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The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:
BEGIN HIRE TO-DAY
By CARLETON KENDRAKE
When DAN JILEERER. ‘bendar pulfishaz_af The 11 dearns that CHARLES MORDEN, en Time ir galtter, ha een mysteriously killed be determines to employ HIDNEY ORIFF, tamave criminologist, to solve the manier.
Morden had been mattened to learn all he rouhl about FRANK 1, GATIKAY, wealthy and prominent, who had threatened to aun The Hale beruse the newspaper reported Cathar h Teen ATTOO. Later proven that the man arrested, giving the name of Cathay and accompanied by gi called MARY TICOS, was an importer. MRS, CATHAY my tilecker her husband wil sirop the charge if The Tilade publishe ⚫ retraction, and this is done.
Wha
A day later Morden is found road. Shortly after that mursten, hewa that Cathay is dead...... posalbiy of poken, Bleeker goes Wy By Sidney Brit
CHAPTER IX
Bleeker spoko slowly. "You under- aland," he said, "that Merden was in- vestigating Cathay's life. Cathay isn't what he's cracked up to be."
"How do you know that?" Gril asked.
"Because," said Bleeker, "I've been in the newspaper business too long to accept any small town criobrity ai his face value."
"Riverview isn't exactly tawn," Griff pointed out.
amall
"The Game principio applies," Blecker said. "In auburb, and as far as that's concerned I won't accept any man at his face value. Not un ican ho'n a gangster, or a crook. That's one thing you And out from being in the newspaper business, You're a criminologist, Griff, you know crooks. I am a newspaper man, I know people. And this man Cathay in simply too good to be true. The president of the luncheon club, the president of the chamber of com.morce, director of the bank, candidate for city councilman on a reform ticket. And his wife had fear in her eyes."
"Fear?" naked Griff. "Fear," repented Bleeker. "She was afraid of something."
"Afraid of the newspaper?" Grift,
asked
no autopsy?" asked
“There's going to be an autopay," hiecker said grimly. "I'm going up to interview Beckley, the editor of The Riverview Chronicle. That was the newspaper that was on the opposite alde of the politicnt-fence-from the Cathay side. Beckley and I have ex- changed favours in the past. He
"All 1 do." said Griff, "is interpret the facts
checkers."
Also I play human
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"Grand Canary"
comes to the King's Theatro or Sun- day.
BR
What added to
All through his
and
eliminated Borden from the picture, hoving. You can do that by making what would be his logical next step?" some commotion elsewhere which "You mean the woman?" Bleeker makes them uneasy and apprehensive, anked.
Then they start moving nround "Exactly," Griff said. "He would through the brush." sea that the woman was removed from ; the picture. Elther by seeing that her lips were silence, or by seeing that she was placed in A position in the next instalment Sidney Griff "Perhaps," Bleeker sak. "But it where she was not readily accessible; makes the first more in his game of looked to me na though she was too to those
"Lilly Turner" who were investigating "human checkers,” adept at covering up the fear to Mordon's death. Remember this,
Partly because it is seldom accom- have recently acquired it. I would that the murderer knew that Morden
plished but more because
Not every netar knows how to fight wants a fight and that makes it tough why it was something she had been was working for the newspaper. He
to expand his activities in the motion the player who has to take a living with for weeks or months. knew that Morden was working to
pleture business, Warner Baxter, starcinematic licking for the benefit of "And there was some talk about uncover evidmer against Cathay," He
of Fox. pictures, intends to appear in the camera. etorien of his awn writing. Charlie Buth Chatterton's husband in her now
Frank Mcllugh, Cathay's death being due to poison?" doubticas surmised that Morden was "Apparently there was," Bleeker making daily' reports. He didn't
Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and a low vury First National picture, "Lilly Turner," anid, "but it's belag hushed up. know the nature of those reports.
faw others have occasionally combined now playing at the Alhambra, faced Cathay was an influential man in Murden told you over the telephone
their thespian efforts with those of such a dilemma during the filming of Riverview. The family have in that he didn't wish to mention any
the director, but the actor writer is that picture. He was to be "knocked. Auential friends. There were two) names but the man who murdered Une of the unique features
even more of a rarity. Proof that he into a cocked hat," the script sald, doctors on the case. One of the his-and the crime Indicates that it|Twenty Million Sweethearts” the
has more than hat a scream offered by Gordon Westcott, a youthful actor doctors thought there were circum- was man-didn't know how much First National redie romance which by the fact that Baxter has already who was admittedly not trained in stances surrounding the death that Morden had told you."
