i SERIAL STORY
MURDER TO MUSIC
BY NARD JONES
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CAST OF CHARACTERS I
MYRNA DOMBEY — heroine.
Wife of the sensational swing
band leader.
ROBERT TA1T—hero. News
paper photographer detective.
ANNE LESTER—Myrna'j clos
est friend.
DANNIE FREELEY—officer as
signed to investigate Ludden J
Dombey's murder.
♦ «! *
Yesterday: Tait and Anne find
the cottage and discover Myrna
hiding.
CHAPTER VI
'Oh. Myrna!"
Anne stumbled forward in the
darkness and clutched the fright
ened sr»rf who stood back against
the wali.
'"Anne! . . ." Myrna's voice
choked. Then: 4,I might know
you'd iiy to find me—and after
i got here. I wantd you so!*'
"How about some light?" Tait
asked, trying to make his voice
sound jovial.
Myrna did not answer at once.
Then she demanded in a queer,
tight voice. "Who is that. Anne?"
"Robert Tait. He was—at our
able."
In the silence Tail's eyes grew
accustomed to the dark room. He
saw Myrna move across it. A
match struck, and her hands light- j
ing a kerosene lamp at the table. >
In the uncertain yellow glare she
looked very little like the smart, I
happy girl he had met only a few
hours before at the Pacific-Plaza. J
"You'd better sit down," he said i
gently. "Cigaret?" '
She took one gratefully, ac-l
cepted his • light with fingers I
trembling. "Thanks ... so much, j
I—I suppose I'm a coward to art
like this. Hut I wanted to run. |
Just keep on running. And some
how the only place 1 could think
of was here."
Tait nodded. "Fortunately Anne
knew you well enough to figure!
just that. And we don't think'
you're a coward. I believe I'd'
want to scram myself. But it
won't do you much good. Myrna.
You've got to face the music." He '
could have slit his own tongue as|
he mentioned "music" for Myrna
cringed at the word.
"You'll be all right," Anne said.
'"They'll want to ask you a few;
questions. It can't be worse than
that"
•They?"
"The police," said Tait gently. I
M yrna's head raised in bewilder
ment. "Then—then they don't
know who killed him?"
"Xot yet. Mvrna "
« « «
The girl was silent a moment,
staring into space. Then she
straightened in her chair, her fists
clenching. The cigaiet dropped to!
the floor. "It was one *»f those(
women who did it," she cried.
"They were all in love with him. |
They couldn't bear to see one wo-1
man have him. So you see—I—
I'm really to blame. If he hadn't
married—"
Tait took her by the shoulders.
"That's enough of that kind of
talk. Myrna. You've got to get
hold of yourself." He held her
sraze sharply. "Who was with you |
here tonight. Myrna?"
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"With me?"
Anne Lester's voice cut in
gently. "Listen, Myrna, when you
tell the truth it's good enough t*«»r
me. Didn't you know there was
someone else around hove to
night?"
"No. You—you must be mis
taken."'
Tait shot a significant glance to
ward Anne. "Perhaps we were.
We thought we heard someone in
the brush." He took up the lamp.
"We can negotiate that path bel
ter with this. 1 think, i.et's get
hack to town."
Without protest. Myrna allowed
Anne to take her arm and gird<*
her from the shack. Tait went
ahead, holding thi' lamp aloft.
When they reached the car. h"
blew airainst the wick. Then, at'
tfr holding the lamp t:> cool a mo
ment. he tossed it into th»- tall
weeds by the side of the road.
They put Myrna between them
in the little coupe, and started
down the narrow road. For U«<>
first time. Tait noticed Myrna's
shoes. They were the evening slip
pers she had worn to h<-r wedding.
And they were streaked and torn.
The hem of her long dress was in
shreds!
"Myrna, how did you get here?"
"I hired a taxi to tin* fork in the
road." she said dully.
"And tramped here the rest of
the way?"
"Yes. I didn't want the driver
to know where I was going. 1—I
told him I lived in a farm house
down the other road and didn't
want my father to hear the ear so
late. The fare was more than I
could pay. and 1—" her voice
broke. "I had to give him Lud's,
rinsr."
"Do you know the company that
ran the cab?"
"It was a green and red one."
"Good. The outfit's all right.'
I'll straighten up the fare, and
we'll get back the ring."
