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H 50 per ayi wood director who use believes J cent cant of her Ioos LOVeRS Telegram Fiction By Vera Brown CHAPTER Alison was back to work She had been pulled off ott the night run and was working days between Newark and Chicago although Terry Terry Terry Ter Ter- ry and Steve still were on the night ship And she was glad It was easier not seeing Terry As the inspector had indicated The Black Cat turned up little information Yes Mr North came there with the girl That Thatis is about all anybody seemed to know The Tho officers talked with all the entertainers But the net re result result re- re sult suit was a blank wall Who used Norths North's name became a mystery about which the newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers conjectured but when nothing nothing nothing noth noth- i ing followed the story went off the I front page An And Adele murder was relegated to the unsolved unsolved unsolved un solved murd murder r class More Detectives I One One- night when her ship caine came in at sunset Alison AUson was told to re report report report re- re port to the airport manager Inspector Inspector Inspector In from Detroit Is in town he said Youre to report to him at his hotel Hes He's waiting there for you He gave her a slip of ot with the room number written on it Better take the airport airport airport air air- port bus it goes goes' right past pat the hotel Allson Alison telephoned her mother that she would not be home The long ride in the heat was tiring and Alison was hungry But orders were orders At the hotel when she called the inspectors inspector's room he answered answered answered an an- immediately Come right up he told her When Alison AUson walked into the I room she was surprised to see Roer- Roer i den there He looked older she I thought There was more gray in his hair He seemed genuinely glad to see Alison I dont don't suppose you have had dinner he said looking at her tired face ar No I 1 have said You two better eat and Ill I'll do some telephoning telephoning telephoning tele tele- phoning and checking Ill I'll likely drop down to headquarters again You can talk to Miss Thayer and Ill Til meet you back here in about an hour Here take one of ot these keys in case youre you're through before I get back and Alison AUson went down downto to the dining room of the hotel At dinnertime it was not too crowded and the music was subdued I feel I owe you a decent dinner dinner din din- dinner ner remarked as he picked up a menu Ive made enough trouble for you Nonsense youve you've been a 8 real friend Dinner ordered carefully and elaborately a la Ia carte and then he sat back as though he be was too tired to talk As a matter of ot fact tact he heas was as studying Alison's face Even in her simple black clothes he found her lovely If It he had married a girl like Alison how different his life life might have bee been And your situation Mr vir noer- noer den Is everything all right with the he directors Yes I J think so But there bone Is b Isone isone one thing We feel teel that this matter must be solved Although we had been divor divorced ed Adele was after all my wife It is embarrassing for forthe forthe forthe the air lines but we feel the only thing now is to get it ot off the front pages forever That cant can't be done till we get our man But Bitt there seems to be nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing ing- ing I fir 11 know but and I t have chave some ideas I wrote him to come on and see what he could find out He Ho knows the picture and although he doesn't know the New York angles I think he has more snore interest in the case Anyway it is just a hunch I have But somehow I think now nw maybe he can turn the trick I r think the New York boys have done their best but that does Hot not seem to be enough You see were we're sure somehow Weston fits into this picture Ive I've gone over the whole thing with Alison wondered what he was driving at where Weston fitted in however made no nation He continued to theorize I made a money settlement on Adele when we were divorced Now we have learned that she was hard pressed for money and weve we've heard other rumors rumor You see Alison Allson he used her first name naturally enough enough We we feel you can do more with Mona than anybody else So Im I'm arranging a leave of ot absence for you for tor a few tew ew days day I want wat you youL L L. to help Ill do what I can but I dont don't see just how Ill I'll be helpful l. l You will be stopped at Buffalo and found out some interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting things This North is not entirely out of ot the picture even though he seems to have an airtight airtight airtight air air- tight alibi will tell you all that but Mona is your job That and May Smith S Who is she Mrs maid The one who worked for fol her when this hap hap- The New York police have got no place with her I dont don't know why But she must know something which will lead us straight put us on the right path They had a pleasant dinner and Alison told about her difficulties difficulties dif dif- dif dif- with Inquisitive gers Yes it must be pretty bad It I i- i tn COt 41 t P w o-w wv mind when everybody is asking you about it all the time Maybe Maybo our troubles are coming to an act end I certainly hope so Terry Again When they left the dining room the lobby was humming with the tho crowd As Alison waited for to get his hat and stick she looked toward the street Just then Terry and a pretty br bed bru brunette nette came out of another dining room Alison flushed and hoped fervently that Terry would not see her But they were walking toward to toward toward to- to ward her and She wanted to ask to hurry but she was too embarrassed Then Terry saw her His eyes turned from herto her herto to her escort And Alison knew what he was thinking A As he I passed them he bowed to both of ot them Well WeIl Creedon said stopping Terry holding out his hand seen you since our h. h homecoming J g. g Terry presented the girl to Alison and anc to the tue airline official The conversation was per per- Cant I 1 buy you two a drink asked We just finished dinner Were going to the theater Terry said sald Im on the night run still you know and not Just tomato juice eyes danced Good boy he said And with that goodbys goodbys goodbys good- good bys were said Alison Mison felt sick at heart Why did things always go wrong for her with Terry It was all so natural and explicable and yet there could be no explanation for Terry She could see that Later when they got back to room he had not yet come in Alison stood looking out at the city spread below How much trouble trouble trou trou- ble it held for everybody Apropos of ot nothing spoke poke I r hope you find lind happiness Alison Allson Alison's face was a study and he smiled t I know Im I'm just a foolish old man but I can see things I suppose I should have known before Known what 7 That you like that pilot fellow It isn't true But Alison's very denial the emotion in her voice told how right he Wll was Hes a funny tunny fellow Wild stubborn stub stub- stubborn born too Alison Dont Don't let there be any foolish misunderstandings between you Misunderstandings i which a few words would set right He is fond of ot you He hates m me You women shook his head It is very plain to me He was furious when he saw you with me chuckled a little Do him good Hes He's been spoiled Women make too much of ot a fuss over him Then arrived much to AIls Alison's ons on's relief t. Have you talked to Alison All right Now the first 1 I thing is the Smith woman She lives up in Harlem You start on her right away No time like the present Suppose Mr we have your chauffeur drive her up He can drop her ot off and wait walt for her It is not any too nice a dis dis- dis I dis-I but perfectly safe sate You dont don't mind a little heat do you in the interest of ot justice 7 No Besides the Smith girl may be working by this time and you'll have to catch her at night anyway What shall I ask her the hardest question In the world to answer I haven't the remotest idea Im I'm not going with you for she's sore the police tell me Went wild when they questioned questioned ques ques- her What she knows I dont don't know But you are used to handling people Turn on that smile of pt yours and shell she'll melt Oi Luu U. U JU J. J u M US 00 my UY Dest Better have the car bring you back down here Or better yet suppose suppose sup sup- pose and I ride up and wait walt for you a couple of ot blocks away So it was arranged Shortly Alison Alison Allson Ali All son found herself getting out of ot the limousine and walking along LexIngton Lexington Lex Lex- ington avenue Finally AIls Alison on came to the number May Smith 7 she asked of ot anold an anold anold old man sitting on the doorstep Then Alison smiled The old man his white whiskers startling against I his black face grinned back Third floor back and yell out when you get up there Continued Wednesday Copyright 1936 for forThe The Telegram |