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LA GRANDE EVENING ORkERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. More Marriages Oyer Nation, Report Shows veyed increased 4.3 per cent In 1933 over 1032. Indications were that this Increase continued In the early months of 1934. Love Leaves Nest Of Tarzan Today NTJW YORK (ff) More people are Betting married these days, and It's an Indication of Improved economical conditions.-. . , This la a finding of the Metropoli tan Life Insurance company's statis tical bureau, after a survey In 21 states. "It would appear," the bureau re ported, "that a sizeable proportion of ttje two million young men and women who postponed marriage dur ing the difficult days of the depres sion are plucking up courage and getting married, as young people should." Th rnjurlage rate in the area sur EOS ANOELES, July 11 m Love fled Tarzan 's nest today as dark- j eyed Lupe Velez, Mexican pepperpot of the films, filed suit for divorce In superior court, charging her husband, Johnny Weismuller, screen actor and i Olympic swimming champion, with cruelty. Irian Free Stat emigration is more than counterbalanced by the Inflow of persons of Irish nationality, the balance during 1931-33 showing a population Increase of 6,925 persons. Valueful Days Of Supreme Importance To Every Customer Quality Merchandise Marked to New Low Levels 'Wednesday, July 11, 1931 0 MOCKING HOUSE BY WALTER C. BROWN ' 8YNOPBIB: Apparently a po Uccman and a stranger have shot ' each tiher dead in the breakfast ' tootn ) Pierre Dufreene'e house. .Vet. Sergeant Harper does not be lieve it is 80, although the only v( 'dence eo tar that ha ie right eeeme to-connect the beautiful aire. Du 'treene with the deed. With Detec tlve Lafferty, Harper ie careully .rpoonstructing the murdered ' stranger's actions on the total Might. J-jiJ. Chapter 21 HELP AT LAST "THB man seemed to be quite fa - ' miliar with the house," Harper continued, "for be disturbed noth ing. He started a Are In that hearth, very likely as soon as be arrived, for It was chilly. The logs were pret ty well burned when we arrived on the scene." '.." Wouldn't some one have noticed the smoke from the chimney when be started It?" Latterly questioned. "The Whltmores, for Instance?" "We can Inquire, but 1 think the chances were against It. It was a gray, lowering sky, and with the snow coming down so thickly 1 doubt If It would have been noticed. Our man set out a decanter of whiskey and one of brandy, took a glass from the cabinet yonder, and sat down at ' the head of the table, as comforta ' ble as you please. He lit a cigarette, threw the match In the fireplace, and relaxed. Doesn't that suggest that he was there to meet some one? . "He smoked five cigarettes,' for there are four stubs In the grate , uul five matchstlcks. The fifth clg ' alette burned Itself to ashes be- tttflAn hi AnnA ' fln.nr. da ha smoked, he carelessly flipped the ashes toward the fireplace. Some tell a little short. He Is still sitting there when Officer Hamlll enters the room and the shooting begins." c Latterly made a wry face. "That brings us right back to the mystery of (why they did it What made thorn 'go for each other simultaneously?" " " Hamer said. "It's all verv nuz- illng. if our unknown man had been trailing Dufresne, be must certainly have realized that Dufresne would guard himself In the Austerlltz, last night of all nights at least. What made htra come up bere and dress himself like Dufresne? The mvsterv of this man's clothing Is going to glye us plenty to think about. The outfit must be part of his mas querade, his own clothing must be hidden somewhere In this house." . Harper turned out the Inner broast pocket of the jacket. An em bossed silk labol furnished the mak er's name Barr, Tompkins & Barr. one of the exclusive tailoring firms of the city. , "Look here, Jack, this fellow was no customer of that firm. There Is too much discrepancy between the quality of his under and outer cloth ing. Nor did his bands exactly Indi cate the gentleman of leisure. These nose-glasses were put on. along with the false beard, to make bis resem blance to Dufresne more striking. The pincers of the glasses made deep red marks on the sides of bis nose. ' "Was he so anxious to conceal his Identity that he removed a ring worn so long that he had to skin bis knuckle to get It off ? There are some leading questions for you." "Well, Barr. Tompkins & Barr should be able to give us some In formation about the dress suit." v "I-think we can get the same In formation much nearer borne." Har per replied, rising and pressing the service bell. "CTEVE," Lafferty began, "I'vo been mulling over what you said about that man having shaved here In the house. That suggests Just one thing to me he was going to;meet some one and that some one was a woman. You can't escape the deduction." Harper nodded. "Yes, but you can't be so positive about a woman being mixed up In it. Every time you see a man shaving it doesn't mean that he's going to a ren dezvous." "Steve, you're certainly bent on throwing a screen around Mrs. Dufresne. Why are you so sure she bad nothing to do with 11?" Harper answered patiently. "That Inference will not be overlooked. 