Wearily Myrna dropped her
head on one Lester's shoulder. '
Soon she was asleep, oblivious to
the noise of the car's engine. Aft
er a moment, Anne said softly.
"What'-- the program when we get
back to town?"
"I think you gals had better
sleep in my apartment. Mike Dun
phy and Dannie Feeley may be'
camping around yours. We'll let
her sleep until noon, at least.
Then we'll have some lunch and,
rehearse a little talk Myrna will,
have to give down at headquar
ters."
Anne's eyes were filled with
grateful admiration. "I don't
imagine they make a man any bet
ter than you. Bob Tait."
"There've been plenty of com
plaints," grunted Tait. "AnotherI
thing—you and Myrna can't go.
out in daylight in the clothes you
are wearing. Tomorrow when ihe
stores open you'd better do some
shopping. I can furnish the price,
of a couple of modest outfits—"
"Oh. no. My credit's good at
Rilger's. I'll tro there."
fully, "I'll admit I'm glad to hear
that. I don't know how long it
will be my next job. Looks like
I'm going to be too busy to take
anv nictures for a while."
"Hut why? As soon as Myrna
puts in an appearance—"
"She's going to he in hot water.
And the police are likely to want
to keep her there as long as
they're up a tree. This is going to
be a touirh one to crack, even for
a smart fellow like Dannie Feeley.
And Lud Dombey was so well
known that the public won't let it
slide." He looked apnrehensively
at the sleeping girl. "The fact is,
I don't think Myrna is going to
get out of this mess until the mur
der of Dombey is unmistakably
fastened on somebody else."
Anne was silent a moment.
"And you mean—you'll keep oil
helnine until it is?"
"God and Dannie Freely will
>ng. yes." He grinned. I'm a l>oy
Scout at heart."
(To be continued)
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4 . ~c i the* country's tremendous ! sonviile. uic:«> all hou* c-h»il.i— .
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COOPERATION
OF THEPUBLIC
Mayor, Police Chief and
Electrical Inspector
Issue Statements
Calling attention to the loss and
p,operty destroye<i annually by
lire in the United States, and
pleading cooperation of the peo
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tit,ii Week in Hendersonville.
lioth Mayor Edwards and I'ire
Chief O. V.'Powers urged that lo
cal people observe the week by
pa vim; particular attention to l he
causes of fires, and by taking
• he occasion to inform them
selves on methods of preventing
possible !os sof life and property
through fire.
Commenting on the situation,
Chief Powers today declared that
the peopleof llettdersonville had
shown readiness and willingness
t» cooperate in prevention of fire
losses. The results here in the
past several years have been very
"ratifying, Chief Powers said,.and
ho pointed out that fire losses in
the city in the past five years or
move had shown a large decrease.
This was made possible by the co
operation of the public, he said.
In connection with the observ
ance, (i. W. Till, city electrical
inspector, today issued a number
of precautions which the public
may employ in the prevention of
fire losses.
The proclamation of Mayor hd
wards is as follows:
••Whereas, the destruction of
life and property is a matter ol
keen concern to everyone, and
"Whereas, the rehiction of fire
waste and loss ot lite by fire can
be reduced by proportion to the
amount of care and prevention by
all people.
"Whereas, the president of the
United States of America, for
benefit of the American people
and with the view of arousing the
American people to the impor
tance of eliminating our enormous
fire destruction, proclaimed the
week of October to 15 as Na
tional Fire Prevention week.
"Whereas, the governor of the
State of North Carolina has pro
claimed the week of October i) to
If, as Fire Prevention Week in an
effort to eliminate fire waste and
destruction.
"Wherefore, I, A. V. Edwards,
Mayor of the City of Hendetson
ville, do hereby proclaim the week
of October !» to 15 to be Fire]
Prevention week in order that tho
people of the city shall individual
ly and through oitfr various or-:
ganizatioris correct and prevent
existing; fire hazards, promote'
public and urivate fire protection,;
extend instruction iu lire preven-1
tion to adults :v, well as school
children, and uite t!i«* people Ken
eialiy to the need for greater
caie, and to this end 1 yincerely
appeal to our citizens t<» co-op
erate with our fire department
and other organization* in our
town to preverft dfSastrous fire.
"This 8th day of October, 1938.
"A. V. f',dwards, Mayor,
Citv of Hendersonville."
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j—Don't clean your clothes with gasoline!
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HP?
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