The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-26
CAST OF CHARACTERS


u;Fe of the sensational swing
'POBERT TAIT-hero. News
,,er photographer-deteetive;
ANNE LESTER-Myrna's clos
.., friend.
e' FANNIE FREELEY-officer as
I'D to investigate Ludden
Dombey's murder.
Yesterday: The girl with the
.xo,ic perfume is Media Starr
-, 8scides he must meet her at
,be Golden Bowl
=" CHAPTER MI
\,.hi, Mackey, the gossip col
,,,,,.s,. rotund and merry, greet
~ Bob TAFT cheerfully. Well
,,.u W.. Tait-and where's the
"ir,., box tonight"
r., smiled at the others in
..,,..S good hmor. Il good hui
,l. which bloSSomed out at just
Lat,~, midnight and lasted until
s 3,r.r I'm not working tonight.
l,rp;u. Are YOU? With you night
.n,- ra,umniStS it's hard to tell.
Vgc,ev sighed doletully. That 5
.~5a. everybody says. You don't
III work for living" they all
NV You Just play and play--and
-; rgsl for it,! That's what
Syrrvboiy says. and now YOU say
:. The gossip writer motioued
~ AN empty chair. sit down and
4 m bvr YOU a drink.
Thanks" TAFT said. Tonight
r,r make il ice water"
Archie Mackey shrugged. If
ron insist. But in the Golden Bowl
~ the Pacific-plaza ice water
\ .ast> almost a. muck AZ a high
4 lsn Bat if YOU insist . =. Mac
\ lev Sipnaled q waiter Then. care
wirv. he liz cigarrt and watched
Tai; over the blazing pocket
,orrb Bob. why don't you Live
wr the inside OH the Domhcy bus
~Ia>, one good reason. Archie.
I don't kuow the inside.
,Ia,kcy snapped the lighter
.hYt. slipped il into his pocket.
YOU wouldn't kid an old friend
! IN me newspaper business, would
youe rave it straight from the
feed box that you're in the Dom
-,
And" said Tait in a level
woke. If you print that III break
YOUR neck"
4 won't print it, then, Mr..
TAFT. I dislike having my neck
broken. But You can tell me off
the record. y
81 can't. though. | don't know
ANYTHING" TAFT fingered the fros-
Y glass of ice water which Mac
iev's waiter had set down before
him. Archie, do you know that
g;y, over there the honey
blond? Isn't her name Starr"
1t most aSSuredly is. And when
! say Starr / mean Starr. Her old
man is Aaron Starr and he doesn't
Use tax tokens for money. Mr.,
TAFT.
You know her them"
OF cowSc. | know everybody.
Introduce me:
Its as good a done" Archie
Nackey said.
When Media Starr and her dark
partner danced near his table,
Nackey said, Come JOIN us when
the number Is over.
The blond head nodded almost
.mpercepubly. Mackey smiled at
TAFT. There you are. In q mo
men, you'll be acquainted with
Media Star. But l warn you
4 OF what"
Il Miss Media is what is known
locally as dynamite. She is a
spoiled. unstable creature who
II creates considerable trouble for
4 the male Of the species. May ]
\ inquire Jour interest i'm the lady,"
TAFT grinned. Pm interested in
Il her perfume"
n The columniSC'S eyes widened.
h Since when" he inquired with
IRONY, since when has 4 news
4 paper photographer grown aeS-
tnetie? can tell you right now
about her perfume. II probably
costs $50 an ounce if it costs Il
cent, and some rumors place it at
SITS"
I'm not going to buy her any,"
TAFT said.
Then she'll have no interest
whatsoever in you, Mr.. TAFT. One
buys things for Miss Media Starr.
Il rs only perfume, then you're
lucky"
What did Ludden Dombey buy
for her."
Nackey looked coy. "You pho
0>rapnerS do get around, don't
you! Lud bought her an eight
cylinder roadster at one stage.
And at another time he was think
,IiS OF getting her a ski lodge on
harrison Mountain. But I've new
ct been able to verify that"
She must have considered Lud
OoImbey a fine young man.
AacNey shook his head. "Oh,
10. Lud Dombey never gave her
"naJ she really wanted"
What was that?"
A spot in his band. Media