Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 November 1939 — Page 29

CAST OF CHARACTERS ARNOLD /BENTHORNE~Five persons

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associa JOEY BI TORIO — Nigh club owner and ‘gangster, - : ? ARA JOHNSON—The mystery girl , .: JOHN/ DOUGLAS-+A young mining engineer,| i : x N 2 : CABRAIN DAWSON—A. detective who te eS 3 |Y =~ Officer Flynn goes fo in a faxi, awakens to ‘see Nick IH, ‘the taxi driver Ke was hunting, sing inte = lunch stand. He forest {Ro lead him to Ars Johnson, sady | ler. a3. she prepares to leave town.

: CHAPTER EIGHT ; x PATROLMAN DAN |: FLYNN * . herded his two charges into Benthorne’s study—the. sullen, mumbling taxi driver.and the calm, self- 3 ; : possgeéfl girl. Nick vss terrified— i — L138 la Ne. LM te y beg g threatening. i 3 £ == or pe high ¥ " . . . % There was no fear in the dark eyes : » F + J = g = of Eons eon! of Hye gol She Jel, Capt. Daysorts : E35: iE ¥ : : - . j=" Igoul and he realized that bust and) Ryn © priests vasa Wa] 7 4" 7? p ), (Ta 0. Pon | — pre yr wo never br down | Sem —— s— CT a THANK 7- | THE }~ NUMBER 7HM=_% her will. “| + “You got enough in this bird, Ma'm, for both Thanksgivingst”. | | ” AN WILL, NOW RETURN NT rim ForCRET AGENTS NUMBER 2-7 NOW LL. | XY | ICE READ OF HIM/pied ner with Helen: Benthorne.| HOLD/EVERYTHING = or | BRIEFCASES ar BER | ITRLIGEN elen Benthorne. 3 : a . CASE Where Helen Benthorne was soft,| = EVERYTHING iE : By Clydo Lewis . =’ the pampered daughter of society, ? { : - CE this girl was hard—not unpleasantly § so—but because life had not been generous to her. Her hands were not soft, nor faultlessly” manicured. Her dress. was simple, serviceable, only + gaoderately attractive, Here was a girl, Dawson realized, who worked ‘; for all she had, who had never i “known luxuries. - - El Her ‘eyes fascinated him, as they did all men. “Smokey,” Flynn had “She was just leaving the apart“ment ‘when. I got there,” Flynn ex- ~~ plained. “Grips packed and all. But Hon shé “won't say where she was going| | | or why..= i gf “Your Auck is holding; Flynn} * Dawson’ Jaughed, when Flynn had [ sited the story of his discovery’ “You're the only ‘man on the force who can go to sleep and wake up with his prisoner in his Hands. , - “Now here is something else for] you—find out all you can about} } Benthorne. As sobn as the brokérage offices open, ‘start tracing ‘his business operations, back ‘to "his. first purchase of stock. Get all} the help you need. We've got to’ find “out ‘some more about -1, thorne and this ‘Big Red’ he men- || “tions in the note” He turned to : girl and the taxi driver. : i \ “Well, = Miss Jghngen, i 1 rh ——— - youll be able fo help us clear up on ; oo RC! DC “I dont w what you're, talk- j . ; : > ‘i ing about,” in| “Xe needn't wrap the paper and string a calm, steady voice. “1 los ; inside the valise. : said there was a murder—a } i ; Benthorne was killed, I believe. |’ FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia . I don’t know anything about that.” r= - * “Can you explain why you wereii™ ° : b in front of this house last night, why you @elped this young Douglas | J trick Officer Flynn, and why you! : : and this & ver almost ran over ‘Flynn to get away?” : : ‘girl'laughed at that, but there was no merriment in her eyes. “J

4s no fault of mine. I: think the ; Ariver’s foot slipped off the cluteh ' “pedal; then, when we saw the officer ! trying to draw his gun, we hurried away.” ’ HE The girl knew the answers, Daw- | son realized. She would leave, no openings—now. As long as shefand | Smith, Joey, Mrs. Benthorne, and | _.- Alston were here in the house,/there was no hurry, wson ~ renlized. Sometimes these murders falmost | “solved themselves. is “- “Aloud he said: “I could do with! some breakfast, and I imagine all of _ You could eat, too. If yowrll walt Z here, I'll round out the bafler and

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BREAKFAST WAS a told, silent affair. Helen Benthorne) sat at one. end of the long table, /endeavored |}. : ; = . —— a to be at least a considerate hostess. |p - ; | i yr AR v ET TE {1 ATTEND Her eyes were still red, and Dawson ; : : r |B VANCE : CYNE fy " OTHER AFTER » knew she had not slept: If she felt | NT i a NT FOR hatred for these s IS - grou .. about her, she did notjshow it. Only once, Dawspn remembered,

? did her fixed ression change. ; esp od| “Aw.E tell you, we gotta attack mow! I's s cinch to Nek that First

¥ That was when he had introduced Ara Johnson. Watc both thé - Street gang while Butch has the measles.”

* women closely, Daw thought he| _. : — caught a flash of anger in Helen| THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson ® Benthorne’s eyes as she spoke to the} f - rar : fast girl. But Ara hail! remained .as| | Z sphinx-like as ever.; Dawson glanced around the table.

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> Alston was still asieep. Ara sat beside him, and Nick Smith next to .. her. The girl's foed was practically "untouched. Shith’s appetite seemed to have vanisned,/too. Only Joey di Torio, across the, table, and Krone, ;, seemed to be erjoying the meal. * If Joey had killed Benthorne,| § ' ® pPawson’s thoughts rambled on, could he be cold-blooded enough to eps food—and appar-

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