The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-27
Q SERIAL STORY
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CAST CT CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
MYRNA DOMBEY - heroine
Wife of the sensational swins
band leader.
ROBERT TAlT-hero. News
papcr photographer-de detective.
ANNE LESTER-Myrna's clos
est friend.
DANNIE FREELEY-officer as
signed to investigate Ludden
Don5cy's murder.
Yesterday: TAFT is introduced &c
elamorous Media Starr, who asks
him why the swing band never
plays That Cats Meow any
more.
CHAPTER XXI
"Do you mcan," Media Starr
asked. "that the band won't play
The Cats Meow any more
She seemed genuinely affected by
Tait's news.
Perhaps in 4 year or two but
by that time. of course, it may not
be popular ut all"
oh. hut it wil," The %irPa
eyes widened. "I'd like ts hear it
now. I've been wanting to heat
il all evening" Her g&HCr swept
Archie Mackey and TAFT. ave 4
record Of It at my apartment,
Let's go there ;;aG have Il cocktail
and hear the song
Mackcy made = protesting GrS-
ture. Listen. beautiful lady, /
have to work. Ivc been To tour
night clubs already. It's almost
midnight. and | haven't got ma
tcrial for line, You take Bob
and run along"
would you Hike to come Nh.
Tait?"
"Vcry much" Roh Tail sad.
But there was miSgiving in ms
heart when he SAID II. Media Sta
was a strange young woAt.n. lie
could we'll ma"in" what worry
and anguish she caused odd and
dignifiCd Aaron Starr. Certainly
they did not get along, c'S" Wy
would she fcrSa&e the STAR man
sion for an apartment of hrr ON!
And her prcoccupatiOn WITH SWING
music and the song ~" CT $
Meow" were almost abnormal.
Tait's mind went back To has visit
with Leonard Macy whcI the lat
ter had insisted that the &ddictS
of swing--thc jjttcrbugs and IL"
ickieS-wcrc Il study IN abncrmal-
itv. TAFT had Scoffed at the notion
then. because Mays Inference
had been that }iy.na belonged TO
that classification. let here be
fore him was a girl utterly differ
ent from Myrna Dombcy. Here
was girl. ncurotic ana finely
spun. upon whom the w"rld ri
swing had undoubtedly had effect.
Did she actually want to hear
the record of Tho Cat Ae"~ W
so badly that she must i"av". IN"
Golden Bowl? On WIS the mvlt@-
ton. issued to Il man she had
never met before. simply 4 subtle
build-up toward asking for i spot
with the band? TEs questions
swan through Tait'S tined BRAIN
as he helped Media STAR with hcr
luxurious evening wrap IN the
foyer o. the Golden Bowl.
II have car outside, Media
said.
That, Bob TAFT was to discover,
was a masterpiece Of undcrstate-
ment. He followed her out under
the spacious marquc Of the Pa
cific Plaza, saw the doOrman fuss
with his signal box the mOmvn, he
recognized Media. Almost mmc-
diately there rolled to the curb 4
small car that was like 4 jewel in
the world of autOmOtivc engineer
ing. 1t was no larger than the
smallest of light stock cars, but
the body was of special make and
the finish was bright and fault
less. The attendant left the wheel
and stood ut attention while Mel
da slid herself into the drivers
seat Slightly bcwiIdercd, TAFT
climbed in beside her.
"Some little bus" he said.
What is it,
She told him the name of the
engine and chassis, a name famil-
Jar to every driver in the world.
81 designed the body mySelf-in
the rough, Of course. And Dad