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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1934
SERIAL STORY
The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:
By CARLETON KENDRAKE
" want you," Blasker said, "to go to Riverview, Find out all you can about Frank B. Cathar.”
DEGIN HERE TO-DAY
the man's identity," Dan Blocker CHARLES MORDEN. reporter fat Black, telephones the newspaper a report of
The Bald.
"We were just going to press," the
"That dockt "But, after
make any difference."
Morden shook his head.
"Know how it's done?" nakod Bleeker.
"I have an idea," Morden said. "All right," Blockor told him. "Go Kenney pointed into the morgue, dig out everything
the death of EDWARD SHILLINGDY, preity editor reminded him.. vate defective, beiloved to have been killed by "CINCINNATI RED" LAMPRON, gangster, The same night an impostor, pretending to
FRANK I. CATHAY of Riveries, out, "you can't run a newspaper like, you can find on Frank B. Cathay of wealthy and prominent, is bright to pollee a bank. It's headquarters on supleton of driving while There'
run at high speed. Riverview. If he's been a prominent Intariented. With bias in a girl who are the , MARY RINGS. hitch-hiker. Both are:
citizen there for 15 years we'll pro- "Wait a minute," Bleckor Inter.bably have a lot of staff about him. rupted. There's something Ashy The Riverview Daily Press is his about this."
Morer lephones the facia to his now. paper. Next say, the real Cathay call on DICK KENNEY, alty editor of The Blado.) Cathey claims his reputation has been in jured, and demands damages and a retraction. Kenny and Morden deride in pat the matter before DAN BUKEREN. publisher 'at "The Blade,
CHAPTER 1
Junior
"Of cour there's something fishy about it," Morden_xoid.-
Bleeker raised binck, smoky eyes and regarded the young man for a full second before saying, "Shut up!" He dropped his euin to liis hands, stared at the floor for a few minutes,
"How did you find out the man
Dan Bleeker, junior publisher of then looked up at the city editor. The Blade, was in the late forties. wasn't Cathay " he asked. He was thin of frame, sallow of com~| plexion. His black, sinoldering eyes looked up in swift appraiani at thece me." faces of the two men na they entered bix private office,
"Looks serious," he said.
"It is," Dick Kenney assured him, "Sit down and wait until I finials these latters, Bleeker snapped.
"Frank B. Cathay, himself, cante "What did he want?" "Plenty."
"How much?"
paper. That means The Riverview Chronicle will be fighting him. Go up to Riverview and see the editor of The Chronicle. Find out all they ear tell you about Cathay. Find out. where he made his money, where de spends his nights when he's in the elty. Find out all things about him: that he doesn't want to come out in public,
"After you've got all that infor- mation I'll have a heart-to-heart talk with Mr. Frank B. Cathay, Going to have A facsimile of a substantial cheque
in The Riverview Dally printed Press, is he? I'll show him. I don't re-pleasure than to Alt that bird across know anything that'll give me greater the desk from me and tell him, 'Now, Mr. Cathay, you understand that if you try a libel suit the question that's
"lle didn't say. He wants a traction, and he wants damages,
"Oh, he does, does he?" said Blecker grimly.
Kenney and Morden found chairs. Bleeker pulled freshly typewritten Kenney said. "It's it prominent man datange to your roputation. There "He seems to have us on the snot," naturally presented to the court in the lettern into position on his desk, rend in Riverview. He's running for the fore the nature and character of briefly, drove his pen scross the paper eity counell. He's been president of your reputation enters into it. with nervous haste. He signed his the Chamber navre in the same manner that he did president of the town's biggest the most prominent citizen in the of Commerce, the "Now, you try to show that you're everything else swiftly nervous luncheon club-" manner. One gathered that his mind|
community. We'll try to show that was in a sinte of perpetual irritation terrupted Bleeker explosively.
"Never mind all the details," in-you're a damned hypocrite., Nat- "Iurally we don't want to do this.
at the inability of the physical en know the type. I know all about We just here to do, it. We'd have to vironment to keep pace with his him, more than he knows about him go into the matter of that chorus girl, thoughts.
Blecker shoved his pen across the ixes the social status of every wa-fraust in connection with the big self. His wife is a social leader. She We'd have to air those charges of Inst of the letters, jabbed a bulton man in town. People tandy to her corporation merger you put merosa and a tall, gaunt young woman strode and toady to him. How much money two years ago. We'd have to dig into the room. She cast an apprais-does he want?" ing glance at the two men who:
up that old business about you being "He wants a substantial cheque so the reat beneficiary under a contract occupied chairs, picked up the letters he can have a facsimile published in that you had the bank make with a and departed.
The Riverview Daily Press, which is subdivider." As the door closed Dan Bleeker his bucker in the political campaign. turned to the two men. "All right," ha said, "what
ILT
"What'e the matter with asked Bleeker.
"Wants to what?" yelled Bleeker. "That's what he a id," Kenney re-
Bleeker broke off and grimed Bar- donically.
"I've told you before, Kenney," ho
"That Frank B. Cathay story we marked. "He want to have a facsi-al, "and I'm telling you again that ran last night," Kenney said. mile of the cheque published so he can we're publishing a newspaper. We're 1t?" convince the local citizens that alone-not publishing history; we're publish. ment had been made for greating news. Do the best you can. "The man who was arrested wasn't wrong." Cathay at all."
