv when he reveals that
ont in Biuefields, Utah, Jim's fa-
tber is serving 10 years in prison
for theft,
CHAPTER XVI
Cm,. ,,.a.nad thn n,,ns of her.
, Gm!! Ea"I IpooroJ Wv r"rword hen,
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Sergeant Do1"'l eyes S"''r"
cd. He felt a little sorry Tor the
girl. 1t was obvious that her sur
prise was genuine. Pretty tough
for her. Z, nave her best friend
E.iicd by her sweetheart.
Pm sorry. Miss Pierce" he
said. ITS the truth. We've
checked prctty thoroughly today
with Hucficlds."
you've made a terrible mis-
! take somewhere, Sergeant Do
trembling. "Hou'vc been mislcd
by that timetable i'm Amy'S bag.
| jim doesn't come from Utah--
he's from Chicago"
That's what he told YOU"
Cily realized that jim had
never actually told her where he
came from: she had merely as
! sumcd that Chicago was his ma
tive city.
at didn't matter where nc
came from - she murmureu
abscntly. .,
"Of course not. SO 1t was all
I right for him to lead you to be-
| licyc that nc cam cfrom Chicago.
| He probably considered the fact
that his father was in Jail reason
enough to deceive you. You might
/ not have liked him so well If he
, told you the truth
| ~ would have understood
but it's all 50 wrong, You've been
checking ON the wrong man. I'm
sure YOU have. sergeant"
%
She tried to make her words
forccful, but she Slumpcd back in
her chair, look of defeat IN
her eyes. 1t couldn't be true, II
simply couldn't! Yet there was
so much she didn't understand
Jim'S haSty trip to Utah. Tor eN'
ample. And his oft-rcpcatcd cry
ooh. Cilly, if could only marry
YOU now, You'll wait for me,
won't YOU? You'll believe in me
no matter WHAT"
You'll believe i'm me. no matter
what,
CilIv sat I'M tall in her chair,
she squared her shoulders. She
| did believe i'm jim, no matter
what, If this were true about his
father, it was no fault Of jim $
She believed i'm him. She held
her chin little higher as she
locke dinto Sergeant Dolan'S
eyes.
What if this is true she de-
mandcd. what if jim kerrigan's
father is in jail? He did not want
to tell me because | would be
unhappy about it, naturally. But
what has it to do with the muir
der of Amy Kerr"
"Plenty, Miss Pierce, plenty. II
provides the motive for the kill
ing"
"How?"
old man. Kemigan didn't want
her to tell you. He slipped hen
that note, asking her TO meet nm
on the roof, Perhaps ne trled 70
make her promise to keep hel
mouth shut. But she was fond OF
you; she didn't want to see you
tied to the wrong sort OF man
So she refused, And then-weII
you know the rest -,
"No, don't Sergeant Doian.
CiIly'S dark eyes 1IaShed' i d"h
know the rest. | don't know how
jim got down from the roof after
he-after Amy was killed. Sup,
pose you tell me that. But don't
tell me now that you think ! hid
him in my apartment until after
you left: ,
mo, Miss Pierce he said, -
won't tell you that. Frankly,
don't believe You did. But some.