The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-31
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Martina brtttaiu ana oekty
Haynes over,pend on their Cali.
fornia vacation trip and find
themselves stranded in San Diego,
They answer an Ad Of the Air
speed Trailer company and obtain
an assignment to travel up the
west coast, demonstrating the new
de luxe trailer. Their suspieions
arc aroused somewhat when Ar.
mold Sio.s Of tho Airspeed com.
pany fail to ask for either bond
or references.
They return to their apartment
10 pack. At their door they sur
prise q handsome young man try.
ing to enter. Alphabetically, he
tells them he stepped off at the
wrong floor and that he is Gerry
Neal.
They start north. And then on
the outskirts of a little town they
pick up Neal, hiteh-hiking. He
tells them he is to meet friend,
Jack Spcddon, at Long Beach,
But at Long Beach auto camp,
Neal has disappeared from the
trailer. Speddon appears. says he
can't understand Meals behavior
and drives off with Betty to cheek
if Neal is at the last gas station
visited by the girls. Hour and a
half later. Betty and Speddon are
still missing. Frantic, Martha
calls police. Soon after a loud
knock sounds on the trailer door.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
MartE2's first thought was TO
get the revolver in the car and
turn Neal over to the Monterey
police. Quickly she turned, but
before she could reach the door
Of the coupe he had caught her
wrist. '..
"What are you going to do?"
Martha faced him angrily. "Tm
going 10 see that you're put be-
hind bars
"But what for?'
you've something to do with
Betty'S disappearance. You and
Speddon are in it together" She
tried vainly TO release herself.
And if you don't let 60 of my
wrist I'm going 10 scream"
Neal smiled. Don't make me
have TO cover your mouth"
Martha faced him, her brain
racing, trying TO hit upon some
way to outwit him. There was
not n soul in sight. and the near
est lighted dwelling was more
than a block away. please" she
pleaded. ''let me 20, and tell me
how TO find Betty. She sent a
wire saying she'd meet me at the
Palace Hotel in San Francisco
Will She?"
II know lack Speddon. Men
said. And ir she's with him shell
meet you there"
Then YOU do admit that IL
seme sort of a trick between th'
two of you
The other shrugged. I'D hardly
say trick. I'm rather inclined
to, agree with that detective
Sloan" ---,
a.SlOan." -, .~-.. az.
"YeS. Didn't he say there wa.
possibility that Betty lust dc
cided To- 20 on with Speddon?"
.Martba'S Jaw dropped. "Ther
you were near the trailer wher
Sloan was there"
II was in the trailer"
Her blood chilled at his reply
Was Neal a mailman. too? No
you couldn't have been"
81 was. though" Neal insisted,
Would you like 10 have me show
YOU how il was possible" lie re-
leased her wrist. II wouldn't 20
for your gun. If | were you. until
You've made quite sure I'm not q
friend"
He opeucd the door Of the trail
or and switched on the light, then
pointed at the ceiling. To Mar
tha'S astonishment wide rec
tansular hatch was folded down,
revealing a Sizcablc, space be-
tween the ceiling and the actual
top OF the trailer,
She looked at Neal. But how
could you have been up there"
Its really quite roomy. And
those ventilators on the outside OF
the trailer go into that upper com
partment, not into the trailer"
,"But- but what's il for"
IL wondered that myself" Neal