The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-29
BY NARD JONES

Q
. Publishers of Ludden Dom
bcyS song HIT. THE Cats
| Meow" will pay $4,000 adj
vance against royalties for
similar swing band hit ANA
tcurs with pet songs please
do not apply. This is an an,
peal to professionals who feel
they are as good as DOmbcy
was. Address Box -.
IL want that in the personals
column" TAFT said. run it until
| order it cancelled" He started
away, then returned. Mind If
use your 'phone?"
Help yourself"
TAFT picked up the instrument
and dialed Dannie Feeley's home
telephone number. On the other
end Of the line ne heard the signal
buzzing insiStently for almost hall
minute. At last the sleepy and
exaSperated voice of Feeley an
swered. What's up"
This is TAFT, Dannie."
The voice came instantly awake.
"YeS, Bob. Anything new"
"Not much. But Pm going to
nit the hay for several hours and
| want TO keep you posted. I've
found the girl with the perfume.
She's Media Starr, lives in 1909
at the BereSford Tower And
she's a friend of Rogers. | met
her tonight ut the Golden Bowl,
and went with her to the Beres-
ford Rogers was there"
The devil you say! III have
the dame tailed from now on"
Might be a good idea. And
I've had a bunch. Pm advertising
in the personals columns for our
screwy swing song composer. Pm
saying that the publishers of the
Lud Dombey song will offer $10,-
900 for another like it."
Sounds goofy to me. He'll
never bite"
"It's just a hunch, Dannie. I.
have good luck with lunches, and
if this bird is as full Of ego as
/ think he is he may bite"
When he had allowed the detec-
tive to go back to bed TAFT turned
to the attendant. "If l get an
answer to that can you telephone
me Immediately at Elwood $780,"
"Of course"
AS Bob left the newspaper !
building he was literally in a |
doze, fatigued from los sof sleep !
and energy-and worry over /
Myrna. His inclination was to
try to find her, but he knew that |
he was too dead gone to even |
think. He had dared not tell Dan !
ME Feeley that Myrna was gone. !
1t would have made Feeley wild, !
and in his panic he might have !
started 4 police search and told |
the world. TAFT felt that if Myrna !
was being held against her will she !
was relatively safe, for the killer .
Of Dombey would not be likely to /
do away with the suspect surest /.
to stand between him and the |
chair. The plan was probably to ,
hold her until the police and the !
newspapers were in full cry, then
let her be found. By then public /.
opinion would be in such a state /
that almost any jury would go
against her-especially with Bark !
ley urging them.
Somehow he made it to his
apartment, dropped his clothes
around him land fell into bed. :.
He was startled by the scream
ing of his telephone. The room
was still in darkness. Muttering
under his breath, and still half
asleep, TAFT answered. 1t was the
classified department of the news
paper.
ave have an answer to your
notice in the personals column,
slr," said a pleasant voice. "You
requested that we telephone YOU"
In amazement Bob realized that
he had slept through the day and
into the next night. "Send it to
me by messenger, will you,
please?"
He switched on the light and
looked at the clock. 1t was almost
10. In a frenzy he telephoned
Anne Lester. Have you heard
from Myrna?"
Anne Lester hadn't and was al
most hysterieal. keep your chin
up" TAFT pleaded. 81 think I'm
on the track of something now.
III keep in touch with YOU"
In few moments a telegraph
messenger was at the door. He
handed TAFT a white envelope, ad-
dressed to a newspaper box NM
Der in an erratic scrawl. Tait's
fingers trembled as he took it.
Trembled so hard that he could
hardly find change with which to
pSy the messenger. In that