The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-13
CAST OF CHARACTERS

.- ,cAsT OF CHARACTERS j.,
MYRNA DoMBEY heroine !.
Wife of the, sensational s~"s
ROBERT TATT-hero. News
-. Observation-Disclosures:
ANNE LESTER-Myrna's clos.
DANNIE FREELEY-offieer as.
signed to investigate Luooe"
,Dombey's murder.
Yesterday: TAFT agrees to bring
Mvria in to Officer Feeiey, VINO
threatens arrest if she is not
brought in to face the music.
CHAPTER x
When Bob TAFT had left Dannle
Feeley's office he went directly 10
the line of telephone booths on
the first floor. Stepping into one
Of them, he quickly dialed the
number of his own apartment
Anne Lester answered the tele-
eve Just got back from the
shopping you ordered" she toia
TAFT. "Myrna is still asleep. Shaif
I wake herr" :, ar
"Not until 1:3O,p' TAFT said. u
want you to take her down 70
headouarters to see Dannie Fee
lev. You are to be there at II.
ge;u question Myrna plenty, but
[ think he'll treat her right-and
when you get through, come back
to the apartment and I'll meet
you there" 90.
you're not coming with u.s."
II think it will be better 1t |
don't. I've just talked to Feeiey,
and I have a hunch that he'd rath-
er wasn't around when Myrna Is
there" " 80.
but it's all right for me to go
with herr" Anne asked.
IL want you to-" TAFT said.
"And if anything doesn't look
good to you, leave word for me
at the Press club I'll call in there
every hour until | get back to the
apartment" .s.
AS he replaced the receiver, TAFT
looked at his wrist. 1t was almost
l0:45. He hurried outside and
got into the coupe he had rented.
Behind the wheel he made all pos
sible speed into the section Of
town which harbored the most ex-
pensive apartment buildings.
Highest and most imposing of
all was the Fairmont Arms, and
it was to this structure, that TAFT
guided his car. He. rolled the
coupe just beyond the. green cam
opy and grinned to himself as the
uniformed doorman fastened be-
yond his accustomed post. ,t3l4y
Thanks, pal. &. =. :" Tate tunl-
bled out. WHAT'S the apartment
number Of Leonard Mack? I'm
looking for him." y 80: 4.
"Ten Twenty-Five" the doorman
said. If he was not impressed be-
fore, he was now. Turn to your
left from the, elevator and Mr..
Mays apartment is three doors
down." ',s.....,..
, TAFT walked into the ornate
lobby: The immaculate gentleman
a ttke desk regarded him with
suspicion, but TAFT ignored, him.
To the elevator boy he said,
tenth floor please" IT,. a..
In another moment he was at
the door of Leonard Macy, the
wealthy dilettante whose hobby
was the detection of crime and
who loved to make fools of hard
working fellows like ,Dannie Fee
ley. 1t was with a feeling akin
of contempt that Bob TAFT pushed
the bell, p -. 10,
A smooth-looking' Oriental lin a
white coat answered the. buzz.
",My. name is Roberti TAFT" the
newspaper photographer said. 81
would like to see Mr.. Macy"
"Come in please" the Oriental
invited. But once TAFT was inside
the door, his manner grew slightly
cool. "You will please wait here, "
he said. .-.-,.5
TAFT sat in small hallway,
studied the, small etthings hang
ing there. He was about to have
a surreptious look inside the
apartment when a dark, heavy set
man almost blocked the entrance.
TAFT knew Leonard Macy by sight,
but there was such a legend about
his wealth and his eccentricities
that even the celebrity-inoeulated
photographer was startled at his
appearance. =
""Ah," Macy said, coming for
ward with hand :outstretched.
"Mr. Robert TAFT. Newspaper
photographer by profession. But
for the moment trust it is only
for. the moment-you are at lib
erty." r'"' .
The remark nettled TAFT. 1t was
none of Macy's business that he
was out of job, but how had
he known? TAFT began to have
an inkling of why Dannie Feeley
feared the man. "I'm not exactly
at liberty" TAFT said, shaking
Macy's hand. "You see, Pm inter
ested in this Ludden Dombey
business"
"So?" The others surprise
seemed genuine enough. "That is
why you are here. You've heard
that ! am interested, also?" TAFT