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him clearly. No wonder he had know. It gave him a feeling of ro- Who killed TRACY KING, orchestra leader dreamed of murder and murderers! lol. He was glad to know nothing found dead in bia kpartiment.
In his lipagluings the figure of Important had happened while he DAVID DANNÍSTER. - - Bathory newspaper reperier, undertakes to find out Buiney, the Post reporter, had was asleep. Headlines told of the
searching for an unknown merged into that of Tracy King, search for "another suspect" whos
· blonde" who, wieltein" Kina abortir 'before his Geath. Dannister has seen the girl, but she the orchestra leader. But it was namo was not given. Drugan's has since diasppeared.
King who had been murdered. story was credited to a "close frionc HERMAN SCORLACI, who wrote King Bannister remembered that. Hoof the dead man," also, anonymous. DRUGAN, friend of Kings, remembered the brownish stain on Apparently no one on the riva sare the orchests isader has been having the carpet of the hotel bedroom, newspaper had heard of Matthon vaudevlite periner, and accuses Parrott of He remembered, too, that he had and Melvina Hollister's connection the murder. Telke learn that 2AVINA promised Jim Paxton to work on with the case. At least it was not violent quarrel with King after his cat killed the murdar story for the Post.
threatening letter, “ia fu' Jall. He declaran
trouble with JOE PARROTT, his former
HOLLISTER muldis-aked · spinster, had 4
her canary.
CAPTAIN HCNEAL of the detective bureau
How to wet MLS Hollister and her brother, MATTHEW. When he leaves he decines,
**Those two will -benz watching."
CHAPTER XIX
Bannister pulled his wrist 'watch toward him and saw that it was notrly 8:30, A fine hour to be waking! Gainey had been on the Job for at least half an hour. Prob. ably longer. Yes, a ne hour it
¡mentioned.
There was nothing now in the columns about the murder but sti Bannister read them eagerly. Hal. way through the story of the now suspect, he was interrupted.
"David!"
It was his aunt calling and Aust
The stream of yellow sunshine was to be getting up and a fine Kate would brook no delay at meal fell directly across David Bannis-lot of help he, David Bannister, ter's face. It wavered gently, as was to the Post. He stood up,
time.
"Comlug" Bannister answered.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933.
BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
nowapapor account) "Isn't there always," Mrs. Howlett said, "one special, one tho ponce know is gunity 7' lsn't there always ond they don't tell anything about?"-- she asked when he did not con
"Sometimes," Bannister nodded, tinuo.
"but I don't think there is in this case. The whole thing'e a muddle."" Paxton offered me a job on The
'"*inat's all there is to it. Jim "But who do you think did it?". Post and I took it. I'm working smart enough to study a murder He smiled. "Aunt Kato, I'm not on this murder caso."
or five or six hours and then un- Tho elevation of Mrs. Hewlett'rringly point out the guilty per- that's it she said. "You couldn't fully don't think there's anyone eyebrows 1439 expressive. "So Jon. And he paused thought- sep out of it! Something disse in Tremont who can do that graceful and-and criminal hap- either." pens, like
murder, and you
Bannister falshed his breakfast prove, of this, David. I don't ap- couldn't keep out of it. I don't ap orielly and took the rar down town. Prove of it at all!"
was 10 o'clock by the time ho oached the city room of the the But sho didn't mean that. There cost. Paxton was not in sight. was no disapproval in her voice Austin, the assistant city' editor, and none in her eager eyes as she was busy at his deak and there was asked a moment later, "David who no one else about whom Bannister know. Without. waiting, he went do they think did it
"Oh, I don't know. It's hard to on to central headquarters, the curtains at the open window realizing that he was tired. Too An instant later he appeared in mean this man they've got locked nized him and Bannister nodded.
say_now." blow inward; then settled across much running around yesterday.
Mrs. Hewlett frowned. "I don't The officer at the desk recog the ridge of Bannister's none. He wasn't used to it. The whole the dining room, the newspaper in in jall," she persisted, "or the He went on Into the corridor, al-
The sleeping man wrinkled his idea was a pack of nonsense face into a grimace. The sunshine
other one they're looking for." most bumping Into Cunningham But by the time he had finished The odour of fried ham and coffeo(Bannister noted sho had missed who came lying down the stairs, persisted. Bannister emitted ails ahowor David Bannister's and the Fronch toast won him
(Continued on Page 7.) sound between grunt and a grum-spirits
from his préoccupation, however, blo, turned on his side. For a mo. hardly wait to see the morning not another cook like you in the were rising. Ho. could Aunt Kate," he began, "there's ment he lay peacefully, but the nowapaper to find out if any now whole country!" movement had aroused him. His developments in the murdor had eyes opened-two narrow slits been reported. Newspaper training "Never mind the flattery," she She stopped him with a glance. and he frowned at the light. Then reasserted itself and he was eager sald. "Maybe you've something to the eyes opened wider. Bannister to know if the morning paper, the
looked about him, bowlldered. opposition, had scored a beat of
He was not, as he had been Jany sort.
dreaming, in a subterranosn cay- Ile come downstairs whistling,
his hand,
you were doing all day yesterday. say, David Bannister, about what
not showing up again until mid- Lighting out after breakfast, and
ern. Adelo Allen was not beside crossed the dining room and ap-(night! I thought it was rest you him, wearing a green costume, brandishing a revolver and threat- ening to shoot. him if he did not
peared in the kitchen doorway.
"Morning, Aunt Kate?"
came to Tremont for!"
While she had been talking she handed him a cup. was pouring the coffee. Now she
•
help her escapo from the giant Ilis aunt looked up, then went canary bird pursuing her. The rest on removing golden brown alices of the horried vision faded and Ban-of French toast from a smoking nister was tremendously relieved, skillet. "Morning," she said erlap-mind being addressed as though he He was not a murderer or accusedly. "Go on Into the dining room. of murder. Melvina Hollister was David. Breakfast'll be on the table not there, nor a jaunty vaudeville In a second." alnger who said his name Gainey-
Bannister sat up with a start. The thought of Gainey brought the events of the preceding day before
Was
Bannister located the newspaper. on the living room table and open- ed out the pages. There was plenty about the King murder, but there was nothing that Bannister did not
Bannister grinned. He didn't
old times. were a 14-year-old. It was like "Important business," he told her. "I've got a job"
"A what?" "I've got a job. A respectable working on The Pont."
Newspaper reporter. I'm
one.
The Eridge Hunt, of which the Master in the Marquis of Abergavenny, holding
its opeking most at Eridge Castle, SussaX.
Kate Howlett waited. "Well?"
none of the details of the morning
picture.
Anouer ralsielse riot The crowd was trying to force its way out of the city by the New Gaio. Two, wara killed and 110 wounded.
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