The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-17
CAST OF CHARACTERS
BY EDWIN RUTT

tAS u UT SFtANAA L No
k1NkAID PARKER - hero
Handsome, johless, he has Just in
herited half-interest in a vacant
Connecticut home.
SALLY PENNINGTON-hero'
inc. Blond, pretty, she has in
herited the other half Of the
home. Together they turn it into
a "Restratorium." ,
Yesterday: Shooting their way
into the Reststorium, Bull Griffin
and Tony Spaldini announce they
are going to stay for the night.
CHAPTER TX
A complete silence greeted
Mr.. Griffin's announcement.
Kinks finally broke it.
well. gee" he began. Il don't
know whether
Sally stopped him. Sally was a
girl who missed none Of the tricks.
And since she'd been chivicd into
the hotel business, she was going
to be in il. And how. She glanced
upward toward the HARNESSES.
The HARNESSES were retrcating.
Evidently Mrs. Hardness, some
what stunned. had decided TO obey
Mr.. Griffin'S peremptory order to
''beat it,"
every we'll" Sally said. i'm a
buSineSS-like voice. "Snu can stay
here. Om. rates are Sc day per
person"
"Six huh?"
Sally saw that an explanation
was in order.
"You may not be aware Of it.
she said, ''but you and your
friend have stumbled into a hotel.
We give the finest service. But
we charge for it,"
Kinks Parker looked at her
with worship in his eyes. What
magnificent composure she had!
What calm What fineSse in
dealing with the Unexpected In
short. what a woman,
Mr.. Bull Griffin was still wres-
Ting with the idea that he had
Numbered into a hotel.
Hey" he brought forth at
last. "wot is dis layout, anyhow"
"This." said Sally, "is the Penn
ington Parker Restatorium. A
place threw Kinks a severe
Chancellor rest and relaxa-
ton"
"Huh?"
Sally repeated it. Mr.. Griffin
stared at her. Mr.. Tony Spaldini
removed his hat and scratched
his close-cropped, lopsided head
ii perplexity.
"You mean" Mr. Griffin said
now. "dat dis is a jernt where
Tugs comes to lay aroun' an take
da weight off dere dogs"
Sally looked perplexedly at
Kinks.
as that what l mean?" she
asked.
%He's getting the general idea"
Kinks said.
well" Mr.. Griffin decided,
Its oke wit me. l could go fer
some rest, in big way.
"Our rates." said Sally, who
hadn't taken her eye off the ball,
are Sc day per person"
But if she thought that this
was going to throw Bull Griffin
for loss, she had mistaken her
man. Mr.. Griffin expertly shifted
his gun from his right hand to
his left. dug into his pocket and
produced roll of money that
would have cboked a hippotamus.
He peeled off a 500 bill.
s"Dere you are" he said. Oats
fer da two of us fer a week.
Keep da change an buy yourself
a. aeroplane."
Sally took The money dazedly.
"Iou-you mean you're actual
ly going to pay u.s." she gasped.
Nv ithout IA fuss?
Mr. Griffin was insulted.
Sure" he said. "Wotcha t'ink
| am. desdbeat?"
But you've got guns and -. E"
6N, We ain tOuSil, tuuS, III
terrupted Mr.. Griffin affably.
"Only wit mugs like da Little
Cheese" '.
But | don't sec why you should
want 10 stay in place like this. y
"Well now look, lady," said
Bull. in the voice of one who add
dresses the primary grades. Its
like dis: Ne an da Little Cheese
usta be pals. Dat wuz before I'm
wised up TO wot dirty, lyin,
double-crossin', little weasel he is.
But TWO weeks ago I'm wised."
~ hat wiSed you?" said Sally,
who was beginning to learn the
patuG .....
- "" said Bull. "me an da
Little Cheese is in da same rack
-er ~Fiae Of business. Poultry.
You know, chickens an eggs,
Only h;s territofy's Queens an
got da Pronx. An everything was
nkia bntp Fill two weeks ago he