The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-07
OUT of the NIGHT
Copyriaht, 1897, NEN Service, me
BY MARION WHITE
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
PRISCILLA PlERCE-heroine
young woman attorney.
AMY KERR-Cilly's roommate
and murderer's victim.
JIM KERRIGAN-Cilly's fianee.
HARRY HUTCHlNS - Amy
strange visitor.
SERGEANT DOLAN-offiee,
assigned to solve the murder oil
Amy Kerr.
CHAPTER XXX
Sergeant Dolan proceeded with
his investigation.
Mr.. Smith" ne said, address
ing the young man in 2-B, 81 un-
dcrstand YOU were not at home
when the murder occurred
Mr. Smith repeated his witc'S
explanation to Detective Martin.
They had spent the day in Ruth
crford. y. j., with relatives, not
leaving there until l:2O. They
did not hear of the tragedy until
the following morning. Dolan
looked to Martin for cOnfirma-
ton Of this. Martin nodded. xvi
IDENTIFY the Smiths abb had
checked.
Dolan turned again to the Hunt
crS. where did you live before,
Hunter" he demanded.
"In Brooklyn, sir. Down on
L o. 1 tr.,r....l IN,
Brooklyn. Never lived anywhere
else"
And you, Mrs. Hunter"
Cilly looked at the woman as
she rose 70 answer the Scrgcant'S
question. She appeared viSibly
shaken and nervous. Without
doubt. she had been frightened
by Cilly'S revelation. Would the
sergeant notice that, she wonder
cd? His shrcwd eyes. glancIng
over Mrs. Hunter, were unathom-
able.
I've lived in Brooklyn, sir,
ever since my marriage years
ago. Before that | lived on Long
Island. in Farmingdalc.'
"You were married. therefore,
when your husband became para
lyzcd""
Mrs. Hunters lower lip rcm-
bIcd, she fumblcd in her bag for
handkerchief.
Eyes. sir"
"Was ne in an accident"
Yes. sin that ic-oh, don't
ask me 10 talk about it," She
burst into tears. You tell him,
George" she pleaded. you tell
him about it. It's better if YOU
do
Hush. Nellie" Mr.. Hunter adj
mouiShcd. not unkindly. You
see. sergeant" he explained, my
wife grievcS about it. 1t gets her
upset 10 talk about it,"
~ see. II was an accident,
Hunter"
Eyes. sir. | had a fall, and then
the doctors didn't treat it right,
| guess. The old doctor down in
Hcrkimcr street who took care of
me is dead. and | went TO a cou-
pie of others, TO please my wife,
but they couldn't do anything for
me"
Sergeant Dolan rubbed his chin
thoughtfullv for a moment, but
his eyes never left the mans
face.
Hunter" he said finally, lit
strikes me as queer that a man
like you-ticd 20 a whCel-chair
would want 10 live on the top
floor of a walk-up apartment.
Cilly listened eagerly for Hunt
cr's reply. Why hadn't she re-
allied that before?
well, | guess IL seems queer.
Hunter admitted Owe can't at
ford an expensive apartment, in
an elevator building. can't work,
you see. and we just live on a
small income. We took the top
floor because ! like TO get the
air. and | don't like to sit out in
the street. People stare at me.
Being up high. can get out on
the roof and sit there. Johnson
always helps me up
Sergeant Dolan looked inuuir-
ingly at the superintendent.
That right, Johnson" he asked.
Eyes, sir. that's right. Some
times in the afternoons, Mrs.
Hunter gives me buzz and |
take Mr.. Hunter up in the wheel
chair. Sometimes in the evening,
if the weather is good.
Did YOU help him up there
last sunday"
eyes. sir. About 1 o'clock last
Sunday afternoon. Then Just
about 1. before | went out for
the afternoon, brought him
down again"
30. n, Johnson. Now tell me
this: did Mrs. Wheeler say any
thing TO YOU about going away"
mo, sir. she didn't 1t was a
surprise 70 me when | went up
there yesterday afternoon with
Detective Martin. Ii certainly
looked as if she'd cleared out
How long did she live in the
Bayview, Johnson
The superintendent scratched
his head thoughtfully for mo-
ment. r"Oh, | guess Mrs. Wheel