The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-05
BY MARION WHITE
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
PRISCILLA PlERCE-heroine
young woman attorney.
AMY KERR-Cilly's roommate
and murderer victim.
JIM KERRlGAN-Cilly's fianee'
HARRY HUTCHlNS - Amy,
strange visitor.
SERGEANT DOLAN-offieei
assigned to solve the murder oi
Amy Kerr.
Yesterday: Cilly decides to dc
a bit of scouting" from the St
Ann apartments. On her way te
the roof she meets the Corbetts
and decides she doesn't want to
stop long in their apartment.
CHAPTER XVIII
"C'mon. baby, One more III
drink with papa"
Tom Corbett Swayed rs he hung
over Cilly. Would he never let
her 20? She'd been there half an
hour. and one by one the lights
across the street were going out.
II she stayed much longer, there
would be- nothing TO see from the
roof.
Across the room, Mrs. Corbett
was beginning TO nod in her
chair. Her words, rs she babbled
OF. were thick. and every few
minutes they trailed off 10 vague
nuthINgneSS.
NO, no more, really" Cilly in
sisted. She still slipped the first
drink he had made for her.
She stood up abruptly. She d
made mistake coming here. all
right. but she didn't have 10 stay.
One didn't compromise with
DRINKS. Quickly she walked to the
door.
Quickly. but not quite fast
enough.
Sensing her action. Corbctt was
there first, arms outStrctched.
blocking the way.
so You wanna run out on me,
EN-" Tie embodied her i'm his cnor-
nous arms. "Oh. no you don't
Cilly struggled to free herself.
"MrS. Curbctt" she shouted.
Back in the living room, his
wife opened half an eye.
"WhaZzut. dcary?" she inVuir-
ed slccpily. "Whaju say"
Mr.. Corbctt let Cilly go. "'ScuSe
me" he pleaded. 'ScuSc me. But
don't try to 20 yet. It's early.
Lemme fix that drink"
Thoroughly annoyed now. Cilly
went back 10 the living room.
Here was a nice prcdicamcnt, she
thought. Whatever possessed her
20 ring the CorbrttS' dOorbell?
She might have waited down
stairs until someone from the
apartment came along, and then
explain that she'd forgotten her
key.
She sat down beside Mrs. Cor
bett. The woman was not going
20 sleep, not if she could help il.
Mrs. Corbctt," she said, Il
wanted to ask YOU something
about Sunday night -
Summary night? Oh, My Gawd"
She Strengthened. Shuddercd.
Don remin' me. Sunday night.
Tom was out west. Toms always
out west. Travclin' man, tha'S my
Tom" She ggigled foolishly now.
"TraveIin' man. Tom, tell her
bout that time q. that time out
west q. tell her, Tom that
time you
shut up! Keep your mouth
still"
Tom. standing in the kitchen
doorway, looked menacingly at
his wife.
Mrs. Corbett waved her arms in
4 pa,hctically dramatic EXPIRES
sion of submission.
COX" she grinned fatuously,
but with condeSccnSion, IF you
won't tell her, | will. I'll tell
about that time YOU were out
weSt-way, way out west. In 9.
in where was it, darln'?
Where were you that time
In three quick strides her nus
band was at her side. Shut up,
| told you he shouted. "Shut
up! You talk too much. Why
don'cha go 20 bed? Go to bed
"No, I'm gonna tell ="
Cilly jumped TO her feet. In
another second. she could see,
COrbett might strike his wife. She
wanted to escape and now. MIR.
Corbett. she said with dctcrm;-
nation, I'm going home. auG if
you try 20 stop me. I'm gojus -
Screech until every policeman in
Brooklyn gets here. And there
have been altogether too many
policemen around here lately"
The mans mouth dropped IN
Sulky displcasurr. He SlumFrd
into a chair. waved his drinN in
the air.
"Gwan homc,' he said gruffly.