12 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, Sept. 12, 1949
The HOUSE on LILAC STREET
by FRED BAYARD
AP NtwthvtvtM
(Chanter 30)
Lieutenant Fletcher looked up as
sergeant Mullvaney entered tne 01
lice.
"Mr. Metchalie ! here now."
"O.K. Ask h:m to come in,"
Fletcher said.
Earlier In the day he had re
ceived a telephone call from this
man, who waa the assistant edi
tor of one of the New York dailies,
asking for an appointment, and he
was curioua to know what his visi
tor had to tell him.
"Have a chair," he invited Met
ealfe as the latter was shown in.
"I'm frankly wondering what this
is an arxmt.
The other regarded him thought
fully. Then he spoke.
"I want to tell you about some
thing that happened last night
that set a train of thought going
back to the years when 1 was a
cub reporter in St. Louis. You'll
have to decide for yoursell If it's
got any significance."
Fletcher nodded. "All right
let's have It."
"Last night I was sitting in my
office, going over various odds and
mds. Sometime during the afternoon
someone had left me a stack of
photos of this night club singer
that was shot, I started going
through the pics to find one we
could use. There was one there
that must have been taken some
time rko. not nearly so glamorized
aa the others. Now lt'a hard to ex
plain, but though none of the others
affected me in any way, this photo
made something click. It reminded
me of something or someone a long
time back something that had
oeen big news, until even bigger
things broke and pushed it off the
rront pages."
He paused significantly.
"For about half an hour It bother
ed me. I kept picking up the picture
and looking at it, and putting It
down again. Then, all at once, I
knew what it was. I went down
to the morgue and got out the old
tiles from around 1930 to 1933 and
finally found what I wanted. Then,
lust to check my facts. I put In a
long distance call to St. Louis.
He took a bunch of clippings
tut of his pocket and threw them
Ml the desk.
"Take a look at those." he said
(o Fletcher. "But first, let me give
rou an tne facts Drieily.
"Back In 1932, I'd got my first
(ob as a police reporter. This girl
Cherry Lynn was in the chorus of
I burlesque show, the De Milo, in
Bt. Louis. She was a blonde then
that's what threw me off first
ind she went by a different name
"The star of the show was a
redhead named Yvette. Her real
name was Mona Cox. and she and
this Lynn girl were thick as thieves
Mow it wasn't generally known it
lame out only later at the hearlnc
that Mona was married. She and
ber husband didn't get along to
rether too well. He had a good
fob. and didn't like to see her In
this place. He hated the show and
iverything connected with It. Bui
tiost of all he hated the Lynn girl
blamed her for keeping Mona in
the show. Crazy, of course, because
Mona was the star and Cherry was
nly a chorus girl, but he couldn't
lee it any other way. And then
lomething happened which really
let him gunning for Cherry: and
lhV is what I thing is important."
Hp paused to emphasize his words.
"What happened?'' Fletcher ask
td. "Mona was going to have a baby,
rhat was going to Interfere with
her career. Somewhere she found
I doctor who was willing to per
form an illegal operation. Whether
r not she took Cherry Lynn Into
Her confidence isn't clear. There
fas nothing to show that Cherry
Had given her the name of the
ioctor, but the fact remains that
Mona died, and Cherry was with
per when she died. The doctor beat
tt. Of course there was an in
restlgatlon. Mona's husband tried
lo prove Cherry was an accessory,
specially as Cherry refused to ril
rulge the name of the doctor. She
nalntalned she knew nothing about
It, that she had happened to call
it Mona's house to find her In a dv
kig condition. She stuck to that
ttory. and the Jury believed her. It's
anybody's guess as to what really
nappened.
"Mona's husband acted like
insane man. He swore hed see
Justice done, and that he'd kill
Cherry If he went to the chair
for it. He was dragged out of the
courtroom and charged with con
tempt. "That night. Cherry left town.
It was Just another ca.se to me.
and I forgot all about It until
something about that old photo
Jogged my memory."
After the other finished speak
ing. Fletcher sat thoughtfully.
"It's certainly food for thought,"
he finally said. "You've been a lot
of help. It would have taken us a
long time to back-track this girl
to St. Louis. What happened to
Mona's husband? Did he ever try
to find Cherry?"
That's something 1 can t tell vou.
They kept him at the jail until he
cooled down a mit. Then he paid
line and tney released him. He
didn't stay around town long after
mai.
Do you thing Cherry told the
truth about what happened that
she really didn't know the doc
tor v
"Personally, I figure she did.
Otherwise I can't understand why
If she really was such a great friend
of Mona's, she'd protect him."
Fietcner shook his head doubt
fully. "It may be quite a Job to
try to get any sort of a line on the
husband after all this time. He
could be anywhere In the forty
eight states. However, it certainly
gives us a new lead to work with.
At least it shows us a possible mo
tive for Cherry's death. Sometimes
people wait a long time for re
venge. "We'll certainly look into
it. '
Metcalfe got up to leave. "I'll leave
you those clippings. I've given
you the gist of the story, but they'll
give you the details."
"Thanks. I'll see they get back
to you. I appreciate vou'- giv'ns
us this Information. Should any.
thing develop, we'll let you know."
When Metcalfe had gone, Fletch
er picked up the phone.
"I want to put through a call
to the chief of police In St. Louis
as soon as possible." he said.
(To Be Continued)
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