The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHAKAS END
MYRNA DOMBEY - heroine.
Wife Of the sensational swing
band leader.
ROBERT TAIT-hero. News
paper Observation-Disclosures:
ANNE LESTER-Myrna's clos
est friend.
DANNIE FREELEY-officer as
signed TO investigate Luddeh
Dombey's murder.
Yesterday: Myrna and Bob
agree to discharge Rogers from
managership of the band in order
TO obtain the records.
CHAPTER XII
With Myrna's check and the
note to Rogers, TAFT Immediately
sought TN emanager of The Swim
gateers. As Myrna had minated,
il was going to be an unpleasant
business-yet TAFT found herself
looking forward to it with GER
tain relish.
He announced himself through
the lobby telephone in Rogers
apartment building and was told
10 come To the room. There Har-
ris Rogers met him with wide
smile and ushered him inside.
well, TAFT, suppose you've
come to tell me that you've been
thinking over wha IL said.
II have been thinking it over,
TAFT admitted.
And you're going to take my
advice, | hOpe?" 81
TAFT shook his head. "lm afraid
not, Rogers" He reached into his
pocket and brought out Myrna's
note. Rogers cOlored when he
saw the check, and he did not
really need the note to tell him
what had happened.
1--WE may as well get it over
with, quickly" TAFT said. 81 can
take the records with me"
Rogers face grew livid. "You
can't do this TAFT"
"I'm not doing it. Mrs. Dombey
is doing it, and I'm SIMPLY carry
ing out her orders"
"But you were the one who
suggested it to her." Rogers said.
TAFT shrugged. IL won't deny
that"
Harris Rogers took a step for
ward. He was beside himself with
rage. You're being a fool. II
you know what's good for you,
TAFT, you'll get out of here right
now. Without me as manager,
the band hasn't got a chanee-and
if Myrna. insists on going through
with thi SSH blow things higher
than kite b ytelling what know
about Lud Dombey." 4
at probably won't help any,"
TAFT said evenly, "but on the day
you do that Pm going to take you
apart. Now let's have those rec
ords."
81 refuse" Rogers came closer,
showed his outstretched fingers
against Tait's shoulder. Get out,
you cheap snapshot artist"
The words and the shove were
a bad combination, and Bob TAFT
lost control Of his temper. He
swung at Rogers and, in his sud-
den rage, missed wide. Then
Rogers struck him hard against
the side of the head. When Tait's
vision cleared he saw Rogers
standing at the outer side of the
room, the fireplace tongs lifted
high.
i'If you try anything like that
again." Rogers said, his voice
shaking "Pll break your skull.
Now get out" 49,. p.
TAFT leaned heavily on writing
desk chair AS if to gain his bear
ingS, He half turned toward the
door. Then he whirled back again
suddenly. The chair lifted with
the gesture, went crashing across
the room and into Harris Rogers.
TAFT followed it, literally hurting
himself after it. Rogers had no
chance to use his weapon, for TAFT
clipped him hard on the jaw. So
hard that Rogers knee buckled
slowly and he slid down on the
hearth. ........
The newspaper photographer
summoned a bell boy by phone
and prepared him for the sight of
the unconscious Rogers by means
of $40 bill. "Mr. Rogers and /
had a little argument" TAFT grin
ned. "about some files of his that
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