The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-01
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CAST or CHARACTERS
NYRNA DCM3EY - hsro'ne
WIFE az she r-nAassons! s~ihs
basd leader
ROBERT TAIT-hsro. N-I1s-
paper observation-disclosures.
AHNE LEsTEa-Nyrnas clos
sac friend
pANNIE FREELEY-ofiiesr "a
usn.d 70 ra-.ssizsss Ladden
6omb-Y's murder.
Y..,ar4.y: 0-tsets7. Fssi-y and
T.it NEST the song writer, Vasks'
IN "A. hot-i lobby Fs.isy ia GER
,ssn hat ne - "a. nardersT-
CHAPTER XVI
Fsp.cy and Tat walked toward
the tai. pale man. Re mad a.
rsae!v SU0-srG sncr1, als eyes burn
ny rs.h m gnnSara. aagerneSS.
Gre -. NJ Weeks Fee.eY
asked
eyes The mans sojce was
thick. rru@o,sIy nervnus.
I'm Elliott Fsrnsvnrth. Tins IS
Raner. TAFT, manager n The
Swiaga.rrrs. Perhaps you've
heard gs nm
"On. indeed.
M Tat IS naturally interest
ed in me sang We select rs The
SWING hit. IN fact, mes made ar
rangSmeuss with our firm "a m
tr9duce . A. me Golden Bowl.
The man anaGrd. rs vas done
with The CATS Meow -
There vas an odd ,0Eona.Inn m
tas Irnmars when sent cnIi
down Tais's spine ''YnU-you
brought your song With JON, Mr.
Weeks y"
Weeks tapped me side of ms
head. Yes. Il - here, with me.
Hs smiled, II could play Il tnr
you7"
TAFT looked a. Feeley We can
20 into the Golden Bowl and use
the piano in there. You play, Nr.
Weeks 80
why. yes play. am not mus
ican Ike. lot as say. LGddsn Dom
hey. who couldn't read music bat
could only make weird noises on
q clarinet
Good let's 90 into the
Golden Bowl"
Ss they vent through the lobby
and into the empty Golden Bowl, =,
strange and 9host~liks now in ia |
quiet. TAFT exchanged glances
with Feeiey. The detective looked /
grim. Plainly he could hardly re-
strain himself from clapping the f.
unpleasant Weeks into custody.
The man walked 10 the piano I.
Immediately. II am not a singer"
hs said IL will play IL for you, !
and then recite the lyric"
TAFT nodded. The man began
IN play. A. his fingers went over
the keys. Tait's jaw dropped IN
voluntarily The tune vas bad. II
was trite--it would have been
trite oven II original, but il was
not original. II was a tumble 81
popular songs from the last five
years, so badly disguised as 10 be
not disguised at all. TAFT looked
at Fseley, That individual. who
never paid the slightest attention
10 popular songs. was entranced
NJ Weeks simple ability N play
The piano. IA the musician fin
ished. TAFT nudged FeeIey. The
latter Strengthened. "WeIl ="
he hesitated. well. it's very
good" He turned 10 TAFT. After |
all, TAFT, your band has TO intro |
ducr Il. What's your opiuion?"
81 think Il has possibilities,"
TAFT said, But Of course I want !
to hear others and make some
comparisons.
you want 10 hear the words ?"
said Weeks.
That's not necessary" TAFT
said Not now. at least. A lyric
can always be worked over. il the
tune has the stuff"
Weeks eyes narrowed. "You
mean TO infer that perhaps this
tune have just played does not
have the stuff"
~ didn't shy that" TAFT an
swsred.
The tall musician arose from
the piano bench. Listen" he said.
i said I could tell you something
NJ interest about this very popular
song. this The Cats Meow. Il
wrote that song Do you under.
stand?" Weeks eyes were glitter.
ing. ~ wrote II, And I can show
the agreement Dombcy made with
me. An agreement which he did
not keen. u was song which
made thousands -- for Dombey.
And now. Mr.. TAFT. do YOU know
what is going TO happen? You are
going 10 give me n place in your
band and let me introduce nv
new song. You are going TO do
% because. IL you refuse. I will
make public announcement