1 hold no brief for the lady, but I hare an Instinctive feeling that she Is entirely Innocent. Not, as Dcyle suggested, because of her air of fra gility or any chivalrous duty to beau ty In distress." "Mrs. Dufresne fainted when she saw the dead man unmasked." Laf ferty continued doggedly. "Perhaps that was from shock or the sudden relief from strain but I think she knew that man! And I'm going to take that as a working basis." "That's quite all right." Harper answered good-naturedly. "Mrs. Du fresne't movements last night will be looked Into thoroughly. Don't tor get that this pow wow began with tbe Idea that there may have been a third person In this room last night even." he pronounced slow ly, "that these killings did not take place as suggested by the evidence. A dozen watchers beyond the gar den wall wouldn't alter that, It they didn't enter the house" Harper broke off short as the door opened and Andrews entered. "Andrews, can yon tell an the name of Mr. Dufresne's tailors?" The butler showed no sign of sur prise at the seemingly Irrelevant question. "Barr, Tompkins & Barr." Harper picked up the coat, trous ers, and waistcoat. "I want you to examine these carefully,' Andrews, and tell us If these are part of Mr. Dufresne's wardrobe." Andrews looked closely at the various articles, fingering tbe seams, examining the linings, turning out the Inner pocket for the label. "Yes, sir, 1 am quite sure this Is one of Mr. Dufresne's suits." Harper handed over the nose glasses, with their black silk cord. "How about these?" "1 think they are his. Mr. Du fresne has all bis glasses made up In duplicate pairs." "Can you identify any others of these clothes?" Andrews obediently picked over the shoes, socks, underwear, shirt, collar and tie. He put the last three articles aside. "I believe these came from upstairs, sir. I am sure the others did not." "Has Mr. Dufresne awakened yet, Andrews?" "Oh, yes, sir. He Is having break fast now." "Have you been In Mr. Dufresne's rooms since you came up from the Austerlltz last night?" "Naturally, sir, several times. Both last night and this morning." "Did you notice any sign of dis turbance, anything to Indicate that this man had been In! those rooms:? Or did Mr. Dufresne mention any thing of that nature?" "No, sir. So far aa I could see nothing had been disturbed. I can not answer for Mr. Dufresne, but doubtlessly he would bave men tioned it to me." , Harper put the clothing back on a chair. "It this man changed Into some of Mr. Dufresne's clothes he'd do It right there In the room, An drews, take Lafferty here up to the dressing-room and help him look through the closets." T AFFERTY went out In the wake of the butler, and Harper, left alone, began to walk up and down the room, his eyes turning again and again to that armchair In which the baffling Intruder bad met his death. He came to a stop before the wainscoting at the vertical panel that bore the bullet mark. Tbe bul let had not wedged Itself Into the wood, but had been found on the floor, whence ft bad dropped after the Impact. The detective used his magnifying lens on the scarred place. Carlln's puzzled suggestion that the bullet wound bore all the mark ings of a heavy caliber steel-Jacket bad stuck In bis mind. The lens af forded a much clearer view of the Jagged dent in tbe wood, from which tiny particles bad fallen to the floor. This enlarged scope of tbe eye gave the detective a sudden and startling Insight Into the matter. He fitted the bullet Into the rough-edged cavity. It matched very badly. He tried the bullet from various angles but with no better success. Harper squatted back on his heels, the light of discovery dawning on blm. The center depth of tbe bul let mark In th3 wainscoting was un doubtedly deeper than Officer Ham ill's bullet could account for. Fur thermore, the mark In the wood ran to a distinct conical pit, while the nose of the policeman's bullet