When some fellow comes in and starts
"What?" Blecker' whirled
to
Dan Bleeker gulpod. He whiried ward Morden. You're the one that about in his swivel chair, stared at got us Into this, huh?" he asked, the men with black-eyed, aggressive "I reported the case when it first) rage, jumped to his feet.
came in. It was a John Smith case "Haven't you been in the newspaper then. I game long enough to know that you human interest article and-"”
was instructed to get can't run a story like that without "And you're the one that got us being absolutely Burc of your into it, huh?" grounds?" he demanded.
"Yes sir." Blocker sighed. Dick Kenney's voice was anxious.ald. "When I ask you a direct ques
"That's a lot belter, my boy," he "It was just one of those things thun, give me a direct answer. The that couldn't be helped," he said. "Italibls can come later. If you'd kept came in at the last minute. gave the name of John Smith. The you. As it is, I don't mind telling The man beating around the beah I'd have fred police checked back on where he'l you that you did what any, wide- rented the roadstor and found that wako newspaper man would have ho'l given the name of Frank done under Cathay of Riverview. They con- How did you get an exclusive on it?" similar circumstances. fronted him with that statement and he admitted his identity.
"I was covering the thing from n He pro-human interest anglo," said Morden, duced carts, all sorts of identifica when they started checking up on
tion.
the man's identity. Then they found car; that when he rented the car he out the car he was driving was a rent
He looked over at. Morden. "Morden," he said, "was in a tough spot: The paper was all ready to had given the name of Frank B. La press. Whipple of The Planet Cathay of Riverview, had shown his suspected something-
driver's licence and exhibited his Dau Bleeker snorted contemptu lodge and club, cards by way of ro ously.
ference."
"Cards!" he said. "My God! You "How did he got those carda?" couldn't get a $20 cheque enshed on, Bleeker asked of Dick Kenner.. the strength of that Identification. "Cathay aaye his pocket was pick- Yet you go ahead and plunge the ed." nowspaper into a libel suit on idon- "Did he make a complaint to the tification that hasn't got anything police?" more to it than that!"
"No."
"No, wait a minute," Dick Kenneynd he say how much cash ha told him. We did a lot more than to look at the cards. Wo telephoned to Riverview and talked with Mrs.
to me. I'll handle hint. Your under-
talking about libel suits you send him
stand?"
Dick Kenney nodded and sighed with elief, "Th "looks like a humdinger."
one," he mid,
1 be a bummdinger before I get! down with it." Binaker said.
In the next instalment Dan Bleeker recelves an unexpected caller and some information.
(To Be Continued.)
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PLEASING CONCERT
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE AT HELENA MAY
At a concert held at the Holena
May Institute yesterday evening, the contributing artists were Mrs.
CANTON'S CLAIM
NANKING CAPITULATES ON
CUSTOMS ISSUE ;
Canton, Nov. 8..
The Canton Government claims,
R. Sanger, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. the receipt of a reply from the Bowes-Smith, and M. and' Mme. Central Government promising to Henri Evelle.
concede to Canton's demand for the
!
an demand for an
Mrs. Sanger sang three French songs, by Fauro and R. Hahn, and, shelving of the suggested establish- on her second appearance; gavement of a customs house in Hong-, you're falling 'off-colour selections from German com-kong-Central News Agency. liveriah, billous, headachy, blue ponera. She responded to Cathay. She admitted her husbanding in town?"
"Did you ask him what he was do-havo a nasty taste in the mouth, a was in the city. And Tom Carsons Ho said he was here on business."to choorful health, your need is
farred tongue; or if you've got of enthusiastic down at the detective bureau didn't
with "The Brown Bird violin and plane duete. Muo Itho dally habit which means ao much aiming." relcuse the man until he had given "Did he tell you the nature of the Pinkles.
Mr. Bowes-Smith contributed Evelin subsequently accompanied proof of his Identity. There word business 7" signaturas on-the cards. Carsons had]
Go-tly, yet surely, Pinkettes cor- two selections, "Fantasia In Mra. Sanger. - him duplicate those signaturos.",
almor" and concara Vali in "Tell you where he was stopplag?" occasionally when nooded, they keep He played "Negro. Dance" as an Bleker stared steadily at the city)
The
concert was one of the most "No. I asked him and he refused you in the pink and as fresh an encore number, Mr. Bowes-Smith enjoyable haid for some time and editor. Dick Kenney mot his gaze to answer," calm.y.
paint. Try them to-night, All accompanied his wife in her r showing its appreciation.
the audience was not slow fa
"That all your story?" asked Blacker.pl who wor
"No."
•
Dan Bleeker fastened his glitter- ing black, eyes on, Morden. "Ever work for a newspaper on a libel suit, "It's a damned poor way to verify Morden?" he asked..
Kennoy nodded.
chemate sell.
PINKETTES
dering of two air from Puccini's operna.
The next concert, arranged by 31. and Mrze Evolle were en- Mrs. Joca, will take place on thusiastically applauded for their Thursday, the 22nd Instant.
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