The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-24
CAST OF CHARACTERS
By EDWIN RUTT

inc. Blond, pretty, she has in
herited the other half of the
home. Together they turn II into
"Restratorium."
Yesterday: The Little Cheese
comes to rub out Bull Griffin,
sees snakes and trys TO escape.
Then . great to-do sounds up
stairs.
CHAPTER XIV
Miss Clara Fenimore was a
born Snooper. And since coming
to the Pennington-Parker Resta-
forum she had successfully
snooped in the rooms of every
one except the Great Pierre. Mas
ter of Magic. Up until that me-
morable Friday. entrance to that
fortress Of privacy had been de
MED her.
The reason for this was that
the Great Pierre spent almost all
his time in his room. he had
come to this place to rest and,
with true French practieabllity,
he was doing what he had paid to
do.
This state of affairs had driven
Miss Fenimore insane with curloS-
ity. On several occasions she mad
peeped through Pierre's half-open
door and glnnpsed ali eteroge-ne-
Gus collection Of trunks, bags and
bundles. They intrigued her be-
yond belief. And then on Friday,
when Pierre announced his inten-
ton of remaining away overnight,
Miss Fenimore had heard Oppor-
tunity knocking.
a. Accordingly, when convinced
that the household slept, she had
slipped downstairs. And Wolf
gang, the dachshuud, had slipped
with her, 10 the ultimate contu-
sion of the Little Cheese.
The first Of the Great Pierre 5
cases that Miss Fenimore opened
proved disappointing. 1t contain
ed a number Of gadgetS whose
purpose she did not understand.
But, casting about, she found a
long, wooden box with perfora-
tons all over il. 1t interested her
Immediately. She unfastened the
catch. 49, =.
, The next instant Miss Kenmore
recoiled in horror and uttered the
Shrek to end ShriekS. And Just
As she did SO a wild man with a
gun in his hand huitled through
the door, ueapt over a cascade OF
snakes that poured from the box
and covered himself up with the
bedclothcS. -.
Ii was all very puzzling to Miss
Fenimore. But. she had no time
TO consider. Too many snakes
were feStoohing the floor at her
feet. -.
Passed a moment in which Miss
Clara Fenimore made a monkey
out of the most nimble-throated
coloratura soprano that ever liz
ed. The room. He was. closely
followed by Salty Pennington. IN
bare feet. Bull Griffin, a gun IN
either hand. placed third. Behind
him, similarly armed, came MIR.
Spaldfni. just out of the money
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardness were IN
the ruck. simply alSO-rans. And
the only scratched entry was Mrs.
Clipstack. Bedlam at its best
rouldn't have aroused Mrs. Clip
stack in the dead of night.
1t 1as all too much for the
snakes. In wriggling body they
disappeared under the bed. But
not before Sally and Mrs. Harh-
ness had added their screams to
those of Mis- sFenmore.
Kinks took the floor.
what the devils going on?
he demanded. 49,. -,
Miss Fenimore pointed shaklly
under the bed.
"S-s-snakes." she quavered.
YES. know" said Kinks.
THEY'RE probably harmless.
Pierre uses them in his act |
guess"
al must have been sleep
walking" painted Miss Fenimore
guilty. 1"And all at once | came
60 in here with box of s-S-snak-
es."
Sally and Kinks exchanged
chances. Then, suddenly, Bull
Griffin stepped past Kinks and
stripped the covers from the bed.
The movement brought to light
q pitiful object. The Little Cheese,
white as a ghost. law on his back.
One hand covered his eyes. His
face was convulSed with terror.
And the nerveless fingers of his
other hand still held his gun. His
lips we're working loosely, but he
uttered no sound.
The first thought that occurred
to Bull Griffin'S evil mind was
that the Little Cheese had had
az rendezvous wit dis dame.
Then he perceived the gun. In
stantly all became clear.
$50" he said, in. a menaclng
voice. $3.50.
o.. Mr.. Hardness spoke.
"Who is this-thiS' person. she
demanded. pointing at the Little
Cheese.
"Dat. lady" said Bull. Oats
da biggest heel in Brooklyn He
reached over and relieved the Lit
tile Cheese of his gun.
GRIMM faces all around,
the Little Cheese manoged to
moan. Snakes all over. Oh,
uhuhw
"WelI. Elbridge." said Bull
Griffin. $50 YOU wuz gonna git
me. wuz YOU"