was distinctly blujt! Here was the first tangible bit of evidence to give col or to his suspicions. It looked as If the sharp-eyed Car lln's hesitancy over acceptance of the caliber of the fatal bullet as a .38 was going to be justified. If this unidentified masquerader had not died by this particular .38 bullet then Officer Hamlll bad not killed him. The attendant corollaries of this thought leaped into Harper's grasp, full-armed and clamoring for attention. . It meant tbjt the bullet which had really killed the man In tbe cbalr was definitely missing! It had been carried away. Some phantom third presence had dislodged It from tbe wall and substituted a bullet fired from the policeman's gun. Officer Hamill bad not killed the unknown man. Then the dead man In tbe armchair could not bave killed Hamlll! ICopyrlohl. 1351. b't Walter C. flroicnl Harper, tk-.ii.rrow. ether ixciting ck-a. finoVrtlll n. CLEARANCE OF COATS ? .?:.:."ot Choice of the entiro stock of any women's Spring Coat. Come in Navy - Tan - Gray and mixtures. Values to (9.75. $5. BLOUSES S Eg?. 6 I . :- .vJ - R L v G V Women's sheer summer blouses In pluln or fancy batiste, some plain silks. All new style. Broken sizes. Values to 08c. ill Bias cut rayon Taffeto Slips, long lengths, some adjustable straps, many lace trimmed. All sizes. $1.49 values. $1.29 81 x 99 Reverie Cotton Sheets Full size Bed Sheets. 81x09 in. with three-Inch hem. Well made, medium weight sheeting 79c Women's Slips Women's Blaa Cut rayon slips. Long lengths. In new pastel shades. Now 9C Men's Dress Straw Hats Genuine Italian Truclolo dress straw hats with Duro finish. All sizes. Boys' Shirts Boys' dress and work shirts, in plain grey and light fancy stripes. Broken sizes. Now 39( Men's Fancy Dress Socks Men's fancy rayon plaited cot ton socks serviceable, lisle toe and heels for fpC Silk Hosiery Si Special all silk full fashioned Hose season's colors. Reg ular C9c value. Now FOR H $11 .oo Dress Shirts Men's No-Fane dress shirts. Band and collar attached Broken sizes. Values to $1.40. Now 39-Inch Georgette Crepe 39-ln. All fillk Georgette Crepe, In red. tan, brown, blue, pink, and green. 08c value. C Yd. Cotton Frocks lit Cotton Frocks Priced for imme diate clearance every one taken from our up-to-date stock. If you appreciate real values, you'll be quick to reallzo the importance of these ''fast sellers." Reg. 98o Now 79c Save NOTIONS Notions - Buttons - Pins - Safety Pins - Thread - Needles - Laces and many useful notions at this low price. Boys' White Cords Boys' white cords, slightly soiled, broken sizes, some high waist lino. 91.40 Value $1.15 Boys' Shirts Boys' dress and work shirts, in plain grey and light fancy stripes. Broken sizes, values to (10c, 39c Men's Felt Hats Men's and young men's felt dress hats in season's colors Blue, Brown, Grey. Values to $2.05. $1.98 Men's Straw Hats Men's dress straw hats. Genulno Toyo and Aziro Panamas In two popular prices 98c -$1.49 White Footwear Broken sizes and styles In wo men's white footwear some medium and low heels for sport and dress wear. Values to $2.05 $1.98 Boys' Pajamas Boys' broadcloth pajamas in fancy patterns, broken sizes, values to 98c. 59c Misses' - Nainsook Unions Misses' Nainsook Unions sleeveless, loose knee, made of fine cross bar dimity, taped shoulders, broken sizes. 25c Brassieres Lot of women's brassieres, as sorted styles and patterns. 26c value. All alzes. 119' Rayon Undies Rayon Undies for women and the miss women's styles in bloomers - shorts and panties. Vest, bloomor and pantls for the miss. 25 c Ea. Voiles 8 Batiste Sheer summer dress fabrics voiles - dimity - batiste - re priced in two groups, values to 20c the yard Men's Overalls H a Men's Suro ur.ot Overalls 220 weight liluo denim, well made, sizes 30 lo 42 waist, ill-buck. 39-Inch de Chine Ail silk crepe de chine In season's pastel ' shades pink, blue, green, tan, white nile. 00c value. Crepe CLEARANCE SILK DRESSES in 4 M Out they go Silk Frocks all new spring and summer styles. Plain white and novelty prints. Values to $4.05, $2.88 A. B.C. PRINTS r, ... A. B.C. fust color - 80 square prints large selection of fancy and plain colors for your selection. 23c valuo. Yd. New Novelty Curtains Mk Novelty ruined curtains full 2t yards long Ilvc-plcco sets, assorted colors 79c 9 Panel Curtains New Panel Curtains fringed bottom-40-ln. wide in ecru only. Men's Shirts - Shorts Men's broadcloth ihorts, full no tare fly. all sizes to 42 waist. Knit shirts .0 match 25c each Steven s -Van Engelen Co. 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