opens tomorrow at the Alhambra, written the outline of his first storyullit punches." made it resemblo poleoning. The Bleeker nodded thoughtfully, introductory brandenst by the Three and is submitting it to the Screen the complications was that William A. other doctor attributed it to natural
"Therefore," Griff said, "I would Radio Rogues, the famous imitators Writers' Guild for registration and he Wellman, a glutton for reallem, was enuses, He's aigalag a death certif-auggest that you do two things of the stars of the air. The three in confident enough of Its availability to direct the settin cate,
That you concentrate upon finding Logues,
Jim Hollingwood, Falditas creou material that he is keeping lunch hour Melfugh worried aloud and "There'll be
Mary. Briggs and that you make a Barteli and Henry Taylor, have so the title and subject secret until it is tirit.
complete investigation of every dis- thoroughly perfected the art of protected by this registration. Hent longth about the scene which was appearance care where the party who imitating the human voice that it is has written the story with the, intently to be followed. "I'll get it in the neck sure," he grumblod. disappeared was a woman, and that practically impossible for the stenor tion of engeting the starring role "Gordon's nervous about it too the time of disappearance was with-in tell whether he is hearing
himself and is submitting it to his that geans curtain for Frankie in the last 48 hours."
baltation of the star or to the star
home studio, Fox, as his next vehicle stellugh. You wait and seo." And Blecker's eyes glinted with apprehimself. In "Twenty Million Sweet-there after his forthcoming Cisco Kid those who walted saw McHugh taking
hearts" these three imitate a
wide picture,
lle has just completed the licking of his life, Wellman saw variety of radio-talent-including the "Grand Canary," now playing at the toil. He never takes a fight scene 127041 popular speakers and crooners. King's Theatre, for Producer Jesse L. ut pace. And he had and nothing There was a moment of silence. Their imitations for the plcture In Lasky, not is at the moment on a
to Wentect about "pulling his started in investigating the Cathay Bleeker took the pipe from his mouth, clude Ben Bernie, Russ Colombo, four weeks cruise down the coast of punchen. The fight leads up to the death and then telephoned me that he
Singing Sam, Mortoa Downey, Arthur Mexico with Richard Barthelmess, was going to have to lay off because pipe to the apes and dropped the Tracy, the Street Singer, Rudy Valler, William Powell and Ronald Goleman mashing climax of "Lilly Turner."
into his pocket,
Amua and Andy, Joe Penner, Kate
glamorous picture of tent show Hie of pressure that was being brouglų to
"You understand, Gruf." he said, Smith and Bing Crosby. This is but
"Straight Is the Way" bear on him by members of the "this is the first time we've ever had one of the many novel features in
with Miss Chatterton the Carnival | Queen: chamber of commerce, of the lunch occasion to employ you. I know the picture which combines comedy interent
Dramin pathos
Juman con club and various banking insomething of your work from a stand-drama and romance with the catchiest of humour-all these are to be found If You Want To Win.
and a fair sprinkling fluences." ,
paint of results, but I don't know how musical hits of the year. The picture in the new picture, "Straight In the other words,” Griff "Cathay's friends are trying to stop this Investigation will you take over, in Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers Queen's Theatre. It is a story that! you work. Now just how much of also introduces a now romantic teanWay" which opened yesterday at the scandal."
and just how much are we expected both famous for their single voices requires the Blecker nodded.
mervices of finished AR well as "Let's not have any misunderstand specialty numbers include songs by the of the travails of one of New York's
acting ability. Other actors, for it is the gripping deat probability that this was due to a Griff said. "You're to do it Four Mills Brothers and their gullar, East Side famules-and of the prob. If
""ART" asked Blecker.
and musle by Tad Fio Rite and his tems of life and love that entangle a bund. Pat O'Brien has the leading returned ex-convict who is determined "Every bit of it," Griff said, "All comedy role while others in the cass to keep to the straight and narrow I do in furnish, ideas and correlate include Allen Jenkins, Grant Mitchell, path. Franchot Tone tops the cast information. You get the facts. I Joseph Cawthorne, Joan Wheeler, with his portrayal of Benny, the boy At them together and direct the Henry O'Neill and Johnny Arthur.just out of prison. It is an entirely "Getting back to this woman angla," Griff told him, "I take it you search for additional facts."
The picture was directed by Raynew characterization for Tone, une "It virtually amounts," feel Morden was murdered because he
Bleeker Enright from the screen play by proving his ability to handle difficult was on the trail of some woman who put putting our men at your Warren Duff and Harry Sauber based dramatic roles, and should boost hin had been having an affair with
on the story by Paul Finder Moss You can hire private detectives if and Jerry Wald. The music and lyrics Robson, as the aging
a notch higher toward stardom. May Cathay. Is that right?"
mother who you wish," Griff said. "That's right.”
tare by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. "Our inen are better than private
fears the return of her boy to his "Then obvious"," Griff, went on, detectives."
old habits, gives a performance "the woman would not have been,
"Death Takes A Holiday'
equalled only by her work in "Lady guilty of the murder.”
for Day Gladys George, recently!
said,
"Subject, of course," Griff wont on, "to the fact that there's a strong
natural causes, and that the younger doctor simply made a mistake in diagnosis."
"That, of course, is a possibility," Bleeker said.
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Blecker stared at him. "How do economically advantageous for you Having won one Motion Picture of the New York stage, makes her you figure that out?" he asked, to do so. But I don't rather any Academy Award with his thrilling screen debut as Shirley the girl who
"Quite simple. A women's good facts. All I do is interpret the farts double role in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. tries but falls, to win back Do KEEP YOU WELL nhine is, of course, an important that are gathered and suggest the Hyde," Frederic March makes another love. She brings a now type of possession to her. But a woman of the direction in which a search should be bid for this distinction in "Donth "vamp" to the screen and wo predict type who could carry on an affair with Procuted
additional facts. Takes a Holiday," the Paramount plegger things for her.. Karen Morloy,; a man of the social prominence of Also, I play human checkers." ture directed by Mitchell Leisen which after a too-long absence from pictures, Frank B. Cathay is probably the type) "Human checkers?" Blecker asked. opens on Sunday at the Queen's takes a triumphant return as Bertha,
"That's what I call it," Grift sald, Theatre. As In
the Robert Louis the girl who has of women who does very much as she .......
been faithful to pleasen. She's probably a woman who "A lot of detectives, monkey around Stevenson story, the chief character Benny through his long imprisonment. has an apartment of her own. Who with dead clues, They take sonte role in the Alberto Casella drama, Other good performances are contri comes and goes as she pleases and inanimate object and attach a great "Death Takes a Holiday," played by inted by Jack LaRue, C., Henry doesn't have to necount to any man."
an," tient of importance to it. I don't. I March, is a duni personnilty type, and Gordon, and William Bakewoll. "That's reasonable," Bleeker agreed. feel that the solution of every crime here again, March handles the part "Therefore," Griff went on, such depends upon the animate, rather than with consummate ease and convincing A woman would hardly commit mur-the inanimate. Not that I averiguk realiani. Leisen, the director, frankly der to protect her so-called good inaniute clues, I try to notice kuch holleyes that March's role will receive name. On the other hand, Cathuy's clues and to give them due. b. fconsiderable good nume involves pojitical prostige, portance, but I don't attach an un-Academy. In the firet part of "Donth selects the same actor to be her parent social prestige · and "rich financial ilue Importance to them.
takes a Holiday", March masqueradox in two pictures, that's even more un-!
"shadow," asininter Bgure, usual. As a rule the films tiniest returna."
"On the other hand, I don't try to capable of destruction at will. Inter-redhead is an orphan in her pictures, Hoe what you're getting at," follow a cold trail while our quarry vening scenes find him transformed er at least, there is no visible father Blesker vemarked,
sits will I try devise ways and into a dashing Russian prince, a gay anywhere in the background. In the means of keeping the quarry restless, romancor, taking his first fling at love 20, starring efforings she has made for "I'm not certain that you do," Grit keeping it moving around. Then It's and fro, but always conscious that in Fox Film to date she has had only told him. "Hore's the point I had other words, I play, checkers with "shadow."
always leaving a frealı trail. In three days be in mind. Let us suppose that Morden them. I keep moving my mon so starch
will be again the Ave "fathers," William Collier, Sr., As the Russian prince, Robert MeWado, Duff Dudley Diggor. was about to contact or had contacted that they are forced to make some tinguished family on a mysterious was her father in Paddy, vehicle, anters the home of adle Will Rogers and Walter Connolly, who some woman who offered him on move, opportunity to got some Information!
guest, seeking the meaning of love, Best Thing." In her latest vehicle, concerning Cathay. And we'll far- "If you've ever hunted deor, you ho tests the young women of the villa, "Servants' Entrance," in which she is ther suppose that that Information know what I mean? The hunter who each in tara. Each of them is at contarred with Low Ayres, Mina wns of a nature which would be tries to follow a cold trall doesn't get tracted to him, but only one under Gaynor's rola manufacturer, and she derogatory to Cathay's character. his bucks as regularly as "the man stands his true personality and is chose Walter Connolly agala to play "Obviously, if Blonden was to con- who sits down some place on a rock willing to love him withal. The sup the role, Ned Sparks, Louise Dresser, tact a woman, he expected to got and makes the deer keen moving." porting cast is notable for its great Astrid Allwyn, G. P. Huntley, Jr. some information from the woman. "But," Blacker sald, "suppose you"names." Hoaded by Evelyn Venable. Siegfried Rumann, Astrid Allwyn and If he was mordered because of that sit on a rock and the deer don't the young stage actress who created other favourities are in the cast of contact, he was murdered by some-movet" He grinned reminiscently, a sensation in her first screen rele the picture, a hilarious comedy. one who was anxious to keep Morden | “I know, because I tried that last deer with Dorothea Wieck in "Cradle Song" romance of a new type In Gaynor from getting that information. Now